tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post4780924374946276550..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechMike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-73844592224897885162008-07-23T20:10:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:10:00.000-04:00Mike -- Good link, good commentary. Here's a late...Mike -- <BR/><BR/>Good link, good commentary. Here's a lateral link to <A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91232541" REL="nofollow">NPR's coverage of some Harvard reactions</A>...<BR/><BR/>The second part of her binary message (the part about her time working for <A HREF="http://www.amnesty.org" REL="nofollow">Amnesty International</A>) also sheds some interesting light on her fictional worlds:<BR/><BR/><I>One of the greatest formative experiences of my life preceded Harry Potter, though it informed much of what I subsequently wrote in those books. This revelation came in the form of one of my earliest day jobs. Though I was sloping off to write stories during my lunch hours, I paid the rent in my early 20s by working in the research department at Amnesty International's headquarters in London..."</I><BR/><BR/>-- MarekMarek Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186227188666689590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-10706191400361037542008-07-23T11:51:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:51:00.000-04:00What an amazing, uplifting speech. Thanks for shar...What an amazing, uplifting speech. Thanks for sharing, Mike!patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618757231392773619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-84085882631137761472008-07-23T11:12:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:12:00.000-04:00Inspiring post. Looking at failures as opportuniti...Inspiring post. Looking at failures as opportunities is part of a good outlook for success.George Coghillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994278857470714751noreply@blogger.com