Speeches That Sent Off the Graduates of 2010
27 May 2010
Michelle Obama at the George Washington University graduation in Washington
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English.
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I’m Doug Johnson.
Today we listen to new music from Mary Chapin Carpenter …
And answer a question about turkeys ...
But first, we help send off the college graduates of two thousand ten.
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DOUG JOHNSON: During the months of May and June, colleges and universities across the United States hold graduation ceremonies. Many schools ask a special person to speak to students during the ceremony. Mario Ritter tells us about several of this year’s famous graduation speakers.
MICHELLE OBAMA: “I have one more request to make of you. One more challenge. And that is keep going. Keep giving. Keep engaging. I’m asking you to take what you’ve learned here and embrace the full responsibilities that a degree from an institution like GW gives you. I’m asking your generation to be America’s face to the world.”
MARIO RITTER: That was part of a speech that first lady Michelle Obama gave at George Washington University’s graduation ceremony in Washington, D.C. In September, Missus Obama gave GW students and teachers a test.
She said that if they could complete one hundred thousand hours of community service, she would give the graduation speech in May. The students and teachers more than met her request. They completed over one hundred sixty-three thousand hours of volunteer work.
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