Eric Duenas:  

Eric is from Flemington, New Jersey. Eric's schools include Hunterdon Central High School. Music Eric likes includes Nuttin' Butta Sandwich, Dr Dre, Muse. Books Eric likes include The 50th Law, The Art of War, Sherlock Holmes Collection. Movies Eric likes include Paranormal Activity, Django Unchained, The Exorcist. TV shows Eric likes include CSI, Metalocalypse, American Dad. One of Eric's favorite quotes is:""This man is black. We can all see that. But, can we also see as easily, that which is equally true? That he is the only true hero in this room. Now, if he were white, he wouldn't be standing before this court fighting for his life. If he were white and his enslavers were British, he wouldn't be standing, so heavy the weight of the medals and honors we would bestow upon him. Songs would be written about him. The great authors of our times would fill books about him. His story would be told and retold in our classrooms. Our children, because we would make sure of it, would know his name as well as they know Patrick Henry's. Yet, if the South is right, what are we to do with that embarrassing, annoying document, The Declaration of Independence? What of its conceits? "All men created equal," "inalienable rights," "life, liberty," and so on and so forth? What on Earth are we to do with this?...... Well, gentlemen, I must say I differ with the keen minds of the South and with our President, who apparently shares their views, offering that the natura...Expand for more