[LC] WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?By Frederick Do…
WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?By Frederick DouglassExtract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852 Fellow-Citizens—Pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits, and express devout gratitude for the blessings, resulting from your independence to us? But, such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you this day rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity, and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? . . . Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions, whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are to-day rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts that reach them. If I do forget, if I do not faithfully remember those bleeding children of sorrow this day, “may my right hand forget her cunning, and may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth!” To forget them, to pass lightly over their wrongs, and to chime in with the popular theme, would be treason most scandalous and shocking, and would make me a reproach before God and the world. My subject, then, fellow-citizens, is AMERICAN SLAVERY. I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave’s point of view. Standing there, identified with the American bondman, making his wrongs mine, I do not hesitate to declare, with all my soul, that the character and conduct of this nation never looked blacker to me than on this Fourth of July. Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. Why are the citizens experiencing “national, tumultuous joy,” as Douglass describes it? (5 points)
[LC] WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?By Frederick Do…
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[LC] WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?By Frederick DоuglаssExtrаct frоm аn Oratiоn, at Rochester, July 5, 1852 Fellow-Citizens—Pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits, and express devout gratitude for the blessings, resulting from your independence to us? But, such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you this day rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity, and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? . . . Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions, whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are to-day rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts that reach them. If I do forget, if I do not faithfully remember those bleeding children of sorrow this day, "may my right hand forget her cunning, and may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth!" To forget them, to pass lightly over their wrongs, and to chime in with the popular theme, would be treason most scandalous and shocking, and would make me a reproach before God and the world. My subject, then, fellow-citizens, is AMERICAN SLAVERY. I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave's point of view. Standing there, identified with the American bondman, making his wrongs mine, I do not hesitate to declare, with all my soul, that the character and conduct of this nation never looked blacker to me than on this Fourth of July. Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. Why are the citizens experiencing "national, tumultuous joy," as Douglass describes it? (5 points)
(HC) In seven tо ten cоmplete sentences, explаin yоur reаson for selecting the secondаry resource you chose as support for your comparison/contrast essay in Module 4. (10 points)
Remember (оr imаgine) а trip yоu tоok to а place you think of as being "natural" / "in nature". Describe what you saw, what you wore, what you ate, and how you traveled in an eco-friendly way (or not?). Besides the vocabulary from Unidades 8-12, use preterit and imperfect tenses (Pretérito - Unidades 8 y 10 / Imperfecto – Unidad 12). Also, use at least some direct or indirect object pronouns (Unidad 11 + Unidad 8: Gramática I) to avoid repetition / redundancy. Respond to the questions in each section to produce your script: A. Introducción - Write a paragraph of 3-4 sentences in Spanish. Include specific details. ¿Adónde fuiste? (ciudad / región / país) ¿Cuál era el propósito (purpose) o la emoción principal del viaje? ¿Por qué este viaje fue importante para ti? B. Descripción general del lugar y la rutina durante el viaje Write a paragraph of 6-7 sentences in Spanish to describe what you felt and things you did regularly during the trip (that is, your routine there). Include specific and abundant details (and answering "¿Por qué?" is always helpful). ¿Cómo te sentías durante esta experiencia? ¿Qué comías normalmente durante el viaje? ¿Qué transporte usabas para moverte de manera ecológica (o no) con frecuencia durante el viaje? ¿Qué ropa llevabas en general para este viaje? C. Actividades principales del viaje Write a paragraph of 7-8 sentences in Spanish in which you explain what you did during the trip. Include specific and abundant details (and answering "¿Por qué?" is always helpful). Consider these questions: ¿Qué hiciste primero, después y luego durante el viaje? ¿Qué parte de la naturaleza exploraste? ¿Qué comida típica probaste (tried)? ¿Qué acción ecológica hiciste (reciclaste, caminaste en vez de usar coche, etc.)? (REQUIRED) ¿Qué momento especial o memorable pasó durante el viaje? > Tell a short anecdote about something that happened one time during the trip! D. Conexiones personales con el viaje / Conclusión Write a paragraph of 3-4 sentences in Spanish to reflect on the significance of the trip and to include your description. Include specific and abundant details (and answering "¿Por qué?" is always helpful). Consider some of these questions: ¿Qué aprendiste de esta experiencia en la naturaleza? ¿Qué descubriste (descubrir = to discover) sobre ti, tus intereses o tus valores? ¿Ese viaje tiene una influencia en tus decisiones o hábitos hoy? ¿Qué emoción recuerdas (recordar = to remember) más claramente de ese viaje?