[Music] [Laughter]
[Applause]
[Applause] speaking debate has been a
speaking debate has been a
speaking debate has been a quintessential part of my life for all
quintessential part of my life for all
quintessential part of my life for all of high school as a member I have made
of high school as a member I have made
of high school as a member I have made innumerable friends and learned even
innumerable friends and learned even
innumerable friends and learned even more lessons
more lessons
more lessons many of these lessons come from fellow
many of these lessons come from fellow
many of these lessons come from fellow competitors and rounds I compete in an
competitors and rounds I compete in an
competitors and rounds I compete in an event called original oratory where I
event called original oratory where I
event called original oratory where I write and perform an original speech now
write and perform an original speech now
write and perform an original speech now imagine being a competitor sitting in a
imagine being a competitor sitting in a
imagine being a competitor sitting in a high school on a Saturday here in
high school on a Saturday here in
high school on a Saturday here in calvess Beach on any number of subjects
calvess Beach on any number of subjects
calvess Beach on any number of subjects like you are here today so without
like you are here today so without
like you are here today so without further ado an original oratory
further ado an original oratory
further ado an original oratory competitive humility so my friend and I
competitive humility so my friend and I
competitive humility so my friend and I are rapidly approaching the end of the
are rapidly approaching the end of the
are rapidly approaching the end of the unit two biology tests being fairly
unit two biology tests being fairly
unit two biology tests being fairly confident in the material we were both
confident in the material we were both
confident in the material we were both hoping for high scores but which would
hoping for high scores but which would
hoping for high scores but which would be higher I turn in my scantron and wait
be higher I turn in my scantron and wait
be higher I turn in my scantron and wait for it to be graded sooner than expected
for it to be graded sooner than expected
for it to be graded sooner than expected it’s back at my desk
it’s back at my desk
it’s back at my desk ready to be viewed and so is his quickly
ready to be viewed and so is his quickly
ready to be viewed and so is his quickly glancing in both papers I feel my heart
glancing in both papers I feel my heart
glancing in both papers I feel my heart swell by just one point I got the higher
swell by just one point I got the higher
swell by just one point I got the higher score I tended to stay calm I looked
score I tended to stay calm I looked
score I tended to stay calm I looked down at my desk a smile pulling at the
down at my desk a smile pulling at the
down at my desk a smile pulling at the corners of my mouth when I next look up
corners of my mouth when I next look up
corners of my mouth when I next look up my teacher is standing right before me
my teacher is standing right before me
my teacher is standing right before me wearing a smile just as wide now he is
wearing a smile just as wide now he is
wearing a smile just as wide now he is your average teacher and what he would
your average teacher and what he would
your average teacher and what he would next declare was perhaps the weirdest
next declare was perhaps the weirdest
next declare was perhaps the weirdest statement I have ever heard he said I
statement I have ever heard he said I
statement I have ever heard he said I love it when hard work is aptly rewarded
love it when hard work is aptly rewarded
love it when hard work is aptly rewarded congratulations but do you know it’s
congratulations but do you know it’s
congratulations but do you know it’s incredibly sexy and he handed me a
incredibly sexy and he handed me a
incredibly sexy and he handed me a sticky note with one word written on it
sticky note with one word written on it
sticky note with one word written on it humility naturally I was confused and
humility naturally I was confused and
humility naturally I was confused and later he and I discussed the out
later he and I discussed the out
later he and I discussed the out statement his use of the word sexy
statement his use of the word sexy
statement his use of the word sexy taught me completely off-guard it
taught me completely off-guard it
taught me completely off-guard it provided ample amounts of hilarity but
provided ample amounts of hilarity but
provided ample amounts of hilarity but also acted as the catalyst for analysis
also acted as the catalyst for analysis
also acted as the catalyst for analysis around the idea of being humble I myself
around the idea of being humble I myself
around the idea of being humble I myself am a very competitive person and find
am a very competitive person and find
am a very competitive person and find ways to compete about anything under the
ways to compete about anything under the
ways to compete about anything under the Sun anyone interested in a race to the
Sun anyone interested in a race to the
Sun anyone interested in a race to the cafeteria my teacher on the other hand
cafeteria my teacher on the other hand
cafeteria my teacher on the other hand does not support such mentality your
does not support such mentality your
does not support such mentality your favor of a more cooperative and humble
favor of a more cooperative and humble
favor of a more cooperative and humble path both stars alone leads to various
path both stars alone leads to various
path both stars alone leads to various benefits but why should we settle for
benefits but why should we settle for
benefits but why should we settle for just one
just one
just one we so often set competition and humility
we so often set competition and humility
we so often set competition and humility at odds with each other
at odds with each other
at odds with each other treating them as though we are only
treating them as though we are only
treating them as though we are only permitted to possess one at a time when
permitted to possess one at a time when
permitted to possess one at a time when this is sim
this is sim
this is sim not true let’s first examine competition
not true let’s first examine competition
not true let’s first examine competition and the benefits of having a competitive
and the benefits of having a competitive
and the benefits of having a competitive spirit
spirit
spirit we will then explore the concept of
we will then explore the concept of
we will then explore the concept of humility in its many advantages and
humility in its many advantages and
humility in its many advantages and finally we can combine these two
finally we can combine these two
finally we can combine these two qualities because at the end of the day
qualities because at the end of the day
qualities because at the end of the day competition and humility are not
competition and humility are not
competition and humility are not mutually exclusive
mutually exclusive
mutually exclusive rather they mutually inclusive once we
rather they mutually inclusive once we
rather they mutually inclusive once we learn this we walk away from every
learn this we walk away from every
learn this we walk away from every victory or defeat as true winners
victory or defeat as true winners
victory or defeat as true winners competition now the activity or
competition now the activity or
competition now the activity or condition of competing or the person are
condition of competing or the person are
condition of competing or the person are people with whom when it’s competing the
people with whom when it’s competing the
people with whom when it’s competing the opposition speeching debate is the
opposition speeching debate is the
opposition speeching debate is the quintessential example of a competition
quintessential example of a competition
quintessential example of a competition and a very difficult one at that yet
and a very difficult one at that yet
and a very difficult one at that yet many of us still go why as Gianni
many of us still go why as Gianni
many of us still go why as Gianni Versace stated it is nice to have valid
Versace stated it is nice to have valid
Versace stated it is nice to have valid competition it pushes you to do better
competition it pushes you to do better
competition it pushes you to do better competition brings out the best we can
competition brings out the best we can
competition brings out the best we can offer when faced with opponents that
offer when faced with opponents that
offer when faced with opponents that prove especially difficult to take on
prove especially difficult to take on
prove especially difficult to take on one was put in their best effort for
one was put in their best effort for
one was put in their best effort for example every speech that’s given in
example every speech that’s given in
example every speech that’s given in original oratory and every other event
original oratory and every other event
original oratory and every other event at a speech meet is a product solely of
at a speech meet is a product solely of
at a speech meet is a product solely of the competitors best work after all
the competitors best work after all
the competitors best work after all I’m gonna win this remains true for
I’m gonna win this remains true for
I’m gonna win this remains true for competitions of any and all magnitude
competitions of any and all magnitude
competitions of any and all magnitude take the race to space for instance in
take the race to space for instance in
take the race to space for instance in the 20th century two superpower nations
the 20th century two superpower nations
the 20th century two superpower nations and Cold War rivals the United States
and Cold War rivals the United States
and Cold War rivals the United States and Soviet Union were engaged in a tight
and Soviet Union were engaged in a tight
and Soviet Union were engaged in a tight competition for superior spaceflight
competition for superior spaceflight
competition for superior spaceflight capability now this was literally rocket
capability now this was literally rocket
capability now this was literally rocket science
science
science so achieving such a feat could have
so achieving such a feat could have
so achieving such a feat could have taken a very long time but the looming
taken a very long time but the looming
taken a very long time but the looming threat that the other country might
threat that the other country might
threat that the other country might succeed first pushed both nations to
succeed first pushed both nations to
succeed first pushed both nations to work as quickly and efficiently as
work as quickly and efficiently as
work as quickly and efficiently as possible
possible
possible thus they both gained space light
thus they both gained space light
thus they both gained space light technology and the fuel that powered
technology and the fuel that powered
technology and the fuel that powered these space shuttles was not liquid
these space shuttles was not liquid
these space shuttles was not liquid hydrogen the competition in the end
hydrogen the competition in the end
hydrogen the competition in the end competition is about you after all life
competition is about you after all life
competition is about you after all life is competitive we are constantly
is competitive we are constantly
is competitive we are constantly striving to provide for ourselves to get
striving to provide for ourselves to get
striving to provide for ourselves to get the best opportunities and achieve as
the best opportunities and achieve as
the best opportunities and achieve as high as possible whether we are
high as possible whether we are
high as possible whether we are searching for a job engaging in sports
searching for a job engaging in sports
searching for a job engaging in sports are applying to college we are
are applying to college we are
are applying to college we are surrounded by competition a driving
surrounded by competition a driving
surrounded by competition a driving force to do our best so that we might
force to do our best so that we might
force to do our best so that we might finish on top but a competitive spirit
finish on top but a competitive spirit
finish on top but a competitive spirit can rapidly evolving to Eakins
can rapidly evolving to Eakins
can rapidly evolving to Eakins see that spirit while being focused on
see that spirit while being focused on
see that spirit while being focused on ourselves may help us get ahead in the
ourselves may help us get ahead in the
ourselves may help us get ahead in the absence of humility it can easily become
absence of humility it can easily become
absence of humility it can easily become an excess of arrogance and a lack of
an excess of arrogance and a lack of
an excess of arrogance and a lack of compassion for others through
compassion for others through
compassion for others through competition I managed to score highly on
competition I managed to score highly on
competition I managed to score highly on my biology test but how I acted after I
my biology test but how I acted after I
my biology test but how I acted after I received my score was just as important
received my score was just as important
received my score was just as important if not more than the score itself
if not more than the score itself
if not more than the score itself humility is the highest virtue the
humility is the highest virtue the
humility is the highest virtue the mother of them all has said that poet
mother of them all has said that poet
mother of them all has said that poet Alfred Tennyson and it’s very basic
Alfred Tennyson and it’s very basic
Alfred Tennyson and it’s very basic humility is possessing a modest or low
humility is possessing a modest or low
humility is possessing a modest or low view of one’s own importance easier said
view of one’s own importance easier said
view of one’s own importance easier said than done right my mom always told me
than done right my mom always told me
than done right my mom always told me the ink conversation people like to talk
the ink conversation people like to talk
the ink conversation people like to talk about themselves instead of provoked
about themselves instead of provoked
about themselves instead of provoked conversation asked about them and let
conversation asked about them and let
conversation asked about them and let them do the work for you simple except
them do the work for you simple except
them do the work for you simple except I’m the person to you I like to talk
I’m the person to you I like to talk
I’m the person to you I like to talk about me finding a balance between
about me finding a balance between
about me finding a balance between focusing on ourselves and focusing on
focusing on ourselves and focusing on
focusing on ourselves and focusing on others proves an internal struggle but
others proves an internal struggle but
others proves an internal struggle but putting in the effort is more than worth
putting in the effort is more than worth
putting in the effort is more than worth it dr. Jeremy Dean on his popular web
it dr. Jeremy Dean on his popular web
it dr. Jeremy Dean on his popular web page beside log lists eight
page beside log lists eight
page beside log lists eight psychological benefits of being humble
psychological benefits of being humble
psychological benefits of being humble among these are better work performance
among these are better work performance
among these are better work performance and relationships higher grades and less
and relationships higher grades and less
and relationships higher grades and less prejudice these stem from a lower sense
prejudice these stem from a lower sense
prejudice these stem from a lower sense of entitlement and high regard and
of entitlement and high regard and
of entitlement and high regard and acceptance of others and the concept of
acceptance of others and the concept of
acceptance of others and the concept of humility is far from hidden or obscure
humility is far from hidden or obscure
humility is far from hidden or obscure in today’s society the Christian faith
in today’s society the Christian faith
in today’s society the Christian faith uses humility as a vehicle to God’s
uses humility as a vehicle to God’s
uses humility as a vehicle to God’s forgiveness is one of the five pillars
forgiveness is one of the five pillars
forgiveness is one of the five pillars of Islam and in Buddhism is the core
of Islam and in Buddhism is the core
of Islam and in Buddhism is the core Avenue of the Four Noble Truths the
Avenue of the Four Noble Truths the
Avenue of the Four Noble Truths the major religions of the world all preach
major religions of the world all preach
major religions of the world all preach the central message that humility is of
the central message that humility is of
the central message that humility is of the utmost importance outside of
the utmost importance outside of
the utmost importance outside of religious practice modesty’s Ali died as
religious practice modesty’s Ali died as
religious practice modesty’s Ali died as well but perhaps one of the greatest
well but perhaps one of the greatest
well but perhaps one of the greatest examples of a humble person comes from
examples of a humble person comes from
examples of a humble person comes from religion Siddhartha Gautama
religion Siddhartha Gautama
religion Siddhartha Gautama better known as the Buddha was raised in
better known as the Buddha was raised in
better known as the Buddha was raised in the palace never leaving its walls or
the palace never leaving its walls or
the palace never leaving its walls or traveling the world thus he was ignorant
traveling the world thus he was ignorant
traveling the world thus he was ignorant of the pain that peasants around him
of the pain that peasants around him
of the pain that peasants around him relentlessly endured when he finally
relentlessly endured when he finally
relentlessly endured when he finally witnessed all his pain and suffering and
witnessed all his pain and suffering and
witnessed all his pain and suffering and hardship and death he gave up all
hardship and death he gave up all
hardship and death he gave up all worldly possessions in favor of teaching
worldly possessions in favor of teaching
worldly possessions in favor of teaching others the path to enlightenment the
others the path to enlightenment the
others the path to enlightenment the Buddha left behind not only lasting
Buddha left behind not only lasting
Buddha left behind not only lasting impacts on this world but also a model
impacts on this world but also a model
impacts on this world but also a model of what Jaime
of what Jaime
of what Jaime humility might look like a focus on
humility might look like a focus on
humility might look like a focus on others valuing of himself is equal or
others valuing of himself is equal or
others valuing of himself is equal or even below though is with which
even below though is with which
even below though is with which interacted and yet being too humble can
interacted and yet being too humble can
interacted and yet being too humble can be a detriment as well someone who is
be a detriment as well someone who is
be a detriment as well someone who is excessively modest cares so much for
excessively modest cares so much for
excessively modest cares so much for others that their own agenda is never
others that their own agenda is never
others that their own agenda is never attended to they become shy unimpacted a
attended to they become shy unimpacted a
attended to they become shy unimpacted a doormat on which other people can walk
doormat on which other people can walk
doormat on which other people can walk all over no one wants to be you on that
all over no one wants to be you on that
all over no one wants to be you on that and no one wants to be overly arrogant
and no one wants to be overly arrogant
and no one wants to be overly arrogant through competition either that’s the
through competition either that’s the
through competition either that’s the best way to avoid these two extremes is
best way to avoid these two extremes is
best way to avoid these two extremes is to combine competition and humility to
to combine competition and humility to
to combine competition and humility to become the humble competitor this past
become the humble competitor this past
become the humble competitor this past August Olympic swimmer Katie ledecky
August Olympic swimmer Katie ledecky
August Olympic swimmer Katie ledecky obliterated the world record and the
obliterated the world record and the
obliterated the world record and the women’s 800 meter freestyle finishing
women’s 800 meter freestyle finishing
women’s 800 meter freestyle finishing more than six and a half seconds ahead
more than six and a half seconds ahead
more than six and a half seconds ahead of her competition a very impressive
of her competition a very impressive
of her competition a very impressive margin but immediately after the race
margin but immediately after the race
margin but immediately after the race the Decker did not brag about her
the Decker did not brag about her
the Decker did not brag about her victory she focused on others in her
victory she focused on others in her
victory she focused on others in her interviews one that you spoke only of
interviews one that you spoke only of
interviews one that you spoke only of her teammates and of the experience in
her teammates and of the experience in
her teammates and of the experience in Rio I just had a lot of fun this week
Rio I just had a lot of fun this week
Rio I just had a lot of fun this week she said not only in the pool which is
she said not only in the pool which is
she said not only in the pool which is with my teammates the memories mean more
with my teammates the memories mean more
with my teammates the memories mean more than the medals to me here I’m just so
than the medals to me here I’m just so
than the medals to me here I’m just so proud of my teammates and all that we
proud of my teammates and all that we
proud of my teammates and all that we have accomplished this last week latexes
have accomplished this last week latexes
have accomplished this last week latexes humility is just as inspiring as her
humility is just as inspiring as her
humility is just as inspiring as her ability to swim in the same way humility
ability to swim in the same way humility
ability to swim in the same way humility was the name of the game at the Academy
was the name of the game at the Academy
was the name of the game at the Academy Awards for the final Oscar a mistake was
Awards for the final Oscar a mistake was
Awards for the final Oscar a mistake was made and the wrong movie was announced
made and the wrong movie was announced
made and the wrong movie was announced as the winner the team behind this movie
as the winner the team behind this movie
as the winner the team behind this movie made their way to the stage and the
made their way to the stage and the
made their way to the stage and the producers began to speak but there was
producers began to speak but there was
producers began to speak but there was commotion in the background soon word
commotion in the background soon word
commotion in the background soon word got out a different movie titled
got out a different movie titled
got out a different movie titled moonlight had won the award but the
moonlight had won the award but the
moonlight had won the award but the losing group did not salt off the stage
losing group did not salt off the stage
losing group did not salt off the stage instead this man Jordan Horowitz went up
instead this man Jordan Horowitz went up
instead this man Jordan Horowitz went up to the microphone and said I’m going to
to the microphone and said I’m going to
to the microphone and said I’m going to be really thrilled to hand this to my
be really thrilled to hand this to my
be really thrilled to hand this to my friends at Mike Horowitz had just lost
friends at Mike Horowitz had just lost
friends at Mike Horowitz had just lost the award but regardless he showed the
the award but regardless he showed the
the award but regardless he showed the power and the grace behind true humility
power and the grace behind true humility
power and the grace behind true humility on the other hand good competitors who
on the other hand good competitors who
on the other hand good competitors who lack you believe are difficult for us to
lack you believe are difficult for us to
lack you believe are difficult for us to support because while they may be good
support because while they may be good
support because while they may be good at their craft putting up with their
at their craft putting up with their
at their craft putting up with their arrogance is no easy
arrogance is no easy
arrogance is no easy tasks take my song-song for instance
tasks take my song-song for instance
tasks take my song-song for instance this road racing cyclist was found to be
this road racing cyclist was found to be
this road racing cyclist was found to be using performance-enhancing drugs and
using performance-enhancing drugs and
using performance-enhancing drugs and was the stripped of his seven Tour de
was the stripped of his seven Tour de
was the stripped of his seven Tour de France victories reporter Julie McCoy of
France victories reporter Julie McCoy of
France victories reporter Julie McCoy of the New York Times frequently covered
the New York Times frequently covered
the New York Times frequently covered Armstrong’s races and stated that the
Armstrong’s races and stated that the
Armstrong’s races and stated that the bicyclist was arrogance itself there’s
bicyclist was arrogance itself there’s
bicyclist was arrogance itself there’s an obvious difference here between
an obvious difference here between
an obvious difference here between Armstrong’s competitiveness alone
Armstrong’s competitiveness alone
Armstrong’s competitiveness alone focusing only on himself and the humble
focusing only on himself and the humble
focusing only on himself and the humble yet competitive spirit of Horowitz and
yet competitive spirit of Horowitz and
yet competitive spirit of Horowitz and Levesque be focusing on others as well
Levesque be focusing on others as well
Levesque be focusing on others as well as themselves in moderation these two
as themselves in moderation these two
as themselves in moderation these two qualities can be beneficial but without
qualities can be beneficial but without
qualities can be beneficial but without the other competition can evolve into
the other competition can evolve into
the other competition can evolve into conceitedness and humility can evolve
conceitedness and humility can evolve
conceitedness and humility can evolve into obscurity
into obscurity
into obscurity hence balancing the two is not only
hence balancing the two is not only
hence balancing the two is not only beneficial but necessary because in the
beneficial but necessary because in the
beneficial but necessary because in the end you say both wants to run the
end you say both wants to run the
end you say both wants to run the fastest Tom Brady wants to win the
fastest Tom Brady wants to win the
fastest Tom Brady wants to win the Superbowl Leonardo DiCaprio wants to win
Superbowl Leonardo DiCaprio wants to win
Superbowl Leonardo DiCaprio wants to win another oscar hillary clinton wanted to
another oscar hillary clinton wanted to
another oscar hillary clinton wanted to win the election and I want to win
win the election and I want to win
win the election and I want to win original oratory we are all driven to
original oratory we are all driven to
original oratory we are all driven to succeed the desire to come out
succeed the desire to come out
succeed the desire to come out victorious motivates competitors to do
victorious motivates competitors to do
victorious motivates competitors to do their best but when we win staying
their best but when we win staying
their best but when we win staying humble is the true mark of not only a
humble is the true mark of not only a
humble is the true mark of not only a great competitor but of a great person
great competitor but of a great person
great competitor but of a great person by not bragging accepting our own
by not bragging accepting our own
by not bragging accepting our own weaknesses and valuing the strengths and
weaknesses and valuing the strengths and
weaknesses and valuing the strengths and opinions of others we can better
opinions of others we can better
opinions of others we can better ourselves through humility we gain
ourselves through humility we gain
ourselves through humility we gain something we gain perspective both out
something we gain perspective both out
something we gain perspective both out of ourselves and the perspective of
of ourselves and the perspective of
of ourselves and the perspective of others how we perceive a situation
others how we perceive a situation
others how we perceive a situation enriched with an understanding of how
enriched with an understanding of how
enriched with an understanding of how others are affected by it imagine what
others are affected by it imagine what
others are affected by it imagine what the world can be like not if but when we
the world can be like not if but when we
the world can be like not if but when we combine a sense of self-worth in
combine a sense of self-worth in
combine a sense of self-worth in competition and a sense of others within
competition and a sense of others within
competition and a sense of others within humility I may have gotten the better
humility I may have gotten the better
humility I may have gotten the better test form biology and that felt pretty
test form biology and that felt pretty
test form biology and that felt pretty awesome but staying humble about my
awesome but staying humble about my
awesome but staying humble about my success difficult – it was a lot of my
success difficult – it was a lot of my
success difficult – it was a lot of my friend to feel confident about his own
friend to feel confident about his own
friend to feel confident about his own score and now I am learning the most
score and now I am learning the most
score and now I am learning the most valuable lesson that has nothing to do
valuable lesson that has nothing to do
valuable lesson that has nothing to do with biology the lesson that the best
with biology the lesson that the best
with biology the lesson that the best victories are those are some carry your
victories are those are some carry your
victories are those are some carry your peers along with yourself the lesson but
peers along with yourself the lesson but
peers along with yourself the lesson but being the humble competitor is
being the humble competitor is
being the humble competitor is incredibly sexy thank you
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