The American Reader: Words That Moved a NationHarper Collins, 2000 M09 5 - 656 páginas The American Reader is a stirring and memorable anthology that captures the many facets of American culture and history in prose and verse. The 200 poems, speeches, songs, essays, letters, and documents were chosen both for their readability and for their significance. These are the words that have inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, and comforted Americans in days gone by. Gathered here are the writings that illuminate -- with wit, eloquence, and sometimes sharp words -- significant aspects of national conciousness. They reflect the part that all Americans -- black and white, native born and immigrant, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American, poor and wealthy -- have played in creating the nation's character. |
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... lives ; they were written mainly for teenagers , with lyrics that are neither important nor memorable . Indeed , the lyrics of some popular music appear to be intended to offend or degrade some group of people . Rather than bringing ...
... live entirely in the present , uninterested in and oblivious to anything that happened before today , indifferent to any words except those they hear in movies , videos , the radio , and television . But reading is not about to ...
... lives . The words here collected reveal an integral part of the dynamic of American life . In a democratic society , the ... live . As our society has evolved , articulate men and women have emerged to advocate , argue , debate , demand ...
... live 100 years , Pray as if you were to die To - morrow . BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LIST OF VIRTUES Benjamin Franklin started writing his autobiography in 1771 and continued it until just before his death in 1790. In it , he described " the ...
... live in a government where liberty is well understood and freely enjoyed , yet experience has shown us all ( I am sure it has to me ) that a bad precedent in one government is soon set Colonial Days and the Revolution ✩ 17.
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