On being a survivor

The following body is adapted from an address given to Talent Identification Program (TIP) awardees at Duke University May 17 2004

I am positive that many of you have seen the Survivor series upon TV where a group of tribe are placed on a untilled isle and forced to live through their wits, avoiding wild animals, tarantulas, quicksand, and a hardly any cameramen and directors. It has always been interesting to me that clan rarely ask, "Who is filming these pictures upon this deserted island?" Bright pupils often have reason to think of themselves as survivors, as well, in our public