Word of the Day 1/21/13

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Prehistoric (adjective)
pre·his·tor·ic [pree-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-, pree-i-]

adjective
1. of or pertaining to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
2. Slang. outdated; passé: My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper dress.

Origin: 1850–55; pre- + historic


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( SO FREAKING EXCELLENT )

01/21/13 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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Today is a holiday for folks in the US, and who doesn’t like having a day off from work and school?! Sure there’s no mail delivery and banks are closed and all Federal buildings are closed, but other than that, everything else is open.

But today’s holiday isn’t like your usual Federal Holiday. Today’s holiday is one for celebrating the life of a man who I, and many others around world (?), feel is a (civil rights and human rights) hero. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Without going into too much detail (and having this be like a couple of my research papers on the Civil Rights Movement from when I was in high school and college), here’s a brief history of the man and the holiday.

( I have a dream... )

What this day means to me:
It's been 10+ years since I've actually thought about what this day means to me. I guess you could say that I've sort of taken Dr. King's (and others) hard work for granted. I use public transportation and unless it's by choice, I don't have to sit at the back of the bus like Rosa Parks and other colored people had to do back then. I don't have to use the Colored Only entrance to buildings, or drinking fountains for Colored People.

I think it's rather fitting that, here in the US, we are celebrating the second Inauguration of President Obama. I can't imagine what Dr. King and Rosa Parks would be thinking if they were alive today. A black man serving as President of the United States. a black man who was elected by people of all different races, nationalities, and religions.

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. ~ Martin Luther King Speech - I Have a Dream