The American Reader: Words That Moved a NationThe 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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... friends , sharing with each other a favorite poem or discovering for the first time a stirring speech . In fact , I received numerous letters from readers who told me that they did employ the book in this fashion and that they shared it ...
... friends and businesses , but there is no evidence that icons will replace written language . If anything , knowledge of language and the need for accuracy of expression have become even more important than ever . Some think that reading ...
... Friend , nor speak any of an Enemy . Pay what you owe , and you'll know what's your own . Proclaim not all thou knowest , all thou owest , all thou hast , nor all thou canst . To bear ... Friends : a spoonful of honey 10 The American Reader.
Words That Moved a Nation Diane Ravitch. Tart Words make no Friends : a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar . Make haste slowly . Beware of little Expences , a small Leak will sink a great ship . No gains ...
... and often just to annoy the British and their American friends . People quickly took up the song's credo : " By uniting we stand , by dividing we fall . " Come join hand in hand brave Americans all , And 28 The American Reader.