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PEDRO'S FIRST DAY OF 4th GRADE
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>It was the first day of school and a new student named Pedro Martinez, the
>son of a Mexican restaurateur, entered the fourth grade.
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>The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. Who said
>'Give me Liberty, or give me Death?'"
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>She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Pedro, who had his hand up.
>"Patrick Henry,
>1775."
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>"Very good!" apprised the teacher. "Now, who said, 'Government of the
>people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth?'"
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>Again, no response except from Pedro. "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
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>The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed! Pedro, who
>is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do!"
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>She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Mexicans!"
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>"Who said that?" she demanded.
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>Pedro put his hand up. "Jim Bowie, 1836."
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>At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
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>The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Now, who said that?"
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>Again, Pedro. "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
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>Now furious, another student yelled, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
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>Pedro jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouting to the teacher,
>"Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
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>Now, with almost a mob hysteria, teacher said, "You little shit. If you say
>anything else, I'll kill you!"
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>Pedro frantically yelled at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to Chandra
>Levy, 2001."
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>The teacher fainted, and as the class gathered around her on the floor,
>someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble now!"
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>Pedro whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003."
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>It was the first day of school and a new student named Pedro Martinez, the
>son of a Mexican restaurateur, entered the fourth grade.
>
>
>The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. Who said
>'Give me Liberty, or give me Death?'"
>
>
>She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Pedro, who had his hand up.
>"Patrick Henry,
>1775."
>
>
>"Very good!" apprised the teacher. "Now, who said, 'Government of the
>people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth?'"
>
>
>Again, no response except from Pedro. "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
>
>
>The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed! Pedro, who
>is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do!"
>
>
>She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Mexicans!"
>
>
>"Who said that?" she demanded.
>
>
>Pedro put his hand up. "Jim Bowie, 1836."
>
>
>At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
>
>
>The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Now, who said that?"
>
>
>Again, Pedro. "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
>
>
>Now furious, another student yelled, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
>
>
>Pedro jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouting to the teacher,
>"Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
>
>
>Now, with almost a mob hysteria, teacher said, "You little shit. If you say
>anything else, I'll kill you!"
>
>
>Pedro frantically yelled at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to Chandra
>Levy, 2001."
>
>
>The teacher fainted, and as the class gathered around her on the floor,
>someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble now!"
>
>
>Pedro whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003."
