英语演讲OpeningStatement.docx
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英语演讲OpeningStatement
英语演讲:
OpeningStatement
OpeningStatement:
SexualHarrassmentHearings
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。
ThiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeIwashisonlyassistantattheOfficeofEducation--orOfficeforCivilRights。
DuringthelatterpartofmytimeattheDepartmentofEducation,thesocialpressuresandanyconversationofhisoffensivebehaviorended。
Ibeganbothtobelieveandhopethatourworkingrelationshipcouldbeaproper,cordial,andprofessionalone。
WhenJudgeThomaswasmadechairoftheEEOC,Ineededtofacethequestionofwhethertogowithhim。
Iwasaskedtodoso,andIdid。
Theworkitselfwasinteresting,andatthattimeitappearedthatthesexualovertureswhichhadsotroubledmehadended。
IalsofacedtherealisticfactthatIhadnoalternativejob。
WhileImighthavegonebacktoprivatepractice,perhapsinmyoldfirmoratanother,Iwasdedicatedtocivilrightswork,andmyfirstchoicewastobeinthatfield。
Moreover,theDepartmentofEducationitselfwasadubiousventure。
PresidentReaganwasseekingtoabolishtheentiredepartment。
FormyfirstmonthsattheEEOC,whereIcontinuedtobeanassistanttoJudgeThomas,therewerenosexualconversationsorovertures。
However,duringthefallandwinterof1982,thesebeganagain。
ThecommentswererandomandrangedfrompressingmeaboutwhyIdidn'tgooutwithhimtoremarksaboutmypersonalappearance。
IrememberhissayingthatsomedayIwouldhavetotellhimtherealreasonthatIwouldn'tgooutwithhim。
Hebegantoshowdispleasureinhistoneandvoiceandhisdemeanorandhiscontinuedpressureforanexplanation。
HecommentedonwhatIwaswearingintermsofwhetheritmadememoreorlesssexuallyattractive。
TheincidentsoccurredinhisinnerofficeattheEEOC。
OneoftheoddestepisodesIrememberwasanoccasioninwhichThomaswasdrinkingaCokeinhisoffice。
Hegotupfromthetableatwhichwewereworking,wentovertohisdesktogettheCoke,lookedatthecanandasked,"WhohaspubichaironmyCoke?
"Onotheroccasions,hereferredtothesizeofhisownpenisasbeinglargerthannormal,andhealsospokeonsomeoccasionsofthepleasureshehadgiventowomenwithoralsex。
Atthispoint,late1982,Ibegantofeelseverestressonthejob。
IbegantobeconcernedthatClarenceThomasmighttakeouthisangerwithmebydegradingmeornotgivingmeimportantassignments。
Ialsothoughtthathemightfindanexcusefordismissingme。
InJanuaryof1983,Ibeganlookingforanotherjob。
IwashandicappedbecauseIfearedthat,ifhefoundout,hemightmakeitdifficultformetofindotheremploymentandImightbedismissedfromthejobIhad。
Anotherfactorthatmademysearchmoredifficultwasthattherewasaperiod--thiswasduringaperiodofahiringfreezeinthegovernment。
InFebruaryof1983,IwashospitalizedforfivedaysonanemergencybasisforacutestomachpainwhichIattributedtostressonthejob。
Onceoutofthehospital,IbecamemorecommittedtofindotheremploymentandsoughtfurthertominimizemycontactwithThomas。
ThisbecameeasierwhenAllisonDuncan(sp)becameofficedirector,becausemostofmyworkwasthenfunneledthroughherandIhadcontactwithClarenceThomasmostlyinstaffmeetings。
Inthespringof1983,anopportunitytoteachatOralRobertsUniversityopenedup。
Iparticipatedinaseminar--taughtanafternoonsessionandseminaratOralRobertsUniversity。
ThedeanoftheuniversitysawmeteachingandinquiredastowhetherIwouldbeinterestedinfurthering--pursuingacareerinteaching,beginningatOralRobertsUniversity。
IagreedtotakethejobinlargepartbecauseofmydesiretoescapethepressuresIfeltattheEEOCduetoJudgeThomas。
WhenIinformedhimthatIwasleavinginJuly,IrecallthathisresponsewasthatnowIwouldnolongerhaveanexcusefornotgoingoutwithhim。
ItoldhimthatIstillpreferrednottodoso。
Atsometimeafterthatmeeting,heaskedifhecouldtakemetodinnerattheendoftheterm。
WhenIdeclined,heassuredmethatthedinnerwasaprofessionalcourtesyonlyandnotasocialinvitation。
Ireluctantlyagreedtoacceptthatinvitation,butonlyifitwasattheeveryendofaworkingday。
On,asIrecall,thelastdayofmyemploymentattheEEOCinthesummerof1983,IdidhavedinnerwithClarenceThomas。
Wewentdirectlyfromworktoarestaurantneartheoffice。
WetalkedabouttheworkIhaddone,bothateducationandattheEEOC。
HetoldmethathewaspleasedwithallofitexceptforanarticleandspeechthatIhaddoneforhimwhilewewereattheOfficeforCivilRights。
Finally,hemadeacommentthatIwillvividlyremember。
HesaidthatifIevertoldanyoneofhisbehaviorthatitwouldruinhiscareer。
Thiswasnotanapology,norwasitanexplanation。
Thatwashislastremarkaboutthepossibilityofourgoingoutorreferencetohisbehavior。
InJulyof1983,IleftWashington,DCareaandhavehadminimalcontactwithJudgeClarenceThomassince。
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