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To: Clappy who wrote (86693)	4/28/2013 4:33:40 PM
From: Mannie	Respond to of 104164

I didn't know anything about it beforehand.......just saw references, and clips, from it this morning. That is great tradition to hold an event such as that..

To: Clappy who wrote (86693)	4/28/2013 5:56:19 PM
From: Cactus Jack	Respond to of 104164

All on the internet by now, most likely. youtube.com jpg

To: Clappy who wrote (86693)	5/9/2013 3:00:31 PM
From: abuelita	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 104164

clappy and everyone ..... this is important i think. i thought of you on the train each morning clappy. youtube.com Published on May 6, 2013 In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn't become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we've ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education. We made this video, built around an abridged version of the original audio recording, with the hopes that the core message of the speech could reach a wider audience who might not have otherwise been interested. However, we encourage everyone to seek out the full speech (because, in this case, the book is definitely better than the movie). -The Glossary Read the full speech here: web.archive.org/web/20080213082423/http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html Category Film & Animation License Standard YouTube License