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Clint Smith: The danger of silence
Klint Smit (Clint Smith): Opasnost ćutanja
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"Provodimo toliko vremena slušajući šta ljudi govore, da retko obratimo pažnju na ono što ne govore," kaže slem pesnik i profesor Klint Smit. Kratak, moćan govor iz srca, o nalaženju hrabrosti da se podigne glas protiv neznanja i nepravde.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
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Doktor Martin Luter King mlađi,
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in a 1968 speech where he reflects
upon the Civil Rights Movement,
upon the Civil Rights Movement,
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u svom govoru iz 1968, pozivajući se
na Pokret za građanska prava,
na Pokret za građanska prava,
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states, "In the end,
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izjavljuje: "Na kraju,
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we will remember not the words of our enemies
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nećemo pamtiti reči naših neprijatelja,
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but the silence of our friends."
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već ćutanje naših prijatelja."
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As a teacher, I've internalized this message.
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Kao profesor, internalizovao sam
ovu poruku.
ovu poruku.
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Every day, all around us,
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Svaki dan, svuda oko nas,
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we see the consequences of silence
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vidimo posledice tišine
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manifest themselves in the form of discrimination,
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koje se manifestuju
u obliku diskriminacije,
u obliku diskriminacije,
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violence, genocide and war.
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nasilja, genocida i rata.
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In the classroom, I challenge my students
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U učionici, iskušavam svoje studente
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to explore the silences in their own lives
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da istražuju tišinu u sopstvenim životima
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through poetry.
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kroz poeziju.
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We work together to fill those spaces,
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Radimo zajedno da ispunimo taj prostor,
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to recognize them, to name them,
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da ga prepoznamo, imenujemo,
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to understand that they don't
have to be sources of shame.
have to be sources of shame.
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da razumemo da ne mora biti izvor sramote.
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In an effort to create a culture within my classroom
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U cilju stvaranja kulture
u mojoj učionici,
u mojoj učionici,
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where students feel safe sharing the intimacies
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gde se učenici osećaju sigurno
da dele privatnost
da dele privatnost
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of their own silences,
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svojih sopstvenih tišina,
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I have four core principles posted on the board
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napisao sam četiri
glavna principa na tabli
glavna principa na tabli
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that sits in the front of my class,
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koja se nalazi ispred mog odeljenja,
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which every student signs
at the beginning of the year:
at the beginning of the year:
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gde se svaki student upisuje
na početku školske godine:
na početku školske godine:
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read critically, write consciously,
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čitaj kritički, piši svesno,
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speak clearly, tell your truth.
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govori jasno, reci svoju istinu.
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And I find myself thinking a lot about that last point,
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Zamislio sam se kod poslednje tačke:
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tell your truth.
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reci svoju istinu.
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And I realized that
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I shvatio sam da
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if I was going to ask my students to speak up,
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ako budem tražio od svojih učenika
da govore glasno,
da govore glasno,
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I was going to have to tell my truth
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moraću da kažem svoju istinu
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and be honest with them about the times
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i da budem iskren sa njima o trenucima
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where I failed to do so.
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kada to nisam uspevao.
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So I tell them that growing up,
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Rekao sam im da su me
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as a kid in a Catholic family in New Orleans,
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kao dete u katoličkoj porodici
u Nju Orleansu,
u Nju Orleansu,
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during Lent I was always taught
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tokom Velikog posta, učili
da najznačajnija stvar koju
neko može da uradi
neko može da uradi
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that the most meaningful thing one could do
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was to give something up,
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jeste da se odrekne nečega,
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sacrifice something you typically indulge in
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žrtvuje nešto u čemu uglavnom uživa,
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to prove to God you understand his sanctity.
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kako bi dokazao Bogu da
razume njegovu svetost.
razume njegovu svetost.
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I've given up soda, McDonald's, French fries,
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Odrekao sam se gaziranih pića,
Mekdonaldsa, pomfrita,
Mekdonaldsa, pomfrita,
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French kisses, and everything in between.
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francuskih poljubaca i svega sličnog.
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But one year, I gave up speaking.
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Ali jedne godine, odrekao sam se govora.
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I figured the most valuable thing I could sacrifice
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Shvatio sam da je najvrednija stvar
koje sam mogao da se odreknem
koje sam mogao da se odreknem
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was my own voice, but it was like I hadn't realized
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moj glas, ali nisam shvatao
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that I had given that up a long time ago.
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da sam se ga se odrekao veoma davno.
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I spent so much of my life
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Proveo sam veći deo svog života
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telling people the things they wanted to hear
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govoreći ljudima ono što žele da čuju,
umesto onoga što je trebalo da čuju,
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instead of the things they needed to,
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told myself I wasn't meant to be anyone's conscience
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rekavši sebi da nisam tu
da bih bio nečija savest
da bih bio nečija savest
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because I still had to figure out being my own,
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jer još uvek nisam shvatio svoju,
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so sometimes I just wouldn't say anything,
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tako da ponekad prosto
ne bih rekao ništa,
ne bih rekao ništa,
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appeasing ignorance with my silence,
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zadovoljavajući neznanje svojim ćutanjem,
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unaware that validation doesn't need words
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nesvestan toga da potvrda ne zahteva reči
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to endorse its existence.
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da bi potvrdila svoje postojanje.
Kada je Kristijan prebijen
zbog toga što je gej
zbog toga što je gej
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When Christian was beat up for being gay,
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I put my hands in my pocket
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stavio sam ruke u džepove
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and walked with my head
down as if I didn't even notice.
down as if I didn't even notice.
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i prošao sam sa spuštenom glavom
kao da ne vidim.
kao da ne vidim.
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I couldn't use my locker for weeks
because the bolt on the lock
because the bolt on the lock
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Nisam mogao da koristim ormarić
nedeljama, jer me je katanac
nedeljama, jer me je katanac
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reminded me of the one I had put on my lips
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podsećao na katanac na mojim usnama
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when the homeless man on the corner
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kada me je beskućnik na ćošku
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looked at me with eyes up merely searching
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pogledao, samo tražeći
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for an affirmation that he was worth seeing.
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potvrdu da je vredan pogleda.
Bio sam prezauzet čačkanjem
ekrana svog Epl telefona
ekrana svog Epl telefona
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I was more concerned with
touching the screen on my Apple
touching the screen on my Apple
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than actually feeding him one.
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umesto da ga pogledam.
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When the woman at the fundraising gala
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Kada je žena na dobrotvornoj večeri
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said "I'm so proud of you.
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rekla: "Ponosna sam na tebe.
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It must be so hard teaching
those poor, unintelligent kids,"
those poor, unintelligent kids,"
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Mora da je teško učiti siromašnu,
neinteligentnu decu,"
neinteligentnu decu,"
ujeo sam se za usnu, jer očigledno,
bio nam je potreban njen novac
bio nam je potreban njen novac
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I bit my lip, because apparently
we needed her money
we needed her money
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more than my students needed their dignity.
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više nego što je mojim učenicima
trebalo dostojanstvo.
trebalo dostojanstvo.
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We spend so much time
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Trošimo toliko vremena
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listening to the things people are saying
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slušajući šta drugi govore
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that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't.
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da retko obratimo pažnju
na ono što ne govore.
na ono što ne govore.
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Silence is the residue of fear.
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Tišina je ostatak straha.
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It is feeling your flaws
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Oseća vaše mane,
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gut-wrench guillotine your tongue.
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stavlja na giljotinu vaš jezik.
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It is the air retreating from your chest
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To je vazduh koji napušta pluća,
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because it doesn't feel safe in your lungs.
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jer se tamo ne oseća sigurno.
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Silence is Rwandan genocide. Silence is Katrina.
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Tišina je genocid u Ruandi.
Tišina je Katrina.
Tišina je Katrina.
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It is what you hear when there
aren't enough body bags left.
aren't enough body bags left.
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Ono što čujete kada nema
dovoljno vreća za leševe.
dovoljno vreća za leševe.
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It is the sound after the noose is already tied.
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To je zvuk koji se čuje
kad se zategne omča.
kad se zategne omča.
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It is charring. It is chains. It is privilege. It is pain.
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Ugljenisanje. Lanci. Privilegija. Bol.
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There is no time to pick your battles
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Nema vremena da se bitke odaberu
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when your battles have already picked you.
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kada su bitke već odabrale vas.
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I will not let silence wrap itself around my indecision.
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Neću da dopustim da se tišina
umota oko moje neodlučnosti.
umota oko moje neodlučnosti.
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I will tell Christian that he is a lion,
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Reći ću Kristijanu da je lav,
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a sanctuary of bravery and brilliance.
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utočište hrabrosti i izvanrednosti.
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I will ask that homeless man what his name is
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Pitaću beskućnika kako se zove
i kako mu je dan prošao, jer ponekad,
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and how his day was, because sometimes
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all people want to be is human.
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sve što ljudi žele je da budu ljudi.
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I will tell that woman that my students can talk about
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Reći ću onoj ženi da moji učenici
mogu da pričaju
mogu da pričaju
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transcendentalism like their last name was Thoreau,
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o transcendentalnosti
kao da im je prezime Toro,
kao da im je prezime Toro,
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and just because you watched
one episode of "The Wire"
one episode of "The Wire"
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i samo zato što ste gledali
jednu epizodu "Žice"
jednu epizodu "Žice"
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doesn't mean you know anything about my kids.
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ne znači da znate išta o mojoj deci.
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So this year,
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Zato ove godine,
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instead of giving something up,
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umesto da odustanem od nečega,
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I will live every day as if there were a microphone
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živeću svakoga dana kao da je mikrofon
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tucked under my tongue,
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zabijen ispod mog jezika,
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a stage on the underside of my inhibition.
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a scena ispod mojih inhibicija.
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Because who has to have a soapbox
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Jer šta će vam govornica,
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when all you've ever needed is your voice?
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kada je sve što vam je oduvek
bilo potrebno - vaš glas?
bilo potrebno - vaš glas?
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clint Smith - Poet, educatorClint Smith's work blends art and activism.
Why you should listen
Clint Smith is a writer, teacher and doctoral candidate at Harvard University studying education, incarceration and inequality. Previously, he taught high school English in Prince George’s County, Maryland where, in 2013, he was named the Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Humanities Council.
Clint is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, an Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, and author of the poetry collection Counting Descent. He has received fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Cave Canem and the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Boston Review, American Poetry Review, Harvard Educational Review and elsewhere. He was born and raised in New Orleans, LA.
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