"I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and
frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply
rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will
rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to
be self-evident: that all men are created equal. "I have a dream that one day
on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former
slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I
have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state,
sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed
into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children
will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of
their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."
These are famous words spoken by a black doctor. Many people know him better
as Martin Luther King, Junior. He wanted the world to have peace, and have
people accept everyone and anyone for who they were, not their skin color.
These word were spoken on August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C. Do we dream
still today?
Rosa Parks ??taient une femme noire, vivant dans un monde blanc. Rosa Parks a
refus?? de renoncer ?? son si??ge ?? un homme blanc d??cembre 1, 1955. Elle a ??t??
arr??t??e et a trouv?? coupable de la conduite d??sordonn??e. Ceci a commenc?? un
mouvement de droits civiques appel?? " le boycott de bus de Montgomery ".
D'an apr??s Rosa Parks a mont?? ?? bord d'un bus et a ??t?? autoris?? ?? se reposer
dans n'importe quel si??ge inoccup??, en raison des papiers d??clarant la
s??gr??gation d'inconstitutionnel de service de bus servi ?? sa ville. Elle a
eu un r??ve.
Rosa Parks is famous black woman because she refused to give up her seat on
a bus to a white man. She was a black woman living in a white world. But
Rosa Parks had a dream.
February is black history month. But every month should be a history month.
We should celebrate ourselves and others no matter when. I want to explain
this article a bit to you.
I started out by using my favorite part of a speech by Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. I think that it was the best way to express it. A real person, with
real feelings said this and it went down in history. Look at how it has
affected the world today. We have an entire day devoted to him, and he
wasn't a president or prime minister. He was a person who had a dream and believed in equality. He deserves respect, because he was braver then any white person. Doesn't that say something? And that's exactly what I am trying to explain here.
My second part is about Rosa Parks and it's in French. For some people this
might be a bit confusing. I learn French eight hours a day, five days a
week, so I wrote the story of Rosa Parks in French. If you are American, I would be
surprised if you have not heard of her. I am Canadian and I know what she did. She was riding on a bus one day and was told to give up her seat to a white man and was arrested when she refused.
I wrote my part about Rosa Parks in French because it makes sense in my mind. Maybe it won't make sense to you, but I did it for a reason. It shows that you must sometimes accept what you do not understand. Just because you don't understand doesn't mean I won't understand it. That was a problem with blacks and whites once.
So, I am trying to show that people (whites, blacks, Jews, Catholics, natives, and anybody else who is alive) have minds and have the power to change the world, if they set their mind to it. Today I have a dream. I dream that someday the world will be perfect, that the people in this town or city or nation will one day realize that looks are nothing. People say that practice makes perfect, but they also say no one can be perfect. What's stopping you if practice makes perfect? (Okay, if you are confused about that part, I will admit that I'm little lost myself (but not a biggie!).)
I just wanted to share my opinions, that these were real people. They suffered because of what they looked alike. They were not faces floating around on some computer. This was a big deal, so the next time you are going to say something about anybody's face, even if it's yours, think of all the people that have spent their entire lives in pain, suffering so that you and I could live in equality. Would they be happy to see us fight over something that doesn't portray our real spirits? Think about it that way, for once, as part of history that changed the world.
Okay, so I should probably stop talking because I am definitely getting sick. But, before I go, I have two questions that I would like to ask that have nothing to do with my topic today.
1) Have you ever noticed how when you save your face it says, "You're (you
are) face has been saved?" Isn't that weird?
2) Why do you call people dumb? Dumb is the inability to talk. I don't understand; mind you, I am just naturally confused.
Anyway, I think I going to be sick, so I had better go! Talk to you all later, Giggler01.
