These are actually the first Ten
Amendments to the Constitution.
The First Amendment insures
freedoms such as speech, religion,
press, and the right to bear arms.
But, what the Bill of Rights did not
say was, \"If you get a gun, do not
turn around and kill somebody.\"
They left that
out.";
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She was a poet, a professor, and
she led the English Department
at Wellesley College.
One summer she went out West,
and during her visit she climbed
Pikes Peak with other teachers.
When she saw the view stretched
out far beyond her wildest dreams,
she was inspired to write a poem,
\"America the Beautiful.\"
It expresses America so well that
it was an instant hit. In fact, many
wish it was our National Anthem.
Katharine Lee Bates was very self-
guided, and for 25 years she lived
with another woman.";
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As I have been telling you,
it took a very long time for
women to gain the right to vote.
Finally, the 19th Amendment passed,
thanks to President Woodrow Wilson.
He pressured Congress to do it.
We must also thank: Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet
Tubman, Abigail Adams,
and, of course, Lucretia Mott!
Women's votes could now be counted.
They stepped out and became
a part of the bigger picture.
They were not as tied to home, thanks
to inventions like electricity, stoves,
refrigerators, and washing machines.
This transformed their lives.";
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This is an on-going thing, from
the Revolutionary War to Iraq.
They all start over arguments.
We should get together and say,
\"Yes, we have disagreements,
but can we work it out?\"
Instead, we keep making the
same mistakes because we
do not remember the past.
We go to war when
we do not have to.
History teaches that
the stress within us gets
released into killing.
Our country needs one good
massage. This will relieve the
stress, and there will be peace.
Actually, the whole world
needs one huge massage. ";
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Harriet Tubman was a slave.
She lived on a plantation, and
her childhood was not happy.
She had to watch over the baby
of one of her owners, and anytime
the baby cried, she got whipped.
She had many scars on her back.
When she was a teen she saw her
owner abusing another slave, and
when she said something, he ran.
The owner threw a heavy weight,
and it hit Harriet. Her head was
swimming with blood.
That was not right!
After Harriet escaped, she was
the most famous conductor of
the Underground Railroad.
She risked her life, time and again,
to save her family and to help other
slaves escape to Canada.
This is why she was called,
\"The Moses of her people.\"
Harriet was a nurse. And would you
believe it, she was even a Union spy
during the Civil War!
There was a black man by the name
of John Brown, and Harriet helped
him with his raid on Harper's Ferry.
Then, she fought for women's rights.
When she was 93, and her body was
frail, and she could not sleep at night
because of her head injury,
Harriet Tubman passed away.
We must never ever forget Harriet.
She was never afraid to risk her life,
and to help other people to be
f r e e."; // END editorial data