Tag: Politics

Weltanschauung

Currently, I am so wrapped up in my little world of language learning in the little town of Bonn that I probably could not hold a decent conversation about any of the latest current events (even in English).  Presidential election, what?  War in Georgia, huh?  Olympic scandals, who? This could also have something to do …

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I’ve Been to the Mountaintop

Like any good child of the 80s, today’s date sticks in my memory as song: Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride And thank god for that. I’ve been reading and listening to King’s last speech (full text …

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MLK, Jr.

Last Tuesday, I wasted about 20 minutes of my time listening to this speech. But it’s always worth taking time out of your day to listen to this one given by Martin Luther King on August 28, 1963. Or his “Beyond Vietnam” speech at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967 (excerpted …

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