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Clint Smith: The danger of silence
Clint Smith: Opasnosti tišine
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"Previše vremena provodimo slušajući ono što drugi ljudi govore, a propuštamo posvetiti pažnju onome što prešućuju." kaže Clint Smith, 'slam pjesnik' i učitelj. Kratko, snažno, zdušno izlaganje o nalaženju hrabrosti da se progovori protiv neukosti i nepravde.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
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Dr. Martin Luther 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 govoru iz 1968. u kojemu razmišlja
o Pokretu za građanska prava,
o Pokretu za građanska prava,
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states, "In the end,
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izjavljuje: "Na koncu,
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we will remember not the words of our enemies
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pamtit ćemo ne samo
riječi naših neprijatelja,
riječi naših neprijatelja,
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but the silence of our friends."
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već i šutnju naših prijatelja."
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As a teacher, I've internalized this message.
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Kao učitelj, ovu sam poruku
razumio i usvojio.
razumio i usvojio.
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Every day, all around us,
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Svakodnevno i posvuda
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we see the consequences of silence
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vidimo kako se posljedice šutnje
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manifest themselves in the form of discrimination,
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manifestiraju 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, potičem svoje učenike
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to explore the silences in their own lives
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da istražuju šutnje u svojim 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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Zajedno nastojimo ispuniti praznine,
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to recognize them, to name them,
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prepoznati ih, imenovati ih,
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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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shvatiti da one ne trebaju
biti izvor srama.
biti izvor srama.
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In an effort to create a culture within my classroom
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U nastojanju da stvorim kulturu
u svojoj učionici,
u svojoj učionici,
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where students feel safe sharing the intimacies
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gdje će se učenici osjećati
sigurnima dijeliti
sigurnima dijeliti
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of their own silences,
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intimu vlastitih svojih šutnji,
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I have four core principles posted on the board
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četiri sam načela istaknuo na ploču
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that sits in the front of my class,
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koja stoji pred mojim učenicima,
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which every student signs
at the beginning of the year:
at the beginning of the year:
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a što svatko od njih potpiše
na početku školske godine:
na početku školske godine:
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read critically, write consciously,
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Čitaj kritički. Piši svjesno.
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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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Sam se često uhvatim u razmišljanju
o ovom posljednjem:
o ovom posljednjem:
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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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Shvatio sam da ću,
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if I was going to ask my students to speak up,
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budem li od svojih učenika
zahtijevao da govore,
zahtijevao da govore,
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I was going to have to tell my truth
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i sam morati govoriti svoju istinu,
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and be honest with them about the times
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i iskreno s njima dijeliti one trenutke
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where I failed to do so.
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kad u tome nisam uspijevao.
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So I tell them that growing up,
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Stoga im govorim kako su mi,
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as a kid in a Catholic family in New Orleans,
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kao djetetu u katoličkoj obitelji
u New Orleansu,
u New Orleansu,
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during Lent I was always taught
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tijekom korizme uvijek govorili
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that the most meaningful thing one could do
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da je najznačajnije što se može učiniti:
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was to give something up,
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odreći se nečega,
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sacrifice something you typically indulge in
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žrtvovati nešto čemu se inače prepuštate
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to prove to God you understand his sanctity.
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kako biste dokazali Bogu
da razumijete njegovu svetost.
da razumijete njegovu svetost.
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I've given up soda, McDonald's, French fries,
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Odricao sam se mineralne vode,
hamburgera, pomfrita,
hamburgera, pomfrita,
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French kisses, and everything in between.
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ljubljenja, i svega ostaloga.
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But one year, I gave up speaking.
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Ali, jedne godine
odrekao sam se govorenja.
odrekao sam se govorenja.
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I figured the most valuable thing I could sacrifice
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Mislio sam da bi najvrednije
što bih mogao žrtvovati
što bih mogao žrtvovati
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was my own voice, but it was like I hadn't realized
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bio moj glas, ali kao da nisam shvaćao
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that I had given that up a long time ago.
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da sam se davno toga bio odrekao.
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I spent so much of my life
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Toliko sam svoga života potratio
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telling people the things they wanted to hear
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govoreći drugima ono što su željeli čuti
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instead of the things they needed to,
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umjesto onoga što su trebali.
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told myself I wasn't meant to be anyone's conscience
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Govorio sam sebi da ne bih
trebao biti ničija savjest
trebao biti ničija savjest
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because I still had to figure out being my own,
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jer sam još trebao naći
načina to biti sam sebi.
načina to biti sam sebi.
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so sometimes I just wouldn't say anything,
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Tako da ponekad
ne bih rekao ništa,
ne bih rekao ništa,
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appeasing ignorance with my silence,
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popuštajući nečijem
neznanju svojom šutnjom,
neznanju svojom šutnjom,
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unaware that validation doesn't need words
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nesvjestan da potvrđivanju
nisu potrebne riječi
nisu potrebne riječi
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to endorse its existence.
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da bi se dogodilo.
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When Christian was beat up for being gay,
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Kad su Christiana tukli jer je bio gej,
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I put my hands in my pocket
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zavukao 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 hodao pognute glave
praveći se da ne primjećujem.
praveći se da ne primjećujem.
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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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Tjednima nisam koristio
svoj ormarić zbog zasuna na bravi,
svoj ormarić zbog zasuna na bravi,
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reminded me of the one I had put on my lips
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koji me podsjećao na onoga na mojim usnama
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when the homeless man on the corner
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kad je beskućnik na uglu
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looked at me with eyes up merely searching
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pogledom tražio potvrdu
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for an affirmation that he was worth seeing.
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kako je on vrijedan moga pogleda.
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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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Bio sam zaokupljeniji ekranom svoga Applea
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than actually feeding him one.
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umjesto da ga nahranim jabukom.
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When the woman at the fundraising gala
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Kad je žena na donatorskoj svečanosti
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said "I'm so proud of you.
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rekla: "Ponosim se tobom.
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It must be so hard teaching
those poor, unintelligent kids,"
those poor, unintelligent kids,"
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Sigurno je teško poučavati
tu jadnu, neinteligentnu djecu.",
tu jadnu, neinteligentnu djecu.",
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I bit my lip, because apparently
we needed her money
we needed her money
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ugrizao sam se za usnu jer
smo očito trebali njen novac
smo očito trebali njen novac
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more than my students needed their dignity.
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više no što su učenici
trebali dostojanstvo.
trebali dostojanstvo.
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We spend so much time
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Toliko vremena provodimo
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listening to the things people are saying
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slušajući što drugi ljudi govore,
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that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't.
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a propuštamo obratiti pažnju
na ono što prešućuju.
na ono što prešućuju.
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Silence is the residue of fear.
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Šutnja je talog što ga ostavlja strah.
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It is feeling your flaws
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To je osjećaj da vaše mane
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gut-wrench guillotine your tongue.
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mučki giljotiniraju vaš jezik.
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It is the air retreating from your chest
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To je zrak koji se povlači iz vaših prsa
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because it doesn't feel safe in your lungs.
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jer se ne osjeća sigurnim u vašim plućima.
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Silence is Rwandan genocide. Silence is Katrina.
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Šutnja je genocid u Ruandi.
Šutnja je Katrina.
Šutnja 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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To je ono što čujete kad više
nema dovoljno vreća za leševe.
nema 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
pošto se omča stegne.
pošto se omča stegne.
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It is charring. It is chains. It is privilege. It is pain.
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To je karbonizacija. To su okovi.
To su povlastice. To je bol.
To su povlastice. To je bol.
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There is no time to pick your battles
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Nema vremena da odabirete svoje bitke
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when your battles have already picked you.
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kad su one već odabrale vas.
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I will not let silence wrap itself around my indecision.
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Neću dopustiti šutnji da se
omota oko moje neodlučnosti.
omota oko moje neodlučnosti.
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I will tell Christian that he is a lion,
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Reći ću Christianu da je on lav,
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a sanctuary of bravery and brilliance.
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hram odvažnosti i blistavosti.
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I will ask that homeless man what his name is
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Upitat ću onog beskućnika kako mu je ime,
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and how his day was, because sometimes
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i kakav mu je bio dan, jer katkad je
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all people want to be is human.
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'čovjek' sve što ljudi žele biti.
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I will tell that woman that my students can talk about
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Reći ću toj ženi da
moji učenici mogu govoriti
moji učenici mogu govoriti
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transcendentalism like their last name was Thoreau,
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o transcendentalizmu kao
da se prezivaju Thoreau,
da se prezivaju Thoreau,
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and just because you watched
one episode of "The Wire"
one episode of "The Wire"
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i da to što je pogledala
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 išta zna o mojim klincima.
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So this year,
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Stoga ove godine,
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instead of giving something up,
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umjesto da se nečega odreknem,
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I will live every day as if there were a microphone
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živjet ću svaki dan kao da mi je mikrofon
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tucked under my tongue,
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zamotan pod jezikom,
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a stage on the underside of my inhibition.
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na pozornici u podnožju moje inhibicije.
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Because who has to have a soapbox
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Jer, kome treba tribina
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when all you've ever needed is your voice?
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kad je sve što ste
oduvijek trebali - vaš glas.
oduvijek trebali - vaš glas.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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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