Posted: 6/11/2012 8:41:26 AM EDT
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http://www.wtop.com/346/2898068/You-Are-Not-Special
He tells the truth. Damn good speech. Video of speech in link. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- In a commencement speech in the Boston area, Wellesley High English teacher David McCullough Jr. told graduates just that. "Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. You've been nudged, cajoled, wheedled and implored. You've been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie. Yes, you have. And, certainly, we've been to your games, your plays, your recitals, your science fairs. Absolutely, smiles ignite when you walk into a room, and hundreds gasp with delight at your every tweet. Why, maybe you've even had your picture in the Townsman! And now you've conquered high school... and, indisputably, here we all have gathered for you, the pride and joy of this fine community, the first to emerge from that magnificent new building... "But do not get the idea you're anything special. Because you're not," McCullough told the Wellesley graduates Friday. McCullough spelled out the the facts, telling the graduates that "even if you're one in a million, on a planet of 6.8 billion that means there are nearly 7,000 people just like you." 
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http://www.wtop.com/346/2898068/You-Are-Not-Special He tells the truth. Damn good speech. Video of speech in link. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- In a commencement speech in the Boston area, Wellesley High English teacher David McCullough Jr. told graduates just that. "Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. You've been nudged, cajoled, wheedled and implored. You've been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie. Yes, you have. And, certainly, we've been to your games, your plays, your recitals, your science fairs. Absolutely, smiles ignite when you walk into a room, and hundreds gasp with delight at your every tweet. Why, maybe you've even had your picture in the Townsman! And now you've conquered high school... and, indisputably, here we all have gathered for you, the pride and joy of this fine community, the first to emerge from that magnificent new building... "But do not get the idea you're anything special. Because you're not," McCullough told the Wellesley graduates Friday. McCullough spelled out the the facts, telling the graduates that "even if you're one in a million, on a planet of 6.8 billion that means there are nearly 7,000 people just like you."  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5p5nufi7EY&feature=player_embedded#!Years too late. They should have been brought to reality when they were 2. |
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Cool. I called for a lock and bumped the original thread. |
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It should be a thumbtack. Very dupeworthy. |
