Welcome class of 2018!
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one! Your ideas about how to solve our current social and environmental problems are an important step in changing the future. So I applaud you for taking a risk and thinking about how to reach a larger audience.
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Due Wednesday, February 17
Kind Regards,
Mr. Coey
I have a dream… that one day this nation will grow up to realize what kind of a world we have created. We have taken this beautiful world for granted too many times and I say it’s time that somebody stands up for what they believe in and say enough is enough!
I have a dream… that one day our great and beautiful nation will come together as one and fix the mess that we have left behind in our tracks. It seems to me that everyone has forgotten what our great and beautiful nation is all about. Being free does not mean being violent and cruel to your environment, your peers, or your world. This all just goes back to the saying, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
I have a dream… that one day I’ll be able to look up in the sky and be able to say that our country has finally found it’s purpose on this planet. I have high hopes for this nation and I want to see these hopes fulfilled in my lifetime. I would like to see a day when nobody anywhere is harmed emotionally or physically by racism, violence, or drugs. I want to see a day when nobody comes running to me because somebody or something has hurt them and ruined their day.
I have a dream… that one day I can be able to walk through the park without the fear of something happening to myself or others. The thought of something horrible happening to yourself is scary enough. If you want to relax by taking a walk through the park then you should be able to do just that. America is the land of the free and the home of the
I have a dream… that one day we will all learn to get along with each other. I hope that everyone out there suddenly realizes that no matter how intelligent or unintelligent, beautiful or ugly, slim or overweight we must all be treated the same.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream… that one day our great nation will leave its problems in the past and begin to build a better future. Worrying about what has already happened causes stress and worry. Focusing on the future allows us to plan out our future. If we have that time to plan out our future we can expect great things out of our nation later on.
This will be the day when everyone comes together to build up our nation strength once more. Great events such as the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation mark wonderful times in our country’s history. I hope to see our nation rise up again to stand together and scream to the top of their lungs…
I Have a Dream Today!
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What does being a woman mean ?
A century ago it meant to not have the right to vote or study .
It meant having to stay at home and do “women jobs”.
It meant having men be the leading gender.
It meant men having the luxury to attend school while women stayed at home doing “women chores” around the house to have everything prepared for men when they came back home.
But what about now ?
“Introduction. Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S constitution granted American right to vote-”
They granted women the right to vote.
As if they weren’t valued the same as men as if they were born an alien and weren’t human enough .
Although women took a step towards freedom doesn’t mean they took a step towards equality .
No not yet , a step might have been taken and even if now that could have the same career a man or the same job the problem still counties to be that there is no equality .
Women still suffer ,
1 out 7 engineering students , 1 out of 7 not even half.
Women earn 79% of what men earn , 79%.
The worst part of being a women is when they are born into a society with a lot of danger , just being born a female.
9 out 10 victims of attempted or successful r*ape are women .
9 out of 10 .
We need to come together to stop these crimes , to build a safer society where there won’t be r*ape crimes , where women will be treated equally around the world .
Now is the time for our future generation to see females and males the same.
Now is the time to build a safe society where women won’t live in fear of being women .
Now is the time to teach our future generation to not discriminate anyone based on gender , color , ethnicity or what they believe in.
I have a dream that one day we’ll live in a society where everyone is seen the same . I have a dream that one day we’ll come together to end wars , hate and learn to empower each other . I have a dream to live in a world of freedom, equality and peace.
Lilly Chanthavong
4th period
English 10
“What would men be without woman? Scarce sir,mighty scarce.” Even with this thought, sexism is a global issue that has failed to be recognized or dealt with.Why is it that one can allow 30% of prostitution to be young girls?
We as people need to turn the oppression of woman to opportunity. We as people need to ensure a safe world for young girls and fight off the probability that in South Africa a young girl has a higher chance of getting raped before she can even learn to read.We as people need to end the cutting of woman that affects 130 million around the world. We as people need to end this as we did the black death that took an estimated 75 million. We as people need to ask ourselves why is it that our own men are harming us more than a natural plague.
Why is that being a woman or a girl is more deadly than any plague or disease? We need to change the outlooks of men that say things such as this head of a toy factory did, “They’re obedient and work harder than men and we pay them less.” When it is a proven fact that when woman have money of their own, they invest more than twice as much as men in their families, education, and the future.
So why not liberate women from the shackles of discrimination and the hard fist of violence? Help women take a stand let us live the life we want and not be forced into a life of a wife before the age of 13 like India has so long let happen. We need to make it true not just for all men but men and woman to have life, liberty,and the pursuit of happiness. To ensure they live happy without the worry on their shoulders of being harmed because it is true that on an average one in two women are killed by a partner or ex-partner in the UK. Let’s make sure that when one says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,that all men are created equal” he does not exclude women but means women included as well.
Let’s create an oasis of equality and justice for women and men. Let’s stop employing 54% of women below their potential which is an estimated 2.8 million. Let’s shine light to this issue and shove it back to the dark once it is solved!
Lilly,
Great speech! Thank you for taking the time to think about women’s rights and safety. I feel inspired by your words.
Mr. Coey
I really liked your topic. I liked how you got information from different parts of the world.
Over 3.2 million people are victims of bullying each year. Over fourteen percent of the 3.2 million have considered suicide and attempted the act, seven percent succeeded.
We the future of our nation, carry a crisis upon our hands. Upon our hands lie the hopeless lifeless individuals of the bullied. Upon our hands lie the abused individuals with shattered voices shrieking for recognition. Upon our hands lie the lost individuals who hide to survive.
I see the reoccurring flames of intolerance, I hear the silent screams of injustice, I feel the continuous pain of the targeted victims.
You. You could’ve assisted them, no you could’ve saved them. You, instead of walking pass them nodding your head, could’ve talked to them, comfort them.
Instead, you talked a stranger into death
And laughed.
Every individual deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.
So let’s join our hands together to end this torment for those who ended their lives.
Let’s join our hands today, to save those who are lost.
I liked how you used “upon our hands” as alliteration because it made me think about how a person would feel.
I love the ending of it “let’s joins hands” showing togetherness.
I have a dream.
Everyday people die due to the reckless and costly mistakes of adults who choose to drive while under the influence of alcohol. Today i see that in the year 2013 more than 10,076 people were killed in alcohol impaired crashes. I hear the sound of rushing to the devastating scene of a crash. I hope nobody was a victim. I feel sorry for the families who have to deal with the loss of a child or loved everyday due to the missing seat at the dinner table, because an adult or teen did not think about what they were doing. To me drunk driving is like shooting at a moving train and hoping the bullet does not strike a target. What we as humans fail to realize is that there is no restart button on our lives, we only get one so we should not waste it by drinking and driving. Now is the tome to crack down on drunk drivers. Now is the time to make an increase when it comes to DUI (Driving Under the Influence) checkpoints. Now is the time for people to start assigning or hiring a DD or Designated Driver for the late night parties to prevent drinking and driving by drive the drunk individual home. As Dudly Moore once said, “the best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.” I have a dream that one day bars or clubs will start to give free rides to prevent the tragedy’s of drinking and driving. I have a dream that one day everyone will assign a designated driver. I have a dream that one day police officers will prevent the thousands of accident due to drunk drivers.
I liked how you used imagery to really captured the problem and how it affects ones family and friends.
I like this issue you chose to write about because it’s important
Same sex marriage is still a problem that exists in our society. Same sex marriage wasn’t illegal until September 21, 1996 when Congress passed the “defense and marriage” act, which states a male and a female can only marry taking rights away from homosexuals. Some people say same sex marriage isn’t marriage because its not a man and a female. They also say it violates natural law, two men or two women getting married isn’t natural. Hospitals can not allow a man to make medical decisions for another man “his spouse” with out a blood relative member present.
Let’s change the fact the government says a same sex couple denies the child a mother or a father. Let’s change the fact the government says a same sex couple can’t raise a child. Let’s change the fact they say there’s no blood relation but people say blood doesn’t make a family. Let’s change the fact they say the same sex marriage IGNORES a child’s best interest. Let’s change the fact they say a same sex couple and a child does not create a family. Let’s change the fact they say we don’t create a family because we go to adoption and surrogate agencies. Let’s change the fact that most adoption agencies discriminate against same sex couples and make it difficult to adopt a child.
Many agencies only release kids to a man and a women couple but rejects stable, loving, homosexual parents, that are willing to love the child as their own. People believe same sex couples influence bad thoughts and behavior, they devalue traditional marriage, and they weaken public morality. Same sex marriage will not effect heterosexual communities. To be accepted will grant the LGBT community a right that has been denied to them.
Why can a black man and white women marry? Why can one rich and one poor marry? Why can one tall and one short marry? But when two women or two men want to marry its wrong. They say by allowing same sex marriage legal houses owners have to accept same sex couples as tenants. They say teaching teaching kids to accept the LGBT community is wrong. Same sex marriage is illegal because to religions homosexuals are sinners. The ten commandments do not define our legal system. I keep hearing people say “marriage is the Union between man and women.” This saying is keeping homosexual couples from being married. I thought no matter what you should marry the one you love. So why are homophobics and the government keeping homosexuals from marrying the ones they love. They deny equal rights to couples who love each other. Denying marriage to LGBT is denying their freedom to love at all. Teenagers commit suicide due to the fact of bullying b/c their gay and not accepted. I feel like we need to explain to the younger generation that being gay isn’t a social disability. So that they don’t feel the need to take their own lives because they’re gay. Its a sin to be gay they say. Who ever loves god shouldn’t accept same sex marriage homophobics say. Because god created Adam and eve which is a guy and a girl to be together. God didn’t create two girls or two guys to be together. They claim same same sex marriage is the next step to freedom. They claim if LGBT gets freedom, criminals will want freedom. The LGBT community are not criminals. They claim the gay movement is trying to change heterosexuals view of homosexuals. No all we want is to be accepted.
POLICE BRUTALITY
It used to be that we could call on the police without problems. See an officer and ask for assistance. Until recently we’ve been calling on everything and everyone to aid us from the harsh confinements of an officer.
On television and newscasts we see children and teenagers being handled belligerently by policemen, and adults being grappled out of their vehicles. The cries we hear, and the cries we don’t. The seen, and the unseen, all of the same purpose; POLICE BRUTALITY! Many may feel that police brutality has nothing to do with the color of ones skin, but it does indeed. You don’t see people protesting and creating pages and videos about white people getting attacked by officers, gunned down by officers, incarcerated by officers, or killed by officers. They try to take the attention off of the real problem by saying ‘”ALL LIVES MATTER”, but they will continue to abuse us and not value out lives until we step up and make our lives matter.
We are fed up with being treated like animals in a slaughter house. We are fed up with attaining the fear that we might be the next one to be beat by the monstrous people who are supposed to “serve and protect”.
It is time that we let it be known that we are tired of our friends and family dying because of all of the trigger happy police officers. It is time that we let it be known that we don’t desire to walk down the streets of our own city in fear that we might be next. It is time that “We hold the truths to be self evident that all men are created equal”. And it is time that we do not allow anyone to harm others because they feel that they are less valued than them and should suffer.
I have a dream that we can once again depend on officers to serve and protect. I have a dream that we don’t have to fear anyone in authority. I have a dream that we as African Americans can walk in our own cities and not have the fear and thoughts of “am I next”? I have a dream that those who have been hurt and killed because of police brutality get justice, and no others will have to experience these acts suffering and injustice. .
Chrishonna,
Thank you for helping us to better understand the violence, fear, and discrimination the Black community faces. I’m proud of you and your voice! Perhaps you would like to share this at the IB banquet this spring?
Mr. Coey
Discrimination in America is a problem among ourselves. The people of the United States should not judge one another for the color their skin, but for their character. This should be the century where we change this type of thinking. Too many people are getting killed for the looks and not for who they are as a whole.
I see African-Americans getting killed on the streets for the way they dress or look. February 2012, 17 year old, Trayvon Martin was killed because he look suspicious. He was wearing a hoodie and held on him skittles and an Arizona drink. That had nothing to do with his action but on how he look and present himself.
I hear about young black kids getting shot these days. Ferguson, Missouri, August 9, 2014 Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer. Mike Brown was accused of stealing but when the officer trapped him Brown. He was shot several times. Also his hand s may have been in surrender.
Moments like these is where we take a stand.
Now is the time to realize discrimination is not helping our society. Now is the time where we should love each other and not hurt one another. Now is the time we can change how this world thinks.
Like the great Malcolm X said “ I believe in human beings , and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color. I have a dream everybody will love each other as should.
It’s been broken since the 1600’s ,it’s called immigration. A war between documents and no documents. A issue that many must take the consequences for of going back to what they left behind. A consequence no one should take. “Remember,remember always that all of us, and you and I especially are descended from immigrants and revolutionists”-Franklin D. Roosevelt. I see the futures of children being threaten by politicians and destroying hopes of a better future. I see dark clouds rolling in,just another day for immigrants fearing deportation. I feel my nerves jumping and running quickly, they are climbing and hiding from deportation. They scream and cry just like those government workers when their check doesn’t come on time at the end of the month. They stand separate while we stand together. It’s our time to stop hiding and climbing and defend our rights,our dreams,our future,our life, but mostly our voices. It’s our time to change what has been written and to rewrite and start over. Like the great president Barack Obama has said once” This is just not a debate about policy. It’s about people. It’s about men and women and young people who want nothing more than the chance to earn their way into the American story. I have a dream US immigration centers will be closed for business just like the fountains for the coloured and white. But mainly I have a dream immigrants will change the way they see life,to give everyone a new set of eyes to see immigrants dreams. Our hopes is their dreams and our dreams are their nightmares.
I know this because I’m a British Immigrant.
I like how you started w/ the quote instead.
Last night I turned on the television and I stumbled across the news channel reporting the story of a survivor of human trafficking, her name was Barbara Amaya. She had ran away from home at the age of 14 years old because she was abused and was hoping to find help, little did she know traffickers would use this as an opportunity to sell Barbara. During her time in the streets she had been abused, shot, stabbed and kidnapped. I looked deeper into her story and asked myself, “Did she deserve this? Did she deserve to get abused and taken advantage of when she had done nothing wrong? Does anyone deserve to be treated in such cruel and inhumane ways?”
People say the laughter of a child’s voice brings color to the world, but is it going to be heard from a child who is strapped down and forced to have sexual intercourse with a man? People hear stories about sex trafficking, but they overlook this issue as something small. Do you know why? It is because this is not happening to there own child, their child is not the one getting raped, their child is not the one getting beaten to death, their child is not the one suffering out in the cold and getting passed off from these sexual predators lurking in the night. However this little issue is quickly growing into something big. It doesn’t just happen to kids who are running away from home, it can happen to your child when your child crosses the street to go to school. As soon as you look away Click! they could be gone in a flash.
Every child is the shining star of every parents’ constellation, but how can this constellation be complete when there are meteorites freely roaming our galaxy, crashing and destroying what we’ve created. Traffickers sexually abuse these children as if they are their property. Many of them end up getting killed for their organs due to the high demand in the black market. As parents, would you let your child, who’s eyes that were used to look at you, their heart that was made for loving you, and the sound of their laugh that god created to bring you warmth and happiness be taken away in the blink of an eye because it never occurred to you that it could be your child/children?
Years ago Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation of Proclamation declaring freedom and an end to slavery, however in 2010 there were 400 immigrants from thailand tricked into coming to Hawaii, there they were forced to become slaves and trafficked. Why is there an increase on the amount of slaves today?
The risk of your child getting sucked into the trafficking world is increasing every year because people are not being aware of this issue. Lady Gaga released her single “Bad Romance”, and many people do not realize that her music video is about human trafficking. That is because people don’t think human trafficking is an issue therefore when it is in front of their eyes they do not realize it. Just like that traffickers are roaming freely in the road they could even be someone close to you and you won’t even realize it.
Therefore we get to make a choice, we have the chance to act even though we know there will be flaws and mistakes because I have the faith that we will work together, suffer together, and fight together for these victims of human trafficking because I have a dream that one day children and women will be able to step out of their homes without being afraid of traffickers, without being afraid of getting raped, and without being afraid of getting cut open. I have a dream that women and children will be able to step out of the dark and into the light where there is happiness. I have dream that we can stop human trafficking
this is scary but true…this is a nice speech
I liked the way you added questions in ur speech.
I appreciate how you described the aspects of human trafficking and how much of a serious issue it is in world today.
I liked how you used a real case to show that it is a problem in out society.
I like the allusion you brought into your speech associated with Abraham Lincoln.
I like the line you used, ” Click! They could be gone in a flash”.
The “American dream”…that’s what us; Mexican immigrants come to the United States for, a new beginning, for another opportunity to become something greater.
I have a dream that one day we will escape the fear of being deported and be accepted as fellow Americans and not aliens.
I see the families being torn apart, I hear the cries of children as their parents are being arrested, and I see the fear in the parent’s eyes knowing that they won’t be able to see their children again.
I have a dream that families with no longer be torn apart, I have a dream that families will live in peace knowing that they are welcome in this country.
We can’t afford to wait for a miracle, we have to take a risk so that we can have change and we won’t escape the dark whole of fear that this society has created if we don’t take a stand to end it.
I have a dream that society will change for the better and view every culture, race, and religion equally. Now I ask you, do we really want to live in a generation where we ahvee no respect, trust or compassion for each other?
“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducated the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.”-Cesar Chavez
If we want change we have to act now.
I enjoyed the quote you provided for us.
I like how you used Cesar Chavez for a quote since he really did help immagrants.
Each time a gun is brought to the streets of our community that will be another mother or father planning a funeral for their innocent son or daughter that was shot and killed by a gun. I see guns being the destruction of the human race if we don’t put a stop to these crimes, I hear the cries of mothers each night wishing they still had a chance to see their child smile, laugh, or even one more huge, I feel pain each time a boy or girl my age is took from there families I wonder will I be next to die by death of a loaded gun with a bullet with my name attached on to it. A gun is like Grimreaper calling your name for your soul. Each gun, each bullet put in the clip of a gun will be another one of our youth buried under this crooked world. now is the time we stand together as one and stop this violence not just for us but for our youth and our future. now is the time we say no more guns on our community streets. ‘lets not stop violence with violence but with peace’ Said the great Dr. King. ‘I have a dream that all children around the community can walk to point A to point B without looking back over there shoulder with fear they face with a gun.’ ‘I have a dream that gun violence will come to a end that guns will no longer exist on our streets.’ I HAVE A DREAM GUNS WILL NO LONGER DESTROY OUR YOUTH.
Calvin,
This is an important speech you have written. Thank you for drawing our attention to gun violence and the pain it causes for families. I think your comparison of the gun to the Grim Reaper is great!
Coey
Great Calvin I can imagine everything you write like its a movie ?
I like the details you used in your speech.
Very meaningful speech , this is an issue that’s caused pain to many families and definitely needs to be addressed .
I like how your speech was emotionally touching and how you put how you feel in your speech.
I have a Dream
I am here today to talk about an issue that has been recurring throughout the years, an idea so brutal and inhuman. That idea is animal abuse. Years and years ago there was a very devoted and honest president who first signed an Act that “regulates the treatment of animals in commercial and scientific endeavors”. This was the very first federal law to manage animals in research in the United States. Very soon after that other acts involved with mistreatment of animals were passed.
But in this case I am talking about animals that are daily abused and ill-treated in their homes. These animals such as pets, farm animals, or wild animals have traveled a long journey of neglect and pain. These animals deserve to tour the path of warmth.
I see sparks of bitterness in a dog, a cat, and a horse while escaping the road of cruelty only to be recaptured and punished.
I hear cries of the weakened and powerless animals reaching for help.
I feel the excruciating thorns jabbing an animal’s easily broken heart.
Animals experience a continuous expedition of abuse and being ignored by their owners. These animals have little to eat, less playtime, and insufficient love but still manage through these conditions. They are definitely stars.
Who said these animals don’t have morals?
Who said these animals don’t have souls?
Who said animals were put on earth just to serve human beings?
In fact animals do think; these animals have souls as innocent as angels. These animals were born to be our companions.
Now is the time to rise from the dark path of inhumanity to the bright path of humanity.
Now is the time to punish those who abuse and neglect domestic animals and livestock.
Now is the time to recognized that these animals are not toys, but living creatures that have thoughts and feelings just like a human being.
Like the caring labor leader and civil rights activist said, “we need in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves.” Think about how u would want them to treat you if you were in their shoes. So please ponder before you act.
I have a dream that in every country, every state, and every city, every individual would treat their pets and animals like how they would treat themselves.
I have a dream that animals will be treated equally as human beings.
I have a dream that this cruelty will be put to an end and that we can once again notice their sparkling eyes of joy just like when looking at a new born baby.
Every man and every woman, every kid and every baby, should experience the laughter an animal can bring into this world.
I really liked how you had evidence to backup why there should be a change.
I enjoyed the fact that you pulled us into your speech by hooking us into your very first paragraph. “An idea so brutal and inhuman.”
I like how you added parallelism to end your speech.
“These animals deserve to tour the path of warmth” was a fantastic example of imagery meanwhile “I feel the excruciating thorns jabbing an animal’s easily broken heart” is a great instance for personification releasing the theory that nature have human qualities to jab.
Samantha,
I like your use of repetition and rhetorical questioning in the section “Who said…?” –Great! Have you thought about volunteering at the Sacramento Animal Shelter?
Coey
I was thinking if i should. I dont know yet. But it’ll be a great experience.
I liked how you used repetition through out you speech.
I agree with your comment.
I loved the metaphors and the imergery . I could really see how much pain the animals are going through .
I like the metaphors that you used.
Really nice speech , animal abuse is an issue that definitely needs to be addressed asap because they are also living things that deserve to be treated with care rather than abuse . I really like your use of metaphors amazing job girl .
Dream Speech by Nai Saechao
Many people has been pushed around, and talked down to. There are many types of bullying, physical bullying, cyber bullying, mental bullying and more. Every hour of the day there are people who are hurt physically and mentally.
I see the blood of innocence. I hear the screams of pain. I feel the bruises of sorrow. There are fights like how two bulls collide or arguments like two dogs barking at one another.
Now is the time to stop bullying and let people be. Now is the time to stop the pain of people who look weak and innocent. Now is the time to have a relationship with others.
“ Like the great Dr. Seuss, ‘be yourself, because the people who mind don’t matter, and the people that matter don’t mind.”
Don’t let people bother you because they are bigger, just don’t mind about what they do.
Now I see the hugs of happiness. Now I hear the laughter of enjoyment. Now I feel the hugs of love.
I HAVE A DREAM.
I have a dream big and small people and old and young people shouldn’t pick on each other.
I have a dream people will share their love and unite as one.
I have a dream that one day bullying would end.
I like the simile you used to compare a fight and two bulls colliding.
Great imagery I loved how you used “I see the blood of innocence ” ?
I believe you used too much of the word “and” after the I HAVE A DREAM section which makes it sound abundent and repetitive.
Nai,
“I fell the hugs of love” is a cute metaphor. And the Dr. Seuss quote is one to ponder!
Coey
“There are fights like how two bulls collide or arguments like two dogs barking at one another” needs to be reorganized, however that was a great example of simile.
I like your simile between two bulls and two dogs.
10,076 people died in 2013 because of drunk driving. What if that was your mom? What if that was your dad? What if that was your brother, sister,grandma, grandpa ,dog, or cat? Let that sink in. All crashes won’t just affect one person; it will affect the families and friends of that individual.
I wish one day I can get into a car without fear. I wish one day I won’t have to worry when someone I’m close to drives late one night. I wish one day I won’t have to watch the news and hear about someone dying because someone doesn’t know how to call a cab.
Drunk driving is very deadly and even when knowing the fact, thousands of people still drive under the influence. When you are intoxicated and behind the wheel are considered a murderer; in my eyes , victims of drunk driving’s eyes, cops eyes, and soon, your eyes.
There is no excuse for driving drunk. You can -and will- either call a cab or you have a friend drive you home. You NEVER get behind the wheel, no matter how ‘close’ your destination is. This isn’t only for your safety, but for the safety of the other passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers.
1 person every 53 minutes is hit by a car because that person was drunk and didn’t follow the simple steps to not being accident prone. Down the roads of fear I have to go through, praying everyday a random car won’t come and by have the smell of whiskey lingering onto them. Be one of the few people that say no to drinking and driving and drink apple juice.
I like how you persuaded the audience to not drive drunk no matter the distance to get home.
I like how you stated facts at the very beginning to persuade the audience in reading the speech
I liked your speech. Are those calculations up to date?
Nice facts.
Donald Trump
Good afternoon fellow citizen of the U.S; our generation is the structure of our future. As we all know, presidential selection is approaching as I speak. Donald Trump, a celebrity, is winning the peoples vote. I stand against his election so stand by me as I cant do this alone. Trump is an actor from “The Apprentice,” do we really want an actor to be president? A person who would rather bomb the enemy than to negotiate and prevent another world war, to be in the white house? He wants the immigrants to move back as if they were bird flying down south because of the upcoming winter. His knowledge of being a president is no better than a potato. I see the country of freedom turning into a dump. Now is the time we choose wisely. I hear the crowd at the presidential conference laughing and clapping to a joke. Now is the time we make a better history for our future generations. I feel the world becoming a reality show. Now is the time we prevent any negative outcome to our future. What we need is a president like Barack Obama who helped execute the cause of 9/11, and didn’t cause a war. I have a dream that the citizens of the U.S will make the right decision for the future. I have a dream that all races can join together and see what might be the first dictation of the USA. I have a dream that Donald Trump will not be president. So please help me prevent a error in our era. Thank you.
I like how you notified us that he was an actor from a movie, he’s probably acting out this presidency.
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I enjoyed how you picked a topic that has a big impact on Americans today and I also enjoyed the humorous comments
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I enjoyed the fact that you described his knowledge to a potato.
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I like how you describe Donald trump as a actor and the smile you added in your speech
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Good morning. College, how do we get there? By working hard and with the support we need. 59 million primary school age children are denied an education. Almost half of these children are in countries affected by emergencies. Outdated and worn-out textbooks are often shared by six or more students in many parts of the world. I see a full class with little hope. I hear the sound of silence reaching out its hands for help. I feel the pain in their eyes when only having one book and nothing to write with. Watching them is like waiting for a caterpillar to come out but never bloom. They need to be ready to fly gracefully with beautiful colorful wings. Now is the time to pick at their cocoons. Now is the time to help give a little more hope. now is the time to fix these mistakes. Because all of us are created equal. We will learn to have equity. Like the great Nobel peace winner, Malala Yousafzai a 15 year old girl who stood up for education for girl. Fighting for what’s right. I have a dream that everyone will have the same opportunity to go to school. I have a dream children all over the world will have the materials necessary they need to succeed. I have a dream that one day they won’t have to struggle to do the thing they want to do. The things they want to learn.
I liked the way you used your metaphors.
I liked how you compared kids having education to a caterpillar and used Malala Yousafzaj as a example.
Malala was a good example of fighting for educational rights. 🙂
I like how you started your speech with a question
I like how you compared it to a caterpillar in a cacoon.
I like how you used Malala yousafzaj as a example for or education great job on that ??
Gang
Gangs have been around for many decades. They have been able to make history through violence, their evil deeds, and from all the horrible crimes committed. They are as influential as a celebrity and can influence even youngsters to get involved in their ways. Gang violence has caused parents to be left with a bloody, dead child countless times. Many gangsters have shown the world fear and chaos; the infamous Pablo Escobar is an exact example of that. Becoming a tsunami, gangsters have teared down everything standing in their way. Many kids nowadays ruin their lives by associating themselves with gang violence. Without a single thought of compassion for their loving mom and dad who has spent hours and hours working just too get the proper necessities for their child, they leave them for a life of violence. Now is the time to bring an end to all of this by walking down the right path. Now is the time for a change. Now is the time for you all to live a life that’s worth the recognition of peace and success. Along with this, I dream that one day everyone will find a way to bring this country to a peaceful and nonviolent place for future generations. You have the power to make your decisions, to make your life, and to make your future.
Nice use of imagery.
“They are as influential as a celebrity” is a nice comparison for a simile .
I liked how you said it could be a influence just like something as common as a celebrity.
I like how you use Pablo Escobar as an allusion
Discrimination is an issue that’s been around for a long time and has been greatly inhabited.
We seemed to have a mindset where it is easier to judge an individual rather than getting to know them. This has to come to an end!
We must stop with the neglect towards people who doesn’t fit “ society standards”.
We must stop with the judgments based on ones appearance. We must stop with the labels that we put on each other because we are all human.
The way I see it, discrimination is like box of crayons and refusing to see all the colors.
On a daily basis I see the bitter solitary of isolation, because we’d rather seclude ourselves than face the low expectations that society has for us. I feel the shattered hope of disappointment when we are told that we aren’t good enough. I hear the degrading opinions of negativity because it takes less effort to bring someones self esteem down than to raise it up.
Its time to embrace your ethnicity. Its time to embrace your religion.
Most importantly its time to embrace who you are in general; We were all created different for a reason, be proud of who you are regardless of what others may think. Bayard Rustin, a leader in social movements for civil rights , once said “ If we desire a society of peace then we cannot achieve such society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society”.
Remember people will judge regardless of the color of your hair , background of your heritage , or even the curve of your smile , but it is those significant things that makes us all unique.
I really liked your simile with the crayon box.
“Discrimination is like a box of crayons and refusing to see all the colors.” Loved this simile.
Your smile when your compared discrimination to a box of crayon was great ✊?
The Leech
Under the scorching sun of tropical, luscious Brazil
Drones death’s acquaintance, the yellow fever mosquito
Souring high like the Eiffel Tower, from the mild savannahs of America
To the Caribbean regions of North America
Preying on the alluring scent of human blood
A zap here, a zap there, a zap everywhere
Dispersing through the “ Birds and the Bees” as well as blood fusion
The Diptera infused its venomous zika virus of conspiracy into hundreds of innocent humans
Oozing into the semen for a cozy night of Netflix and popcorns
Soon, petite undeveloped faculty of intelligence emerges from the pregnancy affairs with the zika virus
Phenomenal symptoms such as fevers and rashes manifested
Echoes of anguish engulfed each household of newborns
Headlines vaporized social media
The World Health Organization declared it a “Public health emergency of international concerns “
I have a dream
I have a dream that nations like Jamaica, Columbia, Ecuador, and El Salvador will come together as one
I have a dream that the government will prescribe an anecdote of freedom to the ailment of this notorious zika virus
Suddenly a triumph “Aye” boomed my dream into reality
The nations were assembling to enact these hopes
“Cease sexual activity!”
“Use condoms!”
Wear mosquito repellent!”
i like how ur speech has a lot of figurative language it has a lot of flow nice bro
I really like the way you described Brazil in the beginning of your speech.
I liked your imagery and use of figurative language
I like how your images are descriptive and helps the reader visualize.
I like the similes you used in your poem
I like your figurative languages and you similes great job
Today’s generation, which some would consider as lost. We expect that each generation should be better than the last. That we are able to fix the mistakes they left behind. Of course we have created and have came up with new inventions and solutions. However we’ve created several problems we don’t know how to resolve. Now a days today’s youth has suffered from mental health more now than ever. We’ve put each other down trying to create some sort of satisfaction in ourselves. We’ve begun to dropout of school because it was just too much to handle. We’ve begun to turn to drugs to help us face our issues instead of reaching out for help. I see people turning on one another more and more too scared to trust. I see the news headline reading once again there’s been a murder. Everywhere I look nobody is looking up, there are all looking down at the small device in their hand blocking out everything around them and paying attention to the likes they get on Instagram. I’m beginning to see the to the tear of hope slowly slipping away from us. How are we going to help our world if we aren’t even able to help each other. Do we really want to become the lost generation as people are beginning to see us as, because I don’t. So now is the time to raise our heads up high and prove them wrong. Now is the time to set out differences aside and unite as one. Now is the time to change for the better because together we can change the world. As John F. Kennedy once said “ We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.”
Monica, i loved the allusion you used, JFK’s quote i feel can make a big impact on a person as it did to me. 🙂
Prinshauna Potts
Period 4
Dream Speech
Gangs are one of the main reasons why so many young people are killed and against each other today. The whole concept of the “Bloods” and “Crips” was founded in 1969 in response to the increasing level of police harassment in the black community.CRIPS stood for Community Resources for Independent People, founded by a high school student named Raymond Washington. Converging factors led to the Bloods and Crips gaining strong roots to withstand 40+ years and spread conceptually around the globe. The two gangs fell apart due to Rodney King riots, the LAPD,and the “X” in Malcolm X which became a logo to conscious rappers. Certain rivals were able to make peace but to many people had many vendettas to agree to lay down their guns against everyone. Crips and Bloods have endured, becoming the most famous and far reaching street gangs that the United States has created.
I see gang affiliation in my everyday life. I am surrounded by young black students of particular gangs. I feel as if they are ruining their own lives being apart of gangs that enhance them to killing their own kind even their own peers. Do they ever take the time and think about what they are benefiting from killing someone? The consequences? Is it really worth risking your life and resulting to you being incarcerated for the rest of your life? If anything, now is the time, young black people unite and show the world what we are capable of. Now is the time young black people quit killing off people of their own kind and join forces. Now is the time to think about our actions because taking someone’s life doesn’t solve anything but a mother crying over her child’s casket. Now is the time to create black awareness all around the world.
We shall rise, from the depths of our cities. We shall rise and prove to the society that black people can all come together and wash away all the unhealthy rumors about the black society.Our nation shall no longer consist of gangs such as ‘Bloods” and “Crips”, and all just be individuals who all are together and not against one another. A great man named Stokely Carmichael once said, “It is a call for black people to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organization.” I have a dream that one day we will all realize how much we need each other and unite forming an unbreakable group of strong black people. I have a dream that we fulfill Martin Luther King’s dream that he strived so hard for, to make it possible for us to be equal and be all as one.
I never knew what CRIPS actually meant, thanks for pointing it out.
I really enjoyed your dream speech about Gangs , because this is a day to day issue that hasn’t been addressed as often as it needs to be . I especially like your use of repetition .
I enjoyed all your rhetorical questions. It made me think and probably will for your friends if you were to have them read it.
Gay Marriage
I am more than happy to be here with you all today.
Discussing about the world and changing to make what is right. Gay marriage is as valuable as straight and any other type of marriage. Without any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage.
In a society where people have different opinions affecting the world’s nation, people proudly take a stand of courage. Changing to make what is right.
As we change today troubles to something better. A brighter a day of the new beginning. A family’s laughter of joy and happiness.
Around the world people should comprehend and take in the Love Is Love. Love has no definition. Love has no shape. Love has no size. Love has no gender. Love has no age.
A wise and educated man once stated, “that all Americans are entitled to the equal protection of the law. That all people should be treated equally regardless of who they are and what they love.”
No person, no individual should be treated with hatred nor any other type of way showing hatred because of his or her sexuality.
I have a dream that gays and lesbians who have fought for so long for their civil rights is a victory. I have a dream that children’s families will be recognized not only as gay and happy but as equal to any other individual.
I Have a Dream that allies, friends, and supporters who spent years and even decades working and praying for change to come, was worth a wait.
Keroleen Pannyasee
I agree with you no one should be treated harshly based off their sexuality ?
Best friend I love how you said love is no definition.
I like how you used the repetition “Love has no…” It makes an impact on the reader.
I like how you explained that love has no boundaries.
I like how you’re very passionate in your speech.
I Have a Dream
Police brutality has evolved around the world causing citizens to be paranoid everyday of their lives. This is what they call “protecting us”. Protecting us should not have the innocent harmed. They are like bullies harassing a self-conscious student. The future of this world depends on the authorities to protect us from the never-ending crimes committed. Instead, I hear pain as the citizens are physically abused. Instead, I see vicious eyes of anger from the abused. I should instead be grateful this “criminal” is harassed and put away. They are savages eating up their prey. Now is the time to stop our cities “protection” from harming the harmless. Now is the time to arrest the real criminals of this world, our authorities. Now is the time to unite and better this world from police brutality. We live in 2016, so afraid of these filthy pigs. We live in 2016 not wanting to interact with these pigs of discipline. These pigs look down on us civilians like we’re their pets that they could throw around and hurt. The authority is using us as their entertainment! Now is the time to end this cruelty! We want justice! Throw these animals in the cells they belong in. I have a dream that citizens of the world can comfortably roam the streets without worry of police harassment. Instead, they can get along with them. I have a dream that citizens can break the chains of discomfort and live their lives without police harassment. I HAVE A DREAM that we can end this sin that the authorities commit everyday. Like the great Tupac Shakur said, “This country was built on gangs. I think this country is still run on gangs. Republicans, democrats, the police department, the FBI, the CIA… those are gangs. The correctional officers. I had a correctional officer tell me ‘We the biggest gang in New York state’.” Authorities in our society are the actual brutal ones that some fear. They fight us like we are their rival gangs.
I liked how you used Tupac Shakur quote it really supported what you talked about in your speech.
I 100% agree with you on police brutality , especially when you said ” They fight us like we are their rival gangs ” . This is a big issue that society likes to ignore .
Nowadays homicides in the united states are getting way out of hand. Leaving families and friends devastated.
I see people giving condolence all over T.V. and social media. I hear sirens every night trying just trying to save one of God’s children. I feel in my neighborhood there’s a bullet with my name on it. If you were in my shoes you’ll feel the same. Nobody feels the same for a dead child as one’s mother and father, something that they brought to this world to chisel into a perfect masterpiece.
Now is the time that we love one another. Now is the time for us to stop the violence. Now is the time for us to make peace with thy neighbor.
like the great Martin Luther King once said himself,” we should not use violence to seek our problems.”
I have a dream that one day that one day we will send compliments towards each other than send bullets towards each other. I have a dream that this is not the end to our problems the start of a journey that only time will tell. This is my land, this is your land. I have a dream that there shall be peace on our land. Only if you wish to share the same dream.
Do you?
Nice imagery in your second paragraph.
“bullet with your name on it” nice like in the movie holes where they found the bullet with that one kissing kate barlow cowgirls name on it
I hecka love how you used Tupac for an allusion. You rare.
I like how you post a question at the end. ?
This is a very powerful speech , I couldn’t agree with you more on homicides . This is definitely an issue that needs to be resolved . I really liked your Martin Luther King quote .
Dream Speech
Nelson Mandela once said,”Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” However by 2018, 45% of all jobs will require an associate’s degree or higher, yet today 27% of African Americans, 26% U.S born Latinos and 14% Latino immigrants have earned that level of education, meaning minorities have less of a chance to get a job because of the level of education they have received. We the minorities we are the future of this country. We are the ones to continue the the traditions, but how do we this if we have no education. I see the opportunities for an education being exchanged for are difficult low-paying job, the rough, blistered hands that were meant to hold a pencil and change the world. I hear the regret in the voice of those who took this life changing decision. I feel the tiredness of the long shifts the bags under the eyes, sleepless nights that worry on how to help maintain a family. Have you were thought on how someone might have the answer to cure cancer, but is too poor to receive a education? Now is the a time to change that. Now is the time minorities get the same rights as the whites. Now is the time minorities get an opportunity to show what they are capable of. Like the great Tibetan proverb once said,”A child without education is like a bird without wings.” With these wings I will soar over my goals like the breeze over the field of open plain and it will be worth it. I have a dream that one day we will all receive a free education all the way through college and we are the generation to make a change.
nice facts bro
great, I liked how you started off with a powerful quote.
I enjoyed your comparison between an education being bargained for jobs, especially the statement that ” hands are meant to hold pencils”. Living in America we had the luxury of an education, therefore one can really relate to the theme.
I like how you started your speech with a quote and I also like the quote “a child with out education is like a bird without wings”
Ahh, the sweet smell of the raw dough, tomato sauces, herbs and spices that follow out of the pizza shop. This sensation, this ability to be able to smell this clean fresh redundant oxygen is coming to a near end, and the human race is to blame.
I see the water levels rise like no other, it rises so high that soon it will be high enough to the point where it looks just identical to the infamous New York Skyline.
I hear the screams of help, those begging for mercy from the Holy one to change the inevitable foregone conclusion.
I feel the pain which global warming obtains, the sheer amount of pollution we output to this crust thick atmosphere is beginning to take a toll, it’s becoming more and more thinner each year and soon will be thin as if there wasn’t a atmosphere at all.
Now is the time to reduce the strong hatred pollution that creates thousands if not millions of problems, and is the main source of global warming which thrusts heat to the atmosphere.
Now is the time to reduce tropical deforestation which accounts for 10% of global warming’s problem.
Now is the time to reduce the misinformation that spreads around the media and politics. To finally share actual factual information for once and get this central idea of controlling global warming underway.
Like the remarkable, persuasive, and first African American President of the United States once stated, “No Nation, however large or small, wealthy or poor, can escape the impact of climate change.”
If nations from around the world do not come around and try to deflate this problem, planet Earth will be in crisps sooner or later.
Nations from around the world need to stop this isolation they are currently experiencing and just come to it’s senses and fix this catastrophe waiting to happen, or else there won’t be any nations left.
I have a dream that this “renewable energy” which swaps gas, dirty air, and down-gut engine thrived cars to clean oxygen, solar panels to emit electricity, and clean electric cars.
I have a dream that one day we the people, the humans of planet Earth are able to achieve what no other race has done before and unite and handle this catastrophe waiting to happen by cooperating with the guts and will to enhance this unbearable event.
I HAVE A DREAM that this ongoing, urgent, nuclear bomb essentially will soon come to a dead end, and this Nuclear Bomb waiting to happen will die off in the near future.
wow bro this is some scary stuff but we do need to clean our country and i like your illusion too
Really like the imagery in the beginning of your speech.
I love how you used of imagery and parallelism in your first two paragraphs .
this is a very nice speech:)
I like how you painted an image in the readers head before you really got into your point.
I Have a Dream Speech
15 years ago, on September 11, 2001, planes have been hijacked, people committing suicide, and mass murders. Some members of a group called Al Qaeda, made plans and attacked the World’s Trade Center, the Twin Towers, in Manhattan. Approximatley 3,000 people were killed during that attack. Based on those attacks, the American’s hatred towards the Muslims grew. After that attack, it left the Americans in shock and fear, so without thinking twice they would hurt or abuse the other religions when they were never related to the attack or Muslims.
I see different religions accused due to their appearance.
I hear people of different religions standing up and fighting for the injustice they are receiving.
I feel the pain when you’re being compared to another religion that you know you aren’t.
Now is the time to be able to tell the difference from every religion. Now is the time to compensate for your mistakes. Now is the time to join hand in hand and live in a world where religion isn’t an issue and it is treated equally important and given the equal amount of importance. “Like the great Mahatma Gandhi, he believed in that every person was equal (black or white), and that everyone should be treated in the same way.”
Religion is an issue that needs a solution. Religion comes to play when a newly deadly group called ISIS is founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. They have made attacks in Iraq, Syria, and Paris. Even though they are an Islamic group they have managed to brain wash other people from different religions to become a part of the ISIS group. There are Islamic people all over our country where if you were to see one on the streets now wouldn’t you judge that Islamic person and look at their appearance and say oh they are a part of a terrorist group? Some countries are banning Islam because they are “being safe” or “making sure” or “preventing” any harm that the Islamic people may do by kicking them out of the country or denying their access of entrance into our country to make sure that they don’t make another terrifying terrorist attack. Why u say they are being banned from some countries, is because they are going off from the Muslim’s appearance because they wear these certain clothing that seems to frighten the Americans thinking that there is a terrorist hiding under those clothes, and they are being told to stop wearing their cultural clothing because the people aren’t able to see their full identity. I have a dream where in this world no one would be judged according to their appearance or be called something that they aren’t. I have a dream where if there are different religion groups that are harming America then we would use different reactions towards a person that is related to that religion but not the group because you just can’t assume any one that is from that religion is related to that certain group.
love how you started your speech with a beginning that catches the readers attention.
I like your topic it is different.
i like how you included lots of facts…nice speech
Your speech is both touching and informational I really like it.
My Dream Speech
by Andres Magana
02/11/16
Throughout my life I have bared witness to the discrimination of so called “Illegal Aliens”. They are illegal because they were born a few miles south from where we were. They are considered aliens because they weren’t born on u.s soil. They come into this country looking for better opportunities but all they get is the cold shoulder of discrimination, and the despising stare of hatred that they do not deserve.
The United States of America was founded on immigration. And now it is frowned upon. And now it is despised. And now people want every immigrant out of this country. And now it might just happen.And now they are going to feel the deadly fist of deportation if we don’t help. Just because a person’s name doesn’t show up in the government’s files means he’s less than human?Just because a person came into this country not by birth makes him less than human? Just because they don’t have some documents makes him less than human?
I HAVE A DREAM!
I have a dream that everyone is seen as equal in the eyes of the U.S government. I have a dream that mexican boys and girls can join hands with american boys and girls.
I HAVE A DREAM TODAY, that we will all share this dream. The former president George W. Bush once said, “Nearly all americans have ancestors who braved the oceans – liberty loving risk takers looking for an ideal, Immigration is not just a link to America’s past but it is also a bridge to America’s future. I have a dream that we would all realize that our country’s past, present, and future relies on immigration and instead of despising it, we all would learn to embrace it.
penguin
i very interesting i thought of so many things that could of went under the category “illegal alliens”. so is it a penguin??? T0TT@!!y L0LZzzzz
Not all illegal aliens are from the south.
Amazing speech , well put together . This is an issue that is very controversial , and we seemed to have not shed light upon it . I really like your of repittion .
I like how you refer to George Washington Bush.
I Have a Dream
Extinction is a leading problem all over the world. In Africa, the illegal trade of Ivory. In Asia, the illegal poaching of tigers for fur trade. For what, to make a quick buck? People don’t need Ivory or tiger fur, there are alternatives to those materials. About 150-200 species become extinct each day, like the Caspian Tiger and Western Black Rhino. Extinction is happening quicker than someone spends sending a text.
It’s a national issue that needs to be solved today.
I see the Ivory horns of an elephant being sold.
I hear the agonizing cries of animals begging for help.
I feel the charging winds of animals running from danger.
Now is the time for ideas of rescue to develop into actions.
Now is the time to stop the trade of death and the evil of poachers.
Now is the time for a new beginning, and the end of this cruelty.
Now is the time to find the light of hope, and extinguish the fire of extinction.
Animal Extinction is happening as quickly as a cheetah runs.
Due to the ignorance of humanity, every animal is a ticking time bomb.
Like the great and courageous Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way, its animals are treated.” By judging the mass extinction of species, the greatness and moral progress of a nation is, well, almost extinct. People need to help this turn around and have our greatness and moral progress be 100% rather than the 0% we probably have. What are we gaining from these trades of death? Money? Money can only take us so far. Whereas love from nature, good people and animals can go beyond any barrier the world sets in front of us.
We need a change, a change right now, not later, not next year, NOW!
Because I have a dream.
I have a dream for change, change for the greater good.
I have a dream that everyone and everything can live in harmony, without worrying about becoming extinct.
I have a dream that people will help nature blossom rather than have it wither away.
I have a dream that people will find a solution to this problem.
I HAVE A DREAM that EXTINCTION itself, will become Extinct.
Gisselle,
Great allusion to Ghandi! Who knew he was an advocate for animal rights as well as human rights.
Coey
Your speech is great and i favored the last sentence the most. Great Speech.
I like the imagery when you described “ivory horns”, the agonizing cries, and the charging winds, they add details which makes those 3 lines less dull.
great
i love how you used allusion, which included the great ghandi
Good use of repetition with “Now is the time” and ” I have a dream.”
I have a dream by Atziri Atilano Lopez – period 4
Immigration, the great fear of immigrants.
Everyday families get separated because of immigration
More than 72 thousand little kids get separated from their parents every year
Undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows of society or
risk their families getting torn apart.
I see families getting torn apart because of deportation
I hear little kids crying for their parents
I feel the pain of a mother to see her child get ripped off her arms.
Donald Trump has no right to say, ”When Mexico sends its people…they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing
those problems. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime”, Trump said, “They’re rapists”. The words said by Donald Trump are not right
because not all immigrants are people of crime. Most immigrants come to have a better life and not to cause trouble. We come here for a
better future.
To be an immigrant is like being in jail, you always carry that fear of being deported, illegal immigrants are trapped by their circumstances of
being illegal, having no option but to stay in the shadows of society. Why can’t immigrants be treated equal?
Now is the time to let families be happy.
Now is the time to stop separating little kids from their parents.
Now is the time to stop being scared of the immigration police.
Now is the time for immigrants to be treated equally.
I have a dream that immigrants will not just stand in hope and watch their families get torn apart.
I have a dream that no kid will drop a tear because they don’t have their parents with them.
I have a dream that Donald Trump will stop treating us like trash.
I have a dream that immigrants will stop living with fear of deportation and instead live in happiness and Prosperity.
Wow Atziri nice speech. I agree with what you said about immigrants hiding in the shadows and that they come to the US for a better future. 🙂
great
what she said bro
great
I like the way how you quoted what Donald Trump said about immigrants.