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ThoL Week 20
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Threads of Liberty Week 20
Where is the Hand of the Lord?
Let's try someone else's ideas about constitutions.
Looks easy, doesn't it?
Episode 1
Okay, back to warmups.
It's okay. Nobody gets it right on the first try. Even the Founders.
Openers
Grading
Not all have been scored and entered
Admin Stuff
Planning to have a quiz this week.
Character
One Minute of Light
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
― James A. Michener
1 Corinthians 1:10
10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
Scripture
Kindness
“You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force”
—Publilius Syrus
Quotation
State Constitutions
Remember, these are BEFORE the Constitution
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
Discussion
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
The Colonies
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
The Colonies
Rhode Island
Georgia
Connecticut
Virginia
South Carolina
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
Delaware
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
North Carolina
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
State Constitutions II
There is much to unpack here.
Episode 2
State Constitutions
We all have one. Which means we have two.
Openers
Projects/Quizzes
Deadline is Saturday at midnight.
Admin Stuff
Project purposes--i.e. this is not a crafts class
Quiz #7 (Week 13) will be up this afternoon
Points?
One Minute of Light
"Everything turns out to be valuable that one does for one’s self without thought of profit."
-- Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
3 Nephi 6:4
And they began again to prosper and to wax great...and there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.
Scripture
Real People
“It’s hard for us to relate to historical figures when all we have to go by is flat portraits wearing outdated period era garments. We don’t connect with them. But they were real people, with real feelings.”
— Becca Saladin
Quotation
https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/an-artist-created-lifelike-photos-of-the-wives-of-king-henry-viii-bdb99cd35155
State Constitutions
Remember, these are BEFORE the Constitution
The States
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
The Colonies
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
The Colonies
Rhode Island
Georgia
Connecticut
Virginia
South Carolina
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
Delaware
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
North Carolina
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
Groundhog Day!
Started as a stunt in 1887
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Woodchuck Chuckers
Candlemas (poem)
Hedgehogs were first.
Yes, they used to eat them.
More State Constitutions
Similarities and differences
Episode 3
Choose Wisely.
You might have to live with the consequences a long time.
Openers
Listen.
One Minute of Light
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
--Winston Churchill
Helaman 5:2
2 For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted.
Scripture
Real People
“Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing!”
― John Wesley
Quotation
State Constitutions
Remember, these are BEFORE the Constitution
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
State Constitutions
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
The Colonies
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
The Colonies
Rhode Island
Georgia
Connecticut
Virginia
South Carolina
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
Delaware
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
North Carolina
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
State Constitutions Part III
Similar. Yet not the same.
Episode 4
Andrew Jackson
It's a lot of work being so popular.
Openers
Insert Polish Joke
Today in 1746 Thaddeus Kosciuszko was born--responsible for building the first fortifications at West Point
This Day in History (Thanks, Sarah Gatlin)
Persist
“It may take little time to get where you want to be, but if you pause and think for a moment, you will notice that you are no longer where you were. Do not stop—keep going.”
― Rodolfo Costa
One Minute of Light
Helaman 5:2
2 For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted.
Scripture
True Patience
Patience is not the ability to wait. Patience is to be calm no matter what happens, constantly take action to turn it to positive growth opportunities, and have faith to believe that it will all work out in the end while you are waiting.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Quotation
State Constitutions
Remember, these are BEFORE the Constitution
Constitutions
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?
The Colonies
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
The Colonies
Rhode Island
Georgia
Connecticut
Virginia
South Carolina
1. What are the religious terms in the constitution?
Delaware
2. What rights are guaranteed in the constitution?
North Carolina
3. Are there religious oaths? If so, what?