海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿

海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿「篇一」HeressomethingelseIobserved--intellectualhorsepowerandtolerancealonedoesnotmakeagenerationgreat:unlessyoucanbreakoutofthebubbleofyourownmaking-—technologically,geographically,racially,andsocioeconomically-—totrulyconnectwiththeworldaroundyou.Becauseitmatters。Nomatterwhatyourmaterialsuccessorpersonalcircumstance,itmatters.Youcantbreathefreshairorprotectyourchildrenfromachangingclimatenomatterwhatyoumake.Ifyoursisteristhevictimofdomesticviolence,youareviolated.Ifyourbrothercantmarrythemanheloves,youarelessened.Andifyourbestfriendhastoworryaboutbeingraciallyprofiled,youliveinacircumstancenotworthyofus.Itmatters。Sobesuccessful.Isincerelyhopesomeofyoubecomemillionairesandbillionaires.Imeanthat.Butengagetheworldaroundyoubecauseyouwillbemoresuccessfulandhappier.Andyoucanabsolutelysucceedinlifewithoutsacrificingyouridealsoryourcommitmentstoothersandfamily.Imconfidentthatyoucandothat,andImconfidentthatthisgenerationwilldoitmorethananyother。Looktoyourleft,astheysay,andlooktoyourright.Andrememberhowfoolishthepeoplenexttoyoulook--(laughter)--inthoseridiculoushats.(Laughter.)ThatswhatIwantyoutoremember.Imeanthis.Becauseitmeansyouvelearnedsomethingfromagreattradition。海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿「篇二」IhadtheprivilegeofhelpingtocelebratemembersofourcommunitywhowererecentlysworninasnewUnitedStatescitizens–graduatesoftheHarvardBridgeProgram.Throughtheirownhardwork,andwiththegeneroushelpofvolunteerstudentandalumnitutors,theycannowenjoythefullrightsandprivilegesofcitizenshipandthefullsenseofbelongingthatcomeswithit.Itwastrulyaninspiringceremony。Atatimewhensomanypeoplearedispiritedbythedeepdivisionsinourcountry,whenourpoliticsseemsodysfunctional,ourgraduatesaretakingupthecauseofpublicservicebyrunningforofficeinrecordnumbers.Theworldneedsthem,andtheirwillingnesstoservegivesmehope。AsMargaretnoted,thispastyear,ItraveledtomeetalumniwhoarehelpingtostrengthencommunitiesinDetroit,Dallas,andHouston;inMiami,Phoenix,andNewYork;inLosAngeles,SanFrancisco,andSanDiego–inChina,Japan,andEngland–peoplewhoarenotonlylaunchingandbuildingbusinessesandcreatingopportunity,butpeoplewhoarealsoteaching,volunteering,advancingimportantlegislation,workingfornon-profits,andservingthepublicgood。海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿「篇三」SashaKillEwald,whosrevealinghowmarriageandparenthoodaffectswages,andhelpingusunderstandwhyeconomicinequalitypersistsacross?generations–andalsohowwemightbreakthecycleofpoverty.Ivealsocometoknowaboutthework。OfConorWalsh,whoshelpingpeoplewithneurodegenerativeandneuromusculardiseaseswalkagainwithsoftexosuitsthatusethelatestrobotictechnologytohelpimprovemovement;OfSaraBleich,whoshelpingtoaddresstheobesityepidemicbyconsideringhowchangesinpublicpolicycanreduceconsumptionof?high-caloriefoodsandsoftdrinks;OfTonyJack,whoschanginghowcollegesthinkaboutsupportingdisadvantagedstudentsandimprovingtheirprospectsnotjustincollegebutthroughoutlife;OfArleneSharpeandGordonFreeman,whoaregivinghopetocancerpatientsbyharnessingthebodysownimmunesystemtotreatdisease;OfXiaoweiZhuang,whosesuper-resolutionimagingisenablingscientiststolookinsidecellswithunprecedentedclarityandseehowmoleculesfunctionandinteract;OfAndrewCrespo,whosculledmassiveamountsofdatafromourtrialcourtstochangehowwethinkaboutoursystemofcriminaljustice–andhowwemightactuallyimproveit。海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿「篇四」Iwasraisedbyatough,compassionateIrishladynamedCatherineEugeniaFinneganBiden.Andshetaughtallofherchildrenthat,butforthegraceofGod,theregoyou--butforthegraceofGod,theregoyou。Andafatherwholivedhismottothat,familywasthebeginning,themiddle,andtheend.Andlikemanyofyouandyourparents,Iwasfortunate.IlearnedearlyonwhatIwantedtodo,whatfulfilledmethemost,whatmademehappy-—myfamily,myfaith,andbeingengagedinthepublicaffairsthatgrippedmygenerationandbeinginspiredbyayoungPresidentnamedKennedy--civilrights,theenvironment,tryingtoendanincrediblyuselessanddivisivewar,Vietnam。Thetruthis,though,thatneitherI,noranyoneelse,cantellyouwhatwillmakeyouhappy,helpyoufindsuccess。Youeachhavedifferentcomfortlevels.Everyonehasdifferentgoalsandaspirations.ButonethingIveobserved,onethingIknow,anexpressionmydadwoulduseoften,isreal.Heusedtosay,itsaluckymanorwomangetsupinthemorning--andImeanthissincerely.Itwasoneofhisexpressions.Itsaluckymanorwomangetsupinthemorning,putsbothfeetonthefloor,knowswhattheyreabouttodo,andthinksitstillmatters。海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿「篇五」Asyouheardearlier,justoveronthatsideofKillianCourt,showingofftheirspectacularredjacketsaremorethan170membersoftheclassof1969.Apollo11,asyouheard,landedonthemoonafewweeksaftertheirMITgraduation.Anumberofthemwentontoworkinfieldsthatweregreatly…greatlyacceleratedbyprogressfromApollo11.OneofthemisIreneGreif,thefirstwomantoearnaPhDincomputersciencefromMIT。ButIbelieveour1969graduatesmightallagreeonthemostimportantwisdomwegainedfromApollo:Itwasthesuddenintenseunderstandingofoursharedhumanityandofthepreciousnessandfragilityofourblueplanet。50yearslater,thoselessonsfeelmoreurgentthanever,andIbelievethat,asmembersofthegreatglobalfamilyofMIT,wemustdoeverythinginourpowertohelpmakeabetterworld.SoitisinthatspiritthatIdelivermychargetoyou。ImgoingtouseawordthatfeelsverycomfortableatMIT,althoughithastakenonatroublingnewmeaningelsewhere.ButIknowthatourgraduateswillknowwhatImean。Afteryoudepartforyournewdestinations,IwanttoaskyoutohacktheworlduntilyoumaketheworldalittlemorelikeMIT–moredaringandmorepassionate,morerigorous,inventiveandambitious,morehumble,morerespectful,moregenerous,morekind。AndbecausethepeopleofMITalsoliketofixthingsthatarebroken,asyoustrivetohacktheworld,pleasetrytohealtheworld,too。海軍上將麥瑞文在德州大學(xué)奧斯汀分校畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿「篇六」Goodmorning.ItisagreathonortoreturntoIITandcelebratetogether.IwouldliketothankPresidentAndersonforhiskindinvitationandallofyouforyourwarmwelcome.Iwouldalsoliketothankallfacultymemberswhohavedonesomuchtobringusheretoday。Letmestartwithafulldisclosureofmyhighlypersonalinterestintodaysceremony。Iamtheproudmotherofoneofthe2,591graduateswhoseaccomplishmentsarebeingrecognizedtoday.Asanimmenselyproudmom,Iwouldliketoextendaspecialwelcometoallfamiliesandfriendswhoarejoiningthiswonderfulcommencementexercise.Thisisajoyousmomentforallofus。TodaythecenterofouruniverseisrighthereinChicago,ontheEdGlancyField.Todayyou–thegraduatesofthisgreatuniversity–havetherighttofeellikethenewmastersoftheacademicuniverse。Hardwork,boundlessenergy,relentlesscuriosity,andincredibletalent:thesearesomeofthequalitiesthathelpedyouachievesuccessintheclassroom.Thesearethequalitiesthatyoucannowbringtobearonsomeoftheworldsmostexcitingchallenges.Theworldisnotshortofthat！Inotherwords,afterwritingtheprologue,youarenowreadytodraftyourown21st-centurylegaciesinengineering,architecture,business,design,law,andscienceandtechnology.Whatanincredibleprivilege,whatagreatresponsibility！Ofcourse,manyofyoualreadyknowthatthelinefromcollegetocareerisunlikelytobeperfectlystraight.Therewillalmostcertainlybeplentyoftwistsandturns,upsanddownsandbumpsalongyourway。Butmanyofyouwillalsorealizethatyourstartingpointcouldhardlybebetter.Andthisiswhyweareheretoday–tocelebratethebeginningofyourjourney,thestartingpointofanewadventure.Itisadayofhope.Itisadayofpromise.Itisadayofjoy–forallofus。Withthisinmind,Iwouldliketotalkaboutthreethingsthatcouldhelpalongthejourney:First,reinventingyourselfandwelcomingchangeandrisks。Second,standingupforyourvaluesandideas。Third,encouragingtransformationalchangeinothers。Ifyouwillindulgeme,Iwouldliketointroducethesepointsbybrieflyrecountingpersonalexperiencesthathaveshapedmylife.Ofcourse,myexperiencesmaynotbetheultimatenuggetsofwisdom.ButasMarkTwainoncesaid:“Itisbettertohaveoldsecond-handdiamondsthannoneatall.”。1.Reinventingyourselfandtaking“smartrisks”。Sohereismyfirststory–aboutriskandreinvention.Letmebeclear,Iamcertainlynotariskjunkie.Idonotjumpoutofairplanes;Ido