/ February 13, 2020 Oscar Winner Delivers Emotional Speech on Global Injustice . Summary: It was a truly spectacular moment when Joaquin Phoenix, Best Actor Oscar of the 92th The Academy, courageously used his voice “for the voiceless” in his emotional Oscar acceptance speech. The 45-year-old vegan first told the audience that when it comes to various distressing issues humanity is facing, such as gender inequality, racism, queer rights, indigenous rights and animal rights, what we are dealing with is one thing in common – injustice, which essentially arises from the belief that “one nation, one people, one race, one gender or one species has the right to dominate, control and use and exploit another with impunity.” Phoenix went on to point out that we have become “very disconnected from the natural world” and explain how we enter the natural world and rob it of its resources by providing an example of how the dairy industry is mistreating cows. “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth, we steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable. Then, we take her milk that’s intended for her calf, and we put it in our coffee and our cereal,” he said. Finally, Phoenix urged everyone to “use love and compassion as our guiding principles” to create new systems that are beneficial to all sentient beings and the environment. . Language Enhancement: anguish (n.) (極度痛苦) anguish 不是指一般程度的痛苦，而是極度痛苦（可以是心理上或生理上的），它是不可數名詞。 e.g. In her letter, she expressed her anguish at how her company racially discriminated against her. e.g. He stared at his father in anguish. ————————————————— 想每日睇新聞🗞，學英文📚🔠？ 快啲 follow @k.e.n.joy 及 bookmark ————————————————— #english #news #englishinnews #newsoftheday #language #enhancement #dse #kennethlau #kenjoy #英文 #時事英文熱點 #2022dse #2020dse #2021dse #dsefighter #dseenglish #dse2020 #dsefighter #2021dsefighter #2020dsefighter #dseeng #hkdse #hkdseenglish #20200213

“I’m full of so much gratitude now. I do not feel elevated above any of my fellow nominees or anyone in this room, because we share the same love – that’s the love of film. And this form of expression has given me the most extraordinary life. I don’t know where I’d be without it. But I think the greatest gift that it’s given me, and many people in [this industry] is the opportunity to use our voice for the voiceless. I’ve been thinking about some of the distressing issues that we’ve been facing collectively. I think at times we feel or are made to feel that we champion different causes. But for me, I see commonality. I think, whether we’re talking about gender inequality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking about the fight against injustice. We’re talking about the fight against the belief that one nation, one people, one race, one gender, one species, has the right to dominate, use and control another with impunity. I think we’ve become very disconnected from the natural world. Many of us are guilty of an egocentric world view, and we believe that we’re the centre of the universe. We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakeable. Then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal. We fear the idea of personal change, because we think we need to sacrifice something; to give something up. But human beings at our best are so creative and inventive, and we can create, develop and implement systems of change that are beneficial to all sentient beings and the environment. I have been a scoundrel all my life, I’ve been selfish. I’ve been cruel at times, hard to work with, and I’m grateful that so many of you in this room have given me a second chance. I think that’s when we’re at our best: when we support each other. Not when we cancel each other out for our past mistakes, but when we help each other to grow. When we educate each other; when we guide each other to redemption...

One of the best speeches I’ve ever heard! Thank you Joaquin Phoenix for reminding us of our humanity and kindness!💖 ‘’...I think at times we feel or are made to feel that we champion different causes. But for me, I see commonality. I think, whether we’re talking about gender inequality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking about the fight against injustice. We’re talking about the fight against the belief that one nation, one people, one race, one gender, one species, has the right to dominate, use and control another with impunity. I think we’ve become very disconnected from the natural world. Many of us are guilty of an egocentric world view, and we believe that we’re the centre of the universe. We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakeable. Then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal. We fear the idea of personal change, because we think we need to sacrifice something; to give something up. But human beings at our best are so creative and inventive, and we can create, develop and implement systems of change that are beneficial to all sentient beings and the environment. I have been a scoundrel all my life, I’ve been selfish. I’ve been cruel at times, hard to work with, and I’m grateful that so many of you in this room have given me a second chance. I think that’s when we’re at our best: when we support each other. Not when we cancel each other out for our past mistakes, but when we help each other to grow. When we educate each other; when we guide each other to redemption. When he was 17, my brother [River] wrote this lyric. He said: “run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.” ‘’ #oscar #oscar2020 #love #oneness #respect #kindness #grateful #humanity #vegetarian #vegan #animallovers #ecofriendlyliving #naturelovers #planetearth #aho