1Evelyn Maguire
Core 4
1/30/05
"I Have a Dream" Speech
I Have an Ambition
Based off of MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the lunchroom food, I still have an ambition. It is an ambition deeply rooted in the pits of my stomach.
I have an ambition that one day, my children, and my children's children, shall no longer have to face the oppression of good cafeteria food. Every day hence forth shall be known as "Burrito Day". The lack of pizza on the so-called "Pizza Day" shall be vanquished. No student will ever have to deal with week old, rock solid pretzels again!
I have an ambition that one day, even in the segregated lunch lines of Longs Peak Middle School, the hot lunch and ala carte lines can finally join in harmony! No person shall be judged by the line they stand in, but the contents of their stomachs. We shall finally be able to sit down and eat at the table of brotherhood.
I have an ambition that one day; we shall be able to buy soda in the lunch lines. The regular drink selection of milk, Hawaiian Punch, and iced tea shall be no more! We shall no longer be punished for eating outside! The tables shall be expanded so ten, not eight, people can sit together in peace.
I have an ambition that we will be able to change the random shouts and chatter of lunch into a wonderful philharmonic of togetherness. Our music shall echo throughout the state of Colorado to the farthest corners of the nation. We will finally be able to wait in line together, to eat together, and to hang out outside together. This shall be the creation of a new era in the history of the United States of America!
I have an ambition that one day soon we can all live together in peace and harmony and eat our lunches as civilized human beings. When we can finally do this, we shall all be better people for knowing that we can make changes in our lives, and the lives of others. When we can finally do this, we shall have in our heads the knowledge of the ages, in our hearts the joy of freedom from lunch line tyrants, and in our stomachs the sweet food of justice.
My ambition is for all people to eat the same quality food, despite race, religion, or size of wallet. One day soon, we shall be able to rejoice and celebrate the joining of the lunch lines. One day soon, we shall be able to bask in the glory and satisfaction of knowing that we have changed cafeteria history for all generations of Longs Peak students to come. One day, all the students of Longs Peak Middle School, from all racial and religious backgrounds, shall finally be able to join hand in hand and sing the immortal words that I have spoken, "Burritos at last! Burritos at last! Thank God almighty, its Burrito Day at last!"