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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’ll forever be tied together, victorious." This line from the poem was most beguiling to me because It talks about how we as a country and a whole can come together and grieve, or be hurt\in pain, we will be there for each other and have each others backs by leaning on each other. And growing together

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We will rise from the golden hills of the west.

We will rise from the wind-swept north-east where our forefathers first realized revolution.

We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states.

We will rise from the sun-baked south.

We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover.

Either that or

That even as we grieved, we grew.

That even as we hurt, we hoped.

That even as we tired, we tried.

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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.

This shows how we should never give up, and even when there are some troubles going on in this world. It shows how sometimes people try so hard and they give up, or just can't do it, but how be benefit from it.

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"In every known nook of our nation, in every corner called our country,

our people, diverse and beautiful, will emerge, battered and beautiful.

When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.

The new dawn blooms as we free it." This line is very luminous because it reminds me of a prophecy recited by the council from Percy Jackson or something. I especially like this group of lines because it's tone gives off a determined/undefeated tone; it's like no matter how many times they fail their never gonna give up.

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"We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to find herself reciting for one." It is very luminous because it congratulates us on overcoming the darkness of racial oppression.

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I think the most luminous line is ¨ For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. ¨ because it shows that anybody can be the ¨ light ¨, but you have to be brave enough to become it.

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Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished. THis one stood ut to me the most because she recognizes what is going on in the world nd she thinks that the world isnt over or broken, she thinks the world is just unfinished. What she means by that is that there is hope to still reunit this divided nation.

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Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished. To me this shows how she has hope and she thinks that our nation just has some growing to do.

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I think the most luminous line is when she said Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished.

I think this shows that she has not given up on this country and that she thinks there still is hope for it.

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We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it.

Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.

This effort very nearly succeeded.

But while democracy can be periodically delayed,

it can never be permanently defeated.

In this truth, in this faith, we trust,

for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.

This is the era of just redemption.

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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.

We seek harm to none and harmony for all.

Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:

That even as we grieved, we grew.

That even as we hurt, we hoped.

That even as we tired, we tried.

That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious.

Not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division.

I said these lines due to they both very well fit the theme of unity and being very powerful and laying it all down at once of showing issues in this country.

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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.

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"So while once we asked, ‘How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe?’ now we assert, ‘How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?’
We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be:
A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free."

This line stands out because it feels like we have crossed a mountain- before you get to the point, you think it's impossible, but once you overcome the peak, you see the different side of things that were always there, but hidden away.

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A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free, and we must first put our differences aside.

Because it made me think and reflect on the year we had and how much we need to change and come together, it brings some hope to the table!

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And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine,

but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.

We are striving to forge our union with purpose.

To compose a country committed to all cultures, colours, characters, and conditions of man.

I think that this part was very luminous or beguiling to me because I think here she is really telling people that she knows that our country is far from perfect but everyday we are working hard to make sure that our nation has a purpose and is truly trying to bring together every culture, character, color, and condition of man.

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we learned that quiet isn't always peace....... IN my op ion if something is going on and u see it and u can do something about itt but u chose bot to ur are just as apart of the situation

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Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:
That even as we grieved, we grew.
That even as we hurt, we hoped.
That even as we tired, we tried.

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We will rise from the golden hills of the west.

We will rise from the wind-swept north-east where our forefathers first realized revolution.

Line 31. I think this is powerful because this is saying that every citizen of the US has to take action to revive our nation. This line is about coming together no matter your skin color or your race. It's about unity.

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The most luminous line to me is "We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace,

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

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

Somehow we do it."

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Not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division.

That line is luminous in my opinion and because it shows that just because we hide things doesn't mean we don't want to show it, it's just we don't want to sow division again.

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Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:
That even as we grieved, we grew.
That even as we hurt, we hoped.
That even as we tired, we tried.

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"We've braved the belly of the beast.
We've learned that quiet isn't always peace."

I really like this section of the poem because it's talking about how we have been through trials and obstacles that we have overcome. It's also saying how we have tried to be quiet and just avoid the subject but all this does is create violence and problems.

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"We learned that quiet isn't always peace" That line tells me that if we don't speak up for what's right nothing will change. Even if it doesn't apply to you indvidually.

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we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,
but simply unfinished. She is saying that there is hope for people to change... That the country can be repaired

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In this truth, in this faith, we trust,

for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.

This is the era of just redemption.

We feared it at its inception.

We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour,

but within it, we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves.

This is my favorite because this shows equality, teamwork, optimism, determination, and grit all at once.

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

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We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside.
This is a very powerful line to what has happened in the past and what should happen in the future.

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The line that is most luminous in this poem to me is, "Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished."

This is luminous to me because, she could have simply said that our nation is broken beyond fix. But instead she said called it "a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished."

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"But one thing is certain:

If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change, our children’s birthright." I think this was the most luminous line because it speaks to us, to think about our childrens lives, later in our lives, and how we would feel if these injustices kept happening throughout our lives and make us want to stop the constant fight. To make everyone equal an free.

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"But while democracy can be periodically delayed,

it can never be permanently defeated."

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"We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be:

A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free." This Line is the most  luminous to me because it shows that we can be a good and that we can improve as a country but still have some of our flaws

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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’ll forever be tied together, victorious.

Not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division."

This line is the most luminous to me because it shows that sometimes there are bad things that happen and that we can still be happy and learn things from the bad times, and it also gives us hope.

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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."

this line stood out to me because I feel like she is giving us an action that all humans do and shes giving us a result or how our body responds to it.

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"And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect."

This is the most luminous line from the poem to me because

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"For there is always light,

if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it."

This line is the most luminous to me because it made me realize that we can always over come our obstacles, but we just choose not to.

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"Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished."
This line was most luminous to me because it brings me hope in a bad situation.

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We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to others

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We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside.

this line was amazing because it shows that we need to put our differences aside and help fix our country

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"With every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one."

This felt luminous. What interest me about it is that she is still very hopeful that we change.

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Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished.

This is the most luminous because it shows that our nation isnt destroyed but unfinished and can be fixed with some things to finish it.

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"So while once we asked, ‘How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe?’ now we assert, ‘How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?" this shows me a sense of please since it shows in two sentences how much America has improved and how much America has grown and changed over the years that we now look above fear and search for the good things we can find.

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The most beguiling to me is the ¨We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to find herself reciting for one.¨ This part of the poem makes me feel beguiling because I can see and feel what Amanda as accomplished and especially where she is coming from raised by a single mother and now she is being successful and reciting for the president.

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the norms and notions of what 'just' is isn’t always justice

That line is the most beguiling to me because it means that this country has taken justice and formed it into something unmatched. The country has formed Justice into ¨just¨ is. People are only giving a limit of justice for those who need it.

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"That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb, if only we dare." This may mean the toughest people mentally choose to fight their battles with obstacles in life and some people may try to avoid their obstacles because they think they cannot handle them.

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"Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished."

This stands out to me because it makes me have to think that this country isn't bad or broken but its actually just unfinished that is why we are having problems. Every unfinished project has a problem and this makes me think as our country as an unfinished project. Its not broken its  just simply unfinished.

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A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory,

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That even as we hurt, we hoped.

This makes me feel luminous because with all the hard times in 2020 and nobody knows whats coming but we have to have hope.

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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."

i think right here she is say that  if nobody uses their voice on important issues then that is not peacefully at all. Along with that not all notions are right but instead wrong

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The most luminous line is either: "When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" or "The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it."

Those are the first and last lines of the poem and I think they are the most luminous because they but share the message that there is always a light at the end of a dark tunnel.

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"For there is always light,

if only we’re brave enough to see it.

If only we’re brave enough to be it."

This is so luminous, it sounds so inspirational it sounds like it means if only we would see the light because we are the light for we are the future meaning we have to be brave because as the future who knows what we will do or what will happen.

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"Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken,

but simply unfinished." this really stuck out to me and just made me think

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This is the era of just redemption.

We feared it at its inception.

We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour,

but within it, we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves.

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When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?

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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.

I think this line means that we will have to leave our comfort zone in order to get things straight and we need to speak up to let others know about our thoughts.

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¨When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?¨

This made me feel luminous because we need to find the light in that dark time.

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"We’ve braved the belly of the beast."

This makes me wonder, what does she mean does this mean that we've overcomed extremely hard challenges or that the other parts of the beast are still to be overcomed

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¨Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:

That even as we grieved, we grew.

That even as we hurt, we hoped.

That even as we tired, we tried.

That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious.¨

This is because it shows how we need to be united to move forward.

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The line that was most beguiling is ¨We’ve braved the belly of the beast.¨ is because this is something so true and pleasing cause we know we did brave the belly of the beast. As in we have overcome everything

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"And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect."

This was the most luminous line to me, because when people speak of having the greatest country that can do no wrong, I always am doubtful because no large group of people can be perfect. When I read this line, I really believe it's shedding a light on what people should be working towards. Not perfection, but something that respects and appreciates everyone.

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When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.
The new dawn blooms as we free it.
For there is always light,

This is luminous because she talks about shame and hatred being the shade and how there is always light.

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"We are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect." This line was important to me because it shows that just because we humans aren't perfect, doesn't mean we can't strive getting our union to be at its best potential.

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The lines that stuck out to me the most Beguiling were "For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it." These lines are really powerful to me because they are what is true, they are the apitimy of the country. The founding fathers had to see the light, and be brave enough to be it, and the same with all of the presidents and those in service. We all have to be brave enough to keep going to see and be the light.

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"We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside." This particular line really stuck out to me because, it just goes to show that if the world was able to set aside the fact of your "skin color is different so YOU should be treated different." And so many other things that I would not go into detail about. The future for the next generation would be so much better if we were willing to move past that and focus and a better future for us and everybody after us.

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The line that stuck out to me most was ¨we have seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it¨.

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And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine,
but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.
We are striving to forge our union with purpose.

This stood out to me because a lot of people realize that they are no perfect but are good. But they try to become perfect even you can not be perfect.

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We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace- i feel like the actions that we do does not mean peace

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" We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another"
This stands out to me because this line is referring to the second amendment. The right to bear arms, arms meaning guns. And the message I think she is trying to convey is that we need to stop the violence and trust one another.  She says this to promote the idea of everyone being unified and holding hands to symbolize trust between people.

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We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it.Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.This effort very nearly succeeded.
-The thing I find beguiling about this is that there were many forces the almost caused the destruction of democracy but what comes to my mind is communism.

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1. What really captures me is that a lot of people can relate to this line because  it lets people know that we are in this together, and it gives people hope that they can live a better life and not have to fear doing simple things.
2. These lines are also very inspiring because again it lets people know that we are in this together.