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Finding Passion Within | Kaki King | TEDxYouth@Hewitt


hi everyone I it’s known it to be here I

hi everyone I it’s known it to be here I have no prepared remarks or notes or

have no prepared remarks or notes or

have no prepared remarks or notes or slides what now what now and it’s been a

slides what now what now and it’s been a

slides what now what now and it’s been a really hard week if it’s if this is on

really hard week if it’s if this is on

really hard week if it’s if this is on the Internet this has become the week

the Internet this has become the week

the Internet this has become the week after inauguration of the President

after inauguration of the President

after inauguration of the President in January of 2017 it’s been a terror

in January of 2017 it’s been a terror

in January of 2017 it’s been a terror it’s been a terrifying week for a lot of

it’s been a terrifying week for a lot of

it’s been a terrifying week for a lot of people and I think that for me the what

people and I think that for me the what

people and I think that for me the what now the what has been I need to get

now the what has been I need to get

now the what has been I need to get reeducate ‘add about how US government

reeducate ‘add about how US government

reeducate ‘add about how US government functions not just how its laid out in

functions not just how its laid out in

functions not just how its laid out in the Constitution but how it really

the Constitution but how it really

the Constitution but how it really functions what executive orders mean

functions what executive orders mean

functions what executive orders mean what congressional approval and budgets

what congressional approval and budgets

what congressional approval and budgets and considerations and influence and

and considerations and influence and

and considerations and influence and Paul in all of these things what how it

Paul in all of these things what how it

Paul in all of these things what how it actually works and you know it’s funny

actually works and you know it’s funny

actually works and you know it’s funny because even before I spoke at the

because even before I spoke at the

because even before I spoke at the Kennedy Center last about a year ago and

Kennedy Center last about a year ago and

Kennedy Center last about a year ago and as part of that I met the senator I

as part of that I met the senator I

as part of that I met the senator I won’t say who it was it was a senator

won’t say who it was it was a senator

won’t say who it was it was a senator and I had been enjoying the TV shows

and I had been enjoying the TV shows

and I had been enjoying the TV shows beep at that moment and I said oh you

beep at that moment and I said oh you

beep at that moment and I said oh you know do you guys watch veep and he’s

know do you guys watch veep and he’s

know do you guys watch veep and he’s like veep is a documentary this was a

like veep is a documentary this was a

like veep is a documentary this was a year ago

year ago

year ago so that tells us a lot about how’s me a

so that tells us a lot about how’s me a

so that tells us a lot about how’s me a lot about how government functions and I

lot about how government functions and I

lot about how government functions and I intend to learn more and I want to be

intend to learn more and I want to be

intend to learn more and I want to be someone that you know while everyone’s

someone that you know while everyone’s

someone that you know while everyone’s freaking out I can say okay well this is

freaking out I can say okay well this is

freaking out I can say okay well this is what the Constitution says this is the

what the Constitution says this is the

what the Constitution says this is the precedent set by this is this is Supreme

precedent set by this is this is Supreme

precedent set by this is this is Supreme Court in this case etc etc I’m the

Court in this case etc etc I’m the

Court in this case etc etc I’m the daughter of two lawyers so that is what

daughter of two lawyers so that is what

daughter of two lawyers so that is what I intend to do I have already signed up

I intend to do I have already signed up

I intend to do I have already signed up for a free class that Harvard offers on

for a free class that Harvard offers on

for a free class that Harvard offers on American government there’s a lot of

American government there’s a lot of

American government there’s a lot of literature there’s a lot of blogs

literature there’s a lot of blogs

literature there’s a lot of blogs there’s a lot of stuff out there

there’s a lot of stuff out there

there’s a lot of stuff out there so that’s going to be my hopefully my

so that’s going to be my hopefully my

so that’s going to be my hopefully my positive contribution in the face of

positive contribution in the face of

positive contribution in the face of what we’re up against

what we’re up against

what we’re up against I’m a guitar player that’s really what I

I’m a guitar player that’s really what I

I’m a guitar player that’s really what I do it’s what I’ve always done I’ve

do it’s what I’ve always done I’ve

do it’s what I’ve always done I’ve played guitar since I was about this

played guitar since I was about this

played guitar since I was about this tall and I’ve not grown much more but I

tall and I’ve not grown much more but I

tall and I’ve not grown much more but I was four years old when I started

was four years old when I started

was four years old when I started playing and I always loved it and I

playing and I always loved it and I

playing and I always loved it and I think music was I’ll just say this about

think music was I’ll just say this about

think music was I’ll just say this about music

music

music it was the intersection of what I loved

it was the intersection of what I loved

it was the intersection of what I loved and what I was good at I was good at a

and what I was good at I was good at a

and what I was good at I was good at a lot of things and I was I was good at

lot of things and I was I was good at

lot of things and I was I was good at math and science and I loved literature

math and science and I loved literature

math and science and I loved literature and I loved writing I really wasn’t good

and I loved writing I really wasn’t good

and I loved writing I really wasn’t good at writing and what I wait which one do

at writing and what I wait which one do

at writing and what I wait which one do I love wait sorry I was I was I was good

I love wait sorry I was I was I was good

I love wait sorry I was I was I was good at math and science and I loved

at math and science and I loved

at math and science and I loved literature and writing but you know I

literature and writing but you know I

literature and writing but you know I wasn’t good at it but I didn’t love math

wasn’t good at it but I didn’t love math

wasn’t good at it but I didn’t love math and science but music was that

and science but music was that

and science but music was that intersection for me and so it made it a

intersection for me and so it made it a

intersection for me and so it made it a pleasure to always do and you know

pleasure to always do and you know

pleasure to always do and you know whether or not that’s a like blueprint

whether or not that’s a like blueprint

whether or not that’s a like blueprint for life or whether or not it was just a

for life or whether or not it was just a

for life or whether or not it was just a coincidence for me it ended up being

coincidence for me it ended up being

coincidence for me it ended up being that that being a musician and being

that that being a musician and being

that that being a musician and being someone that could have competence on an

someone that could have competence on an

someone that could have competence on an instrument was something that always

instrument was something that always

instrument was something that always gave me love and gratitude no matter

gave me love and gratitude no matter

gave me love and gratitude no matter what if I was with people if I was alone

what if I was with people if I was alone

what if I was with people if I was alone if I was in pain if I was in joy I

if I was in pain if I was in joy I

if I was in pain if I was in joy I always enjoyed playing the guitar and

always enjoyed playing the guitar and

always enjoyed playing the guitar and that did lead to a very weird and

that did lead to a very weird and

that did lead to a very weird and strange career that keeps going to this

strange career that keeps going to this

strange career that keeps going to this day strange because I mainly only play

day strange because I mainly only play

day strange because I mainly only play instrumental music and that is like

instrumental music and that is like

instrumental music and that is like narrowed me down to like I think 2% of

narrowed me down to like I think 2% of

narrowed me down to like I think 2% of people it will actually purchase or

people it will actually purchase or

people it will actually purchase or listen to only instrumental music

listen to only instrumental music

listen to only instrumental music outside of the EDM world which is a

outside of the EDM world which is a

outside of the EDM world which is a whole nother situation it’s an honor to

whole nother situation it’s an honor to

whole nother situation it’s an honor to come back to Hewitt and to perform to

come back to Hewitt and to perform to

come back to Hewitt and to perform to you it for you and to talk a little bit

you it for you and to talk a little bit

you it for you and to talk a little bit and I’m gonna go play some guitars I

and I’m gonna go play some guitars I

and I’m gonna go play some guitars I cool

cool

cool [Applause]

so this guitar is a recent tattoo if you

so this guitar is a recent tattoo if you can’t see it it says this Machine Kills

can’t see it it says this Machine Kills

can’t see it it says this Machine Kills Fascists

Fascists

Fascists I wrote this song the other night here

I wrote this song the other night here

I wrote this song the other night here goes

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

[Music]

[Music] thank you so much

thank you so much

thank you so much [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

thank you so much thank you to 10x

thank you so much thank you to 10x Hewitt for having me

Hewitt for having me

Hewitt for having me [Applause]

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