Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Operation: Educate the Educators

I invite you students; boys, girls, nerds and sportsman, all those who have been subject to oppression in this school, to join hands in a force whose undeniable greatness will burn strong today, a torch in this depressing darkness. Let us, knights of the utmost honur and strict chivalry, mount our steeds of self worth and hope, take up the blade which will cut down the chains of injustice which have held us in captivity for so long, and drive out these narcissistic 'overlords' who have controlled us through fear of persecution throughout our school days.
Stand up, in unity, to rip from their hands, the power which has allowed them to pull our strings, for we are no puppets. We are human beings. They should not control how we dress, what to say or when to say it. Today we make history. It is a day when the educators become the educated, for we will teach them a lesson they will never forget, the most important lesson of all: If you mess with children watch out 'cos their gonna' mess with you.
We will show these hypocrites a spirit they would never have deemed imaginable. Were they not kids once? We are forced to put up with these injustices, and for what, revenge? Is it out of spite that they cast their authority over us? This is not tolerable. It is not acceptable. Most of all it is not justified.
Put aside your petty differences for the pursuit of a common enemy. When their backs are turned we shall drive a dagger deep into their backs, when they stare at us with an cold, sinister glare, strike them in the face. They won't know what hit them. They will feel the helplessness we have felt as their world crumbles around them. Don't keep lugging around those heavy text books which have been our burden. [Book burning demonstration]
Let these be the symbol of our undying flame. If their ever were a group of freedom fighters, let us be the most memorable. These injustices which clutch at our chests will cower in submission to our might.
Join me and you shall not be forgotten. Join me and your cries will be heard. Join me and onlookers will see the injustices which have kept you in silence. Save slinking off in the shadows for the teachers. Join me in the limelight and show these cowards how you can use this cruel, torturous pain which they have gifted you with. March with me, take up this banner, sing the song of freedom which marks this triumphant day.[pause] Yes, we will triumph, let our motto be that "small is powerful"*
We simply strive for peace. We aim to rid the world of this continual spiral of injustice, fed by the injustices of the past. Today we save not only our own minds from psychological injury but protect the innocence of thousands of future children. This work is only within our duty. To our generation and the next hundred generations.
climb onto this band-wagon of freedom, 'cos it's rollin' through Lochinvar today and no darn teacher's gonna' get in its way. If you join this freedom inspired and ever proud parade we will put a stop to this massacre, so ugly it approaches the brutality of a holocaust, we will prevail!
As Nixon once said, "Let's go get 'em boys."**

*A quote from 'the Save-'Ems,' a popular kids TV program.
**As on Futurama

4 comments:

  1. wow nick. this was really well done. i love the inclusive tone and the persuasive language. i also like that you've made allusions to other famous speeches and texts. this makes it all the more powerful. Well done!



    p.s. i love the reference to the save-ums. :)

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  2. I saw this and went "wow, somebody has thought about this a little too much." But then I thought, "Wait a second, Nick wrote this, Nick is cool." That is how I came about to reading that SUPERB speech.

    Full of well placed rhetorical questions and colloquialisms. Dozens of similes and metaphors.

    That's some pretty good stuff there Yagermeister.

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  3. Sorry about the spelling and gramatical errors, I was in a rush OK!

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  4. Wow, great speech, if you could get up in front of the class right now and say this, I would take Mr Goodwins baseball bat and...

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