first of all, thanks to all of my friends and family that tolerated/entertained me when i came to the USA. for those of you who didnt get to hang out with me, well, better luck next year...
one of my favorite parts of teaching my kids in middle school is the section about one of my favorite heroes, Martin Luther King Jr. its in the 8th graders text books, and i always bring in my ipod so that they can hear what his voice sounds like. i dont expect that they will understand the details of the speech like "interposition and nullification", but they can hear the phrase "I have a dream" and it makes for a bit of listening practice for them.
here are a couple of videos to celebrate MLK Jr. the first one is a video of his famous "I have a dream" speech. I love not only his message, but the sound and swell of his voice. his command of his vocal capabilities are what made him one of the finest speech givers in American history... anyone interested in hearing more of his voice, should look up the audio book called "a knock at midnight"-it is a collection of his recorded sermons that i really enjoyed listening to even though i would not consider myself very religious.
this next video is from an animated cartoon called "The Boondocks"; inspired by the black artist Aaron McGruder (important to note that he is black or this nex clip might be considered quite racist) who also created the comic strip of the same name. this episode is called "The Return of the King" and it fanatacizes that MLK Jr had not died when he was attacked, but he went into a coma that lasted over thirty years and woke up to be disgusted with what is now popular black culture in the USA. this is the last 6 minutes of the episode wherein King blasts all of those attending a party, which was supposed to be a gathering in King's honor. the creator of the boondocks seems to dislike popular black culture quite a bit, as is evidenced by his fantasy of what King's tirade would sound like.
enjoy...
peace...
more about japan later...
Erich von Meatleg
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