![]() It was quite a patriotic speech, which was interesting, and I like how he focused on how now, more than ever, we need unity.The cost-benefit analysis far exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency’s public estimates and could help inform improvements to current regulationsīoston, MA-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revision (LCRR) costs $335 million to implement while generating $9 billion in health benefits annually-far exceeding the EPA’s public statements that the LCRR generates $645 million in annual health benefits, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. “I was really excited when I learned it was Tom Hanks,” he said. “He was good …definitely better than a politician.”Ĭole Crawford, 29, who earned his master’s degree in software engineering from Harvard, said he isn’t a fan of commencement exercises and did not attend a previous one when he received his first master’s degree. “I think he tried to connect with young people with the superhero references,” said Donny Xu, 22, who received a master’s degree in education. None of us are super, but we are the Americans, unique in our willingness to admit that when it comes to our race, we are all but human - so said Marlon Bran flakes to Tommy Tommy Handkerchief.”įollowing the commencement exercises, students said they couldn’t have been happier with the choice of Hanks as a speaker. “When it comes to our race, there are many models, but only one chassis. “If you live in the United States of America, the trust is sacred, unalterable, chiseled into the stone of the foundation of our republic,” he said. “For what are we all, but human?” Hanks asked rhetorically.Ĭalling himself an “armchair historian who reads non-fiction for pleasure,” Hanks talked about patriotism and the importance of “justice and the American way.” When it came to `race,’ he wrote `human.’” ![]() ![]() He said that actor Marlon Brando (“could you pick up that name I just dropped there” he joked), who called him “Tommy, Tommy Handkerchief” and referred to himself as “Marlon Bran Flakes,” told him that “when he registered for the draft, he filled out the form for his name and age. Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Įxpressing gratitude for the kind words and prestigious title, Hanks accepted the honor “on behalf of all of us who have studied for two years at Chabot Community College in Hayward, California two semesters of California State University, Sacramento and 45 years at the school of hard knocks, earning a bachelor of arts degree in one damn thing after another.”ĭuring his nearly 30-minute speech, the Forrest Gump star touched on patriotic themes, used several superhero analogies to urge graduates to tap into their “special powers” to make a difference in the world, to steer clear of apathy, hold on to truth, and to remember that “we are all human.” Wilson could be seen laughing and videotaping the skit on her phone. He was also serenaded/roasted by a student quartet who sang amusing rhymes that touched on almost all of Hanks' roles. Much to Hanks' amusement, he was gifted a Wilson volleyball - a nod to the 2000 release Cast Away - with “HARVARD” written on it.
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