Hellow everyone :

　　Today I will give a speech about the film Homeless to Harvard: The Liz  Murray Story!

　　If there are really a movie that can’t be missed, I think it is this. I  felt I was so lucky when I finished watching it because this film really gave me  much.

　　She is called Liz, she is not a normal person like her families, at least  she herself holds this opinion. Her parents are both drug addicts ,at the same  time ,her mother is a drunkard(酒鬼). No one can talk about his or her birth with  the God, including Liz. She was born in a family with no money, no hope or  anything else about happiness. She has never been cared for by her parents! Even  she usually has no food to eat, no clothes to change, let alone books to read.  But she does not hate them at all, for all of her life. In this film we can see  how she loves her families. She takes care of her sick mother at an age that she  should be taken care of. As she says, it seems that her mother were more like  her baby.

　　After her mother’s death she decides to go to school instead of escaping  life. She knows that one must try her best to do well as long as he/she is  alive. She faces the choice and she does the right one.

　　Some people live just to survive(有些人活着只是为了生存) but she doesn’t. She wants to  change the condition and she knows working hard can make it come true, so she  does. And she succeeds.

　　Some of us may meet some difficulties which can’t be talked with Liz’s at  the same time. But we can see how many gave it up. We could submit to everything  that is happening and live a life of excuses but we could also push ourselves  and make our life better(我们可以为自己寻找各种借口对生活低头，但也可以迫使自己创造更好的生活). Sometimes we just  need the courage to say that we have no choice but being successful, the courage  to say that we must try harder to win more respects, the courage to say that I  am gonna to work as hard as I possibly can, and see what will happens!

　　Compared with Liz, we are lucky enough. We have good physical condition and  environment. We have no reason to let anyone down. Liz is optimistic , she feel  that she is lucky because she has no security, no other ways to choose, so she  has to go ahead! Maybe we give ourselves too much room to escape. We need to  question our heart: What’s your dream? How do you plan to live your life? Have  you really tried your best? Why can’t you make it while others can?

　　People should be inspired and by something from time to time. If you need,  I think this is a good chance. That’s all, thank you!

　　《风雨哈佛路》观后感 Impression of Homeless to Harvard

　　Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Storyis one of my most favorite movie,  tellingthe motivational story of a Harvard girl Liz Murray. Liz has a tragic  childhood.Her parents took drugs and she began to beg at her eight. When she was  fifteenyears old, her mother died of AIDS and her father entered the shelter.  However,she was not degenerate but, when she was seventeen, she finished four  years ofhigh school courses in two years and got the 1996 The New York  Timesfirst-class scholarship, admitted to Harvard. This film is a wake-up call,  expressinga poor suffering girl who changes her life with perseverance, faith  and strongwillpower, showing the theme that once you work hard, you can achieve.  I amdeeply moved by this film and the story of Liz. I think I can feel her  weaknesswhen she was in trouble and hardness, but all she does proves that she  wouldnever be struck down by the reality. She always owns the faith that she  canchange her life by herself. I think it’s a faith that we should have,  too.

　　《风雨哈佛路》：莉兹穆雷的故事是我最喜欢的电影之一，它讲述的是一个哈佛女孩莉兹穆雷的励志故事。莉兹的童年是悲惨的，她的父母吸毒于是她八岁的时候就开始乞讨。当她十五岁的时候，她的母亲死于艾滋病并且她的父亲进入了庇护所。但是她并没有退缩，相反，她十七岁的时候用两年的时间修完了四年的高中课程，并且获得了1996年纽约时报一等奖学金被哈佛大学录取。这部影片是一个警钟，描述了一个贫穷苦难的女孩凭借顽强，信念和坚强的意志改变了她的生活，阐明了这样一个主题，即只要努力就可以实现梦想。我深深的被这部影片和莉兹的故事所打动。我想我能够体会到她陷入困苦时的脆弱，但是她所做的一切证明了她不会被现实打倒。她总是持着能够自己改变命运的信念。我认为这也是我们应该有的信念。