Jabberwocky

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter (The Riddle of Strider)

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter   (The Riddle of Strider) 

by J.R.R. Tolkien

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

The Preamble & the First Ten Amendments

The Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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The first ten amendments simplified:

1	Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2	Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3	No quartering of soldiers.
4	Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5	Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6	Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7	Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8	Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9	Other rights of the people.
10	Powers reserved to the states.

The first ten amendments in their exact wording:

First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Second Amendment

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Third Amendment

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Fourth Amendment

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Fifth Amendment

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Sixth Amendment

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Seventh Amendment

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Eighth Amendment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Ninth Amendment

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

See It Through by Edgar Guest

 Recitation due February 2022 for Writers Mark classes. Exact date varies from class to class.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

1 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,

2 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

3 The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

4 In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

5 The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

6 While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads,

7 And Mama in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,

8 Had just settled down for a long winter's nap-

9 When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

10 I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

11 Away to the window I flew like a flash,

12 Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.

13 The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow,

14 Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below;

15 When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

16 But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny rein-deer,

17 With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

18 I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

19 More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

20 And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:

21 "Now! Dasher, now! Dancer, now! Prancer, and Vixen,

22 "On! Comet, on! Cupid, on! Donner and Blitzen;

23 "To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

24 "Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

25 As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly,

26 When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

27 So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

28 With the sleigh full of Toys - and St. Nicholas too:

29 And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

30 The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

31 As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

32 Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound:

33 He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

34 And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

35 A bundle of toys was flung on his back,

36 And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack:

37 His eyes - how they twinkled! his dimples how merry,

38 His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;

39 His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

40 And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

41 The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

42 And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

43 He had a broad face, and a little round belly

44 That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly:

45 He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

46 And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself;

47 A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

48 Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

49 He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

50 And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

51 And laying his finger aside of his nose

52 And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.

53 He sprung to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

54 And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle:

55 But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight-

56 Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

MLK's I Have a Dream Speech

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.

So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American 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 slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little 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.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. 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 that I go back to the South with. 

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 new meaning: My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. 

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. 

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. 

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. 

Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado. 

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. 

But not only that, let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. 

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. 

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, and when we allow 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, black men and white men, 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.

Mrs. Cortez'  MNEMONIC

Let us not wallow in the v____ of despair, 
I say to you today, my fr____s.

So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a _____. It is a _______ deeply rooted in the A______     ______. 

I  ____  __  ______ ____  one day this _____ will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be ____-______, that all men are created _______.

I  ____  __  ______ ____ one day on the red ____ of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the _____ of brotherhood.

I  ____  __  ______ ____ one day even the state of M_______, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an ______ of freedom and justice.

I  ____  __  ______ ____ my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their _____ but by the content of their ch________. 

I  ____  __  ______ ____ today.

I  ____  __  ______ ____ one day down in A_______ with its vicious racists, with its  g________ having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right down in  A_______ ,   little black _____ and  ______   ______ will be able to join hands with little  wh_____   _____ and  ______   ______       as sisters and ______.  

I  ____  __  ______ today.

I  ____  __  ______ ____ one day every v_____ shall be exalted, every hill and m_______ shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made _______, and the glory of ____  _____ shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our h_____. This is the f_____ that I go back to the S_____ with. 

DEFINITIONS:
Interposition is a claimed right of a U.S. state to oppose actions of the federal government that the state deems unconstitutional. Interposition was conceived as an action that would be undertaken by states acting jointly.

Nullification is an act of an individual state, while interposition was conceived as an action that would be undertaken by states acting jointly.

COOL THING THAT HAPPENED:
12-5-21 The Mass Gospel reading was Luke 3:1-6

Here is Luke 3:4-6

4* as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:d

“A voice of one crying out in the desert:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord,e

make straight his paths.

5Every valley shall be filled

and every mountain and hill shall be made low.

The winding roads shall be made straight,

and the rough ways made smooth,

6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”^f

d: [3:4–6] Is 40:3–5.