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Great Expectations – A Choral Reading | Bahia Rozan & Dorotea Bartlett | TEDxYouth@EB


when we think about our future selves we

when we think about our future selves we think about who we are and who we want

think about who we are and who we want

think about who we are and who we want to be people have this image but who

to be people have this image but who

to be people have this image but who they think we are the perfect student

they think we are the perfect student

they think we are the perfect student confident the perfect daughter brave

confident the perfect daughter brave

confident the perfect daughter brave perfect but we think of ourselves

perfect but we think of ourselves

perfect but we think of ourselves differently ugly I stutter imperfect I’m

differently ugly I stutter imperfect I’m

differently ugly I stutter imperfect I’m self-conscious stupid flawed but you are

self-conscious stupid flawed but you are

self-conscious stupid flawed but you are beautiful even though you’re not perfect

beautiful even though you’re not perfect

beautiful even though you’re not perfect it’s okay we are human we set goals for

it’s okay we are human we set goals for

it’s okay we are human we set goals for ourselves straight A’s

ourselves straight A’s

ourselves straight A’s good older sister to eat more healthy to

good older sister to eat more healthy to

good older sister to eat more healthy to do well on tests and there are things we

do well on tests and there are things we

do well on tests and there are things we want peace equality to make a difference

want peace equality to make a difference

want peace equality to make a difference to take a stand raise rights against

to take a stand raise rights against

to take a stand raise rights against injustice and stereotypes that’s a cloud

injustice and stereotypes that’s a cloud

injustice and stereotypes that’s a cloud we created last year we saw injustice

we created last year we saw injustice

we created last year we saw injustice cruelty we heard words unfair

cruelty we heard words unfair

cruelty we heard words unfair stereotypes we say no we refuse to be

stereotypes we say no we refuse to be

stereotypes we say no we refuse to be the kind of school that judges people we

the kind of school that judges people we

the kind of school that judges people we support the building of other schools

support the building of other schools

support the building of other schools because we believe that everyone

because we believe that everyone

because we believe that everyone deserves a chance to learn why can’t I

deserves a chance to learn why can’t I

deserves a chance to learn why can’t I do this why can’t I do that

do this why can’t I do that

do this why can’t I do that it’s not fair we think that we’re making

it’s not fair we think that we’re making

it’s not fair we think that we’re making a difference we don’t want to stop we

a difference we don’t want to stop we

a difference we don’t want to stop we want to pass it on here you want to

want to pass it on here you want to

want to pass it on here you want to bring it to other schools we want to

bring it to other schools we want to

bring it to other schools we want to keep helping you can too anyone can

keep helping you can too anyone can

keep helping you can too anyone can start a club it takes dedication to make

start a club it takes dedication to make

start a club it takes dedication to make a change we can do it together

a change we can do it together

a change we can do it together [Music]

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