Unit 4: Selection Vocabulary 2

Den hit seems I see a vision
Of a dearah long ago
Of de childern tumblin’ roun’ me
By my rough ol’ cabin do’.

But dey’s somep’n’ dearah to me,
Somep’n’ faihah to my eyes
In dat cabin, less you bring me
To yo’ mansion in de skies.

I kin hyeah de way—off bayin'
Of my mastah’s huntin’ dogs,
An’ de neighin’ of de hosses

But at times my t’oughts gits saddah,
Ez I riccolec' de folks

An’ dey frolickin' an’ talkin’
Wid dey laughin’ an dey jokes.

Son—I come from five generations of people who was slaves and sharecroppers—but ain’t nobody in my family never let nobody pay ‘em no money that was a way of telling us we weren’t fit to walk the earth.

Captain, Mistuh, Bossman—[groveling and grinning and wringing his hands in profoundly anguished imitation of the slow-witted movie stereotype] Oh, yassuh boss!

[She is nodding, slowly, reflectively.]

You done wrote his epitaph too—like the rest of the world?

You saw him—down on his knees. Wasn’t it you who taught me—to despise any man who would do that?

The delegation failing to effect an arrangement with the United States commissioner, then in the nation, proceeded, agreeably to their instructions in that case, to Washington City, for the purpose of negotiating a treaty with the authorities of the United States.

A spurious Delegation, in violation of a special injunction of the general council of the nation, proceeded to Washington City with this pretended treaty, and by false and fraudulent representations supplanted in the favor of the Government the legal and accredited Delegation of the Cherokee people, and obtained for this instrument, after making important alterations in its provisions, the recognition of the United States Government.

And now it is presented to us as a treaty, ratified by the Senate, and approved by the President [Andrew Jackson], and our acquiescence in its requirements demanded, under the sanction of the displeasure of the United States, and the threat of summary compulsion, in case of refusal.

And this is effected by the provisions of a compact which assumes the venerated, the sacred appellation of treaty.

...nor can we believe it to be the design of these honorable and high minded individuals, who stand at the head of the Govt., to bind a whole Nation, by the acts of a few unauthorized individuals.

Anyone who has played the classic board game the Game of Life or the video game The Sims knows that owning a home is the modus operandi for many Americans.

Above all, a property you own is a place where you can cultivate a life, make memories, and plan for a secure future.

For many people, exploration is their raison d’être, so it is more important, more fulfilling, and more practical to rent than to own property.

For renters, any repairs needed on a property (unless it is the tenant’s fault) are gratis; the landlord has to pay.

It is clear that Americans like to have a plethora of choices; that’s why megastores and large online retailers are so popular.