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Tom Brokaw

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

Tom Brokaw

Graduation

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Tom Brokaw is saying that while a degree proves you have learned something, its true value lies in how you use that knowledge to make a difference. Instead of just seeing education as a way to secure personal success, he urges graduates to view it as a responsibility to improve society.

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