Free Downloads The World Is Waiting For You: Graduation Speeches To Live By From Activists, Writers, And Visionaries
With contemporary graduation speeches that dissect the world as it is and imagine what it could be, The World Is Waiting for You brings forth eighteen courageous figures who have dared to transform the podium into a pulpit for championing peace, justice, protest, and a better world.“The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don’t listen to them,” acclaimed author and award-winning journalist Anna Quindlen cautioned graduates of Grinnell College. Jazz virtuoso and educator Wynton Marsalis advised new Connecticut College alums not to worry about being on time, but rather to be in time—because “time is actually your friend. He don’t come back because he never goes away.” And renowned physician and humanitarian Paul Farmer revealed at the University of Delaware his remarkable discovery—the new disease Empathy Deficit Disorder—and assured the commencers it could be cured.The prescient, fiery feminism of Gloria Steinem sits parallel to that of celebrated writer Ursula K. Le Guin, who asks, “What if I talked like a woman right here in public?” Nobelist and novelist Toni Morrison sagaciously ponders how people centuries from now will perceive our current times, and Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver asks those born into the Age of Irony to “imagine getting caught with your Optimism hanging out” and implores us always to act and speak the truth.The World Is Waiting for You speaks to anyone who might take to heart the advice of Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards—“life as an activist, troublemaker, or agitator is a tremendous option and one I highly recommend”—and is the perfect gift for all who are ready to move their tassels to the left.
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: The New Press (April 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620970902
ISBN-13: 978-1620970904
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.9 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Perfect inspirational graduation present, that I found myself wanting to keep. Just great life advice, pieces of wisdom, and moral lessons from some of the most wonderful modern thinkers like Howard Zinn & Noam Chomsky. This is especially great for the more left-minded crowd, as it features several key liberal figures. But there speeches are quite universal anyways, even if you're not a sharer of their particular political views. (I got it as a liberal, for my conservative niece who liked it just as well. The speeches have great range for all political view points, don't let who the contributors are fool you on that.)
I bought this as a graduation present for a friend who was recently graduating from a public health program. She absolutely loved it. It was very well put together and highly motivating! I would completely recommend gifting this to others as a grad present!
Beautiful!
This made for an excellent graduation gift!
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