Quote 11 - Tyrants

Quote 11: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" Thomas Jefferson 1786

1. Name / Date / Hour

2. Define the word "tyrants" minimum two definitions - provide source for your definitions

3. What did Thomas Jefferson mean by "obedience to God"? (2 - 3 sentences)

4. Rewrite Thomas Jefferson's statement in modern terms. (1 sentence)

5. Write a short story about rebellion to a tyrant. (two paragraphs, 5-7 sentences each paragraph)

Quote 10 - Slavery

"In thinking of America, I sometimes find myself admiring her bright blue sky-her grand old woods-her fertile fields-her beautiful rivers-her mighty lakes and star-crowned mountains. But my rapture is soon checked when I remember that all is cursed with the infernal spirit of slave-holding and wrong; When I remember that with the waters of her noblest rivers, the tears of my brethren are borne to the ocean, disregarded and forgotten; That her most fertile fields drink daily of the warm blood of my outraged sisters, I am filled with unutterable loathing." Frederick Douglas, 1835

Instructions:
1. Name, Date, Hour
2. Define the word "Slavery" in the context of this quote.
3. Using the exerpt, "her most fertile fields drink daily of the warm blood of my outraged sisters," write a paragraph (5 - 7 sentences) reflecting on the visual meaning (describe the metaphor).
4. Using words found in this quote by Frederick Douglas - Develop a poem (three lines long, five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the last line), use specific words from the quote. This is a Haiku!

Quote 9 - Forever Young

"Our Constitution is to be celebrated not for being old, but for being young." Ronald Reagan 1986


Instructions:
1. Name, Date, House
2. Define the word "Constitution" as it is used here in this context.
3. Describe a time that you celebrated an event or occasion. (3 - 5 sentences)
4. What does it mean to Celebrate the Constitution? And why, "for being young" instead of "being old?" (explain this in 5 - 7 sentences)

Quote 8 - Hunted

"Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing." Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791

1. Name, Date, Hour

2. Take the phrase "nature of truth" and connect it to your own life. Write a paragraph, describing this connection and how it impacts your life. (5 - 7 sentences)

3. Is "liberty" the same thing as "freedom" - why? (3 - 5 sentences)

4. List five freedoms that you think you have -

Quote 7 - Life

"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Nathan Hale, before being hanged by the British, September 22, 1776

1. Name, Date, Hour

2. Define the word "regret" as used in this context

3. Provide a detailed, emphatic response to this quote. Take into consideration of when it was said and why. (5 - 7 sentences)

4. Would you have said something else just before you were hanged? (why or why not) 3 - 5 sentences

Quote 6 - Curious

"The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men."
Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, 1775

1. Name, Date & Hour

2. Develop a paragraph (5 - 7 sentences) discussing why it is important to know the character of public men.

3. Describe your character (3 - 5 sentences)

4. What one word describes who you are at heart?

Quote 5 - Influence

"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave." Patrick Henry, speech in the Virginia Convention, 1775

1. Name, Date, & Hour

2. Define the word "vigilant" as it is used in this quote from Patrick Henry. (complete sentences)

3. Connect this to your life, where you had to be vigilant in order for something good to happen. (Write 5 - 7 sentences in paragraph format - this means indenting as well)

4. Discuss the Iraq or Afghanistan war - why are we there? Use the word vigilant in your response. Bold the word vigilant in your response. (3 - 5 sentences)