Butinretrospect,thedestructionofmyselfwassorepetitivethatIstartedtoseeapattern.Theselfchanged,gotaffected,broken,destroyed,butanotheronewouldevolve--sometimesh2er,sometimeshateful,sometimesnotwantingtobethereatall.Theselfwasnotconstant.AndhowmanytimeswouldmyselfhavetodiebeforeIrealizedthatitwasneveraliveinthefirstplace?
IgrewuponthecoastofEnglandinthe'70s.MydadiswhitefromCornwall,andmymomisblackfromZimbabwe.Eventheideaofusasafamilywaschallengingtomostpeople.Butnaturehaditswickedway,andbrownbabieswereborn.
Butfromabouttheageoffive,IwasawarethatIdidn'tfit.Iwastheblackatheistkidintheall-whiteCatholicschoolrunbynuns.Iwasananomaly,andmyselfwasrootingaroundfordefinitionandtryingtoplugin.Becausetheselflikestofit,toseeitselfreplicated,tobelong.Thatconfirmsitsexistenceanditsimportance.Anditisimportant.
IwannawelcomeeverybodyhereInthIscheerteam.thankyouforcomIngherethIsmornIngtostandonmysIdecheerIngmeon.It’smydreamtohavetheopportunItytochallengealltheforeIgnathletestothechampIonshIpatthIsgreatoccasIon:2011olympIcgames.now,thedreamcametrue.asanathleteofchIna,I’mheretowInthegoldmedaloforIenteerIngforourmotherland.
I’msoproudofbeIngoneofthebestplayersIntheworld.butcouldyoubelIeveIhadbeenalazygIrlwhenIwasInjunIorhIgh.I’mnotkIddIng!atthattIme,runnIngwasmylastfavorIte.Ireallydon’tknowhowtodescrIbethefIrsttImeIwasonthetrack.ItwashorrIble.whenIstartedtorun,IwassImplyoutofbreath.andwhIleItouchedthefInIshInglIne,IreallydIdn’tknowIfIwasstIllalIve.It’ssofunny,huh?butIt’strue,IdId.
Well,somethInghappenedandchangedthesItuatIon.wewontherIghtofholdIngtheolympIcgamesIn2011.afterthat,sportsbecameakIndofgameIncampus.andtherearemanysportsclubsInschool.onedaysomeoneaskedme:“areyougonnatryoneofthose?”fIrstIfeltsowIred.
“TrytogetIntosportsclubs?areyoukIddIng?”IsaId.andshegoes:“whynot??It’snothardatall,andsofascInatIng!”soIdIdtrIedoneandIwassoluckytobecomeoneofthosewhodIdorIenteerIng.thatIsafantastIcsport!youneedtorunandfIndwheretogojustbyusIngamapandacompass.It’swasn’tpopularInchInaatfIrst.butwhenweheardItmIghtbecomeaneweventIn2011,wedIdpractIcedhard,andaImedtowInthefIrstchampIonoforIenteerIngIntheworld.whenwepractIced,therewerealotoftroubles.youknow,sometImesyouneedtogowIthyourfeet,butsometImesyouneedtogowIthyourheart.InsomesItuatIons,wefacedthedIffIcultIesandproblems.andweneedtosolvethatthroughteamworkandh2wIllpoower.sowecanrunfaster,gohIgherandbeh2er.thatIswhatwesay—olympIcspIrIt.
Nowthedreamcametrue.I’mstandIngherewIthallmybodyandmyheartputInsports.sodothepeoplefromallovertheworldtohereattheolympIcgames.It’stheolympIcgamesthatmakeustogether.wearehereforabIgdayofsport;wearehereforadreamofsports.wearehereforaspIrItofsportthatencouragesustofacethedIffIcultIesoftodayandtomorrow.
Itisacommonplaceamongmoraliststhatyoucannotgethappinessbypursuingit.Thisisonlytrueifyoupursueitunwisely.GamblersatMonteCarloarepursuingmoney,andmostofthemloseitinstead,butthereareotherwaysofpursuingmoney,whichoftensucceed.Soitiswithhappiness.Ifyoupursueitbymeansofdrink,youareforgettingthehangover.Epicuruspursueditbylivingonlyincongenialsocietyandeatingonlydrybread,supplementedbyalittlecheeseonfeastdays.Hismethodprovedsuccessfulinhiscase,buthewasavaletudinarian,andmostpeoplewouldneedsomethingmorevigorous.
Formostpeople,thepursuitofhappiness,unlesssupplementedinvariousways,istooabstractandtheoreticaltobeadequateasapersonalruleoflife.ButIthinkthatwhateverpersonalruleoflifeyoumaychooseitshouldnot,exceptinrareandheroiccases,beincompatiblewithhappiness.
Ifyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,youwillseethattheyallhavecertainthingsincommon.
Dearstudents:
Howareyou!
Inthepreviousseveralexams,Ihavegainedgoodresults,firstofallthankstomyefforts,ofcourse,learningisalsoveryimportant.Next,Igaveyouaboutmylearningexperience.Ifeelgoodinordertolearnfirst-comeinterestedinlearning.Asthesayinggoes:"Interestisthebestteacher."Withinterestwillbemotivatedtolearn,themorenaturallylearnbetter.Second,inordertoimprovelearning,wemustmasterthecorrectwaytolearn,learntodigest,givingtoppriority,thisisthemostimportant.Inlearning,ourmindsmusthavethreewords-"Why!"Smartpeopleknowthat;wisemenknowtolistento;smartpeopleknowtoask.Thelastissuretobehardwork,thisisthemostimportant,evenThomasEdisonsaid"Geniusneedsninety-ninepercentperspiration."Schoolshouldseriouslylectures,andpayattentiontomoreindependentthinking,donotknowwanttoask,toexercisetheirthinkingskills.Carefulandmeticuloustoteacherassignments,mustnotbecareless.
Thereis,totakenotes,previewbeforeclathebest,firsthaveapreliminaryunderstandingofthetext,whichforthenextclacanmoreeasilyabsorb.After-schoolmustalsobereviewed,andconsolidatetheknowledgeaboutgoodteachers,andlayasolidfoundation.Theancientshavesaid:"ReviewingtheOld,tobeateacher."Notalsothetruth?Besttopayattentiontoworkandrest.Onlycareaboutthedeathofreadingisofnousetoletmymindrelaxproperlyforthejobsuchasplayingbaseball,listeningtomusic,watchTVnews.Finally,Iwanttosay"donotyougoh2erthanothers,thenyouhavetoandtheyarebetterthanweak,youchallengedyourselftostayonaparbeforehimself,andyouwillreapbetterthanothers."IfinishedthespeechThankyou!
Theenvironmentalprotectionisthemostmajorproblemwhichinthemodernlifethehumanityfaces.mustsolvethisproblemmuststartfromfoundation.first,mustmassivelypropagandize,enhancespeople'sconsciousnesswithunderstanding,strengthenstheenvironmentalprotectionconsciousness.next,mustcarryonwasterecoveryuse,reducestoforest-tree'sfelling.
alsomuststrengthentowhitepollutionprocessing,littleusestheplasticproduct.finally,mustmakeimprovementtocleanaspect.causesthecity'sappearancetobeneater.forearth'stomorrow,wemuststartfromthenowdiligently,willwantthewelllocalconstabletoprotecttheenvironment.tothisusproposesasfollowssuggests:implementationtrashclassificationpackedinbags.
likethisnotonlycanreducetheenvironmentalsanitationworker'sworkload,butalsocanevenbetterbasicallyarrivemakesuseofwaste,toreducethepollution,savestheresources.
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Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentleman!FirstIwanttosayisthatI’mveryproudoftobeinvitedtotopresentmytopichere,whichis“InternetCivilization”.
BeforeIbeginmytopic,pleaseallowmetoaskyouaquestion:Everytimeyouclickthemousetosurftheweb,doyouknowwhatdoesitmean?
Onthenet,youcanmakefriendsoverseasandcallthemwithIPphones;youcangetinformationfromallovertheworld;youcanevengiveahandtosomepeopleintroublesandgethelpwheninneed.
However,wehavetoadmitthatinternetalsoleadstointimacybeforeacquaintance;itscatterssecretsoutwards,notinwards;and,mostworryingofall,itisavehicleforliars.
Hereweshouldsee,thereexistsgoodandevil,rightandwrongontheweb.Asnetizens,we’dbettergrowtorealizetheimportanceofInternetCivilization.
Justasthefamoussayinggoes“Longandsteepisthepathtovirtue.”Manypeopleadvocatethatweshouldbesincere,honestandresponsibleinoursociety—therealworld.Now,whatIwanttoaddisthatwealsoshouldobeytheprimarymoralprinciplesinthisvirtualworld.
Allofmydearfriendshere,ontheinternet,whichroledidyouplay?Whichroleareyouplaying?Andwhichrolewillyouplay?
Thankyouverymuch!
Youknow,youknow,westartedthisgreateffortonasunnyjulymorninginpinderscorneronpatandlizmoynihan'sbeautifulfarmand62counties,16months,3debates,2opponents,and6blackpantsuitslater,becauseofyou,hereweare.
Youcameoutandsaidthatissuesandidealsmatter,jobsmatter,downstateandupstate,healthcarematters,educationmatters,theenvironmentmatters,socialsecuritymatters,awoman'srighttochoosematters.itallmattersandijustwanttosayfromthebottomofmyheart,thankyou,newyork!
Thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.
Iwill-iwilldoeverythingicantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandtohonorthepowerfulexampleofsenatordanielpatrickmoynihan.iwouldlikeallofyouandthecountlessnewyorkersandamericanswatchingtojoinmeinhonoringhimforhisincrediblehalfcenturyofservicetonewyorkandournation.senatormoynihan,onbehalfofnewyorkandamerica,thankyou.
Ipromiseyoutonightthatiwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofnewyork'sfamilies.todaywevotedasdemocratsandrepublicans.tomorrowwebeginagainasnewyorkers.
Andhowfortunateweareindeedtoliveinthemostdiverse,dynamicandbeautifulstateintheentireunion.youknow,fromthesouthbronxtothesoutherntier,frombrooklyntobuffalo,frommontauktomassena,fromtheworld'stallestskyscraperstobreathtakingmountainranges,i'vemetpeoplewhosefacesandstoriesiwillneverforget.thousandsofnewyorkersfromall62countieswelcomedtomeintoyourschools,yourlocaldiners,yourfactoryfloors,yourlivingroomsandfrontporches.youtaughtme,youtestedmeandyousharedwithmeyourchallengesandconcerns-aboutovercrowdedorcrumblingschools,aboutthestruggletocareforgrowingchildrenandagingparents,aboutthecontinuingchallengeofprovidingequalopportunityforallandaboutchildrenmovingawayfromtheirhometownsbecausegoodjobsaresohardtofindinupstatenewyork.nowi'veworkedonissuesliketheseforalongtime,someofthemfor30years,andiamdeterminedtomakeadifferenceforallofyou.
Yousee,ibelieveournationoweseveryresponsiblecitizenandeveryresponsiblefamilythetoolsthattheyneedtomakethemostoftheirownlives.that'sthebasicbargain.i'lldomybesttohonorintheunitedstatessenate.
Andtothoseofyouwhodidnotsupportme,iwantyoutoknowthatiwillworkinthesenateforyouandforallnewyorkers.andtothoseofyouwhoworkedsohardandneverlostfaitheveninthetoughesttimes,iofferyoumyundyinggratitude.
Goodmorning(afternoon),everyone.I’mQinJinfromClass1,Grade7.I’mverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.Todaymytopicis“Time”.I’mgoingtotalkabouttheimportanceoftimeinEnglish.
Someonesays,“Timeismoney.”ButIthinktimeisevenmoreimportantthanmoney.Why?
Becausewhenmoneyisspent,wecangetitver,whentimeisgone,it’llneveriswhywemustn’twastetime.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatistimeisusuallyasecondisveryshouldmakefulluseofourtimetodosomethinguseful.
Butit’sapitythattherearealotofpeoplewhodonotknowtheimportanceoftimespendtheirlimitedtimesmoking,drinkinganddonotknowthatwastingtimemeanswastingpartoftheirownlives.
Inaworld,weshouldsavethetime,weshouldn’tleavetoday’sworkfortomorrow.
Rememberwehavenotimetolose.Wemustcherishit.
That’sallfortoday’skbye.
AndIknowwhatyou'rethinking.Youknow,I'mupherebaggingoutinspiration,andyou'rethinking,"Jeez,Stella,aren'tyouinspiredsometimesbysomethings?"Andthethingis,Iam.Ilearnfromotherdisabledpeopleallthetime.
I'mlearningnotthatIamluckierthanthem,though.Iamlearningthatit'sageniusideatouseapairofbarbecuetongstopickupthingsthatyoudropped.(Laughter)I'mlearningthatniftytrickwhereyoucanchargeyourmobilephonebatteryfromyourchairbattery.Genius.Wearelearningfromeachothers'strengthandendurance,notagainstourbodiesandourdiagnoses,butagainstaworldthatexceptionalizesandobjectifiesus.Ireallythinkthatthisliethatwe'vebeensoldaboutdisabilityisthegreatestinjustice.Itmakeslifehardforus.Andthatquote,"Theonlydisabilityinlifeisabadattitude,"thereasonthatthat'sbullshitisbecauseit'sjustnottrue,becauseofthesocialmodelofdisability.Noamountofsmilingataflightofstairshasevermadeitturnintoaramp.Never.
Smilingatatelevisionscreenisn'tgoingtomakeclosedcaptionsappearforpeoplewhoaredeaf.Noamountofstandinginthemiddleofabookshopandradiatingapositiveattitudeisgoingtoturnallthosebooksintobraille.It'sjustnotgoingtohappen.
