I have a dream
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I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Singapore dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former farmers and the sons of former scholars will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the education level but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." And if Singapore is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of Bukit Merah. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of Bukit Timah. Let freedom ring from the heightening HMV of Orchard Road! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Pulau Ubin! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of Petra Blanca! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Tampinese! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Jurong! Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Woodlands. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, farmers and scholars, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
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Any reason why you are posting Martin Luthur king without saying his name?
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you have a dream?
go back and sleep lor, maybe will have more dreams coming.
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All the people at the top have a dream too.
No, the dream doesn't include the majority of Singaporeans.
But it's a good dream.
Really.
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You really should at least put a note of reference as to where you got your speech from, he was a great man give him that much credit at least.
However I agree with you, and with charlize, though I must say charlize seems quite the cynic... It's a good dream though. I dream of it many a night myself.
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ok, carry on dreaming.
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If you meant that I would only dream and not take action, you're wrong to suppose that of me...I will help to bring change.
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if i say this is martin luther king's speech, it will be wrong... it is true that this is based on his speech though.
his speech is prominent enough that posting the words "i have a dream" will link to him, the same way the words "tonight we dine in hades" is associateded with leonidas.
either that or you guys didn't spot the difference between my post and the original speech
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We did, you could have wrote something like... "Based on Martin Luther King's speech" But now you already have with your last post.*Grins*
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Originally posted by Tenebrae:
We did, you could have wrote something like... "Based on Martin Luther King's speech" But now you already have with your last post.*Grins*
haha, but it was unnecessary. the title is prominent enough.
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When you say that you dream, you dream of freedom right? Freedom from oppression, and censorship along with the many things Singaporeans complain about. Question is... what is the true meaning of this "Singaporean dream", I mean we all know what the "American dream" is, beacuse there are enough Hollywood movies to teach us that. I'd like to ask what kind of freedom do YOU dream of?
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i dream of a place where academic papers is not the primary basis of career advancement, but based primarily on merit.
you didn't read the post right? sad...
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My bad, apologies for asking you a silly question there.
Alright then, how would you suggest the system should be run then?
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I HAVE A DREAM that one day there there will be no dreams, and we are free from the phrase
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Originally posted by Tenebrae:
My bad, apologies for asking you a silly question there.
Alright then, how would you suggest the system should be run then?
first, scholars cannot disrupt NS!
2nd, scholars will be part of normal evaluation for promotion!
3rd, scholarship will be awarded with consideration of both financial and merit basis. that rich kid with parents pulling in millions don't need the scholarship, someone with more dire or normal family income does.
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Wake up wake up!!! time to go urine...dun wet the bed ya,
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Wake up wake up!!! time to go urine...dun wet the bed ya,
but in the dream is so fun... i was rich in there...
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Originally posted by skythewood:
but in the dream is so fun... i was rich in there...
Then you better sleep in the bath tub. My maid is so fed up with washing the urine soaked mattress. -
Originally posted by angel7030:
Then you better sleep in the bath tub. My maid is so fed up with washing the urine soaked mattress.5 more minutes mom...
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*Grins* You're a bit old to be wetting your bed yes?
I was actually hoping you would propose a system similar to the international schools...My sister attended OFS for a short period of time... and their lessons were amazing!! Fun, thought provoking and quite liberal...though that meant their maths was never as good as someone of the same age in the singapore system. On the whole the students were a intellegent, warm and fun bunch.
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Originally posted by deathmaster:
you have a dream?
go back and sleep lor, maybe will have more dreams coming.
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Originally posted by skythewood:
5 more minutes mom...
My maid call me Miss, not mom, from now on you call me Miss, my grandma as Mom, my Dad as Sir and my Dad's mistress as Mattress.Understand.??
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Err according to my interpretation of your dream, the world is going to be totally messy.
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Originally posted by Tenebrae:
*Grins* You're a bit old to be wetting your bed yes?
I was actually hoping you would propose a system similar to the international schools...My sister attended OFS for a short period of time... and their lessons were amazing!! Fun, thought provoking and quite liberal...though that meant their maths was never as good as someone of the same age in the singapore system. On the whole the students were a intellegent, warm and fun bunch.
oh, so you have a system... which i don't really understand.
