Did you know that today, September 21, is International Day of Peace? Some people call it Peace Day. It's wonderful that a club like MyEC has people from so many countries. There are sometimes arguments about race, religion or politics in the chat room, but for the most part MyEC is a very peaceful place. I have learned so much about different countries from all of you!
Another thing I love about MyEC is hearing the different English accents from all over the world. Many of you have tried using Audioboo this year and I'm so happy to listen to your recordings. Every time you upload your voice, you give others a chance to learn a bit of English.
Today, on Peace Day, I would like to hear your voices. Please join me TODAY by finding a quote about peace. Record your quote using a tool such as Audioboo. After you make your recording, embed it in the comments below. If I get a lot of recordings, I'll compile them into one file for the listening pleasure of the world.
In your recording please include the following:
1) Say your name (or MyEC name) and the country you are from.
2) Read the quote.
3) Read the name of the person who wrote/said the quote. If you don't know the name, say "Anonymous" or "Author unknown".
Here are some places to find quotes on Peace:
Please participate today! It will only take you a few minutes. (Teachers: Please join in and invite your students too.)
Here is my quote:
| "There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they grow up in peace. " Kofi Annan |
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Hello Tara,
Here are my favorite peace quotes.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
By John F. Kennedy
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
By Eleanor Roosevelt
Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.
-- The XIVth Dalai Lama
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Hi Tara,
Here is my favorite quote.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
By John F. Kennedy
Please bear with me, I'm having a hard time using audio boo. I'll try it again... : )
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Gandhi
Hi Tara,
It's been a long time I didn't record my voice. So, here my quote:
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.Hi Tara
Happy International Day of Peace for you and all my friends in the world
this is my quote :
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
Hello Tara, for me it´s wonderful to read all the comments in this interesting and important blog... we´re building a better world with our opinions, and that´s great... unfortunately I could not download the Audioboo (I´ll try later), but I want to share my favorite quote:
"We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not yet learned the simple art of living together as brothers" by Martin Luther King. Jr.
God bless you...
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