The Avera Palimpsest

Avera: A name of Castillian origin, towards truth. Palimpsest: a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

A man that makes me proud to be an ambassdorial scholar

As I am going to embark on my ambassdorial scholarship soon, I have looked at people whose footsteps I will follow. Ambassdorial scholars are some really amazing people who go on to do some incredible things, so I hope this bodes well for me...

Did you know that Bill Moyers was an Rotary Ambassdorial Scholar? He is one of my favorite journalists. He is also a supporter of the Chinese Culture Center(where I currently work). And in his documentary on Chinese American history he featured one of the CCC's programs , "In Search of Roots".

Occassionally, the website Common Dreams has some of his speeches and writings. I just read this speech he gave at West Point. I never fail to be floored by his stunning eloquence and integrity.

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