Thursday, January 22, 2009

Thoughts on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the Inauguration

Today we viewed the video, "Yes We Can" with Mr. Willis' class. After our discussion I would like you to respond to the following prompts:
  • Comment on the connection between the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, whcih was on Monday, and Barack Obama becoming our 44th President on Tuesday.

  • What does President Obama mean when he quotes the Declaration of Independence saying, "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal."

  • What does "Yes We Can" mean to you?

Be thoughtful, and be sure to edit your comment with your partner before posting.

15 comments:

tiago said...

1)they wer day's of freedum.
2)he mean's that all people are the same and all inportent in ther own spetshel way.
3)yes we can mean's to me that we can do this if we do it together.

Grace said...

Obama and Martin Luther King, Jr. had conetion with thay both wonted freedom.

ben said...

Any color people should be treated the same.

They're both black and they were both trying to make a point of having black and white people be the same.

mykalawilliston said...

I think the connection between Martin Luther King Jr day and Barack Obama becoming are 44th president is that they are both black men and I think what Obama meant by “We hold these truths to be self-evident; That all men are created equal.” Is that any man white or black they both have an equal right. Finally I think “yes we can” means we can change to me!

sierrapolley's blog @ you said...

1)they were both day's of freedum
2)that we are all spetcel in our one spetcel way's
3)yes we can mean's we can all make a difrent's in the world.

kimberly said...

1. They have the same ideas.

2. It means all people have to be treated the same way as other people.

3. Yes we can be treated the same way.

Grace said...

(2Iit meens all people shode be theeted the same.
(3)yes we can meens to me. We can all make a difrent`s in the world.

kayleigh said...

1)they were both day's of freedum.
2)say one man was born black and one man was born white they are bothe equl one is not grater then the other one.
3)were spetchel becus thar is no slavery.

sophie said...

thay wer days of freedum.

sophie said...

2)that all people are the same and all inpotent in thar own speshel way.3) yes we can mean`s to me that we can do this if we do together.

kiley said...

1)They both want peace in the world.

seth said...

They both want peace. They both are black. All people should be treated equally. I can do things that I like.

nevin said...

They both wanted black skin and white skin to be treated equally. Everybody needs to be treated the same.

kayleigh said...

1.there are no differences of black and white.
2.the day of the inauguration barack obama said his speech to the country.

kiley said...

1) They both wont pece in the world. 2)They both are afrucin amarucin. 3) They both gave a speech.