To Sojourner Truth, who led a life of hardship and discrimination in the name of the Lord her God. Having suffered under the hand of many masters, she took her experiences and shared them with the world, becoming an advocate for equality, not just among white men and men of color, or of white women to white men, but to all. She turned to God for help, working for her sustenance and not taking more later in life (Gilbert). She traveled and preached, speaking at the same meetings as those such as Frederick Douglass and other well-known reformers (Painter).
She was born a slave and raised as such under several different masters. She learned of God from her mother, and she prayed to him always when she was under cruel masters. When she came to the home of a kind master, however, she soon forgot of God (Gilbert). This changed when her son was sold off, taken out of New York (where slaves all were to be freed soon) to Alabama into permanent slavehood. This was very illegal, and Isabella, as she was known at the time, fought hard to get her son back (Gilbert). She got him back, this act in itself an example of her going against the grain for what she saw as right. She continued to do this for the rest of her life: even though she couldn’t lead a church of her own as a woman, she traveled around the country, telling of God and Jesus. She also spread ideals of equality between sexes, races, and even classes. Her most famous quote, “Ain’t I a woman?”, comes from a speech in response to men explaining why women shouldn’t have the same rights; of how men said women had to be helped in carriages or over muddy puddles, and never had to work. Sojourner, in turn, talked of how she was a woman, but no one ever helped her, and she had worked just as hard as any man to live (Truth). So this is to you, Truth, for all that you’ve done for equality. May your memory continue for years to come.
References
Gilbert, Olive. Narrative Of Sojourner Truth. 1850, https://wwnorton.com/college/history/america9/brief/docs/STruth-Narrative_of_STruth-1850.pdf. Accessed 16 Dec 2019.
Painter, Nell. Sojourner Truth In Life And Memory: Writing The Biography Of An American Exotic. Blackwell Publishing, 1990, http://www.nellpainter.com/assests/pdfs/articles/A29_SojTruthExotic.pdf. Accessed 16 Dec 2019.
Truth And Anthony Outline. 2019, https://www.scott.k12.ky.us/userfiles/13129/Classes/58907/Truth%20and%20Anthony%20outline.pdf. Accessed 16 Dec 2019.
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(V e r y a e s t h e t i c I n d e e d)
The therapist cured me of my senseless rage. I'm still angry, but now I've got a reason.
Я сижу и жду еще около 40 минут для звонка и думаю, почему есть 90 минут, чтобы сделать простой одностраничный тест.
If they show love
Imma show it back
If the catch is too small
Imma throw it back
I've done a lot
But I ain't got a lot to show for that (alright yeah, let's do that again)
If they show love
Imma show it back
If the catch is too small
Imma throw it back
I've done a lot
But I ain't got a lot to show for that (Alright yeah let's get into it)
[Verse 1]
A lot of things have happened since we last spoke
Like smashed hopes. Half empty? Nah, this glass is broke
And I'm the captain of this crashed boat
So when it's time to sink or swim I always choose to do the back float
I know that not a lot of humans are as sharp as I am
My modesty's my greatest quality. It's not, I'm lying
I know I'm only just alright with this art of rhyming
No, I'm not applying myself, in fact, I'm hardly trying
But just imagine what would happen if I stuck to rappin'
Man, I'd probably have a helicopter and a couple mansions
With some guard dogs, and a bunch of fans they love attacking
Probably not, but it's fun to imagine
I can't complain at where I'm at
I'm just happy to be here
I'd be ecstatic if we happened to have a repeat year
Thanks to ProleteR I'm rappin' to heaters
While passing the reefer. Man, that's what I call having a breather
[Hook]
If they show love
Imma show it back
If the catch is too small
Imma throw it back
I've done a lot
But I ain't got a lot to show for that
(I've done a lot but I ain't got a lot to show for that)
[Verse 2]
It's your story, so frame it how you wanna frame it
I get the picture, but that doesn't mean I've gotta hang it
I used to be a Mormon, saying things like "gosh" and "dangit"
Now I'm trying to rap while I act like I don't want to make it
So fuck a record deal
I only say that cause they haven't made the offer yet
I'm confident they never will
My only competition is myself from the year previous
It's clear to me I have to fear greediness
And steer clear from that media hype
And devious types
I'm booking my Expedia flights immediately
That's right, I'm leaving tonight, to find some peace on a beach
Is where I'm needing to write
So fly me to France, I think its time my life is enhanced
Teach me all about fashion, let's go buy me some pants
There might be a chance, that I finally find some romance
With a fly little mami who invites me to dance, come on
[Outro]
So if she shows love
Imma show it back
But if that catch is too small
Imma throw it back
I've done a lot, but I ain't got a lot to show for that
(I've done a lot, but I ain't got a lot to show for that)
So if they show love
Imma show it back
If the catch is too small
Imma throw it back
I've done a lot, but I ain't got a lot to show for that
Articles of the US Constitution Slide Project
Dust yourself off. Greatness awaits!
"No," Halm said. There were more memories to collect, but Halm wasn't going to ask Cas to help with that.
You know the difference between me and the hundreds of heroines wearing this clothing, my Goddess? I make this look good.
