Mark Twain Quotes

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."   -Mark Twain

 

           This quote brings up the topic of forgiveness for me. Anger can stew and rot within a person for a very long time, and it only ever does harm to them. People who hold anger have a mental list of every wrong anyone has ever done to them, and this is a fuel to the fire. To me this quote is a reminder that forgivness frees the mind, and it is the only way to go. Not only do we need to forgive to help ourselves but giving forgiveness frees the person you hold accountable also. Anger builds, forgiveness frees.

 

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Little Known Civil War Era Story

http://www.rrstar.com/carousel/x1070017359/For-those-who-didn-t-know-that-s-Ms-Peterd-s-street

 Elizabeth Peterd-Standfield was an African American of the civil rights era. She lived in Rockford with her husband and children until her husband died in the 1940's. She is a significant person to the black community because she was not only help to one, but to many. She herself had fallen on hard times after her husband died, and her landlord kicked her out. She worked as hard as possible to buy a home no one else wanted, and fixed it up. She then opened her doors to anyone who needed a helping hand or a place to stay. She was honored on her 100th birthday with a street named after her. She is a hidden gem in the community of Rockford and I appreciated reading her story and what she did for the local community and those less fortunate.

A walk through harlem

In the story Having Our Say, Bessie's dental office is on seventh street. In the virtual walk through Harlem, I believe it would be located accross from the church in the red brick building.
One of the links also connects us to the african american yankees baseball team. The sisters talked about how they enjoyed a game when they could later in life, and how they thought it was fun. This same website talks about W.E.B. Du Bois, whom the sisters knew and were offend visited by. He was a prominant spokesperson for black rights, as was Bessie. She was the outspoken one of the two and believed in what he had to say. They both protested in a civil manner and were proud to be black. Both Delany sisters speak highly of him.