AThatHasChangedtheWorld(演讲稿两篇-2).doc

A Word That Has Changed the World—UncertaintyGood morning, ladies and gentlemen! A word that has changed the world-“uncertainty” is my answer. I am magnetically drawn to reading history and those historians never fail to display the magic of summarizing human history into simple but not simplistic words, among which uncertainty is surely the most constant theme. Three periods constitute the process of recognizing uncertainty, which also bear witness to the process of changing the world.Period 1 Uncertainty was formidable This mentality was deeply reflected in the way people piously burnt incense before laboring. This mentality was also deeply reflected in those cave-paintings for a religious purpose found in Ethiopia, Colombia and Australia. During that period, although people gradually changed the economic and cultural landscape of the world, that change was made in the shadow of a “dependency”. We human beings were like children who tried to make changes but feared to make mistakes, since uncertainty, for us, was formidable.Period 2 Uncertainty was negligible As time went by, one after another technological miracle ushered mankind into a brand new age, and more importantly, elevated people’s confidence to an unparalleledly high point. In 1954, the Soviet Union eradicated uncertainty by putting nuclear energy into civilian use; in 1960s, Western countries defeated uncertainty by realizing the green revolution; in 1990s, scientists defeated uncertainty by inventing the World Wide Web. During that period, we human beings, like reckless young men, had stepped out of the shadow of “dependency”, believing that we had become independent and uncertainty for us was negligible.Period 3 Uncertainty is respectable Finally, after twists and turns, ups and downs, we human being have come to recognize that our relationship with uncertainty is neither dependency nor independency; it is interdependency. And uncertainty for is neither formidable nor negligible; it is respectable. From dependency to independency and to interdependency, from formidable to negligible and to respectable, we human beings have changed our perception of uncertainty, which also drives our odyssey of changing the world. Ladies and gentlemen, the road ahead is full of uncertainties, but one thing is certain: tomorrow will be a different day and the world will be a different world! Thank you!A Word That Has Changed the World--Enlightenment of VisionGood morning, ladies and gentlemen! Some people today have discussed how dreams have changed the world; others have talked about imagination, inspiration, or creative. However, because dreams can be ambiguous and inspiration and creative can lack clarity and direction, I am going to discuss something more concrete. I am going to examine a capacity to conceive of or plan the future with both imagination and intelligence; an ability that integrates reason and creativity to illuminate our future course. Ladies and gentlemen, today I am going to reveal the real force that drives our progress; I am going to share with you my thoughts concerning why “vision” is a word that has changed the world. Looking back on history, greatness has often come from talented visionaries. Walt Disney was a visionary. He conceived of a paradise in which imagination outweighed anything else. In it, children could frolic and fairy tale characters were brought to life. His vision became a reality years later as Disneyland and Disney Theme Parks spread throughout the world. Martin Luther King was a visionary. While most of us recall his “I Have a Dream” speech, it is his blueprint for a society replete with racial freedom for which we remember him. Deng Xiaoping was also a visionary. While his policies can be considered controversial, the fact of the matter is that those policies have lifted four hundred million people out of poverty since their implementation—a feat never before achieved in recorded history. In contrast, if a person or a nation lacks vision, then that person or that nation stands to suffer. The second half of the nineteenth century might be the most humbling period in China’s history. For too long, the whole nation, especially the ruling class, had been intoxicated with a celestial pride. When realization came that Westerners possess many of the Confucian virtues, such as benevolence, righteousness and decorum, together with modern scientific achievements galore, their racial pride was shattered. In modern times, lacking vision produces even more egregious consequences. For example, Kodak, formerly the world’s biggest film manufacturer, popularized photography a century ago; but for too long it remained dependent on its 20th-century cash cow, and failed to realize the potential of digital photography. Thus, because of Kodak’s myopia, it fell behind its competitors and is now struggling between Scylla and Charybdis. Vision determines at what height we stand. The hi。