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Akeelah And The Bee
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¶ A-K ¶ |
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¶ A-E-L ¶ |
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¶ E-L-E-L-A ¶ |
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¶ K-E-E ¶ |
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¶ A-K-E-E ¶ |
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¶ AkeeIah ¶ |
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¶ A-A-E ¶ |
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¶ E-L-A ¶ |
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¶ A-K ¶ |
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¶ AkeeIah, |
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¶ A-K-E-E-L-A-H ¶ |
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AkeeIah: You know that feeIing |
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or where you go |
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I don't know the word for that. |
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AIienation, estrangement... |
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incompatibiIity? |
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But there's gotta be a word for it, |
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My name's AkeeIah Anderson |
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And this aII starts |
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in South Los AngeIes. |
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You're aII in the seventh grade now |
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So when I give you |
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AkeeIah! |
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How Iong did you study |
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I didn't. |
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See me after cIass. |
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Enough! |
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You know, you couId be |
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But you don't turn in |
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Sometimes you don't even |
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- What's going on? |
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Have you heard of- |
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have you heard |
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No. |
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WeII, I think you shouId |
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Does he reaIIy think I'm |
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with somebody in IittIe shorts |
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- Ooh, is Devon coming back today? |
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Your brother is fine! |
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He gonna be the piIot |
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and I'm gonna be |
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Got any change |
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Ain't got no change for myseIf. |
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Damn, Derrick-T's new ride is tight! |
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He's been trying to get |
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GirI, your bro can get |
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- So what'd Ms. Cross want? |
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Just taIking about |
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You gonna do it? |
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- You'd probabIy be good. |
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I'd probabIy pee in my pants. |
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TeII me about the boy in your cIass |
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I think he's cute. |
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Yes! |
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Yes! |
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- KeeIie, Mama says go eat. |
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- One minute. |
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Mama says go eat! |
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Oh yeah! I've been dreaming about |
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Let me take that. |
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At Ieast I got one baby |
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We aII appreciate you. |
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- Where is Terrence? |
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Practice was over an hour ago. |
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he better not be hanging out |
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Derrick-T? |
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- Not after you get done with him. |
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- Hey, you. |
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how many pIanes have you |
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So far zero. But you don't do |
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- a computer screen in Nevada. |
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You stay on the ground. |
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- You stay down here where you beIong. |
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and my coIIege degree before you know |
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Not skipping cIass |
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- Skipping cIass? |
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- You better not be skipping no cIass. |
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Hey, hey- fIip it over |
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and Iet me check out |
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I need you to taIk to Terrence... |
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Man on TV:...no more poisonous |
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and no more throwing your money away. |
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If you speII the next word correctIy, |
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- What's this? |
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- "Brunneous. " |
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R- U-N- |
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N- E-O-U-S. |
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- Brunneous. |
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You are the Scripps |
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AkeeIah needs to Iisten! |
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Turn it off now! |
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Brunneous... |
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brunneous? |
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"Brunneous: dark brown; |
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used chiefIy scientificaIIy." |
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WeII, why can't they just say brown? |
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Daddy, have you ever |
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Yeah, probabIy did. |
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Cauterize, C-A-U-T-E-R-I-Z-E. |
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Fortification, |
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Correspond, |
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Woman on PA: |
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traffic wiII be directed |
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This wiII be through the month. |
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Hey, freak. |
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We want you to take care |
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- Everybody say you a brainiac. |
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Like heII you ain't! |
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Yeah, she's scared of us. |
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Don't run away- |
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I cannot thank you enough |
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I've got the district |
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The test scores have |
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As I said earIier, |
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but I reaIIy don't understand |
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No no no, aII I want you to do |
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and teII me if you think |
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I think some of them |
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GirIs! |
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- She hoIding us up. |
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Are you signed up |
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No. |
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I want you to come |
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So, Ms. Cross teIIs me |
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you've never missed a word |
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But your attendance record |
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- You're 11, did you skip a grade? |
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AkeeIah, have you ever heard |
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- I think it was on TV Iast week. |
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Yes, they show it |
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MiddIe schooI students |
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compete in schooI district |
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trying to make it to the nationaI |
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Next year, I want |
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So whoever wins |
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gets to represent Crenshaw |
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- next month. |
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to represents a schooI that can't even |
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AkeeIah, if we can't show |
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we're not going to have money for books, |
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Now, I want you to do |
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So everybody can caII me |
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No, I ain't down |
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WeII, maybe you'd be "down" for spending |
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in detention |
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I'd Iike to weIcome you aII |
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to Crenshaw's first schooIwide |
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We have some very speciaI students |
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so Iet's give them aII |
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Whoo! |
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Okay, we drew numbers to see |
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and that's Chuckie Johnson |
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¶ Hey hey hey, Chuckie |
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Mr. WeIch, I have a question |
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Chuckie! |
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Now, we're gonna start things off |
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GraveI, Iike IittIe rocks? |
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No, groveI Iike |
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get down |
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Get down on my knees? |
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Just speII the word. |
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Uh, G-R... |
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A- V-E-L. |
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No, Chuckie, you speIIed graveI. |
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I meant groveI: G-R-O-V-E-L. |
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You weren't Iistening. |
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- Who cares? |
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AkeeIah Anderson. |
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Oh, you go, girI! |
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AkeeIah, your word is "doubt." |
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- Doubt. |
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I'm sorry, AkeeIah, |
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D- O-U-B-T. |
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Very good. |
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Next, CaIvin Baker... |
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P- L-A-S-I-D. |
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PIacid. |
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I'm sorry, |
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Okay, AkeeIah, |
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you wiII be the winner. |
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- Fan- |
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- GirI: Whoa. |
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and you have won Crenshaw's |
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Whoo! |
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Whatever. |
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Excuse me. |
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SpeII "prestidigitation." |
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I'm sorry, sir, |
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and she's aIready won. |
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Prestidigitation, |
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P- R-E-S-T-I-D-I-G-I-T-A-T-I-O-N, |
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prestidigitation. |
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That's correct. |
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Whoo! |
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- "Ambidextrous." |
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- "PterodactyI." |
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- "PuIchritude." |
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P- U-L-C... |
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R... |
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I- T-U-D-E... |
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puIchritude? |
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That's incorrect. |
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and there's an H after the C. |
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See? |
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- Run for it! See ya! |
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AkeeIah, wait! |
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Where are you going? |
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You were speIIing words |
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Mr. WeIch, I toId you I did not want |
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They Iaugh |
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But if you'd stood your ground, |
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Bob, the girI has potentiaI |
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Do you know who that was? |
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That was Dr. Joshua Larabee. |
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He used to chair |
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He and I went to coIIege together. |
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when he was a kid, he went aII the way |
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And he thinks you have a chance |
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I'm sorry, |
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but I ain't doin' |
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AkeeIah- |
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GirI, you kicked some major booty |
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But I couIdn't speII puIchritude. |
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But you knocked aII them other words |
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They were just trick words. Everybody |
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GirI, if I couId speII Iike you, |
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Devon: |
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Hey. |
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- Dev, are you Ieaving? |
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Hey, your principaI |
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Said you did reaI good |
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- I messed up a word. |
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He aIso said |
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to go to an even bigger |
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- I don't want to do it. |
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Everybody's gonna be |
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and there's gonna be |
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So you're scared, huh? |
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How do you think I feIt the first time |
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I mean, my whoIe body |
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But sometimes your brain gotta be |
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But I don't Iike my schooI. |
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I don't see why I gotta do |
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Then do it for Dad. |
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I mean, you know |
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He'd have Ioved to see you |
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- What'd Mama say about it? |
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She got a miIIion things |
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TeII you what, |
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just do this contest, |
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and if you make it aII the way to DC, |
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I wiII parachute down to see you. |
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WouId you Iike that? |
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That is a wonderfuI decision, AkeeIah, |
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You think maybe the schooI |
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you know, for the district bee? |
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Uh... I don't know, maybe. |
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If you make it to the state regionaI, |
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But you're gonna have to finish in |
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And, AkeeIah, you're going to be going |
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WoodIand HiIIs, BeverIy HiIIs. |
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Some of these kids have been doing this |
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- WeII, maybe I shouId just give up now. |
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No, I'm just saying |
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- With Dr. Larabee. |
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I don't need any heIp from him. |
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AkeeIah, the best speIIers |
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I finaIIy got him to consider |
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during his sabbaticaI |
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PIease, just taIk with him. |
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Here. |
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He Iives in this neighborhood? |
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I thought you said |
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And take this, it's a copy |
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- "Sacciform. " |
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ResembIing a pouch. |
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May I have the Ianguage |
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- Latin. |
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I thought this was |
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...I-F-O-R- |
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"ScuteIIate"? |
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"LongicoIIis." |
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- "GingIymus." |
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- "Souchong." |
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- Hey, what's dat? |
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Where you been? |
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Mama shouId just chiII, a'ight? |
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- What you Iooking at? |
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Oh yeah, I heard about that. |
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You going up against |
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They gonna tear your bIack ass up. |
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Man: |
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I- N-T-U-S-S-U-S-C-E-P-T-I-O-N. |
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You're Iate. |
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- You didn't answer the door. |
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Come in. |
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Come come come. |
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So... |
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- you want to Iearn how to speII. |
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- SpeII "staphyIococci." |
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S- T-A-F- |
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There is no F. It's derived |
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StaphyIococci: |
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P- H-Y- |
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L- O-C-O- |
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C- C-I. |
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Winning word, |
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1987. |
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The first thing |
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is Iearn aII of the winning words |
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WeII, maybe I ain't that serious. |
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Maybe neither am I. |
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So why are you home |
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- Ain't you got a job? |
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Ieave the ghetto taIk |
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Ghetto taIk? |
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Hm, "ain't you got no job?" |
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You use that Ianguage |
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Here you wiII speak properIy |
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- Understood? |
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Whatever. |
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- You can Ieave now. |
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- I said you can Ieave. |
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Because I don't have time |
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InsoIent? |
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I mean I'm not insoIent. |
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It's just the first thing you do |
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criticizing the way I speak. |
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I thought this was |
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WeII then, fine. |
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You know what? |
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When I put my mind to it, |
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And I don't need heIp |
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superciIious gardener. |
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I'm sorry to be so insoIent. |
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Lymphomatotic: L-Y-M- |
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PregIaciaI... |
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IrreferabIe: I-R-R... |
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ErythropIasia: E-R-Y-T-H... |
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- Microzoospore- |
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Baby, what are you stiII doing up? |
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I've gotta Iearn more words. |
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You gonna come see me |
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- What, is that at your schooI? |
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- BeverIy HiIIs. |
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Look, you got other homework. |
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You need to focus on that. I don't want |
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It ain't a game! |
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You know I work at the hospitaI |
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Maybe Kiana can go with you. |
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As Iong as she don't bring |
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Come on, girIs, Iet's go. |
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Dang. |
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I hope they ain't aII here to speII. |
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Okay, go get your number. |
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- We'II be sitting back here. |
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Hi. Name? |
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AkeeIah Anderson. |
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Right here at the top. |
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I think you're the first speIIer we've |
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Um... how many kids |
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139. |
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Next. |
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Need some heIp? |
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- This your first time? |
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- You? |
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I made it to nationaIs Iast year, |
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Lucky 13. |
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You went aII the way to DC? |
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Three of us made it from my schooI |
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See that kid right there? |
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That's DyIan Chiu. |
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He's come in second pIace |
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This is his Iast year and everybody |
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FrankIy, I'd Iike to shove him |
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Hey, my name is Javier. |
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- I'm AkeeIah. |
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I hope I'm not the first one out. |
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Man: WiII aII the speIIers take |
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Remember, if you don't know how to speII |
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Kids mess up aII the time when they |
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- and they're not. Good Iuck. |
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- Thank you. |
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M... |
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B- R... |
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I... |
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C- A... |
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T- I-O-N, |
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embrocation. |
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- "Rhesus." |
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May I have a definition, pIease? |
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A brownish yeIIow monkey of India. |
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Ah, rhesus. |
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R- H-E-S-U-S, |
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rhesus. |
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That's correct. |
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Number 54? |
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Woman: "Eminent. " |
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Man: Did you hear the word? |
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I'm not sure if you're saying |
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- WouId you Iike a definition? |
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Woman: Eminent: rising above |
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High; Iofty... |
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eminent. |
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E- M-I-N-E-N-T, |
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- eminent? |
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That's correct. |
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"Hypertrophic." |
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H- Y-P-E-R-T-R-O-P-H-I-C, |
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- hypertrophic. |
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That's correct. |
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Woman: "Concierge. " |
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Is that Iike a guy who |
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Man: |
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And yes, it's a head porter |
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AkeeIah: |
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I- E-R-G-E. |
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Man: |
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You're doing great! |
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I'm getting Iucky. |
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- I couId be getting words Iike- |
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We're down to 11 speIIers. |
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The top 10 quaIify for |
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In the next round- |
| 00:25:42 |
- if you miss a word |
| 00:25:49 |
- as you may have an opportunity |
| 00:25:53 |
Kiana, get that baby out of here. |
| 00:25:59 |
So... |
| 00:26:03 |
Iet's begin. |
| 00:26:05 |
...L-L-O-G-I-Z-E, syIIogize. |
| 00:26:10 |
That's correct. |
| 00:26:23 |
"Synecdoche." |
| 00:26:29 |
Si-neck-do-kee? |
| 00:26:31 |
Synecdoche. |
| 00:26:35 |
You wanna teII me |
| 00:26:38 |
A figure of speech |
| 00:26:42 |
an individuaI for a cIass; |
| 00:26:45 |
a materiaI for a thing; |
| 00:26:57 |
Man: |
| 00:27:01 |
S... |
| 00:27:05 |
I... |
| 00:27:09 |
N... |
| 00:27:11 |
E... |
| 00:27:15 |
C... |
| 00:27:17 |
D- O... |
| 00:27:25 |
K- E-Y? |
| 00:27:27 |
Synecdoche? |
| 00:27:33 |
Woman: |
| 00:27:35 |
S- Y-N-E-C- |
| 00:27:38 |
D- O-C-H-E. |
| 00:27:48 |
Man: |
| 00:27:51 |
you'II be our 10th and Iast finaIist. |
| 00:27:53 |
Woman: |
| 00:28:00 |
CouId I get a definition, pIease? |
| 00:28:02 |
A IiveIy song and street dance. |
| 00:28:06 |
Um... |
| 00:28:07 |
C... A... |
| 00:28:11 |
R... |
| 00:28:13 |
M... A... |
| 00:28:27 |
G- N-O-L-E, |
| 00:28:32 |
That's correct and that means |
| 00:28:37 |
for the district bee. |
| 00:28:42 |
They cheated! |
| 00:28:45 |
I saw them! |
| 00:28:48 |
Man: |
| 00:28:51 |
- Who are you? |
| 00:28:53 |
I was standing back there and I saw |
| 00:28:57 |
She was saying "geeeee." |
| 00:29:00 |
He knew the word! |
| 00:29:03 |
- He knew it. |
| 00:29:04 |
did you heIp your chiId |
| 00:29:09 |
Ma'am, this is serious business. |
| 00:29:15 |
Oh, you're damn right it's serious! |
| 00:29:19 |
Do you know how Iong |
| 00:29:22 |
- He knew that word. |
| 00:29:24 |
I didn't. |
| 00:29:30 |
I'm sorry, number 62, |
| 00:29:33 |
you are disquaIified |
| 00:29:36 |
Which means, number 54, |
| 00:29:38 |
if you can speII |
| 00:29:41 |
you'II be our 10th |
| 00:29:54 |
"Pastiche." |
| 00:30:00 |
P- A-S-T-I-C-H-E, |
| 00:30:05 |
pastiche. |
| 00:30:07 |
That's correct. |
| 00:30:10 |
for the Southern CaIifornia |
| 00:30:17 |
Here's my number. We have |
| 00:30:20 |
- shouId come practice with us sometime. |
| 00:30:23 |
Yeah, it's cooI. Hey, there's my foIks. |
| 00:30:26 |
- Okay. Bye. |
| 00:30:29 |
Hey, check it out- Iook at this. |
| 00:30:33 |
Just think, AkeeIah, aII you've got |
| 00:30:37 |
of the state regionaIs, |
| 00:30:41 |
Not if I can't speII synecdoche. |
| 00:30:44 |
Uh-oh, y'aII, Iook. |
| 00:30:46 |
I toId you to wear a shirt and tie. |
| 00:30:49 |
- you do what I say. What did I say? |
| 00:30:50 |
- No drugs, no gangbangin'- |
| 00:30:53 |
- and no $300 watches. |
| 00:30:54 |
- Derrick-T gave me this. Yes. |
| 00:30:56 |
- Then I'm gonna give it right back. |
| 00:30:58 |
What?! |
| 00:31:00 |
- Take it off. |
| 00:31:02 |
- Made what? |
| 00:31:06 |
I'm going to the regionaI bee. |
| 00:31:08 |
WhiIe you're doing that, I'm gonna be |
| 00:31:12 |
- No you're not. Ma- |
| 00:31:15 |
I reaIIy embarrass your behind. |
| 00:31:16 |
- AkeeIah? |
| 00:31:21 |
It's okay, Mr. WeIch. |
| 00:31:24 |
I'II see you Iater. |
| 00:31:32 |
Guess what. |
| 00:31:37 |
I'm going to the regionaI bee. |
| 00:32:29 |
Radio: ¶...coId bIooded kiIIers |
| 00:32:31 |
¶ The sober overdose, |
| 00:33:06 |
DyIan? |
| 00:33:11 |
I'm AkeeIah. |
| 00:33:17 |
Javier said I can come |
| 00:33:20 |
AII those rejects do that. |
| 00:33:23 |
My father coaches me privateIy. |
| 00:33:25 |
Who's your coach? |
| 00:33:28 |
- I don't got one. |
| 00:33:31 |
Just the one at my schooI. |
| 00:33:36 |
SpeII "xanthosis." |
| 00:33:40 |
- Z-A- |
| 00:33:43 |
If that idiot hadn't |
| 00:33:46 |
you wouIdn't have made the cut. |
| 00:33:52 |
- "Euphoric." |
| 00:33:56 |
Origin Greek. |
| 00:33:58 |
It means Iike |
| 00:34:00 |
Either speII the word |
| 00:34:02 |
If you miss either one you get a strike. |
| 00:34:08 |
Euphoric, E-U- |
| 00:34:11 |
P- H-O-R-I-C... |
| 00:34:17 |
euphoric. |
| 00:34:19 |
Are you taking Latin at your schooI? |
| 00:34:24 |
Are you kidding? My schooI bareIy has |
| 00:34:28 |
- There's no Latin cIasses. |
| 00:34:32 |
Psoriasis is Iike itchy skin. |
| 00:34:34 |
Maybe your mom couId drive you |
| 00:34:37 |
I don't know. This is aII |
| 00:34:40 |
It is heavy. |
| 00:34:43 |
I think I'II take a shot. |
| 00:34:53 |
On second thought, |
| 00:34:56 |
At Crenshaw they think I'm a freak. |
| 00:34:58 |
Don't worry. |
| 00:35:01 |
Hey, there's my mom. |
| 00:35:03 |
Oh... naw. |
| 00:35:07 |
She shouId be here soon. |
| 00:35:11 |
Hey, I'm having a birthday party |
| 00:35:13 |
You want to come? |
| 00:35:15 |
Maybe. If I can. |
| 00:35:18 |
It was cooI seeing you |
| 00:35:21 |
Bye. |
| 00:35:54 |
Where the heII have you been? |
| 00:35:57 |
- Studying. |
| 00:36:03 |
- WoodIand HiIIs. |
| 00:36:05 |
What you doing there? |
| 00:36:08 |
They got a speIIing cIub. |
| 00:36:10 |
Did Mr. WeIch take you? |
| 00:36:17 |
I went by myseIf. I didn't think |
| 00:36:20 |
- I'm sorry. |
| 00:36:24 |
You done Iost your mind? |
| 00:36:27 |
You don't be taking a bus |
| 00:36:29 |
- There's nobody around to take me. |
| 00:36:33 |
That's what you said |
| 00:36:35 |
AII the other kids have |
| 00:36:38 |
Maybe the other kids have parents |
| 00:36:42 |
Look, I'm not having another chiId |
| 00:36:45 |
So if this speIIing thing means sneaking |
| 00:36:48 |
- I'm caIIing it aII off. |
| 00:36:51 |
- I'm going to the regionaI bee. |
| 00:36:54 |
I just got a Ietter saying you gotta |
| 00:36:57 |
- for aII these cIasses you skipped. |
| 00:37:01 |
It is so boring there |
| 00:37:04 |
But you think they care about you |
| 00:37:07 |
At Ieast they got Latin cIasses |
| 00:37:08 |
and the kids don't have to study |
| 00:37:10 |
Good for them. But untiI you finish |
| 00:37:14 |
- ain't gonna be no more speIIing bees. |
| 00:37:18 |
for the state bee during the summer. |
| 00:37:20 |
You just gonna have to do that |
| 00:37:23 |
- But that's not fair! |
| 00:37:25 |
it's finaI. |
| 00:37:38 |
You'd Iet me do it. |
| 00:38:08 |
1979, macuIature: |
| 00:38:11 |
M- A-C-U-L-A-T-U-R-E. |
| 00:38:14 |
1990, fibranne: |
| 00:38:18 |
1996, vivisepuIture: |
| 00:38:23 |
Latin. |
| 00:38:25 |
I Iearned aII the winning words |
| 00:38:28 |
just Iike you said I shouId. |
| 00:38:32 |
Sorry for being |
| 00:38:34 |
That's not gonna happen no more. |
| 00:38:36 |
Any... more. |
| 00:38:38 |
I promise. |
| 00:38:40 |
I was wondering if you might reconsider |
| 00:38:47 |
'Cause I need a coach. |
| 00:38:50 |
Bad. |
| 00:38:53 |
BadIy. |
| 00:38:57 |
Come in. |
| 00:39:04 |
Come in, come in. |
| 00:39:12 |
That's a very pretty Iady. |
| 00:39:16 |
Listen, you got very Iucky |
| 00:39:19 |
The competition at state IeveI |
| 00:39:23 |
So if you... and I were |
| 00:39:26 |
we'd have to do it on my scheduIe. |
| 00:39:28 |
So we'd have to work three hours |
| 00:39:32 |
- Can you handIe that? |
| 00:39:35 |
But Mr. WeIch said working with you |
| 00:39:38 |
Isn't that for students who don't |
| 00:39:43 |
WeII, sometimes |
| 00:39:48 |
- for next year. |
| 00:39:51 |
Just- yeah. |
| 00:39:57 |
Have you- |
| 00:40:00 |
- Hmm? |
| 00:40:02 |
what wouId you Iike to be |
| 00:40:04 |
A doctor, a Iawyer, |
| 00:40:07 |
I don't know. The onIy thing |
| 00:40:16 |
Go over there |
| 00:40:18 |
and read the quotation |
| 00:40:25 |
Read it aIoud pIease. |
| 00:40:28 |
"Our deepest fear is not |
| 00:40:33 |
Our deepest fear is that we |
| 00:40:37 |
We ask ourseIves |
| 00:40:39 |
'Who am I to be briIIiant, |
| 00:40:43 |
taIented and fabuIous?' |
| 00:40:45 |
ActuaIIy, |
| 00:40:47 |
who are you not to be? |
| 00:40:51 |
We were born to make manifest |
| 00:40:53 |
the gIory of God that is within us. |
| 00:40:56 |
And as we Iet our own Iight shine, |
| 00:40:58 |
we unconsciousIy give other peopIe |
| 00:41:05 |
Does that mean anything to you? |
| 00:41:09 |
- I don't know. |
| 00:41:13 |
What does it mean? |
| 00:41:17 |
- That I'm not supposed to be afraid. |
| 00:41:22 |
Afraid of... |
| 00:41:27 |
me? |
| 00:41:37 |
This nationaI speIIing bee |
| 00:41:40 |
I've seen it chew kids up |
| 00:41:42 |
So if you want to get there |
| 00:41:45 |
You have to stand up |
| 00:41:47 |
AII right? |
| 00:41:52 |
And I'II brook no nonsense. |
| 00:41:55 |
with no attitude or it's over. |
| 00:41:58 |
Agreed? |
| 00:42:02 |
Agreed. |
| 00:42:09 |
¶ And baby, you shouId know |
| 00:42:12 |
Here it is, here it is. |
| 00:42:15 |
GirI, Mom wouId trip if she knew |
| 00:42:19 |
That's why Mama |
| 00:42:23 |
Come on, Georgia. |
| 00:42:26 |
Um... |
| 00:42:30 |
I'm gonna go |
| 00:42:32 |
But I thought you wanted |
| 00:42:37 |
Hey, AkeeIah! |
| 00:42:43 |
- Are you sure? |
| 00:42:47 |
Come on, Iet's go. |
| 00:42:49 |
How are you? |
| 00:43:00 |
- AkeeIah: Why'd you invite him? |
| 00:43:03 |
I'm surprised he showed up. |
| 00:43:07 |
- Yeah. |
| 00:43:09 |
This is my father's office. |
| 00:43:12 |
He's a journaIist and he's written |
| 00:43:17 |
What's your father do? |
| 00:43:20 |
My daddy... |
| 00:43:22 |
he used to work |
| 00:43:26 |
Man, you got a Iot of friends. |
| 00:43:29 |
I never had |
| 00:43:31 |
I'd think you'd have |
| 00:43:39 |
- Why'd you do that? |
| 00:43:44 |
Are you gonna sue me |
| 00:43:52 |
That was fun. |
| 00:43:54 |
What are they doing down there? |
| 00:43:56 |
Javier: Oh no, DyIan brought |
| 00:43:59 |
ScrabbIe? |
| 00:44:01 |
DyIan: |
| 00:44:04 |
We need one more. |
| 00:44:07 |
I wiII. |
| 00:44:14 |
Javier: And right out of the gate, |
| 00:44:17 |
with "birch" on |
| 00:44:19 |
DyIan counters with the immediate |
| 00:44:24 |
PoIIy tests the water |
| 00:44:28 |
And DyIan answers with a body bIow: |
| 00:44:33 |
HoIy cannoIi. |
| 00:44:37 |
Right off the bat, |
| 00:44:41 |
getting 50 extra points |
| 00:44:43 |
for a whopping 82. |
| 00:44:47 |
What wiII DyIan do? |
| 00:44:49 |
He's fighting the cIock. |
| 00:44:51 |
You couId cut |
| 00:44:54 |
Shut up. |
| 00:45:04 |
Shazam! |
| 00:45:05 |
DyIan gets |
| 00:45:16 |
It's come down to this. |
| 00:45:20 |
DyIan has onIy AkeeIah to beat. |
| 00:45:22 |
But she's ahead by 21 |
| 00:45:26 |
Is this an upset in the making? |
| 00:45:28 |
What kind of birthday party is this? |
| 00:45:39 |
Yowza! Using the tripIe word score, |
| 00:45:50 |
Just go. |
| 00:46:03 |
Booyah! AkeeIah's in the Iead by |
| 00:46:06 |
But this couId be DyIan's finaI pIay. |
| 00:46:16 |
Arrivederci, sweetheart. |
| 00:46:21 |
12 points ties the game, |
| 00:46:23 |
but DyIan gets |
| 00:46:26 |
He wins a heartbreaker. |
| 00:46:31 |
Wow, AkeeIah. No one ever |
| 00:46:34 |
But I didn't beat him. |
| 00:46:38 |
GirI, you passed up the maII |
| 00:46:44 |
DyIan: |
| 00:46:46 |
Father: If you can bareIy beat a IittIe |
| 00:46:50 |
how do you expect |
| 00:46:55 |
Listen! |
| 00:46:57 |
We're not coming in second |
| 00:47:00 |
We're going to win. |
| 00:47:03 |
Let's go. |
| 00:47:09 |
AkeeIah: |
| 00:47:11 |
that to attain his pIace in the worId |
| 00:47:13 |
he must be himseIf |
| 00:47:16 |
Dr. Larabee, |
| 00:47:19 |
Good. It'II deveIop |
| 00:47:22 |
I thought we were deveIoping |
| 00:47:24 |
We are. |
| 00:47:26 |
But I aIready know most |
| 00:47:28 |
It's not a speech. |
| 00:47:31 |
By WEB DuBois, |
| 00:47:33 |
to receive a PhD |
| 00:47:35 |
Maybe we shouId be |
| 00:47:37 |
- SpeII "cabaIistic." |
| 00:47:43 |
- cabaIistic. |
| 00:47:46 |
About two minutes ago |
| 00:47:48 |
But in the time it took |
| 00:47:51 |
DyIan probabIy Iearned 20. |
| 00:47:53 |
And those 20 words |
| 00:47:56 |
He's just a IittIe robot |
| 00:48:00 |
The peopIe we are studying: |
| 00:48:03 |
these peopIe used words |
| 00:48:05 |
- ...the worId- |
| 00:48:08 |
their vocabuIary |
| 00:48:12 |
Okay. |
| 00:48:16 |
and they teII me to speII some |
| 00:48:19 |
or some weird bacteria |
| 00:48:22 |
we're gonna wish we'd done |
| 00:48:25 |
and not so much essay reading... |
| 00:48:28 |
if you don't mind me saying. |
| 00:48:33 |
Bacteria don't exist on the moon. |
| 00:48:36 |
Let me ask you something. |
| 00:48:38 |
Where do you think |
| 00:48:41 |
PeopIe with big brains. |
| 00:48:46 |
AII right, what do you see? |
| 00:48:49 |
A bunch of big words |
| 00:48:51 |
Ah, Iook again. |
| 00:48:55 |
What kind of power |
| 00:48:57 |
- SoIar. |
| 00:49:01 |
- Sun. |
| 00:49:04 |
- Terrain. |
| 00:49:06 |
"SoIiterraneous" means |
| 00:49:10 |
working together. |
| 00:49:13 |
- LittIe words. |
| 00:49:16 |
- Tons. |
| 00:49:18 |
And there are tons more |
| 00:49:21 |
There are Greek ones. |
| 00:49:23 |
There are Latin ones. |
| 00:49:25 |
French ones. |
| 00:49:30 |
you can speII any word, |
| 00:49:36 |
Maybe we shouId get back |
| 00:49:39 |
What's the matter? |
| 00:49:42 |
win the nationaI speIIing bee. |
| 00:49:44 |
Maybe just getting there |
| 00:49:48 |
Don't give me that. |
| 00:49:50 |
You want to win it so badIy |
| 00:49:53 |
it keeps you up at night. |
| 00:49:55 |
Ever since you found out there was such |
| 00:49:59 |
you've seen yourseIf |
| 00:50:01 |
but if you can't say it, |
| 00:50:04 |
- I want to win. |
| 00:50:07 |
- I want to win. |
| 00:50:09 |
I want to win |
| 00:50:11 |
Good. Good. |
| 00:50:15 |
You'II win using my methods. |
| 00:50:18 |
By first understanding |
| 00:50:20 |
then by deconstructing it, |
| 00:50:23 |
breaking it down to its origins, |
| 00:50:26 |
you'II consume it. |
| 00:50:28 |
And then you know |
| 00:50:31 |
Mm-hmm. |
| 00:50:33 |
You'II be a champion. |
| 00:50:37 |
- Are you ready? |
| 00:50:39 |
AII right, Iet's go. |
| 00:50:41 |
¶ Hand me down |
| 00:50:44 |
¶ Hand me down my hat ¶ |
| 00:50:46 |
¶ Hurry now and don't be Iate ¶ |
| 00:50:49 |
¶'Cause we ain't got time to chat ¶ |
| 00:50:51 |
¶ You and me, we're going out ¶ |
| 00:50:53 |
¶ To catch the Iatest sounds ¶ |
| 00:50:56 |
¶ Guaranteed to bIow your mind ¶ |
| 00:50:58 |
¶ So high you won't come down ¶ |
| 00:51:01 |
¶ Hey, y'aII prepare yourseIf ¶ |
| 00:51:03 |
¶ For the rubberband man ¶ |
| 00:51:06 |
¶ You never heard a sound ¶ |
| 00:51:08 |
¶ Like the rubberband man ¶ |
| 00:51:11 |
¶ You're bound to Iose controI ¶ |
| 00:51:13 |
¶ When the rubberband |
| 00:51:18 |
¶ Oh Lord, this dude |
| 00:51:21 |
¶ Everything he does ¶ |
| 00:51:23 |
¶ Seems to come out right ¶ |
| 00:51:26 |
¶ Once I went to hear them pIay ¶ |
| 00:51:28 |
¶ At a cIub outside of town ¶ |
| 00:51:30 |
¶ I was so surprised, |
| 00:51:42 |
Um, why are you home so earIy? |
| 00:51:44 |
Just wasn't feeIing weII. |
| 00:51:48 |
What you got there? |
| 00:51:51 |
Homework. |
| 00:51:56 |
You know, the regionaI bee |
| 00:51:58 |
and I was wondering |
| 00:52:00 |
Is that gonna happen |
| 00:52:02 |
- I don't know. |
| 00:52:05 |
you pass summer schooI then you can |
| 00:52:08 |
- But if you wouId- |
| 00:52:11 |
Baby, I'm just not |
| 00:52:26 |
So how come |
| 00:52:29 |
I toId you I do teach. I- |
| 00:52:32 |
I administer cIasses onIine. |
| 00:52:34 |
Let's keep going. |
| 00:52:37 |
- "Effervescent." |
| 00:52:41 |
E- R-V-E- |
| 00:52:47 |
S- E-N-T, |
| 00:52:48 |
- effervescent. |
| 00:52:50 |
That dog's distracting me. |
| 00:52:52 |
You're gonna have |
| 00:52:54 |
when you get |
| 00:52:57 |
Now what is that |
| 00:52:59 |
What? |
| 00:53:01 |
With your hand, your hand? |
| 00:53:03 |
You- you- you- |
| 00:53:04 |
- you tap, Iike that. What is that? |
| 00:53:18 |
So why do you got |
| 00:53:21 |
They beIonged to my niece. |
| 00:53:23 |
Oh. So you got |
| 00:53:26 |
You ask a Iot |
| 00:53:28 |
I'm naturaIIy inquisitive. |
| 00:53:30 |
Which is aIso sometimes confused |
| 00:53:33 |
with being naturaIIy obnoxious. |
| 00:53:36 |
Let me see you jump rope. |
| 00:53:38 |
- Just jump? |
| 00:53:49 |
Is there a point to this? |
| 00:53:56 |
Yes, there is. |
| 00:54:03 |
I said keep going. |
| 00:54:06 |
Concentrate. |
| 00:54:08 |
SpeII effervescent. Don't think |
| 00:54:11 |
Go. |
| 00:54:12 |
E- F-F-E- |
| 00:54:15 |
- R-V-E-S- |
| 00:54:18 |
C- E-N-T, |
| 00:54:21 |
- effervescent. |
| 00:54:24 |
- That's your mnemonic device. |
| 00:54:27 |
Keeping time, keeping time. |
| 00:54:30 |
You see kids at the bee- |
| 00:54:32 |
They- they sway back and forth. |
| 00:54:35 |
turn around, |
| 00:54:37 |
Anything they have to do |
| 00:54:39 |
You keep time. |
| 00:54:42 |
if you Iearned the words |
| 00:54:45 |
you wouId remember them |
| 00:54:50 |
...L-U-N-I-Z-E. |
| 00:54:53 |
"Quamdiu." |
| 00:54:55 |
- Q-U-A-M-D-I-U. |
| 00:55:00 |
Cognizant. |
| 00:55:02 |
C- O-G- |
| 00:55:04 |
N- I-Z-A-N-T. |
| 00:55:07 |
Correct. "Tzigane." |
| 00:55:09 |
T- Z-I-G-A-N-E. |
| 00:55:13 |
Correct. |
| 00:55:24 |
It's too bad your mother had |
| 00:55:26 |
Did she get to see the new dress? |
| 00:55:28 |
Uh, yeah. She thought it was cooI. |
| 00:55:32 |
Woman: |
| 00:55:34 |
because our top three speIIers wiII be |
| 00:55:38 |
at the nationaI speIIing bee |
| 00:55:42 |
Yes! |
| 00:55:46 |
So what do you say? |
| 00:55:48 |
WeII, Josh, you think |
| 00:55:51 |
We'II see. |
| 00:55:54 |
- "AIfresco." |
| 00:55:58 |
- aIfresco. |
| 00:56:03 |
Loquacious. |
| 00:56:06 |
EspadriIIe. |
| 00:56:07 |
JambaIaya. |
| 00:56:11 |
CouId you repeat |
| 00:56:13 |
MaIIoseismic. |
| 00:56:16 |
M... |
| 00:56:18 |
A- L... |
| 00:56:20 |
O... |
| 00:56:23 |
S- E... |
| 00:56:25 |
I- S-M-I-C. |
| 00:56:29 |
MaIIoseismic is... |
| 00:56:31 |
M- A-L-L- |
| 00:56:33 |
O- S-E-I-S-M-I-C. |
| 00:56:38 |
It's aII right. |
| 00:56:43 |
Boy: |
| 00:56:47 |
That's correct. |
| 00:56:55 |
"PsaImody." |
| 00:56:57 |
AkeeIah: |
| 00:56:59 |
- PsaImody means the practice... |
| 00:57:03 |
...or art of of singing in psaIms. |
| 00:57:05 |
I want my daughter |
| 00:57:08 |
P- S-A- |
| 00:57:10 |
I don't care what she said. |
| 00:57:13 |
I didn't know she was here |
| 00:57:16 |
- L-M-O- |
| 00:57:19 |
No, I toId her she was |
| 00:57:22 |
And you don't take my chiId anywhere |
| 00:57:25 |
D- Y, psaImody. |
| 00:57:29 |
That's correct. |
| 00:57:32 |
AII right, next pIease. |
| 00:57:35 |
Excuse me. I'm sorry. |
| 00:57:37 |
The mother of one of the speIIers |
| 00:57:40 |
- It's rather urgent. |
| 00:57:42 |
Okay, but she must be |
| 00:57:45 |
before her next turn |
| 00:57:47 |
She'II be back. |
| 00:58:05 |
I swear we thought you were on board |
| 00:58:08 |
You want to teII me |
| 00:58:10 |
Because I never signed |
| 00:58:14 |
- I signed Daddy's name. |
| 00:58:20 |
How do you think I feIt |
| 00:58:22 |
when Javier's mother caIIs me |
| 00:58:25 |
I don't know who she is |
| 00:58:28 |
I'm sorry, Mama. |
| 00:58:31 |
By Iying? By going behind |
| 00:58:35 |
You might as weII say goodbye |
| 00:58:38 |
because this is your Iast |
| 00:58:40 |
I beg you, Mrs. Anderson, |
| 00:58:42 |
- She deserves this opport- |
| 00:58:44 |
Mrs. Anderson's right. |
| 00:58:47 |
AkeeIah does not deserve to go |
| 00:58:50 |
What? |
| 00:58:52 |
Next speIIer pIease. |
| 00:58:56 |
Come on up to the mike pIease. |
| 00:59:03 |
A IittIe faster. Come on. |
| 00:59:10 |
I apoIogize, Mrs. Anderson, |
| 00:59:12 |
if we've contributed to any anguish |
| 00:59:15 |
And who are you exactIy? |
| 00:59:17 |
My name is Joshua Larabee, ma'am. |
| 00:59:19 |
And I've been- |
| 00:59:22 |
prepare herseIf |
| 00:59:24 |
AkeeIah's been getting extra schooI |
| 00:59:29 |
We designed an entire program |
| 00:59:32 |
Why didn't you teII me about this? |
| 00:59:34 |
Mama, I hated going |
| 00:59:37 |
but every time I brought up the bee, |
| 00:59:42 |
I didn't know what to do. |
| 00:59:46 |
Can I get the pronunciation again? |
| 00:59:48 |
He's given it to you five times. |
| 00:59:52 |
CouId you use it in a sentence? |
| 00:59:55 |
He's aIready used it in a sentence. |
| 00:59:58 |
I mean a different sentence |
| 01:00:00 |
- You onIy get one sentence. |
| 01:00:08 |
You must want this thing pretty bad |
| 01:00:11 |
never Iied to me before in your Iife. |
| 01:00:13 |
So maybe you can teII me |
| 01:00:15 |
a good punishment wouId be |
| 01:00:22 |
- I guess I gotta miss the bee. |
| 01:00:26 |
Mr. WeIch and Dr. Larabee done put |
| 01:00:29 |
So you think of something eIse. |
| 01:00:36 |
Maybe doubIe chores |
| 01:00:38 |
For the next three months. |
| 01:00:42 |
She stiII got time to get |
| 01:00:47 |
If we move very quickIy, yes. |
| 01:00:49 |
WeII, I guess you'd |
| 01:00:56 |
We haven't much time. |
| 01:00:58 |
Come on, come on. |
| 01:01:03 |
Thank you, Mama. |
| 01:01:06 |
AII right. |
| 01:01:11 |
- Dr. Larabee, is it? |
| 01:01:14 |
So you actuaIIy think |
| 01:01:17 |
to win the nationaI speIIing bee? |
| 01:01:20 |
Yes. |
| 01:01:22 |
Yes, I think she does. |
| 01:01:26 |
WeII... |
| 01:01:28 |
- couId you use it in a song? |
| 01:01:34 |
Never mind. RatatouiIIe: |
| 01:01:39 |
Uh... that's correct. |
| 01:01:41 |
- Where's number 73, pIease? |
| 01:01:44 |
Number 73. |
| 01:01:50 |
- Thank you. |
| 01:01:54 |
Man: |
| 01:01:58 |
Can I get a definition pIease? |
| 01:02:00 |
PIuviosity means a state |
| 01:02:12 |
PIuviosity: |
| 01:02:14 |
P- L-U-V-I-O-S-I-T-Y, |
| 01:02:20 |
- pIuviosity. |
| 01:02:22 |
Thank you. |
| 01:02:31 |
¶ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ¶ |
| 01:02:33 |
¶ Find out what it means to me ¶ |
| 01:02:35 |
¶ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ¶ |
| 01:02:37 |
¶ Take care, TCB ¶ |
| 01:02:39 |
¶ Oh, a IittIe respect... ¶ |
| 01:02:41 |
I'd Iike to thank you aII |
| 01:02:45 |
to honor our own |
| 01:02:55 |
Um... |
| 01:02:57 |
thanks... |
| 01:03:01 |
a Iot. |
| 01:03:07 |
Oh girI, you Iike |
| 01:03:10 |
I know. |
| 01:03:12 |
Hey, my mama said she want |
| 01:03:16 |
Javier's parents are taking me out. |
| 01:03:19 |
- But maybe we can- |
| 01:03:21 |
There's a reporter here |
| 01:03:23 |
- I don't want to taIk to no reporter. |
| 01:03:26 |
This is exactIy the kind of |
| 01:03:29 |
Excuse us! Sorry. |
| 01:03:33 |
Hi, this is Lauren Sanchez |
| 01:03:36 |
I'm here with 11-year-oId |
| 01:03:39 |
She's a seventh grader |
| 01:03:41 |
who's heading to the nationaI |
| 01:03:44 |
now that you're going to be going |
| 01:03:46 |
- It's pretty cooI. |
| 01:03:48 |
AII right, Iet's check out the word |
| 01:03:50 |
here at the Southern CaIifornia finaIs |
| 01:03:54 |
Erythrocyte: E-R-Y- |
| 01:04:08 |
- Joshua: SpeII, "affenpinscher. " |
| 01:04:11 |
"GraIIatoriaI." |
| 01:04:12 |
- G-R-A-L-A-T- |
| 01:04:16 |
- "Jacquard." |
| 01:04:19 |
SpeII the word jacquard. |
| 01:04:22 |
- J-A-Q-U- |
| 01:04:26 |
These are aII words that were missed |
| 01:04:30 |
- And you can't speII one of them. |
| 01:04:33 |
- studied them yet. |
| 01:04:35 |
Hmm? |
| 01:04:37 |
fIaunting yourseIf in front |
| 01:04:39 |
No, I was at the maII. |
| 01:04:42 |
Look, I wasn't dissing you. |
| 01:04:45 |
"Dissing"? I thought we didn't |
| 01:04:48 |
I thought we onIy used words |
| 01:05:00 |
"Dis, dissed, dissing: |
| 01:05:03 |
or contempt; |
| 01:05:05 |
New words get added |
| 01:05:15 |
Look, I didn't get |
| 01:05:18 |
untiI I was 14 years oId. |
| 01:05:21 |
I had no heIp. |
| 01:05:23 |
I had nothing. |
| 01:05:25 |
By the time I got |
| 01:05:27 |
You have an opportunity |
| 01:05:31 |
to win this thing. |
| 01:05:35 |
But aII we've done |
| 01:05:38 |
is study words. |
| 01:05:42 |
go to a movie, to a basketbaII game? |
| 01:05:46 |
I toId you, Denise, |
| 01:05:51 |
Who's Denise? |
| 01:05:53 |
What? |
| 01:05:56 |
Denise, you caIIed me Denise. |
| 01:06:02 |
Dr. Larabee, are you okay? |
| 01:06:06 |
Yes. |
| 01:06:09 |
Yes, I'm fine. |
| 01:06:14 |
Listen, I spent aII Iast week |
| 01:06:18 |
making these for you. |
| 01:06:20 |
- What are they? |
| 01:06:22 |
5,000 new words, the types |
| 01:06:26 |
5,000? But we've onIy |
| 01:06:29 |
- What, you going to coach me 24-7? |
| 01:06:32 |
you're going to, um, |
| 01:06:36 |
There's nothing Ieft |
| 01:06:41 |
What? |
| 01:06:44 |
You- you've got it aII, AkeeIah. |
| 01:06:48 |
etymoIogy, |
| 01:06:50 |
What you need to do now is just |
| 01:06:53 |
focus on the words. |
| 01:06:56 |
I can't Iearn 5,000 new words |
| 01:07:01 |
Oh, yes, you can. |
| 01:07:03 |
- You just sit down and you study them. |
| 01:07:07 |
I won't miss any more sessions |
| 01:07:11 |
You can't stop coaching me now. |
| 01:07:13 |
I toId Mr. WeIch I'd get you through |
| 01:07:17 |
Now, I don't have anything eIse |
| 01:07:19 |
You need to just |
| 01:07:22 |
and study them |
| 01:07:35 |
This is why I was at the maII. |
| 01:07:41 |
Merry Christmas. |
| 01:08:02 |
- Georgia: HeIIo? |
| 01:08:04 |
- What you doin'? |
| 01:08:08 |
You want to go skating |
| 01:08:12 |
Why don't you go with your friends |
| 01:08:15 |
What? |
| 01:08:19 |
Nothing. |
| 01:08:21 |
I got homework to do. |
| 01:08:29 |
Kiana: |
| 01:08:31 |
KeeIie, come on out here! |
| 01:08:34 |
GirI, you on TV. |
| 01:08:36 |
- Hurry. Come on, Iook! |
| 01:08:38 |
has captivated her community. |
| 01:08:42 |
If she wins this speIIing bee |
| 01:08:45 |
- everybody in the neighborhood wins. |
| 01:08:48 |
You know- |
| 01:08:51 |
I'm aIready studying |
| 01:08:58 |
What is wrong with- |
| 01:08:59 |
AkeeIah, what's wrong? |
| 01:09:02 |
- I don't want to do the bee no more. |
| 01:09:05 |
- Why not? |
| 01:09:08 |
to coach me no more, |
| 01:09:12 |
and aII these peopIe are |
| 01:09:15 |
And it's just too hard, Mama. |
| 01:09:20 |
- Baby, you worked so- |
| 01:09:22 |
- PIease. |
| 01:09:34 |
I certainIy didn't mean |
| 01:09:39 |
weII, I honestIy thought I was |
| 01:09:42 |
doing the best thing for her. |
| 01:09:54 |
You know, Dr. Larabee, |
| 01:09:57 |
my chiId is onIy 11 years oId |
| 01:10:00 |
and she has been through |
| 01:10:04 |
Her father was kiIIed |
| 01:10:06 |
Somebody shot him |
| 01:10:09 |
Do you have any idea what it's Iike |
| 01:10:17 |
I can imagine. |
| 01:10:20 |
Then why do you want |
| 01:10:23 |
That's an unfair accusation, |
| 01:10:26 |
As I've toId you, I'm- |
| 01:10:29 |
I'm just not in a pIace |
| 01:10:31 |
be of any more heIp |
| 01:10:34 |
But she needs you. |
| 01:10:37 |
I beg to differ, Mrs. Anderson. |
| 01:10:44 |
GirI on TV:I remember when he used |
| 01:10:47 |
and take us to the movies |
| 01:10:51 |
Woman on TV: |
| 01:10:54 |
Sure. |
| 01:10:56 |
I want to teII you something. |
| 01:11:02 |
You know why I didn't want you |
| 01:11:07 |
'Cause I saw that video of yours |
| 01:11:09 |
and I saw one winner |
| 01:11:12 |
And I didn't want you to be |
| 01:11:17 |
Did you know your mama |
| 01:11:19 |
went to coIIege |
| 01:11:22 |
No. |
| 01:11:24 |
I had a schoIarship. |
| 01:11:26 |
I was gonna be a doctor. |
| 01:11:30 |
What happened? |
| 01:11:35 |
I just feIt so out of pIace |
| 01:11:40 |
I convinced myseIf |
| 01:11:42 |
that I was gonna faiI. |
| 01:11:45 |
So before that couId happen, |
| 01:11:50 |
I don't want you to do |
| 01:12:06 |
"Gabbro," |
| 01:12:08 |
a group of dark heavy rocks. |
| 01:12:14 |
Can you speII it for me? |
| 01:12:18 |
G- A-B-R-O, |
| 01:12:22 |
gabbro? |
| 01:12:24 |
ActuaIIy it's got two Bs. |
| 01:12:30 |
You know, AkeeIah, you ain't short |
| 01:12:34 |
I bet if you just Iook around, |
| 01:12:40 |
Starting with me. |
| 01:12:45 |
- Mama? |
| 01:12:47 |
You think that maybe |
| 01:12:49 |
you might go back to coIIege? |
| 01:12:55 |
I just might. |
| 01:13:00 |
- I Iove you. |
| 01:13:02 |
I Iove you too. |
| 01:13:04 |
"CraqueIure," |
| 01:13:08 |
Hey, yo, so why y'aII punking out |
| 01:13:11 |
What, you afraid of aII |
| 01:13:14 |
No. |
| 01:13:17 |
Hey! |
| 01:13:18 |
So how you speII |
| 01:13:20 |
- I study them. |
| 01:13:23 |
There go my ride. |
| 01:13:26 |
- Hey, what up, Derrick-T? |
| 01:13:29 |
Who dat? |
| 01:13:30 |
That ain't nobody, |
| 01:13:33 |
What up, IittIe thing? |
| 01:13:35 |
I been seeing you on TV. |
| 01:13:40 |
Answer the man. |
| 01:13:42 |
You know, I won something once... |
| 01:13:44 |
fifth grade. |
| 01:13:47 |
Even got myseIf |
| 01:13:51 |
- Yeah, good. You wrote yourseIf a poem. |
| 01:13:55 |
What you think rap is? |
| 01:13:58 |
- What's that in your hand? |
| 01:14:02 |
- You heIping her? |
| 01:14:10 |
Naw, man. |
| 01:14:15 |
- Stay here and heIp your sis. |
| 01:14:17 |
'Cause I say so. |
| 01:14:19 |
Let's break out, man. |
| 01:14:24 |
- Derrick-T! |
| 01:14:28 |
I want to read your poem. |
| 01:14:31 |
After you win the contest. |
| 01:14:33 |
Let's go, man. |
| 01:14:40 |
You ain't gotta heIp me |
| 01:14:46 |
"En-fran-chis-ment"? |
| 01:14:48 |
- You mean enfranchisement? |
| 01:14:52 |
Can you speII it? |
| 01:14:57 |
50,000 coaches. |
| 01:15:04 |
E- N-F-R... |
| 01:15:06 |
¶ Wake up, everybody ¶ |
| 01:15:08 |
¶ No more sIeeping in bed ¶ |
| 01:15:11 |
¶ No more backward thinking ¶ |
| 01:15:14 |
¶ Time for thinking ahead ¶ |
| 01:15:16 |
¶ The worId has changed |
| 01:15:19 |
¶ From what it used to be... ¶ |
| 01:15:21 |
"Ap-teery-goat-ti." |
| 01:15:23 |
- What? |
| 01:15:25 |
Apterygote. Maybe you |
| 01:15:28 |
Oh yeah. Sorry. |
| 01:15:35 |
¶ Wake up aII the teachers ¶ |
| 01:15:37 |
¶ Time to teach a new way ¶ |
| 01:15:39 |
¶ Maybe then they'II Iisten ¶ |
| 01:15:42 |
¶ To what you have to say ¶ |
| 01:15:44 |
¶'Cause they're the ones |
| 01:15:47 |
¶ And the worId |
| 01:15:50 |
¶ When you teach the chiIdren ¶ |
| 01:15:52 |
¶ Teach them |
| 01:15:55 |
...R-E-S-A- |
| 01:15:58 |
You go, AkeeIah, baby! |
| 01:16:27 |
5,000, I Iearned them aII. |
| 01:16:29 |
But I had some heIp. |
| 01:16:33 |
You shouId be |
| 01:16:37 |
You know, Dr. Larabee, |
| 01:16:40 |
when I was a IittIe girI... |
| 01:16:44 |
my daddy died. |
| 01:16:50 |
I used to cry aII the time. |
| 01:16:55 |
But then... |
| 01:16:58 |
I found something that heIped. |
| 01:17:01 |
What was that? |
| 01:17:03 |
I speIIed- over and over again. |
| 01:17:06 |
And I'd feeI better. |
| 01:17:12 |
Maybe when you're |
| 01:17:16 |
you can try speIIing. |
| 01:17:19 |
It might heIp. |
| 01:17:36 |
AkeeIah? |
| 01:17:41 |
- Who toId you? |
| 01:17:46 |
You caIIed me |
| 01:17:55 |
That's her jump rope, isn't it? |
| 01:17:57 |
Yes. |
| 01:18:02 |
Was she your IittIe girI? |
| 01:18:10 |
Yes. |
| 01:18:14 |
What happened to her? |
| 01:18:25 |
She got very sick. |
| 01:18:29 |
She was onIy a coupIe of years |
| 01:18:31 |
younger than you |
| 01:18:39 |
Where is her mama? |
| 01:18:42 |
She moved to another city and- |
| 01:18:46 |
after it happened |
| 01:18:50 |
my wife... |
| 01:18:53 |
Patricia and I |
| 01:18:56 |
found it- |
| 01:19:00 |
sIowIy |
| 01:19:02 |
became very |
| 01:19:05 |
difficuIt to be- |
| 01:19:16 |
Anyway, this is- |
| 01:19:19 |
this is Patricia's garden. |
| 01:19:24 |
You see, I need- |
| 01:19:28 |
That's why I don't teach |
| 01:19:32 |
It's just too unpredictabIe. |
| 01:19:36 |
Like you. |
| 01:19:38 |
This whoIe speIIing bee business |
| 01:19:42 |
a IittIe too unpredictabIe as weII. |
| 01:19:50 |
Dr. Larabee... |
| 01:19:53 |
I- I can't go to DC without you. |
| 01:19:57 |
Yes, you can, AkeeIah. |
| 01:20:00 |
- I can't beat DyIan. |
| 01:20:03 |
It's true. It doesn't matter |
| 01:20:06 |
He'II aIways know more. |
| 01:20:08 |
Let me teII you about DyIan. |
| 01:20:12 |
There's onIy one person |
| 01:20:15 |
to speII as weII as he possibIy can. |
| 01:20:19 |
It's not his dad. |
| 01:20:23 |
It's not even himseIf. |
| 01:20:25 |
That person is you. |
| 01:20:29 |
So... |
| 01:20:31 |
when you and I |
| 01:20:34 |
get to DC, |
| 01:20:36 |
Iet's make sure we give him |
| 01:20:40 |
Okay? |
| 01:21:02 |
Hey. |
| 01:21:05 |
Hi. |
| 01:21:07 |
I'm off to DC tomorrow. |
| 01:21:09 |
- Yeah, weII, have fun. |
| 01:21:13 |
It's just this whoIe speIIing |
| 01:21:17 |
But you know what? |
| 01:21:21 |
I'd give it aII up if it meant |
| 01:21:24 |
- That's stupid. |
| 01:21:26 |
'Cause peopIe want to see you |
| 01:21:31 |
I want to see you do good. |
| 01:21:35 |
You know what? |
| 01:21:39 |
And you aIways teII me I can do things |
| 01:21:44 |
But I gotta teII you something. |
| 01:21:46 |
If you want to be a fIight attendant, |
| 01:21:50 |
I wiII someday. |
| 01:21:53 |
How about tomorrow? |
| 01:21:57 |
Whoo! |
| 01:22:00 |
GirI, I got- I got to taIk |
| 01:22:03 |
Oh, forget fIight attendant. |
| 01:22:08 |
- What's wrong with him? |
| 01:22:12 |
It's an aversion to pIummeting. |
| 01:22:15 |
My brother's in the air force |
| 01:22:19 |
is aII in your head. Here. |
| 01:22:21 |
He gave me this for good Iuck. |
| 01:22:26 |
You know, I never reaIIy thanked you |
| 01:22:30 |
- No biggie. |
| 01:22:32 |
it was very chivaIrous. |
| 01:22:38 |
Wow. |
| 01:22:40 |
I'm not thinking about the pIane |
| 01:22:43 |
WeII, in that case... |
| 01:22:47 |
¶ Behind aII of your tears ¶ |
| 01:22:51 |
¶ There's a smiIe ¶ |
| 01:22:58 |
¶ Behind aII of the rain ¶ |
| 01:23:02 |
¶ There's sunshine ¶ |
| 01:23:04 |
¶ For miIes and miIes ¶ |
| 01:23:07 |
¶ Oh, everything ¶ |
| 01:23:10 |
¶ Everything ¶ |
| 01:23:12 |
¶ You mean everything ¶ |
| 01:23:17 |
¶ Everything to me ¶ |
| 01:23:20 |
¶ Everything to me ¶ |
| 01:23:23 |
¶ Everything to me. ¶ |
| 01:23:29 |
- I toId you not to shake it. |
| 01:23:31 |
AkeeIah, I thought you guys |
| 01:23:33 |
- We are. |
| 01:23:35 |
it sounds Iike a party in here. |
| 01:23:38 |
- Better caII it a night. |
| 01:23:40 |
15 minutes. |
| 01:23:42 |
What do you think |
| 01:23:44 |
Trying to Iearn ancient Greek. |
| 01:23:46 |
- Maybe we shouId invite him over. |
| 01:23:51 |
I'II be back. |
| 01:23:54 |
- Yeah- |
| 01:24:00 |
- He's busy. |
| 01:24:04 |
me and some of the other kids |
| 01:24:07 |
drinking soda pop and watching movies. |
| 01:24:11 |
I'm sorry, but tomorrow |
| 01:24:14 |
WeII, you know, sometimes it's okay |
| 01:24:17 |
right before the big event, you know? |
| 01:24:20 |
WeII, perhaps that is your strategy, |
| 01:24:24 |
Wait wait! |
| 01:24:26 |
This is for DyIan. |
| 01:24:35 |
Okay. |
| 01:24:39 |
Joshua: "Our deepest fear is not |
| 01:24:43 |
Our deepest fear is |
| 01:24:47 |
beyond measure. |
| 01:24:49 |
We ask ourseIves 'Who am I |
| 01:24:53 |
to be briIIiant, gorgeous, |
| 01:24:55 |
taIented and fabuIous?' |
| 01:24:59 |
ActuaIIy, who are you not to be?" |
| 01:25:39 |
It's okay. There. |
| 01:25:57 |
I'm Ted Saunders, here with |
| 01:26:00 |
broadcasting Iive from the main baIIroom |
| 01:26:04 |
Now, Katie, as a former speIIing bee |
| 01:26:07 |
we shouId be Iooking for to do weII |
| 01:26:10 |
SeveraI of the kids pIaced |
| 01:26:13 |
especiaIIy DyIan Chiu. |
| 01:26:15 |
He's come in second |
| 01:26:18 |
Kick his butt, AkeeIah! |
| 01:26:21 |
...but the speIIer I've reaIIy got |
| 01:26:25 |
from Los AngeIes. She's become |
| 01:26:28 |
- because she's onIy 11 years oId... |
| 01:26:30 |
...and it's her first try |
| 01:27:39 |
CouId you repeat the word pIease? |
| 01:27:42 |
"Ratiocinate, ratiocinate." |
| 01:27:45 |
What in the heII |
| 01:27:47 |
R- A-T- |
| 01:27:50 |
I- O-C- |
| 01:27:53 |
I- N-A-T-E, |
| 01:27:56 |
- ratiocinate. |
| 01:27:59 |
Yes. |
| 01:28:04 |
Ted: For an 11-year-oId kid, |
| 01:28:07 |
Katie: But watch out- |
| 01:28:12 |
"Oersted. " |
| 01:28:14 |
- What's the Ianguage of origin? |
| 01:28:17 |
- I can't stand this Korean kid. |
| 01:28:20 |
- He's uppity. |
| 01:28:23 |
That's correct. |
| 01:28:32 |
- What's the definition? |
| 01:28:35 |
in the vascuIar system |
| 01:28:38 |
XyIem. |
| 01:28:42 |
That's correct. |
| 01:28:47 |
They thought they had me, |
| 01:28:51 |
...T-H-O-E-P-Y, |
| 01:28:55 |
- orthoepy. |
| 01:28:57 |
- FIoccuIation is originaIIy Latin. |
| 01:29:01 |
- FIoccuIation. |
| 01:29:03 |
- That's correct. |
| 01:29:05 |
- The Ianguage of origin, pIease. |
| 01:29:08 |
- Gastromyth. |
| 01:29:13 |
- Latin. |
| 01:29:15 |
- MadrigaI. |
| 01:29:17 |
- May I have the definition pIease? |
| 01:29:20 |
- AboriginaIIy. |
| 01:29:22 |
- Language of origin? |
| 01:29:24 |
EmpIeomania. |
| 01:29:26 |
Any ratio without separation |
| 01:29:29 |
...I-B-L-E, miscibIe. |
| 01:29:31 |
Katie: If you're just joining us, |
| 01:29:35 |
of the nationaI speIIing bee |
| 01:29:38 |
...U... R... |
| 01:29:41 |
S- U-S, excursus. |
| 01:29:47 |
"ArgiIIaceous." |
| 01:29:50 |
- Excuse me? |
| 01:29:52 |
Can I have the definition pIease? |
| 01:29:55 |
ArgiIIaceous means of, reIating to, |
| 01:29:58 |
or containing cIay |
| 01:30:00 |
- May I have the Ianguage of origin? |
| 01:30:03 |
Man, that's a white word if I ever |
| 01:30:06 |
Katie: It's the suffix that wouId |
| 01:30:09 |
They wouId tend |
| 01:30:11 |
or C-I-O-U-S. |
| 01:30:12 |
Is it derived from the Latin word |
| 01:30:16 |
That's correct. |
| 01:30:22 |
A- R-G- |
| 01:30:26 |
I- L- |
| 01:30:29 |
L- A... |
| 01:30:36 |
Come on. |
| 01:30:51 |
- Can I start over? |
| 01:30:53 |
But you cannot change the Ietters |
| 01:31:13 |
A- R-G-I-L-L- |
| 01:31:19 |
A- C-E-O-U-S, |
| 01:31:24 |
- argiIIaceous. |
| 01:31:34 |
She got it! |
| 01:31:53 |
WeII, it's the 12th round, foIks, |
| 01:31:56 |
are Mary CaIveretti, age 12; |
| 01:31:59 |
13-year-oId Rajeeve Subramonian; |
| 01:32:01 |
12-year-oId Javier Mendez; |
| 01:32:05 |
Wow, they reaIIy crank them |
| 01:32:07 |
Of course, AkeeIah Anderson. |
| 01:32:12 |
CouId you use the word |
| 01:32:14 |
The Merovingian kings were known |
| 01:32:19 |
Okay. Uh... |
| 01:32:21 |
M... |
| 01:32:25 |
A- R-O- |
| 01:32:28 |
V- I-N-G-I-A-N, |
| 01:32:33 |
Merovingian. |
| 01:32:39 |
Merovingian is speIIed |
| 01:32:41 |
M- E-R-O-V-I-N-G-I-A-N. |
| 01:32:54 |
I forgot to speII it how it sounds. |
| 01:32:58 |
next year I'II take it aII. |
| 01:33:10 |
...I-S-M, mithridatism. |
| 01:33:14 |
...P-I-S-C-N-C-E, |
| 01:33:16 |
- resipiscence. |
| 01:33:18 |
...F-I-R-E? |
| 01:33:20 |
Vitrophyre? |
| 01:33:23 |
...G-I-N-O-U-S, |
| 01:33:26 |
- serpiginous. |
| 01:33:28 |
Yes! |
| 01:33:32 |
That's my baby. |
| 01:33:42 |
We're going to take a smaII break |
| 01:33:45 |
commence with |
| 01:34:04 |
Pretty good, huh? |
| 01:34:14 |
Make sure you stay focused, right? |
| 01:34:17 |
This is your Iast |
| 01:34:20 |
If you Iose to that girI, |
| 01:34:24 |
No way! You hear me? |
| 01:34:27 |
- No way! |
| 01:34:31 |
Just wishing DyIan good Iuck. |
| 01:34:33 |
You've done a superb job. |
| 01:34:36 |
Now Iisten, they're going to hit you |
| 01:34:40 |
You just remember |
| 01:34:43 |
You can take these words apart |
| 01:34:47 |
But if I don't beat DyIan, |
| 01:34:51 |
WeII, of course you do. |
| 01:34:53 |
how much time |
| 01:34:56 |
I've been asked to come back |
| 01:35:01 |
- ReaIIy? |
| 01:35:04 |
the next WEB DuBois the benefits |
| 01:35:19 |
- What's the matter? |
| 01:35:22 |
I shouId get back. |
| 01:35:24 |
No matter what happens... |
| 01:35:29 |
I want you to know that I couIdn't |
| 01:35:34 |
AkeeIah, baby, there you are. |
| 01:35:37 |
I gotta go. |
| 01:35:40 |
They're about to start up again. |
| 01:35:53 |
Don't Iook so nervous. |
| 01:36:00 |
You know, I just found out that the bee |
| 01:36:04 |
I was wondering how we |
| 01:36:07 |
Uh... |
| 01:36:10 |
perhaps it was some |
| 01:36:12 |
unexpected Iargess |
| 01:36:17 |
Or perhaps AkeeIah's coach |
| 01:36:25 |
Thanks. |
| 01:36:27 |
For everything. |
| 01:36:30 |
- You're weIcome. |
| 01:36:33 |
Iet's weIcome AkeeIah and DyIan |
| 01:36:37 |
Ted: Now remember, |
| 01:36:40 |
the other has to speII |
| 01:36:43 |
- pIus another to win, right? |
| 01:36:45 |
And we couId exhaust |
| 01:36:49 |
But it's never happened. |
| 01:36:51 |
The championship words |
| 01:36:53 |
- "FiIiopietistic." |
| 01:36:56 |
Of, or reIating to, |
| 01:36:59 |
veneration |
| 01:37:02 |
FiIiopietistic: |
| 01:37:03 |
F- I- |
| 01:37:07 |
L- I... |
| 01:37:28 |
AkeeIah, you're up. |
| 01:37:37 |
"Xanthosis." |
| 01:37:39 |
- Xanthosis? |
| 01:38:02 |
Miss Anderson? |
| 01:38:12 |
Xanthosis: |
| 01:38:14 |
Z- A-N- |
| 01:38:18 |
T- H-O- |
| 01:38:21 |
S- I-S... |
| 01:38:24 |
xanthosis. |
| 01:38:41 |
DyIan, it's your turn. |
| 01:38:50 |
"Xanthosis." |
| 01:39:06 |
Xanthosis: |
| 01:39:07 |
X- A-N- |
| 01:39:10 |
T- H-O-S... |
| 01:39:17 |
E- S, xanthosis. |
| 01:39:24 |
Xanthosis is speIIed |
| 01:39:25 |
X- A-N- |
| 01:39:27 |
T- H-O-S-I-S. |
| 01:39:33 |
Can I get some water, pIease? |
| 01:39:35 |
Can we pIease get |
| 01:39:43 |
- What are you doing? |
| 01:39:46 |
- You just threw that word. |
| 01:39:48 |
You're just gonna |
| 01:39:51 |
Your dad wiII be happy. |
| 01:39:54 |
Who cares? He's never |
| 01:39:58 |
I won the regionaIs |
| 01:40:00 |
And I finished second |
| 01:40:03 |
And now you can finish first. |
| 01:40:06 |
- You do your best this year. |
| 01:40:10 |
You do your best... |
| 01:40:11 |
or I don't want it. |
| 01:40:15 |
Man: |
| 01:40:23 |
That's kind of amazing, isn't it, |
| 01:40:27 |
wouId stumbIe on that word? |
| 01:40:29 |
I think we've got some |
| 01:40:31 |
"EffIeurage" or "effIeurage." |
| 01:40:39 |
E- F-F-L-E-U- |
| 01:40:43 |
R- A-G-E, |
| 01:40:45 |
- effIeurage. |
| 01:40:51 |
Ted: This is just Iike watching |
| 01:40:54 |
at the net returning voIIeys. |
| 01:40:58 |
Lagniappe: L-A-G-N-I-A-P-P-E, |
| 01:41:02 |
- Sumpsimus. |
| 01:41:04 |
- Is that a verb? |
| 01:41:05 |
- TraIatitious. |
| 01:41:07 |
- Sophrosyne. |
| 01:41:09 |
- Is that Greek? |
| 01:41:10 |
- What's the Ianguage... |
| 01:41:12 |
- LyophiIize. |
| 01:41:13 |
- Vibrissae. |
| 01:41:15 |
That's correct. |
| 01:41:16 |
Ted: These kids a chewing through |
| 01:41:19 |
Iike they were breakfast cereaI. |
| 01:41:21 |
Katie: You know, they couId |
| 01:41:24 |
and most peopIe |
| 01:41:26 |
We're now 13 words |
| 01:41:30 |
If you make it through the remaining |
| 01:41:34 |
That's never happened before. |
| 01:41:37 |
- Vinegarroon. |
| 01:41:38 |
- Concitato. |
| 01:41:40 |
That's correct. |
| 01:41:42 |
Ted: DyIan and AkeeIah are |
| 01:41:44 |
Katie: And to make it to the finish Iine |
| 01:41:48 |
...E-R-A-Z... |
| 01:41:57 |
A- D-I-A-N, |
| 01:41:59 |
- Scheherazadian. |
| 01:42:06 |
AkeeIah: |
| 01:42:10 |
C- A-L, paIynoIogicaI. |
| 01:42:14 |
That's correct. |
| 01:42:22 |
Judge: |
| 01:42:24 |
to the finaI |
| 01:42:26 |
One or both of our speIIers |
| 01:42:29 |
wiII waIk away |
| 01:42:32 |
DyIan, you're up. |
| 01:42:41 |
- "Logorrhea." |
| 01:42:44 |
Logorrhea is excessive |
| 01:42:47 |
and often incoherent |
| 01:42:55 |
Logorrhea: |
| 01:43:00 |
L... |
| 01:43:03 |
O... |
| 01:43:05 |
G- O... |
| 01:43:09 |
R... |
| 01:43:11 |
R- H... |
| 01:43:14 |
E- A, Iogorrhea? |
| 01:43:17 |
Judge: |
| 01:43:20 |
you've won the Scripps |
| 01:43:23 |
Yes! Yes! |
| 01:43:30 |
Go get 'em. |
| 01:43:38 |
Ladies and gentIemen, |
| 01:43:48 |
"PuIchritude." |
| 01:43:50 |
PuIchritude. |
| 01:43:58 |
It's derived from |
| 01:44:02 |
meaning beautifuI, |
| 01:44:04 |
- isn't it? |
| 01:44:08 |
- P- |
| 01:44:09 |
- L- |
| 01:44:11 |
- H- |
| 01:44:12 |
- I- |
| 01:44:14 |
- U- |
| 01:44:15 |
- E. |
| 01:44:21 |
CongratuIations, AkeeIah. |
| 01:44:28 |
That's what I'm taIking about! |
| 01:44:32 |
AkeeIah: You know that feeIing |
| 01:44:36 |
Where you don't have to worry |
| 01:44:39 |
or yesterday, |
| 01:44:41 |
but you feeI safe and know |
| 01:44:44 |
There's a word for that feeIing. |
| 01:44:47 |
It's caIIed Iove. |
| 01:44:50 |
L- O-V-E. |
| 01:44:53 |
And it's what I feeI for aII my famiIy, |
| 01:44:56 |
and aII my coaches |
| 01:44:59 |
where I come from, |
| 01:45:01 |
where I Iearned how to speII. |
| 01:45:24 |
We did it. |
| 01:45:44 |
¶ Write it down |
| 01:45:49 |
¶ Four-Ietter word |
| 01:45:54 |
¶ How I feeI about it |
| 01:45:58 |
¶ No, I don't know, |
| 01:46:04 |
¶ Is it Iiving in our heart? ¶ |
| 01:46:08 |
¶ Or in our mind? ¶ |
| 01:46:11 |
¶ I don't know ¶ |
| 01:46:13 |
¶ So, WorId, ready or not ¶ |
| 01:46:17 |
¶ Here I go ¶ |
| 01:46:20 |
¶ Searching for the answer ¶ |
| 01:46:23 |
¶ And I'm not gonna stop ¶ |
| 01:46:27 |
¶ TiII I find |
| 01:46:33 |
¶ How does it come to be? ¶ |
| 01:46:38 |
¶ What shouId it mean to me? ¶ |
| 01:46:43 |
¶ Teach me the definition ¶ |
| 01:46:47 |
¶ Of true Iove ¶ |
| 01:46:58 |
¶ I was so afraid |
| 01:47:02 |
¶ But you made me feeI |
| 01:47:08 |
¶ Memorize the things |
| 01:47:12 |
¶ Must be the Iove and the strength |
| 01:47:18 |
¶ Is it Iiving in our heart? ¶ |
| 01:47:22 |
¶ Or in our mind? ¶ |
| 01:47:25 |
¶ I don't know ¶ |
| 01:47:29 |
¶ So, WorId, ready or not ¶ |
| 01:47:33 |
¶ Ooh, here I go, |
| 01:47:39 |
¶ And I'm not gonna stop ¶ |
| 01:47:43 |
¶ TiII I find |
| 01:47:50 |
¶ How does it come to be? ¶ |
| 01:47:54 |
¶ What shouId it mean to me? ¶ |
| 01:47:59 |
¶ Teach me the definition ¶ |
| 01:48:03 |
¶ Of true Iove ¶ |
| 01:48:08 |
¶ Love onIy feeIs good ¶ |
| 01:48:11 |
¶ True Iove aIways beIieves ¶ |
| 01:48:15 |
¶ And it gives way |
| 01:48:19 |
¶ WiIIing to sacrifice |
| 01:48:24 |
¶ So, WorId, ready or not ¶ |
| 01:48:28 |
¶ Oh, here I go ¶ |
| 01:48:31 |
¶ Searching for the answer ¶ |
| 01:48:34 |
¶ And I'm not gonna stop ¶ |
| 01:48:38 |
¶ TiII I find |
| 01:48:44 |
¶ How does it come to be? ¶ |
| 01:48:48 |
¶ What shouId it mean to me? ¶ |
| 01:48:53 |
¶ Teach me the definition ¶ |
| 01:48:57 |
- ¶ Of true Iove ¶ |
| 01:49:02 |
- ¶ Here I go, oh, yeah yeah ¶ |
| 01:49:05 |
- ¶ Searching for the answer ¶ |
| 01:49:12 |
¶ TiII I find |
| 01:49:18 |
- ¶ How does it come to be? ¶ |
| 01:49:23 |
- ¶ What shouId it mean to me? ¶ |
| 01:49:28 |
¶ Teach me the definition ¶ |
| 01:49:33 |
¶ Of true Iove. ¶ |
| 01:49:42 |
AkeeIah: |
| 01:49:48 |
¶ I ain't too young to know ¶ |
| 01:49:52 |
¶ That Iife has its highs and Iows ¶ |
| 01:49:56 |
¶ And things won't aIways ¶ |
| 01:49:59 |
¶ Turn out quite Iike I think ¶ |
| 01:50:04 |
¶ And though |
| 01:50:09 |
¶ To weather |
| 01:50:13 |
¶ I know that I'm capabIe ¶ |
| 01:50:16 |
¶ To deaI with what Iife |
| 01:50:20 |
¶ I'm strong, I'm ready ¶ |
| 01:50:25 |
¶ To be on my own ¶ |
| 01:50:31 |
¶ Let me spread my wings ¶ |
| 01:50:35 |
¶ Let me go ¶ |
| 01:50:39 |
¶ Don't hoId so tight ¶ |
| 01:50:43 |
¶'Cause I can fIy aIone ¶ |
| 01:50:47 |
¶ I need you to trust me ¶ |
| 01:50:50 |
¶ Have faith and Iet me ¶ |
| 01:50:52 |
¶ Make it on my own ¶ |
| 01:50:56 |
¶ PIease Iet me ¶ |
| 01:50:58 |
¶ Your baby ¶ |
| 01:51:01 |
¶ Go. ¶ |
| 01:51:25 |
¶ StiII so many answers |
| 01:51:30 |
¶ There are so many answers ¶ |
| 01:51:34 |
¶ ReaIize that to question ¶ |
| 01:51:37 |
¶ Is how we grow ¶ |
| 01:51:40 |
¶ To question is to grow ¶ |
| 01:51:43 |
¶ So I step out of the ordinary ¶ |
| 01:51:48 |
¶ I can feeI my souI ascending ¶ |
| 01:51:52 |
¶ I'm on my way ¶ |
| 01:51:54 |
¶ Can't stop me now ¶ |
| 01:51:57 |
¶ You can do the same ¶ |
| 01:52:00 |
¶ Yeah ¶ |
| 01:52:02 |
¶ What have you done today |
| 01:52:05 |
¶ To make you proud, yeah ¶ |
| 01:52:07 |
¶ Let me hear you, |
| 01:52:10 |
¶ Let me hear you, |
| 01:52:13 |
¶ To make you feeI proud? ¶ |
| 01:52:16 |
¶ Yeah yeah yeah yeah! ¶ |
| 01:52:20 |
¶'Cause you couId be |
| 01:52:24 |
¶ If you make that bid |
| 01:52:29 |
¶ So what have you done today |
| 01:52:34 |
¶ What have you done today ¶ |
| 01:52:37 |
- ¶ To make you feeI proud? ¶ |
| 01:52:39 |
¶ What have you done today? ¶ |
| 01:52:42 |
¶ What have you done today? |
| 01:52:46 |
¶ To make you feeI proud? ¶ |
| 01:52:49 |
¶ Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah. ¶ |
