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my name is Lara I’m a student in class 1
my name is Lara I’m a student in class 1 being at rosey for only 2 months now it
being at rosey for only 2 months now it
being at rosey for only 2 months now it has already been an experience like no
has already been an experience like no
has already been an experience like no other
other
other coming here away from home my family my
coming here away from home my family my
coming here away from home my family my friends wasn’t easy at all
friends wasn’t easy at all
friends wasn’t easy at all but I wanted to push myself go beyond my
but I wanted to push myself go beyond my
but I wanted to push myself go beyond my limits and as Paul bouge a Frenchman
limits and as Paul bouge a Frenchman
limits and as Paul bouge a Frenchman always once said why don’t your horizons
always once said why don’t your horizons
always once said why don’t your horizons look beyond your limits and
look beyond your limits and
look beyond your limits and opportunities will become evident
opportunities will become evident
opportunities will become evident motivations will become clearer and
motivations will become clearer and
motivations will become clearer and that’s exactly what I did when we think
that’s exactly what I did when we think
that’s exactly what I did when we think about limits we think of them as a
about limits we think of them as a
about limits we think of them as a barrier we can’t go beyond but on the
barrier we can’t go beyond but on the
barrier we can’t go beyond but on the contrary limits are made to be pushed
contrary limits are made to be pushed
contrary limits are made to be pushed and surpassed without noticing we limit
and surpassed without noticing we limit
and surpassed without noticing we limit ourselves every day in a way life limits
ourselves every day in a way life limits
ourselves every day in a way life limits us to giving us a limited amount of time
us to giving us a limited amount of time
us to giving us a limited amount of time that we just can’t seem to extend but
that we just can’t seem to extend but
that we just can’t seem to extend but some things are limitless knowledge
some things are limitless knowledge
some things are limitless knowledge knowledge has no limits and the best
knowledge has no limits and the best
knowledge has no limits and the best part is we learn something new every
part is we learn something new every
part is we learn something new every single day but how can we do this now
single day but how can we do this now
single day but how can we do this now I’m pretty sure most of you have heard
I’m pretty sure most of you have heard
I’m pretty sure most of you have heard about the oscar-winning movie Slumdog
about the oscar-winning movie Slumdog
about the oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire it’s about a young boy
Millionaire it’s about a young boy
Millionaire it’s about a young boy living in the streets of Mumbai after
living in the streets of Mumbai after
living in the streets of Mumbai after death of his mother who manages to win
death of his mother who manages to win
death of his mother who manages to win the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire competition only through the knowledge
competition only through the knowledge
competition only through the knowledge he gains by the observations he made
he gains by the observations he made
he gains by the observations he made while living on the streets now this is
while living on the streets now this is
while living on the streets now this is a perfect example of a young boy living
a perfect example of a young boy living
a perfect example of a young boy living in dreadful conditions who through his
in dreadful conditions who through his
in dreadful conditions who through his knowledge manages to turn his whole life
knowledge manages to turn his whole life
knowledge manages to turn his whole life around knowledge is all around us not
around knowledge is all around us not
around knowledge is all around us not only in the classroom we just need to
only in the classroom we just need to
only in the classroom we just need to want to learn I have a question for all
want to learn I have a question for all
want to learn I have a question for all of you who here thinks they’re addicted
of you who here thinks they’re addicted
of you who here thinks they’re addicted to learning raise your hands
thank you when we hear the word
thank you when we hear the word we usually think of a negative way such
we usually think of a negative way such
we usually think of a negative way such as addiction to drugs alcohol smoking
as addiction to drugs alcohol smoking
as addiction to drugs alcohol smoking but addiction can also be used
but addiction can also be used
but addiction can also be used positively most of you didn’t raise your
positively most of you didn’t raise your
positively most of you didn’t raise your hands and that’s normal but you are also
hands and that’s normal but you are also
hands and that’s normal but you are also addicted to learning in fact humans are
addicted to learning in fact humans are
addicted to learning in fact humans are addicted to learning we all crave
addicted to learning we all crave
addicted to learning we all crave knowledge and when I say learning I
knowledge and when I say learning I
knowledge and when I say learning I don’t only mean Matt’s science
don’t only mean Matt’s science
don’t only mean Matt’s science literature and all the other subjects
literature and all the other subjects
literature and all the other subjects you take at school but I also mean
you take at school but I also mean
you take at school but I also mean learning through life experiences maybe
learning through life experiences maybe
learning through life experiences maybe learning a new gossip or who won
learning a new gossip or who won
learning a new gossip or who won yesterday’s football match the
yesterday’s football match the
yesterday’s football match the willingness to learn something new comes
willingness to learn something new comes
willingness to learn something new comes from curiosity and if humans weren’t
from curiosity and if humans weren’t
from curiosity and if humans weren’t curious we would have become extant
curious we would have become extant
curious we would have become extant millions of years ago we are all natural
millions of years ago we are all natural
millions of years ago we are all natural explorers we are all born with the
explorers we are all born with the
explorers we are all born with the willingness to explore and understand
willingness to explore and understand
willingness to explore and understand the world but is it enough to want to
the world but is it enough to want to
the world but is it enough to want to learn is it a solitary activity to
learn is it a solitary activity to
learn is it a solitary activity to answer that let’s look at one final
answer that let’s look at one final
answer that let’s look at one final example Ataturk the founder of modern
example Ataturk the founder of modern
example Ataturk the founder of modern Turkey which also happens to be my
Turkey which also happens to be my
Turkey which also happens to be my country Ataturk is someone who was
country Ataturk is someone who was
country Ataturk is someone who was brought up with only military education
brought up with only military education
brought up with only military education but he was a man of wisdom he knew that
but he was a man of wisdom he knew that
but he was a man of wisdom he knew that in order to survive and create a
in order to survive and create a
in order to survive and create a completely different country he needed
completely different country he needed
completely different country he needed to not only add to his military
to not only add to his military
to not only add to his military education but also surround himself with
education but also surround himself with
education but also surround himself with those he knew more than he did it’s fine
those he knew more than he did it’s fine
those he knew more than he did it’s fine to learn on your own but if you’re the
to learn on your own but if you’re the
to learn on your own but if you’re the smartest person in the room you’re in
smartest person in the room you’re in
smartest person in the room you’re in the wrong room don’t say you’re solving
the wrong room don’t say you’re solving
the wrong room don’t say you’re solving your knowledge limits go beyond what you
your knowledge limits go beyond what you
your knowledge limits go beyond what you already know thank you
already know thank you
already know thank you [Applause]
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