commencement address at wellesley college

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/7COMMENCEMENTADDRESSATWELLESLEYCOLLEGEBARBARAPIERCEBUSHCOMMENCEMENTADDRESSATWELLESLEYCOLLEGETHANKYOUTHANKYOU,VERYMUCHTHANKYOUVERY,VERYMUCH,PRESIDENTKEOHANEMRSGORBACHEV,TRUSTEES,FACULTY,PARENTS,ANDISHOULDSAY,JULIAPORTER,CLASSPRESIDENT,ANDCERTAINLYMYNEWBESTFRIEND,CHRISTINEBICKNELLAND,OFCOURSE,THECLASSOF1990IAMREALLYTHRILLEDTOBEHERETODAY,ANDVERYEXCITED,ASIKNOWYOUALLMUSTBE,THATMRSGORBACHEVCOULDJOINUSTHESEAREEXCITINGTIMESTHEYREEXCITINGINWASHINGTON,ANDIHAVEREALLYLOOKEDFORWARDTOCOMINGTOWELLESLEYITHOUGHTITWASGOINGTOBEFUNINEVERDREAMTITWOULDBETHISMUCHFUNSO,THANKYOUFORTHATMORETHANTENYEARSAGO,WHENIWASINVITEDHERETOTALKABOUTOUREXPERIENCESINTHEPEOPLESREPUBLICOFCHINA,IWASSTRUCKBYBOTHTHENATURALBEAUTYOFYOURCAMPUSANDTHESPIRITOFTHISPLACEWELLESLEY,YOUSEE,ISNOTJUSTAPLACEBUTANIDEAANEXPERIMENTINEXCELLENCEINWHICH精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/7DIVERSITYISNOTJUSTTOLERATED,BUTISEMBRACEDTHEESSENCEOFTHISSPIRITWASCAPTUREDINAMOVINGSPEECHABOUTTOLERANCEGIVENLASTYEARBYASTUDENTBODYPRESIDENTOFONEOFYOURSISTERCOLLEGESSHERELATEDTHESTORYBYROBERTFULGHUMABOUTAYOUNGPASTOR,FINDINGHIMSELFINCHARGEOFSOMEVERYENERGETICCHILDREN,HITSUPONAGAMECALLED“GIANTS,WIZARDS,ANDDWARFS”“YOUHAVETODECIDENOW,”THEPASTORINSTRUCTEDTHECHILDREN,“WHICHYOUAREAGIANT,AWIZARDORADWARF”ATTHAT,ASMALLGIRLTUGGINGATHISPANTSLEG,ASKED,“BUTWHEREDOTHEMERMAIDSSTAND”ANDTHEPASTORTELLSHERTHEREARENOMERMAIDSANDSHESAYS,“OHYESTHEREAREIAMAMERMAID”NOWTHISLITTLEGIRLKNEWWHATSHEWAS,ANDSHEWASNOTABOUTTOGIVEUPONEITHERHERIDENTITY,ORTHEGAMESHEINTENDEDTOTAKEHERPLACEWHEREVERMERMAIDSFITINTOTHESCHEMEOFTHINGSWHEREDOTHEMERMAIDSSTANDALLOFTHOSEWHOAREDIFFERENT,THOSEWHODONOTFITTHEBOXESANDTHEPIGEONHOLES”“ANSWERTHATQUESTION,”WROTEFULGHUM,“ANDYOUCANBUILDASCHOOL,ANATION,OR精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/7AWHOLEWORLD”ASTHATVERYWISEYOUNGWOMANSAID,“DIVERSITY,LIKEANYTHINGWORTHHAVING,REQUIRESEFFORTEFFORTTOLEARNABOUTANDRESPECTDIFFERENCE,TOBECOMPASSIONATEWITHONEANOTHER,TOCHERISHOUROWNIDENTITY,ANDTOACCEPTUNCONDITIONALLYTHESAMEINOTHERSYOUSHOULDALLBEVERYPROUDTHATTHISISTHEWELLESLEYSPIRITNOWIKNOWYOURFIRSTCHOICETODAYWASALICEWALKERGUESSHOWIKNOWKNOWNFORTHECOLORPURPLEINSTEADYOUGOTMEKNOWNFORTHECOLOROFMYHAIRALICEWALKERSBOOKHASASPECIALRESONANCEHEREATWELLESLEY,EACHCLASSISKNOWNBYASPECIALCOLORFORFOURYEARSTHECLASSOF90HASWORNTHECOLORPURPLETODAYYOUMEETONSEVERANCEGREENTOSAYGOODBYETOALLOFTHAT,TOBEGINANEWANDVERYPERSONALJOURNEY,TOSEARCHFORYOUROWNTRUECOLORSINTHEWORLDTHATAWAITSYOU,BEYONDTHESHORESOFLAKEWABAN,NOONECANSAYWHATYOURTRUECOLORSWILLBEBUTTHISIDOKNOWYOUHAVEAFIRSTCLASSEDUCATIONFROMAFIRSTCLASSSCHOOLANDSOYOUNEEDNOT,PROBABLYCANNOT,LIVEA精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/7“PAINTBYNUMBERS”LIFEDECISIONSARENOTIRREVOCABLECHOICESDOCOMEBACKANDASYOUSETOFFFROMWELLESLEY,IHOPETHATMANYOFYOUWILLCONSIDERMAKINGTHREEVERYSPECIALCHOICESTHEFIRSTISTOBELIEVEINSOMETHINGLARGERTHANYOURSELF,TOGETINVOLVEDINSOMEOFTHEBIGIDEASOFOURTIMEICHOSELITERACYBECAUSEIHONESTLYBELIEVETHATIFMOREPEOPLECOULDREAD,WRITEANDCOMPREHEND,WEWOULDBETHATMUCHCLOSERTOSOLVINGSOMANYOFTHEPROBLEMSTHATPLAGUEOURNATIONANDOURSOCIETYANDEARLYONIMADEANOTHERCHOICEWHICHIHOPEYOULLMAKEASWELLWHETHERYOUARETALKINGABOUTEDUCATION,CAREER,ORSERVICE,YOURETALKINGABOUTLIFEANDLIFEREALLYMUSTHAVEJOYITSSUPPOSEDTOBEFUNONEOFTHEREASONSIMADETHEMOSTIMPORTANTDECISIONOFMYLIFE,TOMARRYGEORGEBUSH,ISBECAUSEHEMADEMELAUGHITSTRUE,SOMETIMESWEVELAUGHEDTHROUGHOURTEARSBUTTHATSHAREDLAUGHTERHASBEENONEOFOURSTRONGESTBONDSFINDTHEJOYINLIFE,BECAUSEASFERRISBUELLERSAIDON精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/7HISDAYOFF,“LIFEMOVESPRETTYFASTANDYADONTSTOPANDLOOKAROUNDONCEINAWHILE,YAGONNAMISSIT”IAMNOTGOINGTOTELLGEORGEYACLAPPEDMOREFORFERRISTHANYACLAPPEDFORGEORGETHETHIRDCHOICETHATMUSTNOTBEMISSEDISTOCHERISHYOURHUMANCONNECTIONSYOURRELATIONSHIPSWITHFAMILYANDFRIENDSFORSEVERALYEARS,YOUVEHADIMPRESSEDUPONYOUTHEIMPORTANCETOYOURCAREEROFDEDICATIONANDHARDWORKAND,OFCOURSE,THATSTRUEBUTASIMPORTANTASYOUROBLIGATIONSASADOCTOR,ALAWYER,ABUSINESSLEADERWILLBE,YOUAREAHUMANBEINGFIRSTANDTHOSEHUMANCONNECTIONSWITHSPOUSES,WITHCHILDREN,WITHFRIENDSARETHEMOSTIMPORTANTINVESTMENTSYOUWILLEVERMAKEATTHEENDOFYOURLIFE,YOUWILLNEVERREGRETNOTHAVINGPASSEDONEMORETEST,WINNINGONEMOREVERDICT,ORNOTCLOSINGONEMOREDEALYOUWILLREGRETTIMENOTSPENTWITHAHUSBAND,ACHILD,AFRIENDORAPARENTWEAREINATRANSITIONALPERIODRIGHTNOW,精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/7FASCINATINGANDEXHILARATINGTIMES,LEARNINGTOADJUSTTOCHANGESANDTHECHOICESWE,MENANDWOMEN,AREFACINGASANEXAMPLE,IREMEMBERWHATAFRIENDSAID,ONHEARINGHERHUSBANDCOMPLAINTOHISBUDDIESTHATHEHADTOBABYSITQUICKLYSETTINGHIMSTRAIGHT,MYFRIENDTOLDHERHUSBANDTHATWHENITSYOUROWNKIDS,ITSNOTCALLEDBABYSITTINGNOW,MAYBEWESHOULDADJUSTFASTERMAYBEWESHOULDADJUSTSLOWERBUTWHATEVERTHEERAWHATEVERTHETIMES,ONETHINGWILLNEVERCHANGEFATHERSANDMOTHERS,IFYOUHAVECHILDREN,THEYMUSTCOMEFIRSTYOUMUSTREADTOYOURCHILDRENANDYOUMUSTHUGYOURCHILDRENANDYOUMUSTLOVEYOURCHILDRENYOURSUCCESSASAFAMILY,OURSUCCESSASASOCIETY,DEPENDSNOTONWHATHAPPENSINTHEWHITEHOUSE,BUTONWHATHAPPENSINSIDEYOURHOUSEFOROVERFIFTYYEARS,ITWASSAIDTHATTHEWINNEROFWELLESLEYSANNUALHOOPRACEWOULDBETHEFIRSTTOGETMARRIEDNOWTHEYSAY,THEWINNERWILLBETHEFIRSTTOB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