how many times do you say thank you are they good afternoon ladies and
are they good afternoon ladies and
are they good afternoon ladies and gentlemen my name is siren zone before I
gentlemen my name is siren zone before I
gentlemen my name is siren zone before I start my speech I would like to ask one
start my speech I would like to ask one
start my speech I would like to ask one question have you ever been to foreign
question have you ever been to foreign
question have you ever been to foreign country or do you have any plans to go
country or do you have any plans to go
country or do you have any plans to go abroad and what if you were to visit
abroad and what if you were to visit
abroad and what if you were to visit another country but were allowed to use
another country but were allowed to use
another country but were allowed to use only one word which word would you
only one word which word would you
only one word which word would you choose the question may sound like
choose the question may sound like
choose the question may sound like nonsense and it would be very
nonsense and it would be very
nonsense and it would be very challenging for me without a doubt I
challenging for me without a doubt I
challenging for me without a doubt I would choose the word thanks the reason
would choose the word thanks the reason
would choose the word thanks the reason is obvious there are many things we
is obvious there are many things we
is obvious there are many things we should be thankful in our everyday lives
should be thankful in our everyday lives
should be thankful in our everyday lives importance of the matter shouldn’t
importance of the matter shouldn’t
importance of the matter shouldn’t decide whether we show our a pH
decide whether we show our a pH
decide whether we show our a pH appreciation or not but most people
appreciation or not but most people
appreciation or not but most people should take it into consideration
should take it into consideration
should take it into consideration Koreans including myself are not
Koreans including myself are not
Koreans including myself are not accustomed to expressing gratitude and I
accustomed to expressing gratitude and I
accustomed to expressing gratitude and I just like most Koreans was not aware of
just like most Koreans was not aware of
just like most Koreans was not aware of this fact until I started living in a
this fact until I started living in a
this fact until I started living in a foreign country I remember the first day
foreign country I remember the first day
foreign country I remember the first day of being separated from my family I was
of being separated from my family I was
of being separated from my family I was 11 and I went abroad to study English
11 and I went abroad to study English
11 and I went abroad to study English for about a year now that I think about
for about a year now that I think about
for about a year now that I think about it the two words thank you for such a
it the two words thank you for such a
it the two words thank you for such a light saber when I started learning
light saber when I started learning
light saber when I started learning English in a foreign country during my
English in a foreign country during my
English in a foreign country during my life going to new places and meeting new
life going to new places and meeting new
life going to new places and meeting new people
people
people I realized that each of us are
I realized that each of us are
I realized that each of us are individuals but we live in this world
individuals but we live in this world
individuals but we live in this world together and that we should show
together and that we should show
together and that we should show consideration for one another however
consideration for one another however
consideration for one another however for us to show consideration to one
for us to show consideration to one
for us to show consideration to one another we have to take
another we have to take
another we have to take an extra stop by opening ourselves and
an extra stop by opening ourselves and
an extra stop by opening ourselves and express our gratitude since then
express our gratitude since then
express our gratitude since then whenever I traveled I would keep in mind
whenever I traveled I would keep in mind
whenever I traveled I would keep in mind that saying thank you is the easiest way
that saying thank you is the easiest way
that saying thank you is the easiest way to show my appreciation I stayed in
to show my appreciation I stayed in
to show my appreciation I stayed in Korea through my middle school and high
Korea through my middle school and high
Korea through my middle school and high school years under tremendous stress
school years under tremendous stress
school years under tremendous stress studying for a university entrance exam
studying for a university entrance exam
studying for a university entrance exam during the time I realized realized how
during the time I realized realized how
during the time I realized realized how exhausted I had become and the
exhausted I had become and the
exhausted I had become and the determination to show my appreciation
determination to show my appreciation
determination to show my appreciation was long gone my friends who are in the
was long gone my friends who are in the
was long gone my friends who are in the same situation as I competing against
same situation as I competing against
same situation as I competing against countless others in a society that keeps
countless others in a society that keeps
countless others in a society that keeps pushing us to hurry they didn’t seem to
pushing us to hurry they didn’t seem to
pushing us to hurry they didn’t seem to be in any better condition than I was
be in any better condition than I was
be in any better condition than I was when I noticed how we changed from
when I noticed how we changed from
when I noticed how we changed from innocent bright keys to lifeless were
innocent bright keys to lifeless were
innocent bright keys to lifeless were not Keys like in Nablus scattered
not Keys like in Nablus scattered
not Keys like in Nablus scattered throughout the vast space that used to
throughout the vast space that used to
throughout the vast space that used to be a part of a hot glowing star I wanted
be a part of a hot glowing star I wanted
be a part of a hot glowing star I wanted to help us remember the times we are all
to help us remember the times we are all
to help us remember the times we are all joyful optimistic and excited of our
joyful optimistic and excited of our
joyful optimistic and excited of our life I decided to become the disturbance
life I decided to become the disturbance
life I decided to become the disturbance the kameen that brings the dust and gas
the kameen that brings the dust and gas
the kameen that brings the dust and gas to reform a star since I was the
to reform a star since I was the
to reform a star since I was the president of the Student Council
president of the Student Council
president of the Student Council I stood asked the project to my fellow
I stood asked the project to my fellow
I stood asked the project to my fellow school friends the goal of the project
school friends the goal of the project
school friends the goal of the project was to show our appreciation to the
was to show our appreciation to the
was to show our appreciation to the Stepp members of the school after a few
Stepp members of the school after a few
Stepp members of the school after a few days of planning we decided to organize
days of planning we decided to organize
days of planning we decided to organize an event for cleaning lady who was
an event for cleaning lady who was
an event for cleaning lady who was always at the school virus but silently
always at the school virus but silently
always at the school virus but silently cleaned up the mess we left behind
cleaned up the mess we left behind
cleaned up the mess we left behind we used the blank space on the word next
we used the blank space on the word next
we used the blank space on the word next to the restroom to leave a post-it note
to the restroom to leave a post-it note
to the restroom to leave a post-it note with a message saying thanks to her the
with a message saying thanks to her the
with a message saying thanks to her the event started with only a few people but
event started with only a few people but
event started with only a few people but took interest later on but almost all
took interest later on but almost all
took interest later on but almost all students in the school participating at
students in the school participating at
students in the school participating at the end interestingly enough our project
the end interestingly enough our project
the end interestingly enough our project turned out so successful that we’re on
turned out so successful that we’re on
turned out so successful that we’re on the news under the title thank you for
the news under the title thank you for
the news under the title thank you for the clean school vitae John Youngs in
the clean school vitae John Youngs in
the clean school vitae John Youngs in high school according to the news she
high school according to the news she
high school according to the news she interviewed on the how she feels about
interviewed on the how she feels about
interviewed on the how she feels about this project and she said she felt like
this project and she said she felt like
this project and she said she felt like she had a fan club of her own and thank
she had a fan club of her own and thank
she had a fan club of her own and thank the students for such a thoughtful event
the students for such a thoughtful event
the students for such a thoughtful event the project that started with a goal to
the project that started with a goal to
the project that started with a goal to express our gratitude to the staff who
express our gratitude to the staff who
express our gratitude to the staff who we took it for granted
we took it for granted
we took it for granted to clean up our mess for us the project
to clean up our mess for us the project
to clean up our mess for us the project gave us the opportunity through reading
gave us the opportunity through reading
gave us the opportunity through reading about her efforts we had another
about her efforts we had another
about her efforts we had another successful follow-up event similar to
successful follow-up event similar to
successful follow-up event similar to the previous one as in showing
the previous one as in showing
the previous one as in showing appreciation but this time it was for
appreciation but this time it was for
appreciation but this time it was for the cafeteria workers many other schools
the cafeteria workers many other schools
the cafeteria workers many other schools organized summer events and made the
organized summer events and made the
organized summer events and made the word a little warmer students from our
word a little warmer students from our
word a little warmer students from our schools were touched by our schools
schools were touched by our schools
schools were touched by our schools project when after schools in Dayton
project when after schools in Dayton
project when after schools in Dayton organized a similar event for their
organized a similar event for their
organized a similar event for their cafeteria staffs we’re thinking about
cafeteria staffs we’re thinking about
cafeteria staffs we’re thinking about their efforts put in every day according
their efforts put in every day according
their efforts put in every day according to the students from the school they
to the students from the school they
to the students from the school they were complimented and encouraged by the
were complimented and encouraged by the
were complimented and encouraged by the teachers but what was more important was
teachers but what was more important was
teachers but what was more important was that the cafeteria staffs were delighted
that the cafeteria staffs were delighted
that the cafeteria staffs were delighted by the event I’m not sure whether it’s
by the event I’m not sure whether it’s
by the event I’m not sure whether it’s true or not but apparently the cafeteria
true or not but apparently the cafeteria
true or not but apparently the cafeteria food tastes better after that event it
food tastes better after that event it
food tastes better after that event it wasn’t only the school that followed out
wasn’t only the school that followed out
wasn’t only the school that followed out with the event the several other schools
with the event the several other schools
with the event the several other schools did as well once again our felt the
did as well once again our felt the
did as well once again our felt the importance of appreciation our project
importance of appreciation our project
importance of appreciation our project came to an end
came to an end
came to an end hopefully teaching the students to be
hopefully teaching the students to be
hopefully teaching the students to be thankful for everything and
thankful for everything and
thankful for everything and importance of saying thank you there are
importance of saying thank you there are
importance of saying thank you there are countless people in the school and
countless people in the school and
countless people in the school and outside of school who deserve
outside of school who deserve
outside of school who deserve appreciation for their hard work time
appreciation for their hard work time
appreciation for their hard work time after time we leave our lives
after time we leave our lives
after time we leave our lives overlooking the hard work done by the
overlooking the hard work done by the
overlooking the hard work done by the people around us that is why we should
people around us that is why we should
people around us that is why we should all take a moment to rethink about the
all take a moment to rethink about the
all take a moment to rethink about the things we forgot to show our gratitude
things we forgot to show our gratitude
things we forgot to show our gratitude thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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