Battle Hymn of American Studies
1995; National Council of Teachers of English; Volume: 84; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/820484
ISSN2161-8895
Autores Tópico(s)American Constitutional Law and Politics
Resumothis session of the Constitutional Congress to be open. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Seventy-one voices spoke in vigorous unison. I felt the thrill of being part of a whole that is greater than its parts . . . with liberty and justice for all. Into the silence that followed the Pledge, Whitney Houston's recorded voice soared up the ascending notes of Star-Spangled Banner. The secretary began the roll call and our attention shifted to the individual delegates on whose shoulders rested the responsibility for the new constitution. I had chosen a seat
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