Monday, January 16, 2006
I HAVE A DREAM . . .
Martin Luther King, Jr., August 28, 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
The text below is from the end of King's "I have a dream" speech, one of the most significant and powerful speeches of the 20th century. Links to the full speech and an audio file are below.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." [Isaiah 40:4-5]**
This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From every mountainside, let freedom ring!
And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.
And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of
Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
But not only that:
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
**Isaiah 40:4-5 (King James Version of the Holy Bible). Quotation marks are excluded from part of this moment in the text because King's rendering of Isaiah 40:4 does not precisely follow the KJV version from which he quotes (e.g., "hill" and "mountain" are reversed in the KJV). King's rendering of Isaiah 40:5, however, is precisely quoted from the KJV.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The complete text and a downloadable audio file of the whole speech can be found at American Rhetoric.
Martin Luther King, Jr., August 28, 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
The text below is from the end of King's "I have a dream" speech, one of the most significant and powerful speeches of the 20th century. Links to the full speech and an audio file are below.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." [Isaiah 40:4-5]**
This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From every mountainside, let freedom ring!
And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.
And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of
Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
But not only that:
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
**Isaiah 40:4-5 (King James Version of the Holy Bible). Quotation marks are excluded from part of this moment in the text because King's rendering of Isaiah 40:4 does not precisely follow the KJV version from which he quotes (e.g., "hill" and "mountain" are reversed in the KJV). King's rendering of Isaiah 40:5, however, is precisely quoted from the KJV.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The complete text and a downloadable audio file of the whole speech can be found at American Rhetoric.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
HEATED MATTRESS PAD - FAILED MARRIAGE
" ... I originally bought this product for my ex Shoko Y_____ because she got cold even more easily than me and I wanted her to be happy…of course she left me later…I guess it takes more than a warm mattress pad to make a relationship work ... I wouldn’t suggest dating her, but I would highly suggest buying the mattress pad! "
I found these lines in the middle of an odd review of a heated mattress pad at Amazon.com. Without further comment, here is the full review.
"This product is so awesome!!! I bought this because I get cold very easy. I have Scandinavian blood in me and yet I get seasick and cold easy so I would have been a horrible Viking! But with this mattress pad, I am toasty warm come winter. It has an auto shut off, and has 20 different temperature settings from Low to 20. I find that on 5 it's quite warm and can't imagine going up to 15+ unless I lived in Minnesota (in which case I still wouldn't be a Viking, but would get to see them!...football joke). So if you buy this you will get something that keeps you warm, is safe, adjustable, easy to clean (I do simply put it in the wash and dryer...whatever), and something that for the last 3 years has been working very very well for me. Also, while this review is only me writing, I would love to rustle up some ex-girlfriends who could also attest to how wonderful this product is. In fact I originally bought this product for my ex Shoko Y_____ because she got cold even more easily than me and I wanted her to be happy...of course she left me later...I guess it takes more than a warm mattress pad to make a relationship work...things she apparently didn't have: like commitment, love in her heart, self-esteem, good communication, etc... Anyway, I wouldn't suggest dating her, but I would highly suggest buying the mattress pad! Good luck people of the world staying warm! Also, I sometimes take it for granted, but this product requires 120 volt electricity, which is not included! So if you live in the "developing world" you pretty much won't want to spend the difference on this product and I would suggest a normal mattress pad for your queen sized beds, maybe a pillow top and still save money, which I figure is good advice because you probably don't have very much anyway. Take care all, and those in the first world, once again, I highly suggest this product!!
Sam"
The original review is here.
" ... I originally bought this product for my ex Shoko Y_____ because she got cold even more easily than me and I wanted her to be happy…of course she left me later…I guess it takes more than a warm mattress pad to make a relationship work ... I wouldn’t suggest dating her, but I would highly suggest buying the mattress pad! "
I found these lines in the middle of an odd review of a heated mattress pad at Amazon.com. Without further comment, here is the full review.
"This product is so awesome!!! I bought this because I get cold very easy. I have Scandinavian blood in me and yet I get seasick and cold easy so I would have been a horrible Viking! But with this mattress pad, I am toasty warm come winter. It has an auto shut off, and has 20 different temperature settings from Low to 20. I find that on 5 it's quite warm and can't imagine going up to 15+ unless I lived in Minnesota (in which case I still wouldn't be a Viking, but would get to see them!...football joke). So if you buy this you will get something that keeps you warm, is safe, adjustable, easy to clean (I do simply put it in the wash and dryer...whatever), and something that for the last 3 years has been working very very well for me. Also, while this review is only me writing, I would love to rustle up some ex-girlfriends who could also attest to how wonderful this product is. In fact I originally bought this product for my ex Shoko Y_____ because she got cold even more easily than me and I wanted her to be happy...of course she left me later...I guess it takes more than a warm mattress pad to make a relationship work...things she apparently didn't have: like commitment, love in her heart, self-esteem, good communication, etc... Anyway, I wouldn't suggest dating her, but I would highly suggest buying the mattress pad! Good luck people of the world staying warm! Also, I sometimes take it for granted, but this product requires 120 volt electricity, which is not included! So if you live in the "developing world" you pretty much won't want to spend the difference on this product and I would suggest a normal mattress pad for your queen sized beds, maybe a pillow top and still save money, which I figure is good advice because you probably don't have very much anyway. Take care all, and those in the first world, once again, I highly suggest this product!!
Sam"
The original review is here.
