we are the generation that grew up with the first black president
the first black president
the first black president progressiveness and our souls at birth
progressiveness and our souls at birth
progressiveness and our souls at birth we are the generation that grew up with
we are the generation that grew up with
we are the generation that grew up with smart boards in our classrooms the
smart boards in our classrooms the
smart boards in our classrooms the piercing sound of white chalk on a dusty
piercing sound of white chalk on a dusty
piercing sound of white chalk on a dusty green board unfamiliar to our ears we
green board unfamiliar to our ears we
green board unfamiliar to our ears we are the generation that grew up and are
are the generation that grew up and are
are the generation that grew up and are still growing with the world at our
still growing with the world at our
still growing with the world at our fingertips but we are seen as the app
fingertips but we are seen as the app
fingertips but we are seen as the app generation the selfie generation the
generation the selfie generation the
generation the selfie generation the cynical clicking of keys on a keyboard
cynical clicking of keys on a keyboard
cynical clicking of keys on a keyboard iPhones Android smart everything but we
iPhones Android smart everything but we
iPhones Android smart everything but we are much more than I stuck to blast
are much more than I stuck to blast
are much more than I stuck to blast screens a thumb pressing share 140
screens a thumb pressing share 140
screens a thumb pressing share 140 characters a 10-second photo that
characters a 10-second photo that
characters a 10-second photo that appears then disappears this is
appears then disappears this is
appears then disappears this is generation we and we are the future I
generation we and we are the future I
generation we and we are the future I walk the halls of rye neck high school
walk the halls of rye neck high school
walk the halls of rye neck high school rhythm flowing through my ears I walked
rhythm flowing through my ears I walked
rhythm flowing through my ears I walked to a beat among my peers I see smiles
to a beat among my peers I see smiles
to a beat among my peers I see smiles people constantly embracing one another
people constantly embracing one another
people constantly embracing one another I observe the classic weary eyes of a
I observe the classic weary eyes of a
I observe the classic weary eyes of a student that started there sa too late
student that started there sa too late
student that started there sa too late but I also see students dedicated to
but I also see students dedicated to
but I also see students dedicated to their work I see persistence positivity
their work I see persistence positivity
their work I see persistence positivity glowing curious minds I see beautiful
glowing curious minds I see beautiful
glowing curious minds I see beautiful faces with even more remarkable souls
they say technology changes us and I say
they say technology changes us and I say yes they do we connect we inspire and we
yes they do we connect we inspire and we
yes they do we connect we inspire and we empower we aren’t here to play on our
empower we aren’t here to play on our
empower we aren’t here to play on our phones not without putting them to good
phones not without putting them to good
phones not without putting them to good use to spread the right information not
use to spread the right information not
use to spread the right information not alternative fact this is the weed
alternative fact this is the weed
alternative fact this is the weed generation not me me me we are an
generation not me me me we are an
generation not me me me we are an open-minded generation that builds
open-minded generation that builds
open-minded generation that builds bridges between people of different
bridges between people of different
bridges between people of different backgrounds creating incredible
backgrounds creating incredible
backgrounds creating incredible connections around the globe not walls
connections around the globe not walls
connections around the globe not walls that will divide us me my peers people
that will divide us me my peers people
that will divide us me my peers people my generation around the world we yearn
my generation around the world we yearn
my generation around the world we yearn to interact we use their social medias
to interact we use their social medias
to interact we use their social medias to voice who we are and create welcoming
to voice who we are and create welcoming
to voice who we are and create welcoming environments for all so don’t tell us to
environments for all so don’t tell us to
environments for all so don’t tell us to put down our phones we’re making a
put down our phones we’re making a
put down our phones we’re making a bigger
bigger
bigger difference than you think why elected
difference than you think why elected
difference than you think why elected officials who are supposed to represent
officials who are supposed to represent
officials who are supposed to represent everyone vote to show that an
everyone vote to show that an
everyone vote to show that an individual’s identity is not valid
individual’s identity is not valid
individual’s identity is not valid enough for them to use the bathroom that
enough for them to use the bathroom that
enough for them to use the bathroom that they are comfortable with we create an
they are comfortable with we create an
they are comfortable with we create an environment that welcomes them and
environment that welcomes them and
environment that welcomes them and reassures them generation we is about
reassures them generation we is about
reassures them generation we is about coming together not separation of any
coming together not separation of any
coming together not separation of any kind our phones video games and laptops
kind our phones video games and laptops
kind our phones video games and laptops they do not numb us we have access to
they do not numb us we have access to
they do not numb us we have access to everything we learn quickly and we
everything we learn quickly and we
everything we learn quickly and we process fast we are what’s next the 16
process fast we are what’s next the 16
process fast we are what’s next the 16 year old you see today is the activist
year old you see today is the activist
year old you see today is the activist of tomorrow tonight you see curiosity
of tomorrow tonight you see curiosity
of tomorrow tonight you see curiosity you see passion you see the remarkable
you see passion you see the remarkable
you see passion you see the remarkable intelligence that our phones have not
intelligence that our phones have not
intelligence that our phones have not stripped from us generation we is here
stripped from us generation we is here
stripped from us generation we is here and what you see tonight is what’s next
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