http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/maya-angelou-says-king-memorial-inscription-makes-him-look-arrogant/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/maya-angelou-says-king-memorial-inscription-makes-him-look-arrogant/#comment-800 Jill Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:34:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=10124#comment-800 I think if you're going to put something on a monument that will last for generations to come, you shouldn't paraphrase the honored one's words.  Period.  Paraphrases have their place, but monuments are not one of them. I think if you’re going to put something on a monument that will last for generations to come, you shouldn’t paraphrase the honored one’s words.  Period.  Paraphrases have their place, but monuments are not one of them.

]]> http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/maya-angelou-says-king-memorial-inscription-makes-him-look-arrogant/#comment-799 Anonymous Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:31:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=10124#comment-799 Leaving out the "if clause" is our way of responding to his proposal.  We are saying he was those things and having it placed in stone makes it permanent.  Through this inscription we are giving Rev.Dr. King, in some small measure, his due. Leaving out the “if clause” is our way of responding to his proposal.  We are saying he was those things and having it placed in stone makes it permanent.  Through this inscription we are giving Rev.Dr. King, in some small measure, his due.

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