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This poem is one I wrote based off my thoughts after reading the 2nd inaugural address. I like this poem because it made me think about the problems then and now and made me wonder how are they similar and how are they alike.

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This is where Lincoln spoke of mutual forgiveness from the North and the South. Attempting to get over the nation's worst tragedy.  The address after being in the worst war the country has seen brought us back together. Even with states seceding it brought the country back together. I am thankful for a great president in our desperate time of need. Without this statement from Lincoln who knows where the country would be today.

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In this clip of the movie Django Unchained he (Jamie Foxx) shows how sometimes his world has to get dirty. It is not perfect but he has to play his part to be free.

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DISCRETION advised there is a curse word in this clip

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DJANGO UNCHAINED Film Clip - 'Getting Dirty'

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We get to read a book on a slave who escaped but in a unusual way. Learning to read and write he signs his own papers to free himself. This book shows hard work at its finest. Learning each and every day, yet being oppressed and still having a positive perspective on life. I can't even begin to comprehend what it was like. My life is pretty grand and this book showed me the importance of learning and the importance of keeping a positive attitude throughout your journey.

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I love this song and it fits the slavery and her life perfectly. She just couldn't talk to her kids and she couldn't leave the life she was stuck in. It is sad to think that we did this to people based on their race, but in the end they will be found.

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You Will Be Found | BYU Vocal Point (A Cappella Cover from Dear Evan Hansen)

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We get a life of a slave girl who was born into the masters house. She was abused and figured out a way to escape out of the awful life. This book was one of my favorites for the sole reason that it showed a woman's perspective on her life. Watching her children for years but was now allowed to speak to them is a discipline I can not fathom. This book hit me hard when I realized how she could barely walk after she was stuck in there for so long because she could not stand up in there. This book was amazing and opened up my eyes to the life of a slave girl with her father being her master.

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I chose this song because it shows how the oppressed african americans rose up and became one people even through the hardships of slavery. It is a beautiful song and it seems like it would fit this movie.

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Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]

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This movie showed us the readings of the slaves in the 1930's. This gave us a picture of what it was really like. This movie is most important because it shows how blacks were portrayed back then. We see amazing black people in this movie and it gives us a new understanding. This is meaningful to me because it is people I look up to. Not just the slaves but the important names and faces who played them gives me a new meaning.

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This article that I wrote gives a great description on how even through the Covid 19 pandemic in 2021 certain races are being discriminated. How asians are being called nasty slurs for "bringing" the pandemic to America, which we both know is not true. At the end of the day we can all make a change to bring us back together, so why can't we be the spark?

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The danger in this is objectifying people based on their race or religion. She talks about her life and how she was objectified based on her race. I think this work is most important because it gives us something to think about. It shows how certain races are perceived base on skin color. This is important in my life because bringing Jonathan into my family has changed my views. I am now able to understand what people go through on a daily basis.