[A] TOM HANKS: We Are All But Human [ PRACTICE ]

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⏱ 08:12 - 10:22

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restless

[ ˈrest-lis ]

adjective

- unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored

He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.

proclaim

[ proh-ˈkleym ]

verb

- to announce something publicly or officially

All the countries have proclaimed their loyalty to the alliance.

summon

[ ˈsuhm-uhn ]

noun

- to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort

It took me six months to summon the courage to ask him out for a drink.

mortal

[ ˈmawr-tl ]

noun

- an ordinary person, rather than a god or a special, important, or powerful person

Every mortal must face the inevitability of death.

stellar

[ ˈstel-er ]

adjective

- [ of people or their activities] outstanding; excellent or extremely high in standard

The students' performance in the competition was stellar, earning them praise from the judges.

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We see beings who are young and restless with energy and imagination, with righteousness and enlightenment and joy and compassion. And we celebrate your proclaimed wisdom and your worth ethic. We know no one is faster than a speeding bullet to our shame every day, to our shame. But we can still summon more power than a locomotive. And we are able to leap tall buildings at a single bound if we have the right gizmo. We can change the course of mighty rivers if such a thing should be done. And we make machines that bend steel as easily as using our bare hands. And we know that to each other, we often seem like strange beings from another planet in habits and tastes and languages, with holidays and foods we eat, names of the days of the week all varying.

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We see beings / who are young / and restless / with energy / and imagination, / with righteousness / and enlightenment / and joy / and compassion. // And we celebrate / your proclaimed wisdom / and your worth ethic. // We know / no one / is faster / than a speeding bullet / to our shame / every day, / to our shame. // But we can still summon / more power than a locomotive. // And we are able to leap tall buildings at a single bound / if we have the right gizmo. // We can / change the course of mighty rivers / if such a thing / should be done. // And we make machines / that bend steel / as easily as using our bare hands. // And we know that to each other, we often seem / like / strange beings from another planet / in habits and tastes / and languages, / with holidays / and foods we eat, / names of the days of the week / all varying. //

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We all have special powers and abilities far beyond the reach of other mortals. Some of us can repair a screen door with ease. Some of us can take care of a five-year-old kid and a toddler for 24 hours a day and never stop loving them. Some of us make sense of physics and economics and global policy. Some of us survive somehow on minimum earnings. Some of us graduate from college despite years of lockdowns and zooms. Now, these achievements are all stellar even though, yes, we are all but human. Still, we’d like to look up in the sky and see not a bird, not a plane, but, well, someone who is young and strong and super, who will fight the never-ending battle for truth, for justice, and for the American way. Someone who will take on that work.

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We all have special powers and abilities far beyond the reach / of other mortals. // Some of us / can repair / a screen door / with ease. // Some of us can take care / of a five-year-old kid / and a toddler / for 24 hours a day / and never stop loving them. // Some of us / make sense of physics / and economics / and global policy. // Some of us survive somehow / on minimum earnings. // Some of us graduate from college / despite years of lockdowns / and zooms. // Now, these achievements / are all stellar, / even though, / yes, / we are all / but human. // Still, / we’d like to look up in the sky / and see not a bird, / not a plane, / but, / well, / someone who is young / and strong / and super, / who will fight / the never-ending battle / for truth, / for justice, / and for the American way. // Someone who will take on / that work. //