英语演讲OpeningStatementWord格式.docx
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英语演讲OpeningStatementWord格式.docx
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ConcerningJudgeClarenceThomas
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。
ThiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeIwashisonlyassist
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