"I have a Dream" Paraphrases, Summaries and Critical Reading Responses
In the English 1A 8-8:50 AM, please post your paraphrases of the assigned paragraphs here. Include the original and the literal and then free paraphrase.
The other classes submitted critical reading reflections and summaries. If you so desire, post them here. As I mention in a later post, you can post using your initials and Student ID. (You will have to submit the assignment twice: one posted; one emailed with your name in the heading.)
A few of the critical reading assignments I read were very well written.
The other classes submitted critical reading reflections and summaries. If you so desire, post them here. As I mention in a later post, you can post using your initials and Student ID. (You will have to submit the assignment twice: one posted; one emailed with your name in the heading.)
A few of the critical reading assignments I read were very well written.
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Daniel Mao
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A (8:00-8:50)
29 August 2013
Paraphrasing: “I Have a Dream”
“I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulation. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.”
I am not unaware that there are those of you who have treaded here out of struggles and adversity. There are those of you who have newly arrived from diminutive incarceration. There are those of you who have arrived from your pursuit of liberty and left crippled by the maelstrom of oppression and shaken by the gale of corrupted law enforcement. You have been the experts of prolific torment.
There are those of you who have treaded here out of struggles and adversity, I am not unaware of that. There are those from diminutive incarceration who have newly arrived. There are those crippled by the maelstrom of oppression and shaken by the gale of corrupted law enforcement from their pursuit of liberty that have just arrived. Prolific torments have made you the experts.
Mervin Deguzman
Professor Wanda Sabir
Eng 1A (0800-0850)
29 August 2013
Paraphrasing: "I Have a Dream"
"Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition."
Five years ago an American President in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This great momentous decree is a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had suffered in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the night of their captivity. 100 years later the negro is still not free of injustice. One hundred years later the life of the negro is still crippled by the horrible segregation and of discrimination. One hundred years later the negro lives on a lonely land of poverty in the midst of the ocean of prosperity. One hundred years later the negro is still suffering in the American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. So we've all come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
Tiffany Hoang
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A (8:00-8:50)
31 August 2013
Paraphrasing: "I Have a Dream"
"I have a dream that my four little 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... I have a dream that one day in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with is governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
I hope that my four young children will someday live in a country where they won’t be discriminated for being colored but by their actions. I hope… I hope that one day in Alabama, with its hostile persecutors, with its head leader of the state demanding the words of departure and abolishment, someday right in Alabama, young African boys and girls will be capable to hold hands with young Caucasian boys and girls in unity.
Someday, I hope that my four children, Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and Martin will live in a just world where they will be judged their character, not by the pigment of their skin. With its brutal persecutors, with its governor promoting the words of departure and abolishment, one day in Alabama, one day in which we live, little African boys and girls will be welcomed to hold hands with little Caucasian boys and girls as a family.
Samantha Gober
English 1A 8-8:50
Professor Sabir
Paraphrase of “I Have a Dream”
31 August 2013
“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.”
Five years ago, the president of the United States signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This gave black slaves the wind in their broken sails; the high tide they had longed for when justice was shattered. As the sun rose over the horizon, many were hopeful that this was a sign of a more desirable life ahead.
Sadly, a century later, black folk are still restrained. A century later, black folk still live a broken life due to Jim Crow laws. A century later, black folk still undergo hardship among a land full of fortune. A century later, black folk suffer their dignity while being banished in their homeland. Today, we amplify an abomination.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed five years ago by the President of the United States. When justice was shattered, the wind in their broken sails; the high tide they longed for was given to black slaves. Many were hopeful as the sun rose over the horizon that this was a sign of a more desirable life ahead.
Black folk are still restrained sadly, a century later. Due to Jim Crow laws, black folk still live a broken life a century later. Among a land of fortune, black folk still undergo hardship a century later. While being banished from their homeland, black folk still suffer their dignity a century later. We amplify an abomination today.
Samantha Gober
English 1A 8-8:50
Professor Sabir
Paraphrase of “I Have a Dream”
31 August 2013
“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.”
Five years ago, the president of the United States signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This gave black slaves the wind in their broken sails; the high tide they had longed for when justice was shattered. As the sun rose over the horizon, many were hopeful that this was a sign of a more desirable life ahead.
Sadly, a century later, black folk are still restrained. A century later, black folk still live a broken life due to Jim Crow laws. A century later, black folk still undergo hardship among a land full of fortune. A century later, black folk suffer their dignity while being banished in their homeland. Today, we amplify an abomination.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed five years ago by the President of the United States. When justice was shattered, the wind in their broken sails; the high tide they longed for was given to black slaves. Many were hopeful as the sun rose over the horizon that this was a sign of a more desirable life ahead.
Black folk are still restrained sadly, a century later. Due to Jim Crow laws, black folk still live a broken life a century later. Among a land of fortune, black folk still undergo hardship a century later. While being banished from their homeland, black folk still suffer their dignity a century later. We amplify an abomination today.
Ariana Yu
Professor Sabir
English 1A, 8:00-8:50
29 August 2013
Original:
“I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulation. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering” (King 4).
Literal Paraphrase:
I am aware that many of you have suffered from fear and adversity. Many of you have just been released from prison. Many of you originate from places where your journey for freedom left you worn out by a maelstrom of racism and stabbed by the gusts of police cruelty. You are all victims of inventive misery.
Kimberly Young
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50
29 August 2013
Original:
"I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest-- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering" ( King 4).
Literary paraphrase:
I am not unaware that most of you have traveled here out of massive obstacles and ordeals. Many of you have just freed yourself from tiny jail cells. And a few of you have originated from places where your expedition--expedition for freedom left you crushed by the storms of expulsion and lurched by the winds of police atrocity. You have been the experts of innovative adversity.
Tergel Battogtokh
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50
Paraphrase of "i have a dream"
September 1, 2013
"We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.
We have come to a point where this can no longer be ignored. We cannot just sit back and relax, and pretend that the issue is not upon us. Now is the time for democracy to run the way its supposed to be. We have to over come segregation and find a path to get racial justice. It is the time to change our nations perspective and stand united as one. Because now is the time to bring justice to all of gods children.
Alma Ramirez
Prof. Wanda Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50AM
September 2, 2013
Martin Luther King Paraphrase Assignment
Original “I Have A Dream” section:
“I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulation. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.” (4)
My literal paraphrase:
“I am here unaware that many of you have traveled here out of obstacles and ordeals. Many of you have just got out of jail. Many of you have come from places where your look for liberty left you troubled by the storms of racism and beaten by the police brutality. You have been veterans of the worst pains” (4)
Free Paraphrase:
In Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” there was a section that stood out which Dr. King states how he addresses everyone, from those who have been struggling, to those who went to jail, and those who are still with hopes of being free one day. He also states how he is aware of all their struggles and suffering. (4)
Anita Madden
Professor Sabir
English 1A 11:00-11:50
28 August 2013
I Have Dream Speech
As we all know that the “I Have a Dream Speech” by Martin Luther King Jr. is very famous and recognized speech across the nation. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the speech that was given at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C on August 28, 1963. I believed he gave the speech at the Lincoln Memorial because the memorial is dedicated to Lincoln who signed the emancipation proclamation on January 1, 1863 supposedly freeing all the slaves. Comparing the two dates there is exactly 100 years difference. To me the speech starts off describing how the “negro” race was not counted as an equal nor given the same rights as white people. Although black people were physically freed they were still enslaved psychological. He then goes in about talking about economic rights black people were not granted and also fighting for equality. This speech also focused on jobs and economic opportunities. Towards the end of the speech there is repetition of a phrase, “ I have a dream.” It then states examples like, “ I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by there content of their character.” All of the phrases used all have something in common and that is equality, freedom and economic rights. Dr. Martin Luther King clearly got his point across with this speech.
Angela Bedoya
Ms. Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50
3 September 2013
Paraphrase of “I HAVE A DREAM”
Second Paragraph
Standing here today in the presence of Abraham Lincoln, a great American who fought for our rights and signed the Emancipation Proclamation a hundred years ago to set us free, and gave hope to the millions of former slaves. Today we realize that African Americans are still not completely free. They continue to feel like foreigners in their own land, suffer injustice, prejudice and are shackled to the chains of poverty in a land full of material wealth. We gather here to give light to the years of injustice and of the disgraceful situation African Americans are in.
Denise Burgara
Professor Sabir
English 1A 11-11:50
28 August, 2013
Response to Speech
In the Martin Luther King I Have a Dream Speech, I find that he had rhythm and a lot of repetition. He speaks about the Emancipation Proclamation signed in 1863; 100 years ago from the day he gave this famous speech. He says that there was still inequality. He says “…the life of a Negro is still sadly crippled…” and “one hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty…” These are some of the few metaphors he says that really have a great emotional impact. In his speech he also writes fragments of the Declaration of Independence. In the second paragraph he talks about a “bad check” they have gotten, they want those “promises” that have been made to be Real promises, they want their share. Martin Luther King was also religious in his speech; he refers to the bible a lot and calls everyone “god’s children”.In his last couple of paragraphs he repeats a lot of words and that helps to impact other people, and really got his point across. He had strength, confidence, and rhythm in his speech. One last thing to point out is that, he was not talking “at” the people he was talking “with” them because even though his speech was strong and he was rock solid, people really understood it and could relate to it.
Hoi Chak
Professor Sabir
Eng 1A 8-8:50
30 August 2013
Paraphrase 'I Have A Dream' Speech
I hope that one day Martin, Bernice, Yolanda and Dexter will someday reside in a country where their skin color does not matter but rather their hearts do. I have hope today. I have hope that one day, in Alabama, with evil whites, with the governor speaking the words "interposition" and "nullification"...some day black children will be able to come together with white children as siblings.
Saleena Carpenter
Professor Sabir
English 1A 10-10:50am
28 August 2013
Response: Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream
Keep the Dream Alive
"We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make a pledge that we shall march ahead. We can't turn back (Martin Luther King Jr.)". These words that Dr. King spoke touched me because people needed and still need to realize that as Americans and as human beings; we need to stand together, fight together and we are still the same no matter our color or the language we speak. The African American people fought hard peacefully and sometimes violently but with the support of different color and backgrounds they were able to individuals from the other side with them. We are all children if the earth, a countless number of races have been discriminated against in America and all over the world, it can happen to any race of people. Dr. King spoke powerfully and what makes it more powerful is that he spoke out for equality for all people. We have to work together to maintain and still gain justice and equality for all and keep his dream alive. His "I Have a Dream" speech shows the his noble character and the great man he was. He did not judge, he believed people should not let the situation they were in effect how they felt about the Caucasian race. A lot of white people were for racial equality because they knew segregation was unjustified. In his speech Dr. King said,"The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to distrust all white people, for our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny(3)". As long as the oppressor would have tried to keep blacks down and segregated they would have continued to fight until we received the same unalienable rights as white people.This nation is a brotherhood and some people still don't understand, if all people could see this we would like in a better would possibly with less judgement, violence and equal opportunities for all.
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