Two Views: On American Values
1/ President Obama, in a speech on the earthquake in Haiti:
This is a time when we are reminded of the common humanity that we all share.
2/ Genevieve Peters, on plans to kick non-resident students out of the Beverly Hills Unified School District:
This is a community trying to take care of its own, and there is nothing wrong with that.
“We are Beverly Hills and we can show some compassion,” Mr. Fenton said. [from the second link]
I love this sentence. I mean, it says so much and with such economy. Is it, in fact, poetry?
i don’t know, i kind of sympathize with the school board. seems like a lot of people just want to avoid the los angeles schools. like they feel like they’re entitled to go to beverly hills because they’re rich and white maybe.