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Archive | November, 2009
That’s America to me
At the end of our interview, I ask young Will a question that might be a civics test nightmare for your average 10-year-old. Will’s answer, though, is good enough — simple enough, true enough — to give me a little rush of goose pimples. What does being an American mean?
“Freedom of speech,” Will says, without even stopping to think. “The freedom to disagree. That’s what I think pretty much being an American represents.”
Somewhere, Thomas Jefferson smiles.
Top U.S. songs of 1975 (the year I was born)
- Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille
- Fly, Robin, Fly by Silver Convention
- Island Girl by Elton John
- He Don’t Love You by Tony Orlando & Dawn
- Bad Blood by Neil Sedaka
- Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell
- Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
- That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC & the Sunshine Band
- Jive Talkin’ by Bee Gees Fame by David Bowie
This, any many other fascinating facts, courtesy of the Birthday Calculator.
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