Hey, this was originally an Editor to the Letter that I wrote for my history class. It was based around the time of the women's suffrage movement in America, before the Civil War in 1848. Obviously I changed a couple of words, men to Alpha, and women to Omega. Added his or her, and Bill Gates replaced George Washington. But I'm publishing this thing for several reasons. One, is to point out how similar this Omegaverse AU is to what was actually happening back in the days when women had little rights. Another, is to cause tension, and to get things moving in the fan fiction. A bold movement like this will have some Alphas at the school riled, and the fact that the school newspaper actually published it will cause even more consternation and anger. The final one is to start showing more about Elizaveta, to start having y'all connect with her a bit more. We've gotten Gilbert's privileged point of view. It's time to see things, even if it's an opinionated letter, from Elizaveta's perspective.
ellecasszio: I didn't really answer any of your questions in my last chapter, neither in the content or by directly addressing them. So I'm going to try to do so here. As you saw, Francis was eventually sold out, and now Matthew is more than a little upset with the French Alpha. Ah well, hopefully they can overcome this wrench, right? As for Gil and Elizaveta's parents, one can only hope, right? Gil does have a tragic history of speaking before he thinks. I'd watch out for that tiny little flaw in the future. It can possibly screw some more things up before we reach our possible happy ending.
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This Convoluted Society
"I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights."
―Dr. Seuss, Yertle the Turtle and Gertrude Mcfuz
Dear Editor
Re: "Should Omegas Have Rights?"
August 2, 2014
It is often more difficult for an Alpha to understand what it would be like to be an Omega. To watch one's property taken from them by the state; to watch the chance to learn fly by one's grasping fingers; to be incapable of doing anything but clean and cook after society's standards; to rely so heavily on another person.
An Omega cannot be independent of his or her Alpha mate, or of his or her father, in this age. But the Revolution was fought so that the Alphas of this country could live in their own freedom and independence, and so that their voices could be heard in the government, and they could make an impact on the lives of those who would follow their footsteps. Omegas were not included in this dream, so it seems.
No one seemed to remember that the reason there are Alphas to be soldiers, and Alphas to govern our country, and Alphas to preach, and Alphas to teach, is because of Omegas. We gave life to great, respected Alphas akin to the standards of Bill Gates, and Benjamin Franklin. We raised them when they were mere infants, and taught them to speak and to have morals; to always be trustworthy, and to hold themselves high.
As ignorant as we Omegas are played off to be, we have seen our own fair share of horrors at our homes, ranging from a bloodied knee to having to kill the pig for dinner. We are far from delicate, and we know how to make decisions just as well as the next Alpha.
As simple as an argument between two children is to settle, the truth is that many of the arguments taking place in Congress can very well be compared to a petty spat between two children. Both only see their point of view, and only want to see their point of view. We handle these squabbles with ease and dexterity, aware that on a grand scale of things, the problem is, more often than not, very minuscule, and hardly worth that night's dinner over.
One would think that, with our common sense and ability to learn, and our desire to achieve and prove the world wrong, we would make excellent candidates to throw our say into who we want for Congress, or for Head Alpha. We are not selfish, nor are we unselfish creatures, but we can't be entirely unaware.
Not all Omegas care for only their households. Not all mothers want to be only that; mothers. We can only be as unaware as our Alphas make us, and unless we are given our own rights, the chance to own our own property, and hold our own jobs, and receive our own paychecks, and keep all of our pay, we will have to continue to wait hand-and-foot on our Alphas, whether they be our children, fathers, or mates. We can educate ourselves when given the opportunity, but when we aren't given the opportunity, what then?
Elizaveta Héderváry
Gakuen High Junior Class
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