hey everyone I’m Brad Cunha a junior Tompkins as Sudarshan said and it’s a
Tompkins as Sudarshan said and it’s a
Tompkins as Sudarshan said and it’s a great honor to be one of the
great honor to be one of the
great honor to be one of the distinguished speakers at this event I’d
distinguished speakers at this event I’d
distinguished speakers at this event I’d like to thank the executive team for
like to thank the executive team for
like to thank the executive team for putting this all together so when I was
putting this all together so when I was
putting this all together so when I was first informed that I had to make a
first informed that I had to make a
first informed that I had to make a ten-minute speech about what foot prints
ten-minute speech about what foot prints
ten-minute speech about what foot prints are and what they mean to my life I was
are and what they mean to my life I was
are and what they mean to my life I was like wait what do you what the heck do
like wait what do you what the heck do
like wait what do you what the heck do you mean by foot prints like that could
you mean by foot prints like that could
you mean by foot prints like that could be anything right but slowly and surely
be anything right but slowly and surely
be anything right but slowly and surely the topic stuck in my brain and force
the topic stuck in my brain and force
the topic stuck in my brain and force force me to reflect and that’s when I
force me to reflect and that’s when I
force me to reflect and that’s when I realized that that is the beauty of the
realized that that is the beauty of the
realized that that is the beauty of the topic footprints that footprints can be
topic footprints that footprints can be
topic footprints that footprints can be anything footprints in the end are what
anything footprints in the end are what
anything footprints in the end are what you make of them so I thought okay well
you make of them so I thought okay well
you make of them so I thought okay well why not make a speech or speak
why not make a speech or speak
why not make a speech or speak expounding upon what footprints mean to
expounding upon what footprints mean to
expounding upon what footprints mean to me and that can help my audience to
me and that can help my audience to
me and that can help my audience to think about that and reflect on what
think about that and reflect on what
think about that and reflect on what footprints mean in their lives now I
footprints mean in their lives now I
footprints mean in their lives now I think there are four overarching aspects
think there are four overarching aspects
think there are four overarching aspects of footprints and I will cover pretty
of footprints and I will cover pretty
of footprints and I will cover pretty much the different levels of footprints
much the different levels of footprints
much the different levels of footprints we all leave so the first footprint we
we all leave so the first footprint we
we all leave so the first footprint we leave is a more global and collective
leave is a more global and collective
leave is a more global and collective footprint and that’s carbon footprint on
footprint and that’s carbon footprint on
footprint and that’s carbon footprint on the news and online always reading and
the news and online always reading and
the news and online always reading and hearing excuse me about people
hearing excuse me about people
hearing excuse me about people advocating business development and
advocating business development and
advocating business development and fossil fuels and growth and all these
fossil fuels and growth and all these
fossil fuels and growth and all these uses of energy but people don’t realize
uses of energy but people don’t realize
uses of energy but people don’t realize that the effects of climate change are a
that the effects of climate change are a
that the effects of climate change are a pressing concern and they will depending
pressing concern and they will depending
pressing concern and they will depending on how we act today that will decide how
on how we act today that will decide how
on how we act today that will decide how dire the consequences will be now
dire the consequences will be now
dire the consequences will be now climate change is a big deal and
climate change is a big deal and
climate change is a big deal and companies such as American Electric
companies such as American Electric
companies such as American Electric Power Peabody Energy or coke industries
Power Peabody Energy or coke industries
Power Peabody Energy or coke industries they release over 150 million metric
they release over 150 million metric
they release over 150 million metric tons of carbon each year that’s crazy
tons of carbon each year that’s crazy
tons of carbon each year that’s crazy and yeah it seems hopeless and futile to
and yeah it seems hopeless and futile to
and yeah it seems hopeless and futile to combat but as an individual you can do
combat but as an individual you can do
combat but as an individual you can do so many little things such as recycling
so many little things such as recycling
so many little things such as recycling or saving energy and applying solar
or saving energy and applying solar
or saving energy and applying solar panels
panels
panels and this all adds up so that as a
and this all adds up so that as a
and this all adds up so that as a collective community we can accomplish
collective community we can accomplish
collective community we can accomplish the big things such as making laws that
the big things such as making laws that
the big things such as making laws that regulate business and protect the
regulate business and protect the
regulate business and protect the environment supporting eco-friendly
environment supporting eco-friendly
environment supporting eco-friendly politicians and switching to more
politicians and switching to more
politicians and switching to more renewable forms of energy and people
renewable forms of energy and people
renewable forms of energy and people also don’t realize that the first people
also don’t realize that the first people
also don’t realize that the first people to suffer from our carbon footprint will
to suffer from our carbon footprint will
to suffer from our carbon footprint will be the poor the disadvantaged and the
be the poor the disadvantaged and the
be the poor the disadvantaged and the indigenous peoples of our world people I
indigenous peoples of our world people I
indigenous peoples of our world people I hear that people are advocating the
hear that people are advocating the
hear that people are advocating the development of the Keystone and Dakota
development of the Keystone and Dakota
development of the Keystone and Dakota pipelines but those pipelines will be
pipelines but those pipelines will be
pipelines but those pipelines will be built and constructed and maintained on
built and constructed and maintained on
built and constructed and maintained on the land of the Native Americans who own
the land of the Native Americans who own
the land of the Native Americans who own that land and any oil spill or
that land and any oil spill or
that land and any oil spill or malfunction will directly affect their
malfunction will directly affect their
malfunction will directly affect their water supply
water supply
water supply imagine that water the most sacred and
imagine that water the most sacred and
imagine that water the most sacred and important greening ingredient of life
important greening ingredient of life
important greening ingredient of life ruined by some big business and oil
ruined by some big business and oil
ruined by some big business and oil spill but all this talk about protecting
spill but all this talk about protecting
spill but all this talk about protecting the environment brings up an important
the environment brings up an important
the environment brings up an important note business development and protecting
note business development and protecting
note business development and protecting the environment do not have to be
the environment do not have to be
the environment do not have to be mutually exclusive of course there is a
mutually exclusive of course there is a
mutually exclusive of course there is a cost to pay like increased regulations
cost to pay like increased regulations
cost to pay like increased regulations and expensive renewable energy but we
and expensive renewable energy but we
and expensive renewable energy but we individually and as a nation should be
individually and as a nation should be
individually and as a nation should be willing to pay that cost and there are
willing to pay that cost and there are
willing to pay that cost and there are so many countries that have demonstrated
so many countries that have demonstrated
so many countries that have demonstrated that that is a laudable objective to
that that is a laudable objective to
that that is a laudable objective to achieve countries like Denmark France
achieve countries like Denmark France
achieve countries like Denmark France the UK and Belgium have all reduced
the UK and Belgium have all reduced
the UK and Belgium have all reduced carbon emissions protected the
carbon emissions protected the
carbon emissions protected the environment and maintained a stable
environment and maintained a stable
environment and maintained a stable economy with the development of
economy with the development of
economy with the development of renewable energy sources so take a
renewable energy sources so take a
renewable energy sources so take a minute and reflect about the long and
minute and reflect about the long and
minute and reflect about the long and short term consequences or a carbon
short term consequences or a carbon
short term consequences or a carbon footprint now the next type of footprint
footprint now the next type of footprint
footprint now the next type of footprint we leave is more applicable today than
we leave is more applicable today than
we leave is more applicable today than ever before and that is digital
ever before and that is digital
ever before and that is digital footprint now hold on before you all
footprint now hold on before you all
footprint now hold on before you all groan and think this is another how to
groan and think this is another how to
groan and think this is another how to be safe online speech I just want to
be safe online speech I just want to
be safe online speech I just want to talk about the legacy aspect of being
talk about the legacy aspect of being
talk about the legacy aspect of being online and what we do online is visible
online and what we do online is visible
online and what we do online is visible to anyone potential
to anyone potential
to anyone potential and even secrets or private information
and even secrets or private information
and even secrets or private information can come out for example in late 2016
can come out for example in late 2016
can come out for example in late 2016 the Democratic National Convention was
the Democratic National Convention was
the Democratic National Convention was hacked and secured files were
hacked and secured files were
hacked and secured files were compromised some nasty stuff came out
compromised some nasty stuff came out
compromised some nasty stuff came out like collusion between the media and
like collusion between the media and
like collusion between the media and campaigns or conspiracy against other
campaigns or conspiracy against other
campaigns or conspiracy against other campaigns and also personal information
campaigns and also personal information
campaigns and also personal information of donors now this goes to show that no
of donors now this goes to show that no
of donors now this goes to show that no matter how safe you think you are with
matter how safe you think you are with
matter how safe you think you are with putting private and secure things online
putting private and secure things online
putting private and secure things online things can always go south so as I said
things can always go south so as I said
things can always go south so as I said before your digital footprint could be
before your digital footprint could be
before your digital footprint could be potentially seen by anyone teachers
potentially seen by anyone teachers
potentially seen by anyone teachers parents relatives colleges businesses in
parents relatives colleges businesses in
parents relatives colleges businesses in fact there are numerous instances where
fact there are numerous instances where
fact there are numerous instances where college is served through applicants
college is served through applicants
college is served through applicants Facebook or Instagram profiles to
Facebook or Instagram profiles to
Facebook or Instagram profiles to finalize decisions and employers they
finalize decisions and employers they
finalize decisions and employers they make sure that a thorough online
make sure that a thorough online
make sure that a thorough online background check is part of their
background check is part of their
background check is part of their vetting process
vetting process
vetting process and with so many different social
and with so many different social
and with so many different social channels to express themself it’s it’s
channels to express themself it’s it’s
channels to express themself it’s it’s so easy to inadvertently do something
so easy to inadvertently do something
so easy to inadvertently do something bad online and your digital footprint
bad online and your digital footprint
bad online and your digital footprint doesn’t have to be by you alone it could
doesn’t have to be by you alone it could
doesn’t have to be by you alone it could be by a group or a group of friends or
be by a group or a group of friends or
be by a group or a group of friends or an organization or social media campaign
an organization or social media campaign
an organization or social media campaign but the decision is ours to make whether
but the decision is ours to make whether
but the decision is ours to make whether we want to leave inspiring and creative
we want to leave inspiring and creative
we want to leave inspiring and creative online footprint or whether we want to
online footprint or whether we want to
online footprint or whether we want to leave a malevolent and nasty one now the
leave a malevolent and nasty one now the
leave a malevolent and nasty one now the next type of footprint is very frequent
next type of footprint is very frequent
next type of footprint is very frequent like we do all the time and that is
like we do all the time and that is
like we do all the time and that is social footprint social footprint
social footprint social footprint
social footprint social footprint consists of our everyday physical
consists of our everyday physical
consists of our everyday physical interactions how do you leave the people
interactions how do you leave the people
interactions how do you leave the people you interact with feeling after you
you interact with feeling after you
you interact with feeling after you after you’ve talked to them are you just
after you’ve talked to them are you just
after you’ve talked to them are you just another stranger or do you leave them
another stranger or do you leave them
another stranger or do you leave them smiling and respectfully thinking about
smiling and respectfully thinking about
smiling and respectfully thinking about how you just talk to them this is
how you just talk to them this is
how you just talk to them this is important question to ask yourselves now
important question to ask yourselves now
important question to ask yourselves now this social footprint I think is one of
this social footprint I think is one of
this social footprint I think is one of the most important footprints because we
the most important footprints because we
the most important footprints because we do it so often and not only are you
do it so often and not only are you
do it so often and not only are you leaving a footprint on the person you
leaving a footprint on the person you
leaving a footprint on the person you talk to but they’re leaving a footprint
talk to but they’re leaving a footprint
talk to but they’re leaving a footprint on you and that footprint it could
on you and that footprint it could
on you and that footprint it could potentially create a chain reaction of
potentially create a chain reaction of
potentially create a chain reaction of positive foot positive footprints if
positive foot positive footprints if
positive foot positive footprints if you’re nice or kind to someone
you’re nice or kind to someone
you’re nice or kind to someone give something give someone something
give something give someone something
give something give someone something nice they could be inspired by that and
nice they could be inspired by that and
nice they could be inspired by that and continue the chain to someone else so in
continue the chain to someone else so in
continue the chain to someone else so in the end I think that social footprint is
the end I think that social footprint is
the end I think that social footprint is one of the most important types of
one of the most important types of
one of the most important types of footprints because we do it so often
footprints because we do it so often
footprints because we do it so often sometimes without even knowing it now as
sometimes without even knowing it now as
sometimes without even knowing it now as an individual I believe it’s not only
an individual I believe it’s not only
an individual I believe it’s not only not only important to attain success but
not only important to attain success but
not only important to attain success but the way you reach there is arguably more
the way you reach there is arguably more
the way you reach there is arguably more important how you achieved your goals
important how you achieved your goals
important how you achieved your goals and reach success falls under your moral
and reach success falls under your moral
and reach success falls under your moral footprint
footprint
footprint whether you exploited others for
whether you exploited others for
whether you exploited others for personal gain or cheated your way to the
personal gain or cheated your way to the
personal gain or cheated your way to the top the way you achieve your goals is
top the way you achieve your goals is
top the way you achieve your goals is very important for example the wolf of
very important for example the wolf of
very important for example the wolf of Wall Street we’ve all heard of the movie
Wall Street we’ve all heard of the movie
Wall Street we’ve all heard of the movie but there’s actually was a real wolf of
but there’s actually was a real wolf of
but there’s actually was a real wolf of Wall Street by the name of Jordan
Wall Street by the name of Jordan
Wall Street by the name of Jordan Belfort now he became unimaginably rich
Belfort now he became unimaginably rich
Belfort now he became unimaginably rich from his company but eventually his
from his company but eventually his
from his company but eventually his demons caught up with him and he was
demons caught up with him and he was
demons caught up with him and he was imprisoned he lost everything his wealth
imprisoned he lost everything his wealth
imprisoned he lost everything his wealth his reputation and status and that just
his reputation and status and that just
his reputation and status and that just goes to show that if you attained your
goes to show that if you attained your
goes to show that if you attained your success in the terrible way it’ll come
success in the terrible way it’ll come
success in the terrible way it’ll come back to bite you and he’s left a
back to bite you and he’s left a
back to bite you and he’s left a terrible moral footprint on our world
terrible moral footprint on our world
terrible moral footprint on our world but on the other hand genuine hard work
but on the other hand genuine hard work
but on the other hand genuine hard work can also go a very long way now I have a
can also go a very long way now I have a
can also go a very long way now I have a bit of family history that illustrates
bit of family history that illustrates
bit of family history that illustrates this concept after the partition of
this concept after the partition of
this concept after the partition of India in 1947 after independence my
India in 1947 after independence my
India in 1947 after independence my maternal great-grandfather lost
maternal great-grandfather lost
maternal great-grandfather lost everything he lost some relatives his
everything he lost some relatives his
everything he lost some relatives his money his social status
money his social status
money his social status his sense of home everything and rather
his sense of home everything and rather
his sense of home everything and rather than stealing land or money or
than stealing land or money or
than stealing land or money or exploiting others to go back to where he
exploiting others to go back to where he
exploiting others to go back to where he was he decided to leave a positive moral
was he decided to leave a positive moral
was he decided to leave a positive moral footprint on his family day after day he
footprint on his family day after day he
footprint on his family day after day he would literally pour his sweat into his
would literally pour his sweat into his
would literally pour his sweat into his work on the field and eventually he was
work on the field and eventually he was
work on the field and eventually he was able to achieve achieve success and
able to achieve achieve success and
able to achieve achieve success and attained a successful farm for his
attained a successful farm for his
attained a successful farm for his family and this has inspired my family
family and this has inspired my family
family and this has inspired my family as well we still remember his work today
as well we still remember his work today
as well we still remember his work today when my parents came to this country in
when my parents came to this country in
when my parents came to this country in 2001 as
2001 as
2001 as migrants they – do not have much to lean
migrants they – do not have much to lean
migrants they – do not have much to lean back on fact they didn’t even have jobs
back on fact they didn’t even have jobs
back on fact they didn’t even have jobs they were just graduate students but
they were just graduate students but
they were just graduate students but instead of cheating their way to a job
instead of cheating their way to a job
instead of cheating their way to a job and exploiting other people they worked
and exploiting other people they worked
and exploiting other people they worked day in and day out and worked with real
day in and day out and worked with real
day in and day out and worked with real grit and now we’re proud of the social
grit and now we’re proud of the social
grit and now we’re proud of the social status we’ve attained so all of these
status we’ve attained so all of these
status we’ve attained so all of these people leave an indelible mark on me my
people leave an indelible mark on me my
people leave an indelible mark on me my future and my and future generations
future and my and future generations
future and my and future generations inspiring me to achieve my goals the
inspiring me to achieve my goals the
inspiring me to achieve my goals the work that is morally impeccable and that
work that is morally impeccable and that
work that is morally impeccable and that is the type of footprint I think is
is the type of footprint I think is
is the type of footprint I think is immensely powerful the type of footprint
immensely powerful the type of footprint
immensely powerful the type of footprint that people look at and say wow what an
that people look at and say wow what an
that people look at and say wow what an extraordinary person so in the end we
extraordinary person so in the end we
extraordinary person so in the end we should all be mindful of what we leave
should all be mindful of what we leave
should all be mindful of what we leave behind
behind
behind whether it be to one person online or
whether it be to one person online or
whether it be to one person online or Generation or to the whole world
Generation or to the whole world
Generation or to the whole world footprints are our legacies I hope I was
footprints are our legacies I hope I was
footprints are our legacies I hope I was able to prompt you guys to introspect
able to prompt you guys to introspect
able to prompt you guys to introspect and reflect on what type of footprints
and reflect on what type of footprints
and reflect on what type of footprints you guys are leaving in your lives and
you guys are leaving in your lives and
you guys are leaving in your lives and you might think I’m just one person out
you might think I’m just one person out
you might think I’m just one person out of seven billion how does it even matter
of seven billion how does it even matter
of seven billion how does it even matter and what could I even do but know that’s
and what could I even do but know that’s
and what could I even do but know that’s where it starts if individually we’re
where it starts if individually we’re
where it starts if individually we’re all mindful of what footprints we leave
all mindful of what footprints we leave
all mindful of what footprints we leave collectively it can have a great
collectively it can have a great
collectively it can have a great generational impact to be remembered as
generational impact to be remembered as
generational impact to be remembered as honest just inspiring leaders is a goal
honest just inspiring leaders is a goal
honest just inspiring leaders is a goal we can all get behind so why not you why
we can all get behind so why not you why
we can all get behind so why not you why not all of us thank you
not all of us thank you
not all of us thank you [Applause]
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