i was one of the only kids in college who had a reason to go to the p.o. box at the end of the day, and that was mainly because my mother has never believed in email, in facebook, in texting or cell phones in general. and so while other kids were bbm-ing their parents, i was literally waiting by the mailbox to get a letter from home to see how the weekend had gone, which was a little frustrating when grandma was in the hospital, but i was just looking for some sort of scribble, some unkempt cursive from my mother.

and so when i moved to new york city after college and got completely sucker-punched in the face by depression, i did the only thing i could think of at the time. i wrote those same kinds of letters that my mother had written me for strangers, and tucked them all throughout the city, dozens and dozens of them. i left them everywhere, in cafes and in libraries, at the u.n., everywhere. i blogged about those letters and the days when they were necessary, and i posed a kind of crazy promise to the internet: that if you asked me for a hand-written letter, i would write you one, no questions asked. overnight, my inbox morphed into this harbor of heartbreak -- a single mother in sacramento, a girl being bullied in rural kansas, all asking me, a 22-year-old girl who barely even knew her own coffee order, to write them a love letter and give them a reason to wait by the mailbox.

well, today i fuel a global organization that is fueled by those trips to the mailbox, fueled by the ways in which we can harness social media like never before to write and mail strangers letters when they need them most, but most of all, fueled by crates of mail like this one, my trusty mail crate, filled with the scriptings of ordinary people, strangers writing letters to other strangers not because they're ever going to meet and laugh over a cup of coffee, but because they have found one another by way of letter-writing.

but, you know, the thing that always gets me about these letters is that most of them have been written by people that have never known themselves loved on a piece of paper. they could not tell you about the ink of their own love letters. they're the ones from my generation, the ones of us that have grown up into a world where everything is paperless, and where some of our best conversations have happened upon a screen. we have learned to diary our pain onto facebook, and we speak swiftly in 140 characters or less.

but what if it's not about efficiency this time? i was on the subway yesterday with this mail crate, which is a conversation starter, let me tell you. if you ever need one, just carry one of these. (laughter) and a man just stared at me, and he was like, "well, why don't you use the internet?" and i thought, "well, sir, i am not a strategist, nor am i specialist. i am merely a storyteller." and so i could tell you about a woman whose husband has just come home from afghanistan, and she is having a hard time unearthing this thing called conversation, and so she tucks love letters throughout the house as a way to say, "come back to me. find me when you can." or a girl who decides that she is going to leave love letters around her campus in dubuque, iowa, only to find her efforts ripple-effected the next day when she walks out onto the quad and finds love letters hanging from the trees, tucked in the bushes and the benches. or the man who decides that he is going to take his life, uses facebook as a way to say goodbye to friends and family. well, tonight he sleeps safely with a stack of letters just like this one tucked beneath his pillow, scripted by strangers who were there for him when.

these are the kinds of stories that convinced me that letter-writing will never again need to flip back her hair and talk about efficiency, because she is an art form now, all the parts of her, the signing, the scripting, the mailing, the doodles in the margins. the mere fact that somebody would even just sit down, pull out a piece of paper and think about someone the whole way through, with an intention that is so much harder to unearth when the browser is up and the iphone is pinging and we've got six conversations rolling in at once, that is an art form that does not fall down to the goliath of "get faster," no matter how many social networks we might join. we still clutch close these letters to our chest, to the words that speak louder than loud, when we turn pages into palettes to say the things that we have needed to say, the words that we have needed to write, to sisters and brothers and even to strangers, for far too long. thank you. (applause) (applause)

英语的演讲稿篇2

work and play

work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. as the saying goes, "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy." a life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tired and bored with your daily routine work. on the other hand, proper recreation will relieve the tension and discomfort of our monotonous life because it offers you various ways to let out your pent-up emotions.

what i usually do to relax after school is jogging and seeing movies. usually i don't spare time for exercise, but i value the physical education class at school. jogging several rounds in the field certainly relieves the day's pressure. on weekends, i'll catch the morning movie for my visual enjoyment. i feel revived and energetic for another week's work-load.

英语的演讲稿篇3

good morning ladies and gentlemen. today the topic of my speech is "discover yourself "

i think each people is unique . everyone is different from others .so i don’t need to envy others，because i think i am the only one in the world! so do you know yourself ?

in the eyes of my parents， i am forever a good kid ! in the eyes of my teachers， i am a hard-working girl ! in the eyes of my friends， i am a happy angle.，because the smile is always on my face ! but what do i think of myself !

in fact , everyone has their own advantages and disadvantages , so we want to develop our strengths . at the same time , we also need to discover our weakness and correct it.slowly i discovered that i had a lot of good characters , such as kind , cheerful , generous ...and so on.

for example , i used to be a shy girl . i was too timid to speak in front of many people , but now i changed a lot . i often take part in all kinds of

activities ！

last term, i took part in a chinese speech contest. i needed to read and play with our partners . it’s the first time for me to act it. at the beginning , i was very nervous . but i didn't want to give it up . so we were ready for the speech carefully ! in the end , we won the first prize . my secret of success is confidence .we have nothing to lose ! so we can try our best .

but life always give us some frustrations and i wasn't always very confident . i always think that others are better than myself . i also have many disadvantages .sometimes i get into trouble,especially in my study . i study very hard, but sometimes my grades are bad . it made me very upset .i think this is unfair . but i can't give up ,so i work harder and harder .finally i made great progress by working hard !

everyone should learn to discover yourself . please believe in yourself !

i don't care whether i will succeed or not ,but i'm confident to stand here ! because i'm the best one !

thank you very much!

英语的演讲稿篇4

melody of youth

ladies and gentlemen:

good morning! i am very glad to stand here and share the topic of youth with you. i come from and my name is maxfu. today my topic is melody of youth.

some people say that youth is a rising sun, carries infinite hope and irradiates dazzling light.

some people say that youth is a ball of blaze, flickers the flame of passion, dances the melody of youth.

some people say that youth is a roaring river, bursts out the voice of confidence, flows the boldness of youth.

some people say that youth is a fresh willow, has not only the endless tenderness, but also the iron will.

itsquo;s true. youth is ought to be a life with great persistence, which is full of hope, enthusiasm, assurance, belief and keep striving during all your life.

since we know how wonderful the youth is, how can we build our own youth wonderful?

firstly, i think you should set an ambition. sam walton has told us: high expectation is the key to everything. ideals are the navigation mark and ambitions are the power for our striving.

secondly, i think you should think more. look before you leap, we are impetuous, if we consider everything calmly; theresquo;s nothing that we can not do successfully.

thirdly, i think you should work hard. an idle youth， a needy age. when we are young we are supposed to struggle, to do everything by ourselves so that we can get more experience for our future. as itsquo;s said the beautiful rainbow always appears after a ding-on and the wealthy harvest always comes from laborious tillage.

lastly, i think you should have a mood of optimism. being positive, when we meet the frustration, can help us learn how to he stronger. cause we are young, theresquo;s no fail if only we try it again. donsquo;t get dizzy with success, and donsquo;t get upset with failure.

by the way, being in youth doesnsquo;t only mean you are young at your age. youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. when the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.

youth is a painting, which engraves by magnificent and wonderful color. youth is a song, which resounds with brightness and sweetness. when we are provided with passion and calm consideration, clinging goals and keep striving during all of our life. we can sooner or later have a perfect youth, a regretless youth, and make our melody of youth more and more wonderful!

thatsquo;s all. thank you!

尊敬的各位评委、亲爱的同学们：

大家上午好!很高兴今天能够站在这里和大家一起讨论青春。我是来自xx级xx班的maxfu，我今天演讲的题目是青春的旋律。

有的人把青春比作一轮冉冉升起的红日，伴随着无限的希望，散发出无限的光芒。

有的人把青春比作一簇熊熊燃烧的火焰，闪烁着激情的火苗，舞动着青春的旋律。

有的人把青春比作奔腾的江河，迸发出自信的咆哮，流淌着青春的无畏。

有的人把青春比作翠绿的垂柳，拥有无限的柔嫩却又有着内在的坚韧。

诚然，青春就应当是一段充满了无限希望、伴随着火热激情、怀揣着一份自信、抱定一个信念——坚持不懈的人生。

如此的青春既然这么美好，我们到底应当如何去打造呢?

首先，青春需要目标。沃尔顿曾说过：远大的理想是开启万物的钥匙。理想是我们前进的航标，目标是我们奋斗的动力。

其次，青春需要思考。三思而后行，年轻的我们是血气方刚的一代，当我们用冷静的思考去面对人生中的一切，还有什么事做不成、办不到的呢!

再者，青春需要努力。少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。年轻的时代，就是一个应当努力奋斗的年代，通过自己的打拼去积累今后的人生阅历，去历练自己。要知道迷人的彩虹出自大雨的洗礼，丰硕的果实来自辛勤的耕耘。

最后，青春需要有良好的心态。做任何事情都要一个好的心态，遇到了挫折就要学会坚强，因为青春没有失败，只要你再次努力。有一句话叫做得一时淡然，失一时坦然。

青春是一幅画，镌刻着瑰丽、浪漫的色彩;青春是一首歌，回荡着欢快、美妙的旋律。当我们用青春的激情，冷静的思考，执着的追求朝着远大的目标不懈努力之后，我想我们一定能够打造出一个美好的青春，一个无悔的青春，让我们的青春旋律更加绚烂多彩!

英语的演讲稿篇5

youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .

youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody grows old merely by a number of years . we grow old by deserting our ideals.

years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust .

whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ‘s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living . in the center of your heart and my heart there’s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courag

everytime i am asked what i want to do in the future. i think a minute and say being a doctor is my dream job.

doctor is an other kind of artist who does human art by fighting with diseases and making people feel good. i think it is a pleasure to try my best to bring happiness to others. it is a feeling of pride and i am fond of it. in modern life, a mass of people work day and night to seek wealth and as a result they ignore their health. it is known that strong body is a foundation of beatific life. i dreamed to be an excellent doctor who can help them have a right to enjoy life again. curing people is a doctor's holy responsibility.

i am chinese. i am proud of being a chinese with five thousand years of civilization behind. i've learned about the four great inventions made by our forefathers. i've learned about the great wall and the yangtze river. i've learned about zhang heng(张衡)and i've learned about zheng he(郑和).who says the yellow river civilization has vanished(消失)?i know that my ancestors have made miracles(奇迹)on this fertile land and we're still making miracles. who can ignore the fact that we have established ourselves as a great state in the world, that we have devised our own nuclear weapons, that we have successfully sent our satellites into space, and that our gnp ranks no. 7 in the world? we have experienced the plunders (掠夺) by other nations, and we have experienced the war. yet, based on such ruins, there still stands our nation----china, unyielding and unconquerable!

i once came across an american tourist. she said, “china has a history of five thousand years, but the us only has a history of 200 years. five thousand years ago, china took the lead in the world, and now it is the us that is leading.”my heart was deeply touched by these words. it is true that we're still a developing nation, but it doesn't mean that we can despise (鄙视) ourselves. we have such a long-standing history, we have such abundant resources, we have such intelligent and diligent people, and we have enough to be proud of. we have reasons to say proudly： we are sure to take the lead in the world in the future again, for our problems are big, but our ambition (雄心) is even bigger, our challenges (挑战) are great, but our will is evengreater.

i am chinese. i have inherited (继承) black hair and blackeyes. i have inherited the virtues of my ancestors. i have also taken over responsibility. i am sure, that wherever i go, whatever i do, i shall never forget that i am chinese!

thank you.

不是一生的时间，而是一种心境;它不是红润的脸颊、红润的嘴唇和柔软的膝盖，而是情感的问题:它是新鲜的;它是生命的深泉在涌流。

青春意味着战胜欲望的'勇气，战胜贪图安逸的冒险。这种情况经常发生在一个60岁的人身上，而不是一个20岁的男孩。没有人仅仅因为岁月的流逝而变老。我们因放弃理想而变老。

岁月使皮肤起皱纹，但放弃热情则使灵魂起皱。忧虑、恐惧、自我和不信任感会扭曲人的心灵，使精神化为尘土。

无论你是16岁还是60岁，每个人心中都有一颗奇迹的诱惑，一颗永不熄灭的童心，一颗接一颗的心，一份生命的欢乐。在你心灵的中心，我的心在那里，它是一个无线电台:只要它接收到美丽、希望、欢乐和勇气的信息

每次有人问我将来想做什么。我想，当医生是我理想的工作。

医生是另一种艺术家，他通过与疾病的斗争和让人感觉良好来做人类艺术。我认为我很乐意为他人带来快乐。这是一种自豪感，我喜欢它。在现代生活中，大量的人日夜工作以寻求财富，结果他们忽视了自己的健康。众所周知，强壮的身体是幸福生活的基础。我梦想成为一名优秀的医生，能够帮助他们重新享受生活。医治病人是医生的神圣职责。

我是中国人。我为自己是一个拥有五千年文明的中国人而感到自豪。我了解了我们的祖先所做的四大发明。我了解了长城和长江。我了解张衡(张衡)我了解郑和(郑和)。谁说黄河文明已经消失了(消失)?我知道我的祖先已经奇迹(奇迹)在这肥沃的土地,我们还制造奇迹。谁能忽视这样一个事实:我们已经确立了自己在世界上的伟大地位，我们设计了自己的核武器，我们成功地将我们的卫星送入太空，而我们的国民生产总值(gnp)却没有。世界上7 ?我们都有过这样的掠夺(掠夺)到其他国家,我们经历了战争。然而，基于这样的废墟，我们的国家仍然屹立不倒——中国，不屈不挠，不可征服!

我曾经遇到过一位美国游客。她说，中国有五千年的历史，但是美国只有200年的历史。五千年前，中国在世界上领先，现在是美国领先，我的心被这些话深深打动。的确,我们还是一个发展中国家,但这并不意味着我们可以鄙视(鄙视)自己。我们有这么悠久的历史，我们有这么丰富的资源，我们有这样聪明勤劳的人，我们有足够的骄傲。我们有理由自豪地说:我们肯定会率先在未来世界,为我们的问题是大的,但是我们的雄心壮志(雄心)是更大的,我们的挑战(挑战)很好,但我们的意志是更为显眼。

我是中国人。我继承了(继承)黑色头发和blackeyes。我继承了先人的美德。我也承担了责任。我相信，无论我走到哪里，无论我做什么，我永远不会忘记我是中国人!

谢谢你！

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