2018英语演讲稿励志开场白
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mr.chairman,senatorthurmond,membersofthecommittee,mynameisanitaf.hill,andiamaprofessoroflawattheuniversityofoklahoma.iwasbornonafarminokmulgeecounty,oklahoma,in1956.iamtheyoungestof13children.ihadmyearlyeducationinokmulgeecounty.myfather,alberthill,isafarmerinthatarea.mymother'snameisirmahill.sheisalsoafarmerandahousewife.
mychildhoodwasoneofalotofhardworkandnotmuchmoney,butitwasoneofsolidfamilyaffection,asrepresentedbymyparents.iwasrearedinareligiousatmosphereinthebaptistfaith,andihavebeenamemberoftheantiochbaptistchurchintulsa,oklahoma,since1983.itisaverywarmpartofmylifeatthepresenttime.
formyundergraduatework,iwenttooklahomastateuniversityandgraduatedfromtherein1977.iamattachingtothisstatementacopyofmyresumeforfurtherdetailsofmyeducation.
igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithacademichonorsandproceededtotheyalelawschool,whereireceivedmyjddegreein1980.upongraduationfromlawschool,ibecameapracticinglawyerwiththewashington,dc,firmofward,hardraker,andross.
in1981,iwasintroducedtonowjudgethomasbyamutualfriend.judgethomastoldmethathewasanticipatingapoliticalappointment,andheaskedifiwouldbeinterestedinworkingwithhim.hewas,infact,appointedasassistantsecretaryofeducationforcivilrights.afterhehadtakenthatpost,heaskedifiwouldbecomehisassistant,andiacceptedthatposition.
inmyearlyperiodthere,ihadtwomajorprojects.thefirstwasanarticleiwroteforjudgethomas'signatureontheeducationofminoritystudents.thesecondwastheorganizationofaseminaronhigh-riskstudentswhichwasabandonedbecausejudgethomastransferredtotheeeocwherehebecamethechairmanofthatoffice.
duringthisperiodatthedepartmentofeducation,myworkingrelationshipwithjudgethomaswaspositive.ihadagooddealofresponsibilityandindependence.ithoughtherespectedmyworkandthathetrustedmyjudgment.afterapproximatelythreemonthsofworkingthere,heaskedmetogooutsociallywithhim.
whathappenednextandtellingtheworldaboutitarethetwomostdifficultthings--experiencesofmylife.itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationandsleeplessnumber--agreatnumberofsleeplessnightsthatiamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyonebutmyclosefriends.
ideclinedtheinvitationtogooutsociallywithhimandexplainedtohimthatithoughtitwouldjeopardizewhatatthetimeiconsideredtobeaverygoodworkingrelationship.ihadanormalsociallifewithothermenoutsideoftheoffice.ibelievedthen,asnow,thathavingasocialrelationshipwithapersonwhowassupervisingmyworkwouldbeill-advised.iwasveryuncomfortablewiththeideaandtoldhimso.
ithoughtthatbysayingnoandexplainingmyreasonsmyemployerwouldabandonhissocialsuggestions.however,tomyregret,inthefollowingfewweeks,hecontinuedtoaskmeoutonseveraloccasions.hepressedmetojustifymyreasonsforsayingnotohim.theseincidentstookplaceinhisofficeormine.theywereintheformofprivateconversationswhichwouldnothavebeenoverheardbyanyoneelse.
myworkingrelationshipbecameevenmorestrainedwhenjudgethomasbegantouseworksituationstodiscusssex.ontheseoccasions,hewouldcallmeintohisofficeforreportsoneducationissuesandprojects,orhemightsuggestthat,becauseofthetimepressuresofhisschedule,wegotolunchtoagovernmentcafeteria.afterabriefdiscussionofwork,hewouldturntheconversationtoadiscussionofsexualmatters.
hisconversationswereveryvivid.hespokeaboutactsthathehadseeninpornographicfilmsinvolvingsuchmattersaswomenhavingsexwithanimalsandfilmsshowinggroupsexorrapescenes.hetalkedaboutpornographicmaterialsdepictingindividualswithlargepenisesorlargebreastsinvolvedinvarioussexacts.onseveraloccasions,thomastoldmegraphicallyofhisownsexualprowess.
becauseiwasextremelyuncomfortabletalkingaboutsexwithhimatallandparticularlyinsuchagraphicway,itoldhimthatididnotwanttotalkaboutthesesubjects.iwouldalsotrytochangethesubjecttoeducationmattersortononsexualpersonalmatterssuchashisbackgroundorhisbeliefs.myeffortstochangethesubjectwererarelysuccessful.
throughouttheperiodoftheseconversations,healsofromtimetotimeaskedmeforsocialengagements.myreactiontotheseconversationswastoavoidthembyeliminatingopportunitiesforustoengageinextendedconversations.thiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeiwashisonlyassistantattheofficeofeducation--orof
ficeforcivilrights.
duringthelatterpartofmytimeatthedepartmentofeducation,thesocialpressuresandanyconversationofhisoffensivebehaviorended.ibeganbothtobelieveandhopethatourworkingrelationshipcouldbeaproper,cordial,andprofessionalone.
whenjudgethomaswasmadechairoftheeeoc,ineededtofacethequestionofwhethertogowithhim.iwasaskedtodoso,andidid.theworkitselfwasinteresting,andatthattimeitappearedthatthesexualovertureswhichhadsotroubledmehadended.ialsofacedtherealisticfactthatihadnoalternativejob.whileimighthavegonebacktoprivatepractice,perhapsinmyoldfirmoratanother,iwasdedicatedtocivilrightswork,andmyfirstchoicewastobeinthatfield.moreover,thedepartmentofeducationitselfwasadubiousventure.presidentreaganwasseekingtoabolishtheentiredepartment.
formyfirstmonthsattheeeoc,whereicontinuedtobeanassistanttojudgethomas,therewerenosexualconversationsorovertures.however,duringthefallandwinterof1982,thesebeganagain.thecommentswererandomandrangedfrompressingmeaboutwhyididn'tgooutwithhimtoremarksaboutmypersonalappearance.irememberhissayingthatsomedayiwouldhavetotellhimtherealreasonthatiwouldn'tgooutwithhim.
hebegantoshowdispleasureinhistoneandvoiceandhisdemeanorandhiscontinuedpressureforanexplanation.hecommentedonwhatiwaswearingintermsofwhetheritmadememoreorlesssexuallyattractive.theincidentsoccurredinhisinnerofficeattheeeoc.
oneoftheoddestepisodesirememberwasanoccasioninwhichthomaswasdrinkingacokeinhisoffice.hegotupfromthetableatwhichwewereworking,wentovertohisdesktogetthecoke,lookedatthecanandasked,"whohaspubichaironmycoke?"onotheroccasions,hereferredtothesizeofhisownpenisasbeinglargerthannormal,andhealsospokeonsomeoccasionsofthepleasureshehadgiventowomenwithoralsex.
atthispoint,late1982,ibegantofeelseverestressonthejob.ibegantobeconcernedthatclarencethomasmighttakeouthisangerwithmebydegradingmeornotgivingmeimportantassignments.ialsothoughtthathemightfindanexcusefordismissingme.
injanuaryof1983,ibeganlookingforanotherjob.iwashandicappedbecauseifearedthat,ifhefoundout,hemightmakeitdifficultformetofindotheremploymentandimightbedismissedfromthejobihad.anotherfactorthatmademysearchmoredifficultwasthattherewasaperiod--thiswasduringaperiodofahiringfreezeinthegovernment.infebruaryof1983,iwashospitalizedforfivedaysonanemergencybasisforacutestomachpainwhichiattributedtostressonthejob.
onceoutofthehospital,ibecamemorecommittedtofindotheremploymentandsoughtfurthertominimizemycontactwiththomas.thisbecameeasierwhenallisonduncan(sp)becameofficedirector,becausemostofmyworkwasthenfunneledthroughherandihadcontactwithclarencethomasmostlyinstaffmeetings.
inthespringof1983,anopportunitytoteachatoralrobertsuniversityopenedup.iparticipatedinaseminar--taughtanafternoonsessionandseminaratoralrobertsuniversity.thedeanoftheuniversitysawmeteachingandinquiredastowhetheriwouldbeinterestedinfurthering--pursuingacareerinteaching,beginningatoralrobertsuniversity.iagreedtotakethejobinlargepartbecauseofmydesiretoescapethepressuresifeltattheeeocduetojudgethomas.
wheniinformedhimthatiwasleavinginjuly,irecallthathisresponsewasthatnowiwouldnolongerhaveanexcusefornotgoingoutwithhim.itoldhimthatistillpreferrednottodoso.atsometimeafterthatmeeting,heaskedifhecouldtakemetodinnerattheendoftheterm.whenideclined,heassuredmethatthedinnerwasaprofessionalcourtesyonlyandnotasocialinvitation.ireluctantlyagreedtoacceptthatinvitation,butonlyifitwasattheeveryendofaworkingday.
on,asirecall,thelastdayofmyemploymentattheeeocinthesummerof1983,ididhavedinnerwithclarencethomas.wewentdirectlyfromworktoarestaurantneartheoffice.wetalkedabouttheworkihaddone,bothateducationandattheeeoc.hetoldmethathewaspleasedwithallofitexceptforanarticleandspeechthatihaddoneforhimwhilewewereattheofficeforcivilrights.finally,hemadeacommentthatiwillvividlyremember.hesaidthatifievertoldanyoneofhisbehaviorthatitwouldruinhiscareer.thiswasnotanapology,norwasitanexplanation.thatwashislastremarkaboutthepossibilityofourgoingoutorreferencetohisbehavior.
injulyof1983,ileftwashington,dcareaandhavehadminimalcontact
withjudgeclarencethomassince.iamofcourseawarefromthepressthatsomequestionshavebeenraisedaboutconversationsihadwithjudgeclarencethomasafterilefttheeeoc.from1983untiltoday,ihaveseenjudgethomasonlytwice.ononeoccasion,ineededtogetareferencefromhim,andonanotherhemadeapublicappearanceintulsa.
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