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FACULDADE REGIONAL DA BAHIA – UNIRB

2012.2

Curso: Engenharia Química e Ambiental Sanitária

Semestre: 9º

Disciplina: Inglês Técnico

Nome: Fernanda Alves Data: 08/12/12 Score:_____

Avaliação # 2

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My fellow citizens

I'm here today humbly before the task ahead of us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for the services rendered to the nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be easily resolved or in a short period of time. But know this, America - they will be resolved.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we proclaim an end to the petty feelings and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for so long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a opportunity to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one to take shortcuts or settling for less of us. There was a path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Were mainly those who take risks, who do things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few