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WHAT WAS THEIR REACTION? |
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I WAS NOT A POPULAR GUY AT HOME. |
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WHERE IS HOME? |
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I LIVE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. THEY HAVE COME TO SEE AS THEY WATCH THE FILM, I HAVE TAKEN AT THE FAMILY... |
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I WANT TO SHOW SOME OF THIS. HOW LONG IS THIS? |
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IT IS 54 MINUTES LONG. |
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WHEN WAS IT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC? |
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IT WAS RELEASED ON MY WEB SITE IN DECEMBER. IF IT IS $25. THE WEBSITE IS WWW.2MMINUTES.COM THAT IS... |
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IT WILL BE HERE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT IT. |
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10 YEARS FROM NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WILL BE DOING. I THINK WHO I WILL BE AS A PERSON, I DO NOT... |
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1, 2, 3. JUST TWIST THE BOTTOM. |
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I GOT INTERESTED IN MEDICINE BECAUSE I AM INTO HELPING PEOPLE. I THINK YOU GET AN AWESOME FEELING... |
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YOU CAN TOUCH THE SLIDE. |
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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? |
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I AM LOOKING FOR CLUMPING. |
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I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED LOOKING WITH PEOPLE. I DO NOT LIKE WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES. I LIKE TO BE VERSET... |
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HOW DID YOU PICK THE STUDENTS? |
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FIRST WE PICKED THE SCHOOLS. WE STARTED WITH A SUBURB IN IT INDIANAPOLIS. IT IS RANKED IN THE TOP... |
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WHAT ROLE DID YOU PLAY IN THE FILM? |
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FIRST I CREATED THE IDEA. BECAUSE OF WHAT I SOUGHT AN EDUCATION IN INDIA, CHINA, AND THE U.S. I WAS... |
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WHAT DID IT COST YOU? |
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I SPENT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. |
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WHY DID YOU DO THIS? |
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WHAT I SAW IN THE CLASSROOMS IN INDIA AND CHINA MADE ME EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR AMERICA'S ECONOMIC... |
| 00:17:21 |
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WHAT YEAR DID YOU GET OUT? THAT'S WHAT SOME MORE OF YOUR DOCUMENTARY. |
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BY THE 12TH GRADE, ONLY 3% OF AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE PROFICIENT IN MATHEMATICS COMPARED TO 4% OF HISPANICS,... |
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OVER 90% OF MEDICAL'S-MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT SCIENCE AND BY TEACHERS WITH LITTLE OR NO... |
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OUT OF 29 OF THE WORLD'S DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, THE UNITED STATES PLACES TWENTY-FOUR'S IN MATHEMATICS.... |
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I THINK AMERICAN KIDS HAVE A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN INDIAN KIDS. WHEN YOU GROW UP WITH ECONOMIC CERTAINTY,... |
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THE CHINESE ECONOMY IS GROWING SO RAPIDLY, THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE SO EXTRAORDINARY COMPARED TO A GENERATION... |
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IN INDIA AND CHINA AT THEIR STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF POVERTY. BECOMING AN ENGINEER OR A SCIENTIST... |
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THIS IS THE PLIGHT WE WILL USE. -- PLATE WE WILL USE. |
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UNLESS THE PERSON HAS A LICENSE, YOU CANNOT TAKE THEM WITH YOU. |
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AND A LOT OF WHAT MY PARENTS SEE IS ME COMING AND GOING. I SEE THEM AT DINNER ONE NIGHT A WEEK. IF... |
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I LIKE MY FAMILY AND I GET ALONG WITH THEM GREAT. WE HAVE OUR ARGUMENTS. BECAUSE I SET HIGH EXPECTATIONS,... |
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WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING? WE CANNOT GO A SECOND WITHOUT WATCHING FOOTBALL. |
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IT IS ONE DAY A WEEK. |
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I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR, BUT I ALSO WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY. |
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DO YOU HAVE A TEST TOMORROW? |
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WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING? |
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I AM HANGING OUT THERE AND DOING HOMEWORK. |
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I HAVE HEARD THAT EXCUSE BEFORE. |
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WHAT? |
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I AM DOING HOMEWORK. |
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YOU ARE WATCHING "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES." |
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WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? |
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I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE HOMES OF INDIAN AND CHINESE FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES ARE MUCH CLOSER IN... |
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DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE GO TO COLLEGE IN INDIA, CHINA, AND THE UNITED STATES ON... |
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I DO NOT ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS. IN K-12 IN THE U.S. WHEAT AT 50 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE U.S. -- WE... |
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YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT -- 18 MILLION, AND 16 MILLION IN CHINA. |
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YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT COLLEGE? |
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THERE COLLEGE SYSTEM IN INDIA AND CHINA -- AMERICA'S COLLEGE SYSTEM IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD BY FAR... |
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WHAT IS YOUR WIFE THINK? |
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SHE IS A PURDUE GRADUATE IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT. I THINK THAT SHE AGREES THAT WE NEED TO RAISE OUR... |
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THERE IS A SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS. |
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WHEN I FIND THE WHY ACCESS -- Y AXIS -- |
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THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IS MORE SIMPLE. YOU HAVE TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH A GREAT GRADE... |
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I AM NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON BACK AND STUDY FOR 20 HOURS A DAY. I LIKE TO KICK BACK AND HAVE FUN. ... |
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DEFENSE. |
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NEIL GIVE UP FOOTBALL TO PURSUE OTHER INTERESTS, WHY? |
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THE OTHER INTEREST MAY HAVE BEEN HIS GIRLFRIEND. THE YOUNG LADY SHOWN IN THE FILM. |
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WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO GIVE UP FOOTBALL? WAS HE A QUARTERBACK? |
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HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM. AFTER THREE YEARS, I'D THINK HE HAD HAD ENOUGH OF FOOTBALL. HE WAS ALSO... |
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COULD YOU NOT HAVE TO PICK SOMEBODY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IS PLAYING VIOLIN AND SOMEBODY IN CHINA... |
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AND NOW. THEY DO NOT HAVE ENTER SCHOOL SPORTS IN CHINA -- INTER SCHOOL SPORTS IN CHINA. |
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DO YOU LIKE THAT IDEA? |
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THEY DO PLAY SPORTS. THEY HAVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION. THEY KICK THE BALL AROUND. IT IS NOT YEAR-ROUND... |
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I DID. I DID MAKE IT MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND FOOTBALL. WE DID NOT DO YEAR ROUND WEIGHT TRAINING.... |
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WHAT WOULD YOU CREDIT YOUR OWN SUCCESS TO? |
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I WILL TELL YOU THE THINGS THAT I DID IT EXTRACURRICULAR LATE. I WAS NOT A GREAT STUDENT. I WAS VERY... |
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I KNOW THIS MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ANSWER, BUT HOUSE SUCCESSFULLY FINANCIALLY HAVE YOU BEN-HOW SUCCESSFUL... |
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I HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. WHAT I HAVE BEEN GOOD AT IS IDENTIFYING TALENTED PEOPLE WITH A GREAT IDEA... |
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THIS IS A 54 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO WATCH THIS? |
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I WOULD LIKE EVERY PARENT AND A TEENAGER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO WATCH IT. THE GATES FOUNDATION HAS SEEN... |
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I WORK AT THIS RESTAURANT. I HAVE WORKED THERE FOR A YEAR AND NINE MONTHS. ITEM ONE OF THE LONGEST... |
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WE TALK A LOT ABOUT WHETHER AMERICAN KIDS WORKED ENOUGH, AND DEVOTE THEMSELVES AND OF TWO THINGS. ... |
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WHEN I TALKED TO PARENTS AND I TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH CHINESE DIDN'T STUDY AND HOW LONG THE SCHOOL... |
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I THINK THE ISSUE IS NOT THAT AMERICANS ARE NOT SO SMART OR OUR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IS SO TERRIBLE... |
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WHEN I GREW UP, I WENT INTO ENGINEERING FOR THE SIMILAR REASON THAT MY FATHER TOLD ME TO. I WISH I... |
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BILL GATES IS MORE RESPECTED IN INDIAN SCHOOLS THAN AMERICAN SCHOOLS. INDIAN THE KIDS LOOK UP TO THE... |
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WHY DID HE COME TO THE USA? |
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HE CAME FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WHAT AMERICA DOES BETTER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS... |
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WHEN YOU SAT DOWN WITH SENATOR OBAMA AND SENATOR CLINTON, AND -- WHY NOT SENATOR CLINTON? |
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I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ACCESS. |
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HAS THERE BEEN A SOLUTION OFFERED? |
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THERE IS A MULTI TIER SOLUTION. CENTER OBAMA AND SENATOR MCCAIN UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A SERIOUS... |
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NEAR THE END OF YOUR DOCUMENTARY YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENS TO EACH ONE OF THESE KIDS. ONE OF THE THINGS... |
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THEY GOT THEIR FIRST CHOICES. |
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UNLESS THE U.S. AND WAKES UP AND REALIZES THE NEW THREAT AND REALIZES THAT WE ARE COMPETING WITH ANYONE,... |
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IT TAKES DECADES TO CREATE A HIGH PERFORMING SCIENTIST OR ENGINEER BECAUSE THESE THINGS UNFOLD OVER... |
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I THINK THE KEY THING IS NOT TO GET INTO A GAME WHERE WE SAY THAT CHINA IS GRADUATING 600,000 ENGINEERS,... |
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IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT AMERICA IS REALLY ABOUT IS CREATING OPPORTUNITY, THAT ULTIMATE ECONOMIC ABILITY... |
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CAN AMERICANS CAN -- CONTINUE TO ADD SUBSTANTIAL VALUE TO AN INTEGRATED WORLD ECONOMY SO THAT THE... |
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I KEPT THINKING THAT THE KIDS IN AMERICA GOT WHAT THEY WANTED AND THEY GOT TO PLAY AT THE SAME TIME,... |
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THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THE NUANCED POINTS IN THAT LAST SEGMENT. FIRST OF ALL, THE AMERICAN BOY WAS... |
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YOU WENT TO A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL. YOU SUCCEEDED BEFORE YOU WENT TO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL,... |
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I WENT TO WORK FOR IBM. |
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YOU DID OK WITHOUT GOING TO THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES. |
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THAT IS TRUE. THAT IS MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO. THE CHINESE 25 OR 30 YEARS AGO WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF... |
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DO YOU EXPECT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK? |
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I DID NOT. BUT THE DVD IS ARE SELLING AT A PHENOMENAL CASE. THE PHENOMENAL PACE. |
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IF SOMEBODY WANTS THIS DVD, HOW DO THEY GET IT? |
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THEY GO TO WWW.2MMINUTES.COM IT IS $25. |
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DO YOU GET A CUT RATE IF YOU BUY A LOT OF THEM? THE LAST QUESTION IS WHAT? |
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2 MILLION MINUTES IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT CHILDREN LIVE IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE PREMISE OF THE FILM... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. . |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
