Vocabulary

(1)[It/That] makes sense/doesn't make (much) sense

(2)law against

(3)take offense

(4)celebration

(5)set aside

(6)just how much

(7)I'm sure you would agree

(8)fit perfectly

(9)"the day you came to be" = your birthday

(10)died for good

(11)recognition

(12)It could never be

(13)illusion

(14)stand for

(15)time will bring

(16)overdue

(17)unity

(18)remembrance

(19)oneness = unity

(20)let it out 　(see also The Beatles/Hey Jude)

(21)hold it in

(22)the key to

(23)live in our hearts

(24)make--become a reality


Speaking/Writing Topic

This song is about how all Americans want to have a special day to honor a great American, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Talk about three great Japanese in history who have or should have a
special day to honor them.