Metaphors in I Have a Dream speech Forty years ago, in the heart of this country's capital, an assembly formed near the Lincoln Memorial, a memorial to the author of the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves in the Confederacy "free forever". ... For example, the analogy given near the beginning of the speech of a "promissory note to which every American was to fall heir." these descriptive words emphasize that all humans have the right to be free and pursue happiness, noting that there are struggles, and not to give up but continue to fight, as stated in the metaphor of ...

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-The charter pledged to both the U.S. and Great Britain 1) Seek no territorial expansion 2) Pursue no territorial changes without the consent of the inhabitants. 3) Respect the right of people to choose their own government. 4) Promote free trade among governments. 5) Encourage international cooperation to improve people's lives. 6) Build a secure peace based on freedom and fear. 7) Work for the disarmament of the aggressors. 8) Establish a permanent system of general security...

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Because some were skeptical of Phillis really being the author, due to her age and their racism, her publisher added a note at the beginning of the manuscript. ... Phillis was freed by her master in 1773. ... She married a free African American, John Peters. ...

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In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act to free more eastern land for white settlement. ... I feel it is important to note that the picture almost possesses the properties of a picture in a picture. ... I find it relevant to note that in many Native American tribes that turquoise is a lucky color. ...

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When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir." ... He hopes to some day 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."...

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As we look at the writing, Appeal by David Walker (1785 - 1830), we see the emotional steam engine firing within this black, free abolitionist, and view slavery from the side of the educated oppressed. ... Walker also made charges specifically against Thomas Jefferson refuting ideas expressed by Jefferson in Notes on the State of Virginia. ... Thomas Jefferson in 1785 wrote Notes on the State of Virginia, whereupon speaking about slavery and the African race, he wrote that the Africans were "inferior". ...

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King says, "When we let 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!'... King says, "this note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be granted the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness- a...

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Martin Luther king state, "The negro is still not free." ... "Free at last! Free at last! Thank god almighty, we are free at last!" ... "It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. ...

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Therefore, this left the states little room to push the freed slaves back into submission. ... In response to these changes, the states organized efforts to limit the political, social, and economic status of the freed slaves. Since the states knew that they could not prevent the freed slaves from voting. Since the majority of the community worked menial jobs and could not read, they issued poll taxes and literacy tests to increase their prevention of freed slaves voting. ... While on a much lighter note, the third and final demonstration of discrimination and hatred towards the black communit...

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Notes: Alone among the Founders of the United States George Washington earned the title "Father of his Country" in recognition of his leadership in the cause of American independence. ... Notes: The Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco with Marin County in absolute splendor. ... Notes: "The Statue of Liberty National Monument officially celebrated her 100th birthday on October 28, 1986. ... Monticello Architect: Thomas Jefferson Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Date: 1768-1782 Building Type: Colonial House Construction System: Brick Masonry Climate: Warm Temperature...

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The composition of the building continues to be a curvaceous, free form style that has become his signature style. It is an abstract, free form building that is quite remarkable. ... There is an interesting note regarding at statement Gehry prepared for the 1980 edition of "Contemporary Architects", Gehry states: " I approach each building as a sculptural object, a spatial container, a space with light and air, a response to context and appropriateness of feeling and spirit. ...

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The Second World War brought had an aftermath of another war, the Cold War, which was basically the U.S vs the Soviet Union, both were highly equipped with weapons of mass destruction and were opposites, this was cause enough to bring fears of destruction or even annihilation, change in economics and social changes to the U.S and the free world. ... They loved the power by the people and the free world. ... In historical statistics, we can note that the percentage of government money used had more than doubled from 1949 to 1959. ...

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In his notes to Benjamin Banneker, is an example of the way in which those without full access to the blessings of liberty have employed his ideals against aspect of the society he himself created. ... If this nation is to remain free and secure, Jefferson would tell us that the common people, though in these days would include minorities, themselves take responsibility to keep it on the right track. ... Only in this way can we assure ourselves that we shall maintain government by the people within its rightful limits, preserving it free from those that corrupt it. ...

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After a few hours of free time we all met up at the Rainforest café were we ate a great lunch. We then had another 5 hours of free time to do whatever we wanted and then we met up to take the ferry over to Alcatraz and tour the island. ... On a final note thank you to all the chaperones that were so cool during our trip. ...

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America is a free and independent country, it is also one of the strongest country in over the world. ... How would you feel if students can learn the lesson about the gratefulness without books or notes? ...

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It is important to note that English is not in danger of being relegated to second-class status in this country. ... A quote was once said my a famous person in our history " the man who becomes Americanized ... and who talks United States instead of the dialect of the country which he has of his own free will abandoned, is not only doing his plain duty by his adopted land, but is also rendering himself s service of immeasurable value... ...

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Blackmun recognized that the issue must be resolved within the realms of "constitutional measurement, free of emotion and of predilection". ... He argues against the guidelines of trimesters of pregnancy, noting that Roe could have been in "her last trimester of pregnancy as of the date the complaint was filed" (412). ...

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Jefferson was a believer that slavery could be abolished if Congress had sufficient power of the states to declare all men free. ... According to the Portable Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson expressed in the "Notes on the State of Virginia" his observations of blacks or African-Americans as being "inferior to the whites in both the body and mind" (pg. 192-193), and that "nature has been less bountiful to them in the endowments of the head" (pg. 191). ... Jefferson felt that the blacks were incapable of colonizing on their own without first being educated and then heavily assisted after being free...

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They were able to free themselves from their chains and take hold of the ship that was supposed to bring them to the New World. ... It is important to note that the time that Cinque and his men arrived in America was years after the American Revolution, which was fought by the Americans against the British. The main goal of this revolution was to gain freedom, to have a free state. ... People like the 8th president of the United states, Martin Van Bueren, it was to his convenience that he would allow slavery to be tolerated, for even U.S Secretary of State John Forsyth was threatening him...

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" She further notes that one of the most important actions we can take to support oppressed peoples, eliminate widespread cruelty to, and slaughter of animals, and restore balance to the Earth and ourselves is to choose a sustainably produced, plant-based vegan diet and lifestyle. Another expert is Bob DiBenedetto, founder of Healthy Planet, a Long Island based organization, which tries to fulfill the ideals of eating in a way that sustains the long-term health of individuals and is also animal free. ... For those who have no idea what kinds of foods can be prepared from locally grown a...

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That tells us that just by elementary logic the crimes can't be the reason why we have to destroy the monster." p.67 The U.S. is toying with Iraq to have complete and free control over Iraq's number one resource: oil. ... What's most interesting to note his how the US changes its tune a year latter by imposing sanctions on Iraq which effectively lend a hand to imperiling more people. ... As Balfour notes, unlike the west, Orientals have never known government other than despotic rule. ...

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Jackson also had a history of misgivings with banking and paper money after he dealt with bankruptcy when he accepted bank notes that later depreciated in value. ... Citizens were free from any sort of commercial monopoly giving them more opportunity of business operations (and a great theme for a board game J). ... This act crushes the backbone of democracy, free speech. Fear of economic conflict led to the removal of inalienable rights, which develops that the Democrats did not desire a free society, but rather a society where a white man had economic advantages over all. ...

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He had to obtain an income for the federal government that would free it from dependence on the states. ... Hamilton wanted to insure that the credit of the U.S. would be respected in Europe, and that the people who had bought federal notes were rewarded for their loyalty to the new government. 2.) ...

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Additionally, Iraqis "on the street would free up American forces to hunt down the militants [who are attacking them]" (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/politics). ... As Michael Mandelbaum, the Johns Hopkins foreign affairs expert, notes, "Iraq needs an army that is big enough to deter Iran and yet not so big that it could be used to smother Iraqi democracy and threaten the whole neighborhood, the way Saddam's huge army did." ...

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The World Wide Web alone offers about a billion pages of information, much of it free "and much of it of interest to terrorist organizations. ... A number of websites have included compilations of nuclear weapons information gleaned from literature elsewhere in the public domain.It is important to note that, even if a user of the World Wide Web does not know the specific location of a website containing bombmaking information, such data can easily be located with a search engine. ...

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