Freedom

Freedom 

Freedom: The condition or state of being free: political independence. Thats the dictionaries definition of the word freedom But is that all there is to it? Servitude, bondage, slavery thats what freedom is NOT, but what is freedom? Freedom is independence, privilege, liberty. Here in the US we have lots of freedom, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and many more. Freedom is not being in slavery, its being able to believe what you want, say what you want and just do what you want, in reason of course, you cant just go kill people of something like that, but anyway. As the constitution says we have the right to "life, LIBERTY (freedom) and the pursuit of happiness"

I wrote this for my writing book the other day and thought i would share it. I have been reading in history about the cival war. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln died April 15, 1865? Thats 147 years and 5 days ago. What do you think about freedom? 

President Abraham Lincoln

And here is a funny drawing of him that was in my history book...

(photos from google)

Well i hope you all have a GREAT day!!!

I Have a Dream

"I have a dream that one day...little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands 

with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers."

Martin Luther King's Address at March

August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C.

Fun Fact Friday

Did you know that... this week (the 1st -8th) is "Holocaust Remembrance Week"

Anne Frank is just one of the milleons of people who died in the holocaust.

So this week Remember. 

Remember the Holocaust.

Remember the people who died.

Remember there familys.

Remember those who servived.

Remember.

Fun Fact Friday x 3

Ok well this has three Facts all about the same place. So here we go...

#1. Did you know that... the battle of Gettysburg , which happened July 1- July 3,1863 was the ONLY battle in the American Civil War that was fought in a northern state.

#2. Gettysburg, PA is VERY pretty!!! With its big fields and trees. I went there in 2004, with my family on a road trip across the country. If you ever get the chance to go there i would recommend it. 

 (photo from google)

#3. On November 19,1863, the dedication day of the battle field, President Abraham Lincoln spoke these words....

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. 

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met here on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense we can not dedicate - we can not consecrate - we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled, here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but can never forget what they did here.

 

It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

  

Well Have a Good Friday :)

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Fun Fact Friday

Did you know that..... June 12 is Anne Franks Birthday??? She would have been 82 years old. If you dont know much about Anne Frank I would encourage you to find out more about her. Or you could read her book "The Diary Of A Young Girl"

Anne Frank at about 13 years old

(Photo from wikipedia)

Fun Fact Friday

Did you know that..... 

 

"I have a dream that one day...little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands 

with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers."

Martin Luther King's Address at March

August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C.

this came true? 
 

Here is proof...

 

 

Brother and Sister hand by hand. 

I know it a month late for Martin Luther King Day. But i still had to share it. 

 Happy Friday

Fun Fact Friday

Did you know that....... Eric Liddell was a missionary and a runner!! I think thats a prity good combo.

He even won the 400m at the 1924 Olympic Games. 

(Photo courtesy of google.)