so last summer I was arrested now I learned two things from that I learned
learned two things from that I learned
learned two things from that I learned one never to bring a big tripod onto the
one never to bring a big tripod onto the
one never to bring a big tripod onto the school’s roof that kinda resembles
school’s roof that kinda resembles
school’s roof that kinda resembles sniper because cops really are not fond
sniper because cops really are not fond
sniper because cops really are not fond of that but I also learned that it’s
of that but I also learned that it’s
of that but I also learned that it’s really important to find something that
really important to find something that
really important to find something that you’re passionate about and find
you’re passionate about and find
you’re passionate about and find something you’re talented it because it
something you’re talented it because it
something you’re talented it because it really is something that you can that
really is something that you can that
really is something that you can that inspires you to wake up every day
inspires you to wake up every day
inspires you to wake up every day something that motivates you throughout
something that motivates you throughout
something that motivates you throughout your day and I just remember that
your day and I just remember that
your day and I just remember that especially me growing up and I see so
especially me growing up and I see so
especially me growing up and I see so many else so many other people around me
many else so many other people around me
many else so many other people around me the sea school as this very negative
the sea school as this very negative
the sea school as this very negative place something that they’re forced to
place something that they’re forced to
place something that they’re forced to go to something that they have to stay
go to something that they have to stay
go to something that they have to stay for five days a week for seven hours a
for five days a week for seven hours a
for five days a week for seven hours a day and I feel like it’s so easy to be
day and I feel like it’s so easy to be
day and I feel like it’s so easy to be cynical it’s so easy to see it that way
cynical it’s so easy to see it that way
cynical it’s so easy to see it that way but when we’re asked to something as to
but when we’re asked to something as to
but when we’re asked to something as to find our talent we go to our teachers
find our talent we go to our teachers
find our talent we go to our teachers for help we ask them what’s my talent
for help we ask them what’s my talent
for help we ask them what’s my talent and that’s not really for our teachers
and that’s not really for our teachers
and that’s not really for our teachers to answers that’s for us we’re the only
to answers that’s for us we’re the only
to answers that’s for us we’re the only ones that can answer that you are the
ones that can answer that you are the
ones that can answer that you are the only ones that can answer that and what
only ones that can answer that and what
only ones that can answer that and what I realized is that I was acting very
I realized is that I was acting very
I realized is that I was acting very cynical and I would go
cynical and I would go
cynical and I would go I remember freshman year I would always
I remember freshman year I would always
I remember freshman year I would always look at the photography room I would
look at the photography room I would
look at the photography room I would always walk by it by it and I would
always walk by it by it and I would
always walk by it by it and I would always say it takes no talent to be a
always say it takes no talent to be a
always say it takes no talent to be a photographer it’s not art and I realized
photographer it’s not art and I realized
photographer it’s not art and I realized that I was so wrong during my junior
that I was so wrong during my junior
that I was so wrong during my junior year I watched this one youtube video
year I watched this one youtube video
year I watched this one youtube video and it was a guy he was showing us how
and it was a guy he was showing us how
and it was a guy he was showing us how to edit a picture of neon lights and it
to edit a picture of neon lights and it
to edit a picture of neon lights and it just made me so happy it was a very low
just made me so happy it was a very low
just made me so happy it was a very low point my life and this picture just made
point my life and this picture just made
point my life and this picture just made me so happy so I went out the next day
me so happy so I went out the next day
me so happy so I went out the next day and I spent a thousand dollars every
and I spent a thousand dollars every
and I spent a thousand dollars every single thing I had in my bank account
single thing I had in my bank account
single thing I had in my bank account just on a camera and it finally came and
just on a camera and it finally came and
just on a camera and it finally came and I ended up getting arrested the first
I ended up getting arrested the first
I ended up getting arrested the first day on the roof but other than that the
day on the roof but other than that the
day on the roof but other than that the second day I ended up taking this
second day I ended up taking this
second day I ended up taking this picture over here and multiple other
picture over here and multiple other
picture over here and multiple other pictures and I was
pictures and I was
pictures and I was so happy I did it I did the neon light
so happy I did it I did the neon light
so happy I did it I did the neon light pitcher that I was inspired to do and it
pitcher that I was inspired to do and it
pitcher that I was inspired to do and it created this like spark in me of
created this like spark in me of
created this like spark in me of motivation of wanting to do more and
motivation of wanting to do more and
motivation of wanting to do more and more and more and over the after trying
more and more and over the after trying
more and more and over the after trying to do more and learning more for myself
to do more and learning more for myself
to do more and learning more for myself and learn more from my teachers and
and learn more from my teachers and
and learn more from my teachers and having the opportunity of time and high
having the opportunity of time and high
having the opportunity of time and high school to learn this I got better and
school to learn this I got better and
school to learn this I got better and better and I started to do things that
better and I started to do things that
better and I started to do things that differed myself I started to do
differed myself I started to do
differed myself I started to do black-and-white pictures with the eyes
black-and-white pictures with the eyes
black-and-white pictures with the eyes colored in and color around it and it
colored in and color around it and it
colored in and color around it and it was something that made me me and there
was something that made me me and there
was something that made me me and there was something that made me unique it was
was something that made me unique it was
was something that made me unique it was my way of expressing myself my pictures
my way of expressing myself my pictures
my way of expressing myself my pictures are my way of expressing myself in a
are my way of expressing myself in a
are my way of expressing myself in a healthy way because earlier I was not
healthy way because earlier I was not
healthy way because earlier I was not expressing myself in a happy way I was
expressing myself in a happy way I was
expressing myself in a happy way I was being mean to others I was being mean to
being mean to others I was being mean to
being mean to others I was being mean to my teachers I was not happy and this is
my teachers I was not happy and this is
my teachers I was not happy and this is my way of being happy it’s my way of
my way of being happy it’s my way of
my way of being happy it’s my way of putting those angry thoughts or sad
putting those angry thoughts or sad
putting those angry thoughts or sad thoughts into my art and throughout all
thoughts into my art and throughout all
thoughts into my art and throughout all that I learned and met so many new
that I learned and met so many new
that I learned and met so many new people that helped me grow and it’s so
people that helped me grow and it’s so
people that helped me grow and it’s so amazing to be surrounded by so many
amazing to be surrounded by so many
amazing to be surrounded by so many people with like-minded people that help
people with like-minded people that help
people with like-minded people that help you and inspire you to do more and we
you and inspire you to do more and we
you and inspire you to do more and we kind of grew it together which was so
kind of grew it together which was so
kind of grew it together which was so amazing and I feel like that’s the one
amazing and I feel like that’s the one
amazing and I feel like that’s the one thing when you’re passionate about
thing when you’re passionate about
thing when you’re passionate about something other people will be
something other people will be
something other people will be passionate with you’ll find people are
passionate with you’ll find people are
passionate with you’ll find people are passionate that’s like your same passion
passionate that’s like your same passion
passionate that’s like your same passion and then it’s so easy to talk to them it
and then it’s so easy to talk to them it
and then it’s so easy to talk to them it makes so many more people for you to
makes so many more people for you to
makes so many more people for you to talk to and then throughout that I got
talk to and then throughout that I got
talk to and then throughout that I got better and better and I start to realize
better and better and I start to realize
better and better and I start to realize that my passion has really came into my
that my passion has really came into my
that my passion has really came into my talent these pictures you see up here
talent these pictures you see up here
talent these pictures you see up here I’m insanely proud of and after this I
I’m insanely proud of and after this I
I’m insanely proud of and after this I really didn’t think I could get better
really didn’t think I could get better
really didn’t think I could get better and then I ended up taking these very
and then I ended up taking these very
and then I ended up taking these very recently and I am insanely proud of all
recently and I am insanely proud of all
recently and I am insanely proud of all of these I realized that this passion of
of these I realized that this passion of
of these I realized that this passion of mine is really my talent and I would
mine is really my talent and I would
mine is really my talent and I would like to say that it doesn’t take talent
like to say that it doesn’t take talent
like to say that it doesn’t take talent to find your talent I don’t think I had
to find your talent I don’t think I had
to find your talent I don’t think I had talent in the beginning but it grew into
talent in the beginning but it grew into
talent in the beginning but it grew into that it takes passion
that it takes passion
that it takes passion you have to find your passion and so I
you have to find your passion and so I
you have to find your passion and so I urge not necessarily the people have
urge not necessarily the people have
urge not necessarily the people have already found their talent but I’m
already found their talent but I’m
already found their talent but I’m talking to the people who haven’t there
talking to the people who haven’t there
talking to the people who haven’t there is so many things you can do my friend
is so many things you can do my friend
is so many things you can do my friend Riley he got a guitar when he was 10 and
Riley he got a guitar when he was 10 and
Riley he got a guitar when he was 10 and he played it every single day it wasn’t
he played it every single day it wasn’t
he played it every single day it wasn’t necessarily a good guitar but he played
necessarily a good guitar but he played
necessarily a good guitar but he played it and he loved it if he was passionate
it and he loved it if he was passionate
it and he loved it if he was passionate about it and throughout years and years
about it and throughout years and years
about it and throughout years and years of work he ended up getting better and
of work he ended up getting better and
of work he ended up getting better and better and better and growing and now
better and better and growing and now
better and better and growing and now he’s in two bands news even on the news
he’s in two bands news even on the news
he’s in two bands news even on the news and then my friend Dylan first twelfth
and then my friend Dylan first twelfth
and then my friend Dylan first twelfth birthday he was gifted to turntable at
birthday he was gifted to turntable at
birthday he was gifted to turntable at every single day after school he would
every single day after school he would
every single day after school he would work on music that’s all you would do
work on music that’s all you would do
work on music that’s all you would do and throughout all that now he goes to
and throughout all that now he goes to
and throughout all that now he goes to plenty of clubs and plays he’s a DJ and
plenty of clubs and plays he’s a DJ and
plenty of clubs and plays he’s a DJ and he gets like $4,000 a night it’s insane
he gets like $4,000 a night it’s insane
he gets like $4,000 a night it’s insane and to see so many of my friends being
and to see so many of my friends being
and to see so many of my friends being successful it motivated me so much and
successful it motivated me so much and
successful it motivated me so much and makes me want to strive more in school
makes me want to strive more in school
makes me want to strive more in school and it realized how many opportunities
and it realized how many opportunities
and it realized how many opportunities school really gives you it’s your free
school really gives you it’s your free
school really gives you it’s your free opportunity to explore new options and
opportunity to explore new options and
opportunity to explore new options and explore these classes and I think that’s
explore these classes and I think that’s
explore these classes and I think that’s the really important thing these are
the really important thing these are
the really important thing these are just my story these are two other
just my story these are two other
just my story these are two other stories these are three stories out of
stories these are three stories out of
stories these are three stories out of so many more and now it’s your time to
so many more and now it’s your time to
so many more and now it’s your time to find your story it’s your time to go out
find your story it’s your time to go out
find your story it’s your time to go out there and discover your passion there’s
there and discover your passion there’s
there and discover your passion there’s so many things that can help you I
so many things that can help you I
so many things that can help you I learned photography and Jordan out
learned photography and Jordan out
learned photography and Jordan out looking things up online it’s we’re in
looking things up online it’s we’re in
looking things up online it’s we’re in the day and age that’s so easy to learn
the day and age that’s so easy to learn
the day and age that’s so easy to learn more about something that you’re
more about something that you’re
more about something that you’re passionate about so I urge all of you to
passionate about so I urge all of you to
passionate about so I urge all of you to find something you’re passionate about
find something you’re passionate about
find something you’re passionate about and explore it thank you
and explore it thank you
and explore it thank you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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