毕业典礼积极英语演讲稿范文五篇
英语演讲稿1
Dukeacceptedmeasan‘earlydecision’candidateand,forthefirsttime,Ifeltseen,andheardandvalued.Oneofthefinestuniversitiesinthenationwaswillingtobetonme.Iwas,andIremain,eternallygratefulfortheopportunitytoattendandgraduateintheTrinityClassof1979.MyDukedegreeandourBlueDevilfamilyhaveopenedmoredoorsthanIcouldhaveimaginedandstoodinsupportwhenIneededitthemost.
Graduates,today,westillfindourselvesinthesamemorassofexclusionandintoleranceIexperiencedallthoseyearsago.Thehighdegreeofacrimonyisunyieldinganddiscouraging,butIwanttomakesureyouhearthis:Discouragementdoesn’thavetobedebilitating.Ifanything,discouragementshoulddriveyoutoopenyourowndoorsanddesignyourownfuture.
Andjustrememberwhenyouopenthosedoors,therewillbepeopleontheotherside.Someofthemwillbecheerleaders,andsomeofthemwillbecritics.Thechallengesyoufaceonyouruphillclimbwilloftencomewithanaudience,becausetherealityisthis:Adversitydoesn’thappenalwaysinprivate.
Iknowthisalltoowell.
英语演讲稿2
AsIsaid,mygrandfatherwasapastorfor50plusyears,leadingthecivilrightsmovementandmarches,desegregatingthepublictransitsystemandhelpingthefirstAfrican-Americanpolicemensecuresteadyjobs.Myfatherwasaphysician,oneofonly100blackdoctorsinAtlantawhenhestartedhispractice,andmymotherwasacivicleaderwhoco-foundedacoalitionofnei***orhoodsacrosssegregatedcommunities.
Followinginthetraditionofmyelders,IpursuedaroleinpublicserviceasPresidentoftheCityCouncilandyouheardthatIservedforsixyears.AstheleaderoftheLegislativeBranchofmunicipalgovernment,IlearnedallthemechanicsandtheoperationsoftheCity.Andwhenitwastimeformynextstep,IthrewmyhatintheringandranforMayor.
Ienteredasthefrontrunnerwiththehighestnamerecognition.Iraisedatonofmoney,Iknockedontensofthousandsofdoors.Thatsaid,therewereissuesalongtheway;myparentsbecameill–myfatherwiththeravagesofdiabetesandtwoamputatedlegsandmymotherdiagnosedwiththeearlyonsetofdementia–andIdecidedIneededtowithdrawfromtheracetolookafterthem.
Butmyfather,hewasn’thavingit.HetoldmeIneedtostepup!ThatIshouldreturntotheraceandtrytogetelectedandgivebacktothecitythathadgivenussomuch.Butbythen,mycampaign’smomentumwasgone.IlosttheraceandIwasabsolutelydevastated.Everyquestionyoucanpossiblyimagewentthroughmyhead.HadthepeopleofAtlantaforgottenme?HadtheyforgottenalltheworkthatIhaddone?Didtheylosefaithinme?Weretheydisappointing[disappointed]?
英语演讲稿3
Afterthreedaysofself-pity,myperspectivechanged.Irealizedthereweremorewaystoservemyfellowcitizensandmycitythanjustbeinginelectiveoffice.
Butthelessonbecamecrystalclearseveralrolesintothefuture.Andgraduates,here’sthelesson:
Failure’snotfatal.It’sfeedback.
Didyouhearme?Putthatinyourphones.Failureisnotfatal.It’sfeedback.
Iwasn’tsupposedtobetheMayor.HadIbeentheMayor,IwouldnothavebeenavailabletoworkasaseniorofficerattheCoca-Colacompanywheremymaternalgrandparentshadworkedforacombined45years–jobsthatenabledmymotherandhersistertobe‘firstgenerationcollegegraduates’.
NorwouldIperhapshavebeenontheradartobecomeatrusteehereatDuke,alongsidemygoodfriendandfellowDukie,NBACommissionerAdamSilver.Ya’llknowwhothatis?That’sabadboy.
AndhadInotmetAdam,ImayneverhavebeenacandidateforthePresidentoftheWNBA,theWomen’sNationalBasketballAssociation,somebodysayamen,oneofthemostrewardingrolesthatIhaveeverundertaken.
英语演讲稿4
So,I’mnotjustaskingyou,I’madvisingyoutoanticipatedefeat,stronglyadvisingit.Don’tbesurprisedwhenitcomesyourway.Acknowledgeit.Engagewithinquisitiveabandonandleaveindeliblefingerprintswhereveryoumaygo.Searchforenvironmentsthatmaygiveyougriefbuttheymayalsohelpyoutogrow.
Now,noonetaughtmetheimportanceofthatexistentialexplorationbetterthanmyparents.Anditwasmyfatherwhoshowedmethatinfact,itisindiscomfortthatwefindourmostdefiningmoments.
Mydadbecameadoctorbecauseheknewthecircumstanceswerenotthesameforeverybody,thatsomepeoplewerenotasfortunateasourfamilywas.Andasheputit,hewantedtoeliminate“dis-ease.”Areyouwithme,graduates?“Dis-ease.”That’sexactlyhowhesaidittome.
WhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwouldgoonhousecallswithhim.ThepatientsallknewandlovedhimandIsawhowmuchhepridedhimselfonbeingacaretaker,someonewhodidhisverybesttoreversetheircompromisedpositionsofhispatients–toputtheirmindandbodiesatease.
ButtherewasonehousecallIrememberinparticular.It’ssearedinthebackofmybrainasifithappenedyesterday.Hisdiabeticpatientwashavingahypoglycemicattack.Hetoldmetogettheorangejuice.Idid,andIwatchedhimsaveawoman’slifethatday.
英语演讲稿5
I’veneverbeenabletoshakethehauntingfeelingofthisspecifichousecallbecauseofthesignificanceitwouldtakeonlaterinmyownlife–anditremindsme,ofcourse,thatevendoctorscanmeetthesameinevitablefateofbecomingpatients.
WhenItriedtotendtothediabetesmyfatherdevelopedlaterinlife,Ithoughtofthatwoman’sshaking,paleface.
AndwhenIlookedathislimbs–adoubleamputee,andrecognizedhewasinrenalfailure,Ithoughtofhowhefoughtforalife,whenshecouldnotfightforherown.
AndIthoughtofhowinhistwilightyears,hewasexperiencingthesamediscomfortanddis-easehehadsoseamlesslykeptatbayforeveryoneelse.
Butevenso,Iknewwewerelucky,myfamily.Wecouldaffordmyfather’sinsulin.Wecouldaffordtodowhatittooktotakecareofhim.