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"We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another." This quote stood out to me because I believe we all need to work together

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"Now we assert, how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?

We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be. "
These lines are interesting because when something bad happens to us, we shouldn't linger in the past, but rather move forward and be better.

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If we are to live up to our own time, then victory won't lighten in the blade,

But in all of the bridges we have made. Democracy won’t find victory in war but in peace and harmony.

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"And the norms and notions of what just is isn't always justice.

And yet, the dawn is hours before we knew it.

Somehow we do it."
I just really liked these lines. How what is now normal is not justice, not right. Dawn, to me is figurative of leaving the past behind us. And that somehow we do change and break these norms of the past.

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"We've learned that quiet isn't always peace and the norms and notions of what just is, isn't always justice."
This line stood out to me because Gorman used a creative play of words to express an important subject. Her creativity helped keep the audience engaged.

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"And so we lift our gazes, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.
We close the divide because we know to put our future first
We must first put our differences aside."
I chose these lines because I feel that it is important to be united in a time where people are so divided on any given issue.

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"We close the divide because we know to put our future first

We must first put our differences aside.

We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another."
I chose this quote because it is true that we need to put aside differences in order to have a better future or outcome. I connects to me personally because I know that the people I dislike and I came together to help solve a common goal and we both enjoyed that time together.

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"That even as we grieved, we grew. That even as we hurt, we hoped. "

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"That even as we grieved, we grew. That even as we hurt, we hoped. "

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I found these lines interesting as it shows over the course of the past year, there was a lot of grieving due to the COVID situation and other events, but these lines showed that even if there were bad events going on, we still can hope and grow for the better.

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"To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man." This line resonates with me because it sounds empowering and it represents the nation and how much it has changed into the nation today.

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I liked the quote "A new dawn looms as we free it,

For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it,

If only we are brave enough to be it." This resonated with me because it was a good ending to the poem and it was nice to hear. This connects to real life because people are heading away from the light and this is a reminder of what it really is.

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"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it...."
I like this quote because it represents hope and that there are always good sides to things.

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"We have learned that quiet isn't always peace, And the norms and notions of what just is isn't always justice."

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"We have learned that quiet isn't always peace, And the norms and notions of what just is isn't always justice."

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I like this quote because it relates to how many times people are not able to speak up for the right thing because they are too afraid to speak up and we accept things in society and peoples beliefs are what it is but that mean its fair.

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"This is the era of just redemption."
I chose this line because I liked the way it was said in the speech and agree that it is a new era and chance where America can redeem itself.

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"Somehow we have weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished." I like this line because a lot of people think our nation is broken but Amanda reassures us that it's just not finished yet.

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"We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another.

We seek harm to none and harmony for all" These lines appeal to me because if everyone can uplift each other and help one another out, we all can become our best images. This also connects to my life as when I help out people, they are also brought up.

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"We will rise from the sun-baked South. We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover, in every known nook of our nation, in every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful, will emerge battered and beautiful."
The alliteration of the letter r, and the meaning behind the words themselves showed a sense of dedication and determination that resonated with me.

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"But in all of the bridges we have made. That is the promise to glade, the hill be climbed." she is saying how we have made many alliances, and friendships, but we still have many more challenges up ahead.

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The line  "When day comes, we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid." because it shows that we Americans will come back from our mistakes and will be stronger than before

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"That even as we grieved, we grew.

That even as we hurt, we hoped.

That even as we tired, we tried that we will forever be tied together." Theses lines resonated with me as it shows that even though we have gone through a lot with 2020 and the whole covid situation we learned from it. Theses lines give off hope to the listener.

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I liked "But that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. We are striving to forge our union with purpose." I very much agree with not being able to be perfect. The fact that America can at least strive for some purpose while being torn apart, is the best thing of all.

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"We must first put our differences aside.
We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another.
We seek harm to none and harmony for all." This line resonates with me because I think it is good to not treat others differently, and everyone should be treated the same way.

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"We must first put our differences aside. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another." I liked these lines because she's talking about how we should end violence and embrace each other instead. We are all different and need to be able to live in harmony.

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"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it,"
I like this line because sometimes when there's a sad time in my life, I just don't have enough courage to think more positive and look on a brighter side

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"A new dawn looms as we free it,

For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it,

If only we are brave enough to be it."

I liked these lines because it seems like this is a message telling people not to be afraid of the future and that we need to be brave to see the future or "new dawn"

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We are striving to forge our union with purpose,/To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man.

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We are striving to forge our union with purpose,/To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man.

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These lines resonated with me because of how she generally addressed some of the issues in the world. The use of alliteration also makes these lines more memorable and distinctive.

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I like "A new dawn looms as we free it" because it sounds dramatic.

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"But that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.We are striving to forge our union with purpose"

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"But that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.We are striving to forge our union with purpose"

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I think it's important to accept our faults as a nation in order to fix them