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Senator Ted Kennedy to the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2009
Below is the text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by the President in tonight’s address to a Joint Session of Congress.
May 12, 2009
Dear Mr. President,
I wanted to write a few final words to you to express my gratitude for your repeated personal kindnesses to me – and one last time, to salute your leadership in giving our country back its future and its truth.
On a personal level, you and Michelle reached out to Vicki, to our family and me in so many different ways. You helped to make these difficult months a happy time in my life.
You also made it a time of hope for me and for our country.
When I thought of all the years, all the battles, and all the memories of my long public life, I felt confident in these closing days that while I will not be there when it happens, you will be the President who at long last signs into law the health care reform that is the great unfinished business of our society. For me, this cause stretched across decades; it has been disappointed, but never finally defeated. It was the cause of my life. And in the past year, the prospect of victory sustained me-and the work of achieving it summoned my energy and determination.
There will be struggles – there always have been – and they are already underway again. But as we moved forward in these months, I learned that you will not yield to calls to retreat – that you will stay with the cause until it is won. I saw your conviction that the time is now and witnessed your unwavering commitment and understanding that health care is a decisive issue for our future prosperity. But you have also reminded all of us that it concerns more than material things; that what we face is above all a moral issue; that at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country.
And so because of your vision and resolve, I came to believe that soon, very soon, affordable health coverage will be available to all, in an America where the state of a family’s health will never again depend on the amount of a family’s wealth. And while I will not see the victory, I was able to look forward and know that we will – yes, we will – fulfill the promise of health care in America as a right and not a privilege.
In closing, let me say again how proud I was to be part of your campaign- and proud as well to play a part in the early months of a new era of high purpose and achievement. I entered public life with a young President who inspired a generation and the world. It gives me great hope that as I leave, another young President inspires another generation and once more on America’s behalf inspires the entire world.
So, I wrote this to thank you one last time as a friend- and to stand with you one last time for change and the America we can become.
At the Denver Convention where you were nominated, I said the dream lives on.
And I finished this letter with unshakable faith that the dream will be fulfilled for this generation, and preserved and enlarged for generations to come.
With deep respect and abiding affection,
[Ted]
The Promises film project
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Comprehension about the Promises film project.
While working on this film, you have contributed to the project: Congratulations!
A-The narrator B. Z grew up 20 minutes from here but never got the chance to get there:
means:
-he never crossed the borders between the two communities
-he was given the opportunity to get there
B-Checkpoints are situated :
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so that Arabs and Muslims cannot cross the the West Bank
to avoid extremists
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as a protection for the population in general for active terrorists
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as daily reminders of occupation
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because no other ways are possible at the present times
C-The Western Wall is situated behind the Aqsa Mosque :
-the Wall is called Holy Wall for the Jews and people leave their prayers or wishes in it
-the Wall is a western destination for tourists and politicians around the world
-one of the twins in the film says that when he was younger he used to pray for a stolen bike, to make a wish but mostly for….
D-The little girl uses the future tense during the « chair » scene:
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she has projetcs and dreams for the future, her future life
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she has no dreams for her future given the situation
E–religious practice: who does what?
The Jews read the Torah (the law)
What is the Torah composed of?
various books from the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and a few others
The Shabbat is part and parcel of the Jewish religion:
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it is a day devoted to family and prayers
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it is a festive day and people stop buying things, shops are closed and the town is having a rest
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it is the seventh day in the Bible when God is supposed to have a rest after creating the earth, man and woman.
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people who practise the prayers and respect the traditions wear the kippa (calotte)
F-Prayers for Muslims:
bending forward in sign of respect is part and parcel of praying as well as washing oneself before entering the mosque
Book : the Coran
G-Can you name a few details given by the litlle girl?
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the child in the film says she is not allowed to tear toilet paper.
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She is preparing meals whereas her brother is playing on the computer
H-Symbols working for an optimistic and realistic outcome= issue= building up of the peace process:
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children from various districts talk to each other
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children are willing to know each other although they are different
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the two chairs : the little girl tries to separate them and it takes time
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the little girl eventually succeeds in separating the two chairs… ON HER OWN , with nobody’s help
I-Vocabulary:
encercler-échapper-colonisation protéger- viser- soulèvement palestinien-jeter- les colons-
Palestinian uprising- settlers-to aim at-settlement- to escape from- to encircle- to throw- to protect
to throw-Intifada ( Intifadah- ??????? )
What do you think?
There is no chance for peace without these meetings (the meeting of young people, across the borders and frontiers)
There is a lot of chance for peace without these meetings.
J-Do you think that the language barrier is a problem for the different communities:
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yes, it is a problem because they don’t undertsand each other
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yes, it is a problem because they are not invited to communciate with each other
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no, it isn’t a problem
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there is a real obstacle because they have to get translators who are willing to help
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languages are of the utmost importance
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languages are part of the identity of each community
