I have a dream...

Last week in English class, we listened one of the most famous speeches in American history: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King's speech was a turning point in the civil rights movement in the U.S., and an important part of our country's history. Although I have heard it many times, I am always inspired by Dr. King's words. My students listened to the speech, and had such good questions about it's meaning and what happened in our country then and before.

Afterwards, I asked students to write a few sentences about their dreams for themselves or for Indonesia:

Now, today, I will say to you all about my dream. And maybe not only me but also you all in this room moreover all Indonesians dreaming it. I have a dream that one day, Indonesia will be develop. No poorness, unemployment, hunger, corruption, killing, and bad education. I have a dream, that, in general election for this year, Indonesia’s society can to choose the best leaders. The leaders who can listen the voice of Indonesia’s society, the leaders who can make their promise be reality, and the leaders who can make this nation be better than before. I have a dream that all Indonesians will get the true freedom, and their happiness forever.
--Valentine Veronica Yusuf, Class X-2

I have a dream! I want to be somebody that useful for my state with a way to exterminate global warming.
--Faisal Puhe, Class X-4

I have a dream, if someday I will be a rich person, I will round the world with my family and I will buy a house in Hawaii. I have a dream that someday with my wealth, I will build up many schools in Indonesia, for poor children but they don’t have to pay it (free). I have a dream, someday, no children will not go to school and no children work for they parents.
--Nesya Dwi Cahya Putri, Class X-2

I have a dream, one day I will be the doctor. I will help to cure people that need my help. I want to be a useful person for this country especially in my family. I have a dream to built a hospital and all patient get the cure for free.
--Friska Bunga, Class X-2


I have a dream, that one day, education program in Gorontalo can success and make the education quality to be better for the future.
--Hastuti Bakari, Class X-2

I have a dream that one day I will make a band popular, like Westlife, with name Dream One.
--Sutan Danigoro, Class X-4

I say to you today my friend I have a dream is about someday I want can be give something that special because I a pity my parents and I will be the greatest daughter. I will make my parents happy and the pilgrimage to Mecca. God Bless.
--Ferdi S., Class X-2

I have a dream that one day I can to know more about English, or other language. I have a dream that one day I get scholarship and can continue my education in international university and especially in Miss Heather university. I have a dream that one day I can success in the future. I have a dream that one day I can go to the Bali.
--Siska Tahir, Class X-2

I say to you today my friends, so even though my dreams about happy my parents today, tomorrow, and forever. I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply sleep in the family dream. I have a dream that one day, I can happy my parents, this my parents will rise up and live happy the true meaning. As long as because I don’t giving happiness for my parents but just in my dream I can doing something special for my parents. For me my parents the best of the best.
--Rahmat Mulyorahardjo, Class X-2

I have a dream, one day I will be the greatest daughter and will be my parents and family happy. I want to be useful people for this country and if I will be the leader, one day I will be make this country advanced and all the world respect to this country and Indonesia can rise up from poorness.
--Naning Sepriani Dangkua, Class X-2

If I can be Gorontalo regent I will make Lake Limboto be clear and I will make the lake to be place popular.
--Faisal Soreang, Class X-4

I have a dream. My dream is become people that success. I am very wish to be a people that useful for nation and state, excellent for my parents. I hope my parents proud to me. Because with become people that success, I can help economy my family and also is a way the only one for repay merit my parents. That already to make I like as this now. I know, I will never repay merit my parents because their merit is large. But, with intention that honesty certainly we can.
--Lia Marcelina Yusuf, Class X-2

I have a dream someday I want to see all of countries in the world live in peace. I want to see in the world not have differences, the government can make society in the world prosperous. I have a dream. Now many fights happened. Many children die, even though the government always debated who’s right or wrong. Someday I hope in the world will never a war again all of children in the world always smiling everyday. I have a dream. Now in the world not have different between a poor man and a rich man, between dark skin and white skin, between government and society, all of society feel happiness. If they have a big problem between our country and other countries they will make agreement for to get peace. I have a dream, someday all of countries always side by side together, and smile to the world. I have a dream someday in the world many people don’t do corruption, will never kill again. I have a dream many people live with happiness and always remember God, that everything will come back to him.
--Monalisa Mandagi, Class X-2

Now, today, I will say to you about my dream. I have a dream now that one day I want to become a better person, useful for my parents, country, religion, and other people. I have a dream that one day, I want to do something to change the world to be better for the future. I have a dream that one day, may God bless our country and give happiness to us.
--Vita Alfanikmah, Class X-2

I say to you today, my dream. Every human certain has a dream, because that, I also have a dream. I have a dream, my dream will be that always create motivation for me. My dream are make my parents always happy inside me and feel lucky have child like me. I will invite my parents go to Mecca. I have a dream, that one day I will circumference world and I will get country children that use for my country with always give achievement. I have a dream that one day Indonesia will get the country that advanced, and education in Indonesia will be free. I have a dream that one day I find my love and always happy until dead. I have a dream today, and I hope that all my dream will aspiration and then to study, study , and study. I have a dream today.
--Irmawaty P. Kiu, X-1

I have a dream… want to be president in Idonesia in order that can be next generation and I can join the Indonesian people. Especially for keep the jungle and not to fall the trees so there is not the flood.
--Nelpin Mangga, Class X-1

I have a dream that one day, there will be no again someone who make the weapon in the world, in order no more the war will happen. I have a dream that one day in Palestine there will be no again the voice of the children weeping, because they are listens to the voice of the weapon everywhere. I have a dream that one day the people of Palestine will be shaking hands with the people of Israel.
--Nurhasan Sidik Susianto, Class X-1

I have a dream that one day, our country will rise up from poverty, and the hunger. I have a dream that one day, our country will out from corruption, the government will be honest. I have a dream the government will release the school contribution in order to use can get a high education.
--Novita Liputo, Class X-1

I have a dream that one day I want to be a cabinet minister of health in order I can overcome all the problems with health in Indonesia. I have a dream that one day the people in Indonesia become healthy without having ache and I will be the leader of the great health in Indonesia. I have a dream that one day I can to development prosperousness the people of Indonesia. I love Indonesia.
--Pratiwi A. Harun, Class X-1

My friends, today I will tell aobut something that very important for us. I have a dream that one day, if I can be a doctor, I will treat sick people. If I can be a doctor, so I will make a program free medicine for the incapable, especially in outlying village. If I can be a doctor, I will observe the situation that in the village, the health and their food. This have a purpose for make the healthy people.
--Emi Octaviani Nohu, Class X-1

I say to you today my friend, when I will be the leader of Indonesian country, I will make Indonesian country is the best of all the country in the world. I have a dream that one day I will realized the people honest and safe, because the Indonesian constitution of 1945. I have a dream that one day I will make Indonesian country free from economic crisis. I have a dream that one day I will have aspiration of Indonesian nation to be society of many religion, race, and tradition. I have a dream that one day I will stand on the shoulders of the world and cry “I love Indonesia!”
--By Dedi Mustapa, Class X-1