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Istartedoutjustamom--fightingforthelifeofherchild.ButalongthewayIlearnedhowunfairAmericacanbetoday,notjustforpeoplewhohaveHIV,butformany,manypeople--poorpeople,gaypeople,peopleofcolor,children.Astrangespokespersonforsuchagroup:
awell-to-dowhitewoman.ButIhavelearnedmylessonthehardway,andIknowthatAmericahaslostherpathandisatriskoflosinghersoul.Americawakeup:
Weareallinastrugglebetweenlifeanddeath.
Iunderstand--Iunderstandthesenseoffrustrationanddespairinourcountry,becauseIknowfirsthandaboutshoutingforhelpandgettingnoanswer.IwenttoWashingtontotellPresidentsReaganandBushthatmuch,muchmorehadtobedoneforAIDSresearchandcare,andthatchildrencouldn&
tbeforgotten.Thefirsttime,whennothinghappened,Ithought,"
Theyjustdidn&
thearme."
Thesecondtime,whennothinghappened,Ithought,"
MaybeIdidn&
tshoutloudenough."
ButnowIrealizetheydon&
thearbecausetheydon&
twanttolisten.
Whenyoucryforhelpandnoonelistens,youstarttoloseyourhope.IbegantolosefaithinAmerica.Ifeltmycountrywaslettingmedown--anditwas.ThisisnottheAmericaIwasraisedtobeproudof.Iwasraisedtobelievethatother&
sproblemsweremyproblemsaswell.ButwhenItellmostpeopleaboutHIV,inhopesthattheywillhelpandcare,Iseethelookintheireyes:
"
It&
snotmyproblem,"
they&
rethinking.Well,it&
severyone&
sproblemandweneedaleaderwhowilltellusthat.Weneedavisionarytoguideus--tosayitwasn&
tallrightforRyanWhitetobebannedfromschoolbecausehehadAIDS,tosayitwasn&
talrightforamanorawomantobedeniedajobbecausethey&
reinfectedwiththisvirus.Weneedaleaderwhoistrulycommittedtoeducatingus.
IbelieveinAmerica,butnotwithaleadershipofselfishnessandgreed--wherethewealthygethealthcareandinsuranceandthepoordon&
t.Doyouknow--DoyouknowhowmuchmyAIDScarecosts?
Over40,000dollarsayear.Someonewithoutinsurancecan&
taffordthis.EventhedrugsthatIhopewillkeepmealiveareoutofreachforothers.Istheirlifeanylessvaluable?
Ofcoursenot.ThisisnottheAmericaIwasraisedtobeproudof--whererichpeoplegetcareanddrugsthatpoorpeoplecan&
t.Weneedhealthcareforall.Weneedaleaderwhowillsaythisanddosomethingaboutit.
IbelieveinAmerica,butnotaleadershipthattalksaboutproblemsbutisincapableofsolvingthem--twoHIVcommissionreportswithrecommendationsaboutwhattodotosolvethiscrisissittingonshelves,gatheringdust.Weneedaleaderwhowillnotonlylistentotheserecommendations,butimplementthem.
IbelieveinAmerica,butnotwithaleadershipthatdoesn&
tholdgovernmentaccountable.IgotoWashingtontotheNationalInstitutesofHealthandsay,"
Showmewhatyou&
redoingonHIV."
TheyhateitwhenIcomebecauseItrytotellthemhowtodoitbetter.Butthat&
swhyIlovebeingataxpayer,becauseit&
smymoneyandtheymustfeelaccountable.
IbelieveinanAmericawhereourleaderstalkstraight.WhenanyonetellsPresidentBushthatthebattleagainstAIDSisseriouslyunder-funded,hejugglesthenumberstomisleadthepublicintothinkingwe&
respendingtwiceasmuchaswereallyare.Whiletheyplaygameswithnumbers,peoplearedying.
IbelieveinAmerica,butanAmericawherethereisalightineveryhome.Athousandpointsoflightjustwasn&
tenough:
Myhousehasbeendarkfortoolong.
Onceeverygeneration,historybringsustoanimportantcrossroads.Sometimesinlifethereisthatmomentwhenit&
spossibletomakeachangeforthebetter.Thisisoneofthosemoments.
Forme,thisisnotpolitics.Thisisacrisisofcaring.
Inthishallisthefuture--women,menofallcolorssaying,"
TakeAmericaback."
Weare--Wearejustrealpeoplewantingamorehopefullife.Butwordsandideasarenotenough.Goodthoughtswon&
tsavemyfamily.What&
sthepointofcaringifwedon&
tdosomethingaboutit?
APresidentandaCongressthatcanworktogethersowecangetoutofthisgridlockandmoveahead,becauseIdon&
twinmywarifthePresidentcaresandtheCongress,oriftheCongresscaresandthePresidentdoesn&
tsupporttheideas.
Thepeopleinthishallthisweek,theDemocraticParty,allofuscanbegintodeliverthatpartnership,andinNovemberwecanallbringithome.
Mydaughterlivedsevenyears,andinherlastyear,whenshecouldn&
twalkortalk,herwisdomshonethrough.Shetaughtmetolove,whenallIwantedtodowashate.Shetaughtmetohelpothers,whenallIwantedtodowashelpmyself.Shetaughtmetobebrave,whenallIfeltwasfear.MydaughterandIlovedeachotherwithsimplicity.America,wecandothesame.
Thiswasthecountrythatofferedhope.Thiswastheplacewheredreamscouldcometrue,notjusteconomicdreams,butdreamsoffreedom,justice,andequality.Weallneedtohopethatourdreamscancometrue.Ichallengeyoutomakeithappen,becauseallourlives,notjustmine,dependonit.
Thankyou.
Keepyourgoalinmind
Goodmorning(afternoon),dearteachersandfellowstudents.It&
rsquo;
smygreathonortostandhereandsharewithyouahappymorning(afternoon).IamNo__.Mytopicis“Keepyourgoalinmind”.Ihopeyouwillenjoyit.
Doyouhaveagoalforyourwork?
Doyouhaveagoalforyourstudy?
Doyouhaveagoalforyourlife?
MaybeIwillgetanaffirmativereply.Yeah,Everyonehasagoalofdoingsomething.Thereisnodoubtthatagoalisveryimportantinourlife.NowIwanttotellyouatruestoryinmyschoollife.Ihavelearnedalotfromit.
Ineverforgetlastyear&
sschoolsportsmeeting.1500-meterracewasoneofthemostexciting.Beforetherace,mybestfriendXiaoShanhadagoaltobeNo.1.Asamatterafact,sheisnotsostrong,butsheisasunnygirl.Sheisactiveandlikesdoingsports.What&
smore,shetriesherbesttoachievethegoal,butIwonderifsheisabletobethechampion.Therewereeightplayersintherace.Onthefirstlap,shewasinthesixthplace;
Onthesecondlap,thetookthefourthplace,shewentonrunningandsherantowardhergoal,thegoalinhermind,Look!
Onthelastlap,shewasthefirsttopassthefinishingline,shewasthewinner.Oh,great!
Shemadeit!
Congratulations!
Atthattime,Iknewagoalwassonecessaryandimportant.Imadeadecision:
“IwanttotakepartintheEnglishSpeakingCompetitionheldinmyschool.What&
smore,IwilltrymybesttobeNo.1inthecompetitionasmybestfriendXiaoShandidinsportsmeet.”Iamsureofit.IstillrememberedwhatmyEnglishteachersaidtous.Hesaid:
“ifanyonetookthefirstplaceinourschoolEnglishspeakingcompetition,heorshewillbechosetotakethecompetitionheldinJinjiang.It&
sagreathonor!
”
ThoughIcandowellinmyEnglishwrittenexams,however,tobehonest,IamalittleafraidtospeakEnglishinpublic.MyEnglishteacheroftenencouragesme:
“RaoNing,yourvoicesoundssobeautiful,bebrave,youwillsucceed.”Fromthenon,Ikeptagoalinmind.Isaidtomyselfaloud:
Sticktoyourgoalandyouwillwin.AndthenItrymybesttoimprovemyoralEnglishanddaretospeakeitherinclassorafterclass.Atlast,ItookpartintheCompetitionandbecameNo.1.Iamchosetotakepartinthenextyear&
sEnglishSpeakingCompetitionheldinJinjiang.Isaidtomyselfaloudagain:
Comeon!
Youwillwin.
Howtimeflies!
TodayIamaluckydog.Iamveryhonoredtogiveyouaspeech.Ihopeeveryonehasadream!
Infact,weshouldworkhardtomakeourdreamcometrue.Otherwiseitwillbecomedaydream.Atthesametime,Ihopeeveryonehasagoalinmind,becausethegoalisthefirststeptosuccess.Comeon,myfriends,goal,goal,goal,success,success,success!
That&
sall.Thankyouforyourattention.
Mr.ChiefJusticeandfriends:
Thisisadayofnationalconsecration.AndIamcertainthatonthisdaymyfellowAmericansexpectthatonmyinductionintothePresidencyIwilladdressthemwithacandorandadecisionwhichthepresentsituationofourPeopleimpels.
Thisispreeminentlythetimetospeakthetruth,thewholetruth,franklyandboldly.Norneedweshrinkfromhonestlyfacingconditionsinourcountrytoday.ThisgreatNationwillendureasithasendured,willreviveandwillprosper.
So,firstofall,letmeassertmyfirmbeliefthattheonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself--nameless,unreasoning,unjustifiedterrorwhichparalyzesneededeffortstoconvertretreatintoadvance.Ineverydark