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"Other Agencies co-operate, but this is the principal one and the one without which all others will fail, indolence and failure can give thousands of excuses for themselves."

Many people co-operate with a principal and the one without will cause many people to fail and make thousands of excuses.

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"Stagnation is followed by pestilence and pestilence is followed by death"

I think this means to move when you feel like something is about to happen.I also think it mean to accept the future saying like whatever happens happens and you will overcome it no matter the occasion.

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"Slave withheld from all those inspiring motives which freedom, honor, and distinction furnish to exertion and yet this man secured an english education."

this quote is saying in the beginning that slavery held back thouands of african american lives from learing, freedom of speech, love and happiness. the other half of the quote explains that all of that pain turned into exertion and he proved everybody wrong and still got what he wanted.

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Layla Saafir
"It is the faith  of the race than in man there exists far outlying continents of power, thought and feeling, which remain to be discovered, explored, cultivated, made practical and glorified" Page 3

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"The apple most have strength and vitalily enough in itself to hold on, or it will fall to the ground"

This quote is saying you must have a positive mindset in order to succeed. For an example, if build a building without a foundation, it will fall to the ground.

''The strongest influence prevails and should prevail".

This quote is saying even when we sill winning we should keep it like that.

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"Better to wear out  than to rust out" (pg.15)
To me this quote means to be productive,consistent, and keep moving forward to be happy rather than to do nothing and slowly drain yourself into sadness.

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"We cannont serve two masters."What i think hes saying is you cant serve 2 people but yet he served many people in his time of living.Ms cook asked me if i feel like im serving someone and the answer is no and then reflect on how you think youre doing.I belive im doing good controlling myself but there is stuff i lack onand may need a push to do it.
"the lounge,to the lazy,becomes like flint;and to him,the most savory dishes lose their flavor".What i think he means is that once you do something over and over again their is no pleasure or feelings there anymore it feels like nothing.

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"Indolence and failure can give a thousand excuses for themselves." The reason this quote stands out to me is because it doesn't matter what the excuse was but what the result was. It takes accountability to be a "Self-Made Man", but indolence and failure seems to be two of the biggest thing holding some of us back, with the causation of indolence usually being ourselves.

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"lifting his race to a higher consideration than that in which it has been previously held"

having a belief to be known as people and no less not so he wants his people to have human rights and not to be slaves anymore.

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Jacob Tino
p5
2/9/23

"Wealth and fame are the objects of others. But wealth and fame are beyond the reach of the majority of men, and thus, to them these are not motive-impelling objects."

Not everybody can achieve fame and wealth. To some people it is to far from their reach so they give up and stop pursing the wealth and fame some people have.

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Quote 1 Page 4
"Self-made men are the men who, under peculiar difficulties and without the ordinary helps of favoring circumstances, have attained knowledge, usefulness, power and position have learned from themselves the best uses to which life can be put in this world, and in the exercises of these uses to build up worthy character."

I think this quote is important to Frederick Douglass because it basically saying that a self made man is a man who has overcome challenges in life. Douglass was a man who had to overcome many many challenges in his lifetime.

Quote 2 Page 4
"Such men as these,whether found in one position or another, whether in college or in a factory.....are self made men and are entitled to a certain measure of respect for their success and for proving to the world the grandest possibilities of human nature, of whatever variety of race or color."

I think this quote is saying that no matter what everyone is still a person. While we are all different and unique in our own ways, it is important to treat everyone the same and with the grandest possibilities of human nature

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" A man never knows the strength of his grip till life and limb depend upon it."

I feel like this quote is almost like saying you never know how much you love and what a person can mean to you till you lose them right? and this quote is the same thing except with the strength of a man.

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"Give him all the facilities for honest and successful livelihood and in all honorable advocates receive his as a man among man"

That if slaves had the same opportunity as unslaved people then they would be viewed as normal

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in more respects then one, something like a solecism in this title, i freely admit properly speaking there are in the world no such men as self-made men that term implies an individual independence of the past and present which can never exist 

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in more respects then one, something like a solecism in this title, i freely admit properly speaking there are in the world no such men as self-made men that term implies an individual independence of the past and present which can never exist 

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Christopher Curiel
"The true heart warms with admiration for the energy and perseverance displayed in this mans pursuit of knowledge."

This was typed so the reader could know how important and how it feels to pursue a goal

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Angel B-Quote#2 "though a man of this class need to claim to be a hero or to be worshiped as such, there is genuine heroism in his struggle and something of sublimity and glory in his triumph."

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Angel B-Quote#2 "though a man of this class need to claim to be a hero or to be worshiped as such, there is genuine heroism in his struggle and something of sublimity and glory in his triumph."

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I chose this quote because its saying it doesn't matter if you are "a man of class" or not you should be appreciated and worshiped for your struggle & "heroism in something of sublimity and glory in triumph"

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" All men are about as lazy as they can  afford to be. "

I think this quote is saying that as hard as a man will try that is his all, there is nothing else so don't expect more of him, going back to the quote hes lazy as he can afford to be there is nothing else.

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Quote 2:
"Inaction is followed by stagnation. Stagnation is followed by pestilence and pestilence is followed by death."

When there is no action it becomes a ripple effect and becoming worse and worse. This quote stood out to me because I believe it is true. When you don't try to do something you fail or become weaker in a subject. But with perseverance and grit you can succeed.

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"But here, wealth and greatness are forced by no such capricious and arbitrary power". (p.21)

I choose this quote because I think Frederick Douglass was trying to say that no matter how wealthy you are you have no power.
(capricious: given sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.)
(arbitrary: based on random choice rather than any reason.)

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" My theory of self-made men is,then, simply this that they are men of work"

Men who started from scratch and didn't have support and had to struggle more than others than who had resources

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Clarissa Salvador-
" A self-made man is also liable to be full of contrarieties. He may be large, but at the same time, awkward; swift, but ungraceful; a man of power, but deficient in the polish and amiable proportions of the affluent and regularly educated man." (p.25)
This quote sticks out to me because  Frederick Douglass talks on what a self-made man may look like and gives the description of being educated, polished, man of power, awkward, swift, and liable. I believe that Fredrick Douglass says this to represent the way that an actual self-made man looks like because many men out their might identify themselves as self-made but do not seem like the man Frederick Douglass talks about.

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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." We may take our choice of these three separate explanations and make which of them we please, most prominent in our discussion. "- Jessie Tovar

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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." We may take our choice of these three separate explanations and make which of them we please, most prominent in our discussion. "- Jessie Tovar

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Everyone tries for greatness, but for the people who can't achieve it, they use the quote up above to sort of rationalize their decision and why they failed, they could chose 1 out of three parts and use it to explain why they didn't succeed.

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Briana White -" To him, the lazy man is the unlucky man and the man of luck of the man of work"
This means a lazy man is a unlucky man but a hard working man is a man of luck . Fredrick Douglass worked hard so I could see why he would despise a lazy man .

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"That a man has been able to make his own way in the world, is an humble fact as well as an honorable one."

What I think this means is no one should stand around and wait for an opportunity to be offered to em or for it to reveal itself, a person should take matters into your own hand, look for the opportunity and take it.

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"It is not fair play to start them out in life, from nothing and with nothing, while others start with the advantage of a thousand years behind them"
Douglass says that simply freeing an enslaved person is not enough. That would still cause them to live a life that isn't fair. He has thousands of years of disadvantage behind him.

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"A small son follows a great father, and a poor son, a rich father. To my mind we have no reason to hear that either wealth, knowledge or power will be here monopolized by the few as against the many."

The first part of the quote suggests people look to find what they lack, so they follow leaders that will give them what they need. The second part of the quote is saying power and knowledge won't be monopolized by a few people and held over those that don't have it.

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Crystal Hernandez
''All are not moved by the same objects, hapiness is the object of some, wealth and fame are the objects of others, but wealth and fame are beyond the reach of the majority of men.''

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Crystal Hernandez
'' No I carefully think out and write my speeches, before I utter them.''

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"What is, in this respect difficult and uncommon in the Old World, is quite easy and common in the New. To the people of Europe, this eager, ever moving mass which we call American society and in which life is not only a race, but a battle, and everybody trying to get just a little ahead of everybody else, looks very much like anarchy"

I think Fredrick Douglass is talking about the American dream in this paragraph, where everyone is fighting to be a higher class and they are willing to step on each other to make it happen. I wouldn't be surprised is Fredrick Douglass was a socialist based on this quote.

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"We all hate the task master, but all men, however industrious, are either lured or lashed through the world, and we should be a lazy, good-for-nothing set, if we were not so lured and lashed." Page 11
All people would be lazy and never work hard if they're never pushed or forced to work. Although everyone hates the one who assigns the work to us, it makes you a hard worker in the end

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"On the first point I may see that, by the term "self-made men" I mean especially what, to the popular mind, the term least imports. Self-made men are the men who,under peculiar difficulties and without the ordinary helps of favoring circumstances, have attained knowledge,usefulness."

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"On the first point I may see that, by the term "self-made men" I mean especially what, to the popular mind, the term least imports. Self-made men are the men who,under peculiar difficulties and without the ordinary helps of favoring circumstances, have attained knowledge,usefulness."

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Someone that overcomes all their problems alone and are able to be successful in their life and continue encouraging themselves

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Miguel Rodriguez page 19-20“will make the weak man strong and the strong man stronger; the simple man wise and the wise man, wiser, and will insure success by the power and influence that belong to habit.” 

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Miguel Rodriguez page 19-20“will make the weak man strong and the strong man stronger; the simple man wise and the wise man, wiser, and will insure success by the power and influence that belong to habit.” 

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habits can create great things. depending on the habit you can be stronger, smarter, etc.
success comes from our ability to hold our selves accountable, and follow through with what we need to do. for better or worse

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" The various conditions of men & the different uses they make of their powers & opportunities in life, are full of puzzling contrasts & contradictions. Here, as elsewhere, it is easy to dogmatize, but it is not so easy to define & explain it.
This quote means that it is undeniably true that certain people get different opportunities & powers in life but it is more difficult to define & explain it.

"The scene presented from this view is a thousand arrows shot from the same point & aimed at the object. United in aim, they are divided in flight."
In life although many may have the same goal, only few will be able to achieve it.

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"Opportunity is important but exertion is indispensable." Douglass emphasizes the significance of hard work as an imperative means to accomplish success. It's not a stroke of luck that makes a man self-made, but tolerable physical and mental effort.

"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at its flood, leads on to fortune" This quote is metaphorical. The cue to success in life lies in knowing that a tide, or simply the stimulation of men, and it's up to him to acknowledge and seize that opportunity. Taking the tide 'at the flood' means taking the ascendancy of forces which are favorable.

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Quote 1: "So, too, there is no wisdom in lifting from the earth a head which must only fall the more heavily when the help is withdrawn. Do right the heavens might fall; they will not fall"                     Quote 2: Personal independence is a virtue and it is the soul out of which comes the sturdiest manhood 

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Quote 1: "So, too, there is no wisdom in lifting from the earth a head which must only fall the more heavily when the help is withdrawn. Do right the heavens might fall; they will not fall"                     Quote 2: Personal independence is a virtue and it is the soul out of which comes the sturdiest manhood 

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Quote 1
This quote beautifully describes self-dependence and relying on oneself. By stating, "...A head will fall more heavily when the help is withdrawn", Douglas is saying that giving someone help serves no purpose if the person is to fall back again after the help is withdrawn as if they were never helped. It shows the lack of self-reliance/ independence, which he regarded as having " no wisdom"
Quote 2
The quote covers a different aspect of the previous quote on self-dependence. The strength to rely on oneself and stay consistent comes from a mental/ spiritual strength that is built up over time. This attribute comes from a certain amount of people and takes a lot of people to be gained from the ground up.

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"Inaction is followed by stagnation. Stagnation is followed by pestilence and pestilence is followed by death." pg 12

This is the down path of when things come  to a failure and eventually come to some end

"There is no royal road to perfection" pg 12

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"They know most of pleasure who seek it least, and they least who seek it most.”

This means that sometimes the best things happen to you when you're least expecting it. Being patient will result in a more positive outcome.

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"My theory of self-made men is, then, simply this: that they are men of work."

I think he's trying to say that self-made men are hard working men who created themselves and their own success.

"The soul is the main thing. Man can do a great many things; some easily and some with difficulty, but he cannot build a sound ship with rotten timber."

This means that to first want to do anything you must have a strong soul, a strong foundation of belief in yourself and your work and care of yourself.

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A pound of feathers is as heavy as
a pound of iron,—and about as hard, if you sit on it long enough. All the things in the beginning are nice and soft and things go great it will sooner or later turn to sitting on iron and not feathers if you dont enjoy what you are doing.

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¨A moment white—then melts forever¨. Not all beautiful things last forever you have to enjoy that moment with whatever beautiful moment you are experiencing.

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"Through a man of his class need not claim to be a hero or to be worshiped as such there is genuine heroism in his struggle and something of sublimity and glory in his triumph"

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"this man came to us, not from the schools or from the mansions of ease and luxury, but from the back woods."
" the examples thus far given, belong to the Caucasian race; but to the African race, as well, we are indebted for examples equally worthy and inspiring."
i feel as though these 2 quotes mean that it doesn't really matter where you come from or who you are, you will still be as equally worthy as the next person. I think Caucasian or not, you will and should still be worthy and inspiring as much as they hold themselves to be or as much as other people think they are.

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"slave,withheld from all those inspiring motives which freedom, honor and distinction furnish to exertion; and yet this man secure an English education,  became a learned mathematician, was an excellent surveyor, assisted to lay out the city of Washington and compelled honorable recognition" pg.24

Back in history, slaves were restricted from learning how to read and write. In order to receive this knowledge they hide or try to teach themselves. This quote demonstrates that even though you may come hard or negative circumstances you can still succeed. Many people come from difficult backgrounds but this quote shows that these backgrounds are not setbacks, its an opportunity to fight for you to succeed.

"Banneker came upon the scene and materially assisted in lifting his race to a higher consideration than that in which it has been previously held." pg.24

In history, black men were seen as property, not important, little, etc. They were taken advantage of for labor, were treated cruelly, and were isolated when it came to society as a whole. This was just because of the color of their skin. This quote means that this man, Banneker changed that image of black men. It states he "lifted his race". This quote states that he helped society see them as humans and not property and that they can succeed and become great if they had the opportunity to. Many people tend to hide who they are because of what society may think of them. Many people might feel embarrassment to be themselves or are just taken advantage of in society. However when people have the chance to show the world who they really are, they can succeed within themselves and society.

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"Has it's fair chance to rise and contribute to its  share of the health and happiness of the world"

This quote is saying that everyone should have a fair chance to contribute and rise, happiness and health to the world.

"A small son follows a great father, and a poor son, a rich father. To my mind we have no reason to hear that either wealth,knowledge or power will be here monopolized by the few as against the many"

This quote is saying that no matter if you're rich/poor you can make your own dissension you either become rich or become poor.

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“Better to wear out then rest out “-page 15

It's better to give it your all than To let it slide because of laziness

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"A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing." Pg 11

This quote is about how men need to work hard to get what they want. If a man wants something he will go out of his way to get it, he will work for his goal. If he ever receives it in his hands, in the end, his goal will be worth nothing.

"Faith, in the absence of work, seems to be worth little, if anything." Pg 11

This quote also reflects about the lack of faith. If you do not believe you will not achieve. You are just working mindlessly and hopelessly.

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“A man never knows the strength of his grip till life and limb depends upon it  “-page 14

This implies that he was unaware of his strength until he became completely dependent on it and realized that he was capable of much more than he had previously believed.

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"George Washington, Jr., or Andrew Jackson, Jr., stand no better of being future Presidents than do the sons of Smith or Jones, or the sons of anybody else."
This quote says it does not matter what name you hold. It matters about the person rather than the name and their history. Even if your name is that of a great you are no better than those whose names aren't known.
"We have as a people no past and very little  present, but a boundless and glorious future. With us, it is not so much what has been, or what is now, but what is to be in the good time coming."
The past is no more and what is happening now is little compared to the great future that is coming. The future can bring anything but it will always lead to good.

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"he should be measured,not by the heights others have obtained,but from the depth from which he has come"(13-15)

This means to me that you shouldn't be measured by anybody else because you have reached that goal on your own hard work and determination and how far you came from succeeding.

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Pouya:
1. Fortune may crowd a man's life with fortunate circumstances and happy opportunities, but they will, as we all know, avail him nothing unless he makes a wise and vigorous use of them.
-You have to take advantage of opportunities in your life so that you can turn those opportunities into something good.
2. I am certain that there is nothing good, great or desirable which man can posses in the world that does not come by some kind of labor of physical or mental, moral or spiritual.
-Without hard work you can't achieve any good thing.

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It must in truth be said, though it may not accord well with self conscious individuality and self conceit, that no possible native force of character, and no depth of wealth and originality, can lift a man into absolute independence of his own fellowmen and no generation of men can be independent  of the preceding generation.

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It must in truth be said, though it may not accord well with self conscious individuality and self conceit, that no possible native force of character, and no depth of wealth and originality, can lift a man into absolute independence of his own fellowmen and no generation of men can be independent  of the preceding generation.

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"to the people of Europe, this eager, ever moving mass which we call American society and in which life is not only a race, but a battle." This quote stood out to me because it shows how America's society was built on racism and how people like Frederick Douglass, went through slavery, discrimination, and setbacks that the had to battle just for him to become of the most famous African Americans during his time.

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"If not ourselves great,we like to explain why others are so"

We always have something bad to say about ourselves but when we talk about others we speak so highly. It can either be someone famous,someone we look up to or simply someone we know. We don't realize that they are also human and have started somewhere. We might also not know that they might envy us. We automatically assume others lives but in reality no one's life is better than our own.

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“It is customary to assert that the negro invented anything and that, if he were today struck out of life, there would, in twenty years, be nothing left to tell his existence.”

This quote means that when free black men become successful it makes white slave owners/slavery supporter's angry. So, pro-slavery advocates kill black men before they can show the world their full potential. When these black men are murdered there is no justice for their murders and are forgotten over time.

“Mr.Dietz was not only an architect, but he was also an inventor in this he was direct contradiction to the maligners of his race.”

Mr. Dietz a black man came from humble beginnings to becoming an architect contradicts the white people idea of the white race being superior and the black race being inferior. Popular teachings of social Darwinism applied to people was used by many white Americans to justify slavery.

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"For it may be with men as some one has said about tea; that if you wish to get its strength, you must put it into hot water."

What this means to me is i order to get the taste you seek for in tea you must put it in hot water, we must put ourselves in hot water (at risks) to gain strength or knowledge.

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Gloria Bon Torres                              pg14

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Gloria Bon Torres                              pg14

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"A man never knows the strength of his grip til life and limb depend upon it. Something is likely to be done when something must be done."
I like the fact that he is stating that mankind use their power when it's time to change things up, and make a change for the better.

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"The preacher who finds it easier to pray for knowledge than to tax his brain with study and application will find his congregation growing less beautifully less and his flock looking else where for their spiritual and mental food."

Hes saying that if people pray for knowledge and education rather than actually putting in the work to learn will quickly fall into illiteracy and stupidity.

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"We succeed, not alone by the laborious exertion of our faculties, be they small or great, but by the regular, thoughtful, and systematic exercise of them".

This means that it takes time and multiple efforts to make change. One big push will never be enough.

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"The apple most have strength and vitalily enough in itself to hold on, or it will fall to the ground"

This quote is saying you must have a positive mindset in order to succeed. For an example, if build a building without a foundation, it will fall to the ground.

"''The strongest influence prevails and should prevail".

This quote is saying even when we sill winning we should keep it like that.

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"Nature is herself a great worker and never tolerates without certain rebuke any contradiction"

I think it means to forgive people for their wrong doing. It’s saying that no matter how many wrong doing we do to Nature she will always come back with something bigger.

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"In this respect one cannot receive much more than one gives, men may cheat their neighborhood and may cheat themselves but they cannot cheat nature. She will only pay the wages one honestly earns."

Men can do many things like cheating their neighborhoods and themselves but they cannot cheat nature.

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"If he fails then, let him fail! I can, however, assure you that he will not fail. "
To me this quote means that if you fail you can learn from it and do even better, although you fail it can be a good thing.

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Gloria Bon Torres                             pg13        

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Gloria Bon Torres                             pg13        

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"It is not fair play to start the "negro" out in life, from nothing and with nothing, while others start with the advantage of a thousand years behind them."
what stood out to me about this qoute is that frederick douglass is pointing out the fact that the negro can't start their life with a home,family,freedom like those other white rich or not rich white people.

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"Self-made men are the men who, under peculiar difficulties and without the ordinary helps of favoring circumstances, have attained knowledge, usefulness, power and position and have learned from themselves the best uses to which life can be put in this world, and in the exercises of these uses to build up worthy character." (pg 5)

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"Self-made men are the men who, under peculiar difficulties and without the ordinary helps of favoring circumstances, have attained knowledge, usefulness, power and position and have learned from themselves the best uses to which life can be put in this world, and in the exercises of these uses to build up worthy character." (pg 5)

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Dominic: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Some people are born into greatness and some obtain it through life

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"Here the race is not to the swift nor the battle of the strong, but the price is brought within the reach of those who  are neither swift or strong...There is room ans work fir all: for the weak as well as the strong. Activity is the law for all ad its rewards are open to all".

This means change will be for all types of people. Not just one certain person.

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"There is room and work for all: for the weak as well as the strong"

Meaning: I believe this means we are all not perfect and have room for improvement

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Elwin Segovia Pg:6

"whether professors or plowmen; whether
Caucasian or Indian; whether Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-African, are self-made
men and are entitled to a certain measure of respect for their success and
for proving to the world the grandest possibilities of human nature, of
whatever variety of race or color."

When I read this part of the page, it made me think about BLM strike. We really need to be well-bend to every one who they are and where they come from.

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" The order of progress is, first, barbarism, afterward, civilization"

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"Now do your level best!" "Help
yourself!" "Put your shoulder to the wheel!" "Make your own record!" "Paddle your
own canoe!" "Be the architect of your own fortune!"
"We have this feeling, but it is a feeling qualified and limited by the popular
thought; a thought which springs from the heart of free institutions and is destined to
grow stronger the longer these institutions shall endure"

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"When ferocious beasts and savages inhabitants have been dispersed and the rudeness of nature has been subdued, we welcome milder methods and gentler instrumentalities for the service of mankind"

Meaning: I believe that it means we are kinder to those who dont know whats wrong or right

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Jessica: page 5
"In fact they are the men who are not brought up but who are obliged to come up, not only without the voluntary assistance or friendly co-operation of society, but often in open and derisive defiance of all the efforts of society and the tendency of circumstances to repress, retard and keep them down."

Douglass is talking about how the success of men comes from them being on their own and figuring out things independently without things being handed to them as well as society will attempt to dumb them down and stop them

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"This natural reverence for all that is great in man, and this tendency to deifyand worship him, though natural and the source of man's elevation, has notalways shown itself wise but has often shown itself far otherwise than wise.It has often given us a wicked ruler for a righteous one, a false prophet for atrue one, a corrupt preacher for a pure one, a man of war for a man ofpeace, and a distorted and vengeful image of God for an image of justiceand mercy". (pg 3)

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"This natural reverence for all that is great in man, and this tendency to deifyand worship him, though natural and the source of man's elevation, has notalways shown itself wise but has often shown itself far otherwise than wise.It has often given us a wicked ruler for a righteous one, a false prophet for atrue one, a corrupt preacher for a pure one, a man of war for a man ofpeace, and a distorted and vengeful image of God for an image of justiceand mercy". (pg 3)

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" A pound of feathers is as heavy as a pound of iron, and about as hard, if you sit on it long enough"
This quote is saying that no matter what you do even if it is something you love eventually you'll become like any other man just simply getting by and providing.

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Jessica: Page 5
"Self-made
men are the men who, under peculiar difficulties and without the ordinary
helps of favoring circumstances, have attained knowledge, usefulness,
power and position and have learned from themselves the best uses to
which life can be put in this world, and in the exercises of these uses to
build up worthy character.''

Douglass is talking about how men who experience hardships without favoring circumstances are the ones who build themselves from the ground up and flourish

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Miguel Casillas                                      

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Miguel Casillas                                      

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" But a man need not be a physical giant or an intellectual prodigy, in order to make a tolerable way in the world".

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''the excellence which is loudly denies to others it silently claims for itself''

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''the excellence which is loudly denies to others it silently claims for itself''

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In the silence the truth comes out

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" The vigor of the action depends upon the power of the motive"
What this quote is saying is that no matter the deed you do even if it was a really good deed it won't matter if you had a bad motive about it.

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Dulce L. “He knows that health is maintained by right living; that disease is cured by the right use of remedies; that bread is produced by tilling the soil; that knowledge is obtained by study; that wealth is secured by saving and that battles are won by fighting.” (1)

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Dulce L. “He knows that health is maintained by right living; that disease is cured by the right use of remedies; that bread is produced by tilling the soil; that knowledge is obtained by study; that wealth is secured by saving and that battles are won by fighting.” (1)

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Everything that ever happens to us is caused by the logic we know, we make our consequences for ourselves based on our actions and what we do to provoke the outcomes we want. (1)

“I am certain that there is nothing good, great or desirable which man can possess in this world, that does not come by some kind of labor of physical or mental, moral or spiritual.” (2)

Anything man could desire wouldn't be achieved without some kind of labor put into it. If you ever want anything you have to work for it yourself, the hard work is what makes it come to you and lets you reap the rewards you dedicated yourself to. (2)

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"A man,at times,gets something for nothing but it will, in his hands,amount to nothing"

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"A man,at times,gets something for nothing but it will, in his hands,amount to nothing"

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When someone gets something handed to them it will not be enough for them.

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''this natural reverence for all that is great in man, and this tendency to deify and worship him, though natural and the source of man's elevation, has not always shown itself wise but has often shown itself for otherwise then wise.

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''this natural reverence for all that is great in man, and this tendency to deify and worship him, though natural and the source of man's elevation, has not always shown itself wise but has often shown itself for otherwise then wise.

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" From practical benefit we are often about as much indebted to our enemies, as to our friends, as much to the man who hiss, as to those who applaud"

"If, by statement, argument, sentiment or example, I have awakened in any, a sense of dignity of labor or the value of manhood, or have stirred in any mind, a courage resolution to make a one more effort towards self-improvement and higher usefulness, I have not spoken in vain, and your patience is justified."

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  Elijah:  it is natural to revolt at squalor but we may we may well relax our lips of scorn  and contempt   when we stand amoung the lowly  and despised for out the rags of the meanest cradle may come a great man and this is a treasure richer than all the wealth of the orient.

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  Elijah:  it is natural to revolt at squalor but we may we may well relax our lips of scorn  and contempt   when we stand amoung the lowly  and despised for out the rags of the meanest cradle may come a great man and this is a treasure richer than all the wealth of the orient.

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an apple carelessly flung into a crowd may hit one person or another or it may hit nobody the problites are the same in this accident theory in self made man.

the first one refltecs mister douglas because he had a rough childhood but grew up to become a good speak.

second one is it shows just because someone got lucky once to put them on a good path doest mean they are lucky it happened.

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(p.1-2)"The importance of this knowlege is immeasurable, and by no other is human life so affected and colored."

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(p.1-2)"The importance of this knowlege is immeasurable, and by no other is human life so affected and colored."

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There is people the see the world in different way or colors it all come down to you if you strong and are willing to stay strong in this world of war.

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Jacob Tino
pg15

"Everything in its place; which knows just where to begin, how to proceed an where to end, though marked by no extraordinary outlay of energy or activity, will work wonders, not only in the matter of accomplishment, but also in the increase of the ability of the individual. It will make the weak man strong and the strong man and the strong man stronger; the simple man wise and the wise man, wiser, and will insure success by the power and influence that belong to habit."

When you start to work ha

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"exertion of muscle or mind, for pleasure and amusement alone, cannot bring anything like the good results of earnest labor."
i feel like this quote hes saying hard work is more rewarding when you really work for it. if you just bs your way through life there's no real satisfaction.

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Briana White - "I am certain that there is nothing good, great or desirable which man can possess in this world, that does not come by some kind of labor of physical or mental , moral or spiritual.  A man, at times gets something for nothing".
It reflects to Fredrick Douglass because without hard work nothing good comes from it and it comes from a mans hands to get something .

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CHRISTOPER CURIEL
'Examples of successful self-culture and self-help under great difficulties and discouragements, are abundant, and they vindicate the theory of success thus feebly and with homely common sense, presented.'

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RJAYY Quote one  "A small son follows a great father, and a poor son , and a rich father" Quote 2 "

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RJAYY Quote one  "A small son follows a great father, and a poor son , and a rich father" Quote 2 "

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I picked this quote because the saying of the quote is very meaningful and i feel like Fredrick Douglass knew what he meant when he was saying this. He basically was saying to never follow or look up to someone who doesnt have nothing good in them for someone to wanna be like or better than you .

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"To them, the world is never indebted for progress, and they may safely be left to the gentle oblivion which will surely overtake them."

For those who are not ready for change and growth and negatively impact it, are going to be left behind. Change is inevitable and if you don't go with it, you will be alone in the dark. The lack of knowledge they have creates a certain level of hatred and chaos that will consume them.

"moral energy upon which depends the lifting of humanity,"

Morals are what keeps a sense of balance within humanity. Certain actions are determined because of morals. It is exhausting to balance good and bad but this balance is what makes and individual and overall, humanity.

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"he was a slave, withheld from all those inspiring motives which freedom honer and distinction furnish to exertion; and yet this man secured an English education; became a learned mathematician, was an excellent surveyor"

this quote gives me hope he was being held back but yet he did the impossible and became a better man

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casie matias   1)"The pleasure we derive from any department of knowledge is largely due to the glimpse which it gives us of our own nature".                                                                                   2)"It is always new and can never grow old. It is neither dimmed by time nor tarnished by repetition; for man, both in respect of himself and of his species, is now, and evermore will be, the center of unsatisfied human curiosity". (page 1)

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casie matias   1)"The pleasure we derive from any department of knowledge is largely due to the glimpse which it gives us of our own nature".                                                                                   2)"It is always new and can never grow old. It is neither dimmed by time nor tarnished by repetition; for man, both in respect of himself and of his species, is now, and evermore will be, the center of unsatisfied human curiosity". (page 1)

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1) Douglass is talking about the smaller things in what we learn that relate to us is what we will remember. Those ideas or feelings that resonate with us give us comfort because of what we already know
2) The study of mankind is man will be new or old but this knowledge is always talked about because of the different perspectives we all give. There is never a dull moment when talking about the truths we all have to give to this study.

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Clarissa Salvador-
"The world values skill and power, it values beauty and polish, as well."(p.25)
This quote stood out to me because Frederick Douglass describes the way of what the world values. How skill, power, beauty, and polish all have to do with what the world values the most. And from this, I believe that it's what makes almost everyone's personality because they try to be valued and if it is seen as only these 4 characteristics being valued then it forces one personality into becoming those 4 words.

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" The apple must have strength and vitality enough in itself to hold on, or it will fall to the ground where it belongs".

you need to have enough strength to stay on top of things because if you don't you'll fall

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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness trust upon them"

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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness trust upon them"

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I chose this quote because it has many different ways to inturprate it. While we make our own choices some people are seen to have forced expications while others set the bar for those expications.
(PG 7)

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Angel Bustamante                                                     "such men as these, are self-made men & are entitled to a certain measure of respect for their success & for proving to the world the grandest possibilities of human nature of whatever variety of race or color"

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Angel Bustamante                                                     "such men as these, are self-made men & are entitled to a certain measure of respect for their success & for proving to the world the grandest possibilities of human nature of whatever variety of race or color"

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I chose this because i believe he's saying that all hardworking & self-made men deserve & are entitled to a certain amount of success & recognition for all of their hard work showing the world all the possibilities no matter what race or color.

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"The lesson taught at this point by human  experience is simply this, that the man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down."

Greater thing can be done when action is taken. In this case the action being vulnerability to move forward with something. This is something that Frederick Douglas had to do frequently because he was a abolitionist speaker. He wanted change and to do so, he had to be vulnerable and speak on behalf of others.

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Onex Hernandez- some fly too far, and others not far enough, and only a few hit the mark

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Onex Hernandez- some fly too far, and others not far enough, and only a few hit the mark

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in life we all fly but only some are lucky. the fortunate ones, who are able to land the mark are able to make a change or they can change themselves. mark being successful in life in every form.

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"The natural laws for the government, well-being and process of mankind, seem to be equal and are equal; but the subjects of these laws everywhere abound in inequalities, discords and contrasts. We cannot have fruit without flowers, but we often have flowers without fruit."- Jessie Tovar

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"The natural laws for the government, well-being and process of mankind, seem to be equal and are equal; but the subjects of these laws everywhere abound in inequalities, discords and contrasts. We cannot have fruit without flowers, but we often have flowers without fruit."- Jessie Tovar

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This is coming from a time when there was a document outlining the rights of men and how everyone was created equal under God. This however wasn't the case, many people were seen as second-class citizens, and some were only seen as property.

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"Give him all the facilities for honest and successful livelihood, and in all honorable avocations receive him as a man among men"
It is not enough to just set an enslaved person free among others who have had generations worth of a head start. Non-enslaved people were not born with nothing, therefore freed enslaved people should not be forced to live starting with a completely blank slate. It is only fair to be given facilities and the necessities to start off your life.