我的竞选演说作文(汇总20篇)

敬爱的老师，亲爱的同学们：

今日能站在这里，是大家给了我信任，给了我机会，也给了我力量，能够参加班长的竞选，我感到很自豪，在这里我要向所有信任我的老师合同学们，表示衷心的感谢。

在以后的学习生活中，我一定要用自己实际行动去回报你们的支持与信任。我们这个班云集了最优秀的老师和最具潜质的同学，能在这里学习我感到很感幸运。成为班长对于我来说，是无上的光荣，诶是一份沉甸甸的责任。如果大家能够把这副重担交给我，我一定为全班的同学服务好，包我们这个班打造争一流的团队，让每个人感受到大家庭的温暖，给大家留下一生中最美好的记忆。群雁高飞头雁领，如果我能成为班长，我将发挥模范带头作用，带领大家丰富知识，锻炼能力，播撒梦想，放飞希望。

对此我充满信心，以为我有一颗竭诚为大家服务的真心。同学们，是雄鹰就要展翅高飞，是海燕就要搏击风浪，让我们用心描绘绚烂的图景、编织七彩的未来，这就是今日我站在这里的原因。可能我还有很多的不足，但我会努力的完善自己。也许我不是最优秀的，但我会和努力做到最好。最后，我想用一句话结束今日的演讲；‘‘相信我没错的’’。谢谢大家。

竞选升旗手发言稿

尊敬的老师，亲爱的同学：

大家好!

我叫尚雪飞。五年前，我好奇，走进，对知识的渴望，坐在教室的课桌前。几年来在各位老师的辅导和教育下，我从无知的幼儿一名优秀的少先队员。这几年来，我以“德、智、体”发展来。

我每天灿烂的微笑与同学们友好相处。我非常懂礼貌，见到老师就对老师打招呼，在班级里我受欢迎，同学们都愿意跟我相处。

在学习上，我努力，上课听讲，举手发言，老师布置的作业我都能按时。我连续四年荣获“校三好学生”称号，连续两年度荣获“区三好学生”和“市三好学生”称号。

我能参加组织的活动：舞蹈室里留下了舞姿，英语课本剧里留下了声音……在运动会上也经常会身影。我有的兴趣爱好：舞蹈、朗诵、电脑……在舞蹈过奖：“大亚杯”国际标准舞精英大赛荣获拉丁舞少儿组名，国际标准舞学会荣获铜牌、银牌证书，“红三环”杯国际标准舞大赛荣获拉丁舞新苗组名……

我能当上升旗手。今后，我还将不懈，努力，，在老师和同学们的帮助下，更大的进步!

星期一上午，老师让我们自荐竞选班长，我自告奋勇地报了名。同学们都窃窃私语：“郭子那么弱，能当好班长吗?”我对同学们的猜疑笑而不答，那时我只想飞回家告诉爷爷奶奶：我要参加竞选班长了!

中午老师让我们做好演讲准备，我因为玩心大了，没有写演讲稿。在心里我一直安慰自己：不就是演讲吗?没什么大不了的，到时再临场发挥吧!

下午，终于到了选班长的那节课。当老师走进教室时，严肃的目光和我对了个正着，在那一刻我的心绷得紧紧的。看着前面几个同学一个一个走下讲台，我的心像是装了一颗定时**似的，一直在“怦怦怦”地响。“下面请郭荧炎同学上台演讲，大家掌声欢迎!”老师的话像突如其来的春雷，惊醒了沉思中的我。在我站起来的那一刻，我什么都没想，只听到自己的心跳声，脚步也迈得十分艰难。终于走上了讲台，现场热闹的气氛一下子凝固了，大家都用期待的目光看着我。“嗯……”我的脑袋一片空白，我的嘴巴不听使唤，我可以感觉到自己的腿在微微颤抖，汗水悄悄爬上了我的背……

当我清醒时，我已经坐在座位上了，我不知道自己说了什么，也不知道自己是怎样走下来的，竞选的结果是我落选了!尽管早有思想准备;尽管老师和同学们都来安慰我，我还是难过地哭了。

妈妈说我打了一场没有准备的仗，其实当没当上班长并不重要，重要的是我尝到了失败的滋味，也使我明白了许多道理，这次的教训我一定会牢牢记住的!

親爱老师们。同学们：

大家好，我是五年(2)班的钟毓怡。今天，我参加竞选学习委员。

我热情开朗。热爱集体。团结同学，是一个做事认真。负责的少先队员，我平时严格要求自己，认真帮助老师做好每一件事情。每当，同学们在学习上一遇到困难时，我都会主动地帮助他们。

假如，我当上了学习委员，上岗后，我一定认真、负责做好这份工作。好好学习，为同学们着想、为班。为学校做贡献。我会组织好各中队的课外阅读活动，管理好队部室的各种图书资料。等各项工作。

我记得戴尔卡耐基说过：“不要怕推销自己，只要你认为自己有才华，你就应该认为自己有资格担任这个职务。“

也许我不是最优秀的，但只要我认真去做，用心去做，一定能够做得最好。

我真诚希望大家相信我，投上你手中那宝贵的一票。

亲爱的老师、同学们：

大家好!

不知不觉已经开学几个星期了，大家又进进了紧张而繁忙的学习生活中，同时也迎来了我们班举行的班干部竞选活动。作为五(5)班的一份子，我想竞选学习委员一职。

有句话说得好：“知识就是气力。”正由于有了知识，在这世上才会有天才。既然我想当学习委员，我就会以身作则，在各方面严格要求自己，为同学们树立一个好榜样。在这些年里，我被评为了“三好学生”、“优秀少先队员”的称号，作文也经常在班上作为范文来读，还在全国作文比赛中获得了奖。在我竞选之前，我也曾当过学习委员，在治理的基础上有一些经验。我希看，我能凭着我优异的成绩，能得到同学的认可，继续成为学习委员。

假如我当选学习委员，我会在学校的活动中带头，从而加强同学们的积极性，使我们的校园生活丰富多彩。我还会帮助老师收发作业，使同学们按时得到作业，并且能按时完成。同时，我会虚心接受大家提出的建议，完善我自己。在学期末的时候，我还会召开一次会议，总结同学们这学期的学习情况，将其优良传统发扬下往。当然，也有不好之处，我会找出他的不足，并叫他们努力改正，争取下次做得更好。

假如我被落选了，我也不会气馁。由于当好一个学习委员确实不是一件轻易的事情，我会不断改善自己，把自己做得更好、更棒!

我的演讲结束了，希看大家为我投上宝贵的一票，谢谢!

人类从哪里来?这个古老的问题千百年来困惑着人们的心。在很长的一段时间内，不论是东方还是西方，都信奉着这样的神话：是神创造了人类，认识神的儿女。第一个公开这个谬论说一声“不”得是英国人达尔文。他宣称：人类不是上帝创造出来的，人类是生物界优胜劣汰的产物。

是竞争造就了人类!

人类产生和发展的历史，是一部血淋淋的历史，其中充满了竞争。但是光有竞争还是不够的，更重要的是还要有合作。要知道，竞争应该一步伤害人为前提，以共同提高为原则。合作是人的生存与生活中不可缺少的一种方式。纵观古今中外，凡是在事业上成功的人士不都是善于合作的典范吗?

今天，我们大可把合作与竞争联合起来，合作离不开竞争，竞争离不开合作。有时候，我们的竞争对手也是合作伙伴，要想成就一番大事，必须靠大家的共同努力。

也许大家会说，现在是21世纪，是竞争的社会，真么能合作呢?虽然我们现在的二十一世纪充满了竞争，但是只有竞争没有合作，我们今天的生存将会变得伤痕累累。

大家一定听说过龟兔赛跑的故事吧。你们知道乌龟最后为什么会赢呢?这是乌龟持之以恒努力的结果。现在是这个故事在经济上被改成“龟兔双赢理论”，就是龟兔互相合作，在陆地上兔子被乌龟跑到河边，在河里乌龟驮兔子到彼岸，这就是“双赢”。而双赢的精髓是互相合作且合作间又带有竞争。

一个善于合作的人，往往都具有团队精神，这种精神是很可贵的。合作是生存的必要手段，竞争也是不可缺少的一份子。竞争使得社会发展得飞快，是每个国家必须以全身心的投入其中，而合作有让这些国家共同进步、共同发展。

朋友，投身竞争是我们无法逃不的命运，让我们用激情去迎接她吧。合作与竞争相互依存，让我们在竞争与合作中勇往直前吧。

尊敬的老师、亲爱的同学们：

大家好！

在此次竞选活动中，我要竞选的职务是学习委员。

学习委员，顾名思义就是学习要好，我的学习虽然不是最拔尖的，但也不差。且我的速度较快，可以帮助成绩差的同学。

学习委员还要有持久的学习积极性，让自己时刻处在学习的状态中。课堂中，我仔细倾听，认真思考；课后，我有效率地完成老师布置的作业。课外，我畅游书海，每天坚持练字和完成《举一反三》等课外资料。既充实了课外时间，又弥补了自己的短板，更升华了自己的文化素养与内涵。

如果大家愿意选我当学习委员，我将予以行动上的回报，我将配合老师及各委员工作，提高大家的学习，我们班成绩较差的同学都在我周围，我会督促与帮助他们的学习；每天早上只要时间允许，我会领着同学们早读，只要同学们有学习上的困难，都可以来找我。

如果没有选上，我也不会气馁，我会配合学习委员的工作，一方面提高自己的学习，一方面学习学习委员的做法，说不定下一个学习委员就是我呢！

我虽然没有当学习委员的经验，但是徐老师经常让我给胥奥和罗宇轩批改作业，我有当小老师的经验，我觉得我能胜任学习委员这个职务。所以请大家投我这神圣的一票，谢谢！

开学伊始，我们又迎来了每学期的“班干部竞选”。每次同学们都竞相参加，竞选总是非常激烈。

今年，我打定主意竞选我梦寐以求的语文课代表。为了这天，我可是做好了充分的准备。参选的同学是我、吴文博和季新阳。我是第一个上台演讲竞选的，我又紧张又激动。紧张是因为要当着全班的面演讲，虽然我是一名久经沙场的老将了，但仍然有点不安。激动是因为觉得有很大几率竞选成功而感到兴奋。

我开始演讲了，我讲的抑扬顿挫，对需要完成的工作娓娓道来。讲完了，我很礼貌地向同学们行了礼。

三人发言完毕，到了令人紧张窒息的环节——投票。每个同学都举手投票，投向心目中的语文课代表。开始投票了，但用来统计我票数的本子寥寥无几，看着别人那么多的本子，真恨不得把它全部一把抢过来，占为己有。人生不可能总是一帆风顺，总会有崎岖坎坷。最终，我以失败为告终，我如同从兴奋的珠穆朗玛峰掉进了失望的万丈深渊。我沮丧的回到座位，不争气的眼泪哗哗往下掉。这时，令人难以置信的是竞选成功的吴文博竟然“推位让国”，把语文课代表的位置让给我。后来才知道，他每天早上必须去学校的田径队，没有时间来担任，所以我来替代他。

我那时候比刘翔拿了奥运冠军还开心，比吃了蜜还甜，真是无法用言语来形容。

在这里谢谢吴文博同学，同时给我以后的成长中也增加了经验，虽然经过充分的准备，我的竞选还是没有成功，说明同学们对我以前担任课代表还不满意，我要认真吸取经验教训，向同学们多学习，尽心尽责完成课代表任务，不辜负老师和同学们的希望。

大家好，我是六年级三班的余晓君，我这次竞选的职位是学习委员。

你知道吗？其实当大队委是我从小的梦想，在以前我曾看到过许多人在台上竞选大队委，当时我很羡慕他们，同时我也希望自己能当上大队委。在同学伤心的时候，我就充当一个天使，把幸福带给他们；在同学学习上遇到困难时，我便会充当一位老师，耐心的教导他们；当他们犯了错误的时候，我就会耐心的引导他们改正错误，所以我这次能竞选大队我感到非常光荣。

假如我这次当选了大队委，我就会组织一些学习小组，让一些学习成绩好的同学当“小老师”去帮助一些学习成绩差的同学，让他们的学习成绩有所提高，同时又可以帮助自己复习，真是一举两得。我还会在每一个星期让每一个搬出一份关于学习的手朝报，贴在学校的黑板上，这样可以增加同学们的课外知识，又可以提高同学们的动手能力和思考能力。我还会多组织一些知识竞赛，让同学们能在竞赛中学到更多的知识……

记得老师说过一句话：“一个人有自信不一定成功，但没有自信就一定不会成功。”这句话常常提醒知我。今天我就凭着自己的自信站在这里竞选大队委，所以希望你们投我神圣的一票。记住哦，我是4号的余晓君，一个很有自信心的女孩。

亲爱的老师们、同学们

你们好!

我是五(4)班的黄蕴琪，我很荣幸能站在这里发言，此时此刻，我很激动，也很紧张，不过我有信心，因为我要竞选的是班干部这个位置。班长是一个许多同学向往的职位，需要一个有能力的同学来担任，我相信我有这个能力。

我是一个性格开朗的女孩，有礼貌的好孩子，在家是个好帮手，在学校是个好学生，连续四年都能拿“三好学生”在一到四年级我也有做过班长，不知道同学们是不是继续给我这个机会呢?

假如我当选了班张，我会为自己定下严格的要求，每天以身作则，在班上树立好榜样。我会认真完成老师布置的每一件任务，成为老师的好帮手;利用课间去帮助成绩差的同学，成为他们的“小老师”，帮助他们度过学习的难关;在生活中、在学习上、在课间中我都会成为班上每一个同学的好同学、好伙伴;我们在学习中，游戏中共同进步，共同成长。

记得屠格涅夫说过“先相信你自己，然后别人才会相信你。”是的，我之所以去竞选班干部，是因为我相信我有这个能力。老师们、同学们，如果你支持我、信任我、给机会我，那么请投上你神圣的一票吧!记住，我是有能力担任班干部的黄蕴琪。

大家好，我叫XXX。能参加这次班长选举，我非常高兴。

我的性格内向，胆子不大，做事经常丢三落四。在学校，老师叫同学回答问题，我也不敢举手，害怕说错。现在，我想通过这次竞选的机会，锻炼自己，使自己成为一个活泼、开朗乐观的孩子。

如果我真的当选了班长，我会和其他干部一起，搞好班级的纪律、卫生、学习成绩，维护班级的荣誉，开展各种各样的活动，增强同学的集体荣誉感。同时，我会和学习好的同学去帮助学习成绩不理想的同学，让他们的学习成绩都提高。如果同学有想和老师说的话不敢说出来，我就会把同学们的意见反馈给老师，也会把老师的话传给同学。这样我们的班级就会是个优秀的班级了。

如果我落选了，那就证明我还有缺点，我会改正自己的缺点，争取进步，决不气馁，下次再选。谢谢大家！

大家好，我的名字叫刘梓杰。今天，我充满自信地走上讲台竞选班级元首——班长，就是想告诉大家，凭着我新锐不俗的“官念”，凭着我日与俱增的勇气与才干，凭着我与大家同舟共济的深厚情谊，我相信我自己有足够的能力管理好班级，成为同学们的知心人，老师的小助手。

我是个“三心二意”的人，这里的“三心二意”可不是那个做事不专心，随随便便的意思。我所说的“三心”是指进取心、平与心与宽容心，“二意”是指创意与诗意。因为有了进取心，才能使我在保持优秀的成绩的前提下高质高效地做好班级工作。有了平与心，才会使我公平公正地评判是与非，当同学之间、师生之间发生误会与矛盾时，能坚持原则，无论成功与失败，我都会以一颗平常心去对待。有了宽容心，才能使我心胸宽广，虚怀若谷，接受同学们的建议与批评，扬长避短，积极与其他班级成员合作做好每一件班级事务。

新的创意使我们能独特、有创造性地开展每一项活动，在年级里展示我们班独一无二的风采。添一点诗意能让我们兴趣盎然，专心致志地上好每一节课、参加每一次活动，认识每课的重点难点，使我们班的所有同学都能得到全面的发展。

如果我当上了班长，我又将如何做呢？我认为，一个好班长应该得先学会控制自己的情绪、行动以及语言。遇到什么不顺心的事得努力克制自己不要浮燥，行动呢？看见老师要面带微笑地敬礼、问好。同学们有需要帮助的也要尽自己的力量伸出援助之手。作为班长，我更不会出现与同学吵架斗殴的情况。其次，处理班级事务，我会先虚心听取同学们的意见，增强班队内部的凝聚力与向心力，增加班级工作的透明度。

同学们，如果你们相信我能当发班长，请投下你宝贵的一票，我会经得住考验。相信在我们共同的努力下，我们的班级一定能跻身全校先进班级的行列，步入新的辉煌！

敬爱的老师，亲爱的同学们：

大家下午好!很荣幸能站在这里和其他同学一起竞选班委，这是同学们给我的机会，我一定会好好珍惜的。今天，我要竞选的职位是班长，我希望可以和全班所有同学一起成长。

在小学的学习生活中，我曾任过班长、学习委员等职务，所以对于管理班级有一定的经验。我的管理风格少的是畏首畏尾的犹豫，多的是敢作敢为的闯劲。

如果我被选为班长，我首先会以身作则，在学习上我将领学在先，争做勤奋学习的表率，在思想上乐观向上，积极靠近团组织，在行为上全心全意服务同学，为班级管理献计献策，成为老师得力的助手，做到真正的尽职尽责。

如果我当上了班长，我会一切以集体的利益出发，不计较个人得失，我会想同学们之所想，急同学们之所急，处事公平公正。我绝不信奉无过就是功的信条，恰恰相反，我认为无功就是过，我会当个实干家，多多为同学们做好事。

既然是花，我就要开放;既然是树，我就要长成栋梁;既然是石头，我就要铺出大陆;既然是班干部，我就要成为一名出色的领航员!

我选择了二十八中便选择了这里的一切，我荣幸成为了杨老师的学生，更有幸结识了在座的各位同学，就像遇到了我久违的朋友。在接下来三年的学习生活中，我们将朝夕相处。我相信，我们能成为永远的朋友。

希望可以继续为大家做更多的事情，更加希望大家不要吝啬你们手中宝贵的选票，投我一票吧!

今天下午老师说：“这一节课我们要竞选班长。”这可是我们期待已久的一节课。

同学们都把自己准备好的演讲稿从书包里掏了出来，做好了演讲的准备。首先是前任大班长柳雪，她在讲台上做了认真的演讲。韩**也不甘示弱，也有感情地读完了演讲稿，他们赢得了大家热烈的掌声。让我们极为震惊的是两个学习一点也不好的同学竟然也准备竞选大班长，他们一个是靳**，一个是张*，虽然他们的演讲稿写的不太好，但是他们的勇气值得我们学习。

张*以前当过体育班长，所以我这次就不投他了，我把投给韩**的一票投给了靳**。大班长完了之后就是语文和数学班长，他们也做了精彩的演讲，我们也一一投了票。紧张的时刻终于来到——该竞选英语班长了，看着另外竞选英语班长的几位同学做的精彩演讲，我的心里怦怦跳个不停。

我非常清楚自己竞争的对手都是班里出类拔萃的精英。终于该我演讲了，我拿着演讲稿胸有成竹地走上了讲台，看见讲台下黑压压的一片，我给自己打了打气，认真地读起了演讲稿。虽然在读的时候我有些紧张，但是我还是很流利地读了下去，这时老师说时间不够了，我就简单地结束了我的演讲。同学们以热烈的掌声让我回到了座位上。最后以举手的方式选定了班长，可惜没有我。

最后下课了，没有时间竞选美术班长了，老师直接让我们票多的两个同学当上了美术班长，其中就有我。虽然我没有如愿以偿，但我会当一个合格的美术班长。

从前，在一片森林里，有一只狮子是这儿的王。可是，时间过得很快，狮子渐渐老了。狮子想：不得，再这么下去，整个森林没有王可不行呀！我必须另外找动物继承我的王位。

可是，狮子在森林里发布了这样一个通知：谁想当王，就到狮子家来报名。动物们听到这消息，纷纷跑到狮子家去。

犀牛第一个跑出来说：“我力气大，应该我来当。”

狮子想了想，便让犀牛来当了。可是犀牛刚要跟动物们说些话，它就摔倒了。

狮子说：“不行，下一个。”

猴子又说：“我来当吧，我手脚灵活，肯定可以的。”

狮子看了，说：“不行，太瘦了，下一个。”

可是，一个又一个动物闻讯而来，就是没有一个能让狮子满意。

太阳下山了，狮子垂头丧气地说：“为什么我找不到一个自己满意的继承我王位的动物呢？”狮子想：“我还是自己先再做一下吧，反正还没找到合适的人选。”想到这，狮子便睡了。

在之后的几年里，发生了一些不好的事：一群恶狼来到了这片森林。动物们都开始反抗起来。但动物们伤的伤，死的死。幸运的是，恶狼也伤亡惨重。

可是好景不长，几只恶狼发现了狮子，在临死前，狮子说：“我当初如果不这么挑三拣四的话，也许现在胜利的就是我们了。”话音刚落，狮子就被恶狼们给咬死了。

这个故事告诉我们，做人不要挑三拣四，有时还会害了自己。

It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people – in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts – are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. Every day, I learned from you. You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.

I first came to Chicago when I was in my early twenties, still trying to figure out who I was; still searching for a purpose to my life. It was in neighborhoods not far from here where I began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills. It was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss. This is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged, and come together to demand it.

After eight years as your President, I still believe that. And it’s not just my belief. It’s the beating heart of our American idea – our bold experiment in self-government.

It’s the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It’s the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that We, the People, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union.

This is the great gift our Founders gave us. The freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, toil, and imagination – and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a greater good.

For 240 years, our nation’s call to citizenship has given work and purpose to each new generation. It’s what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom. It’s what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the Rio Grande, pushed women to reach for the ballot, powered workers to organize. It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan – and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well.

So that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

Yes, our progress has been uneven. The work of democracy has always been hard, contentious and sometimes bloody. For every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back. But the long sweep of America has been defined by forward motion, a constant widening of our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some.

If I had told you eight years ago that America would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history…if I had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the Cuban people, shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, and take out the mastermind of 9/11…if I had told you that we would win marriage equality, and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens – you might have said our sights were set a little too high.

But that’s what we did. That’s what you did. You were the change. You answered people’s hopes, and because of you, by almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place than it was when we started.

In ten days, the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power from one freely-elected president to the next. I committed to President-Elect Trump that my administration would ensure the smoothest possible transition, just as President Bush did for me. Because it’s up to all of us to make sure our government can help us meet the many challenges we still face.

We have what we need to do so. After all, we remain the wealthiest, most powerful, and most respected nation on Earth. Our youth and drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention mean that the future should be ours.

But that potential will be realized only if our democracy works. Only if our politics reflects the decency of the our people. Only if all of us, regardless of our party affiliation or particular interest, help restore the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now.

That’s what I want to focus on tonight – the state of our democracy.

Understand, democracy does not require uniformity. Our founders quarreled and compromised, and expected us to do the same. But they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity – the idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.

There have been moments throughout our history that threatened to rupture that solidarity. The beginning of this century has been one of those times. A shrinking world, growing inequality; demographic change and the specter of terrorism – these forces haven’t just tested our security and prosperity, but our democracy as well. And how we meet these challenges to our democracy will determine our ability to educate our kids, and create good jobs, and protect our homeland.

In other words, it will determine our future.

Our democracy won’t work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity. Today, the economy is growing again; wages, incomes, home values, and retirement accounts are rising again; poverty is falling again. The wealthy are paying a fairer share of taxes even as the stock market shatters records. The unemployment rate is near a ten-year low. The uninsured rate has never, ever been lower. Health care costs are rising at the slowest rate in fifty years. And if anyone can put together a plan that is demonstrably better than the improvements we’ve made to our health care system – that covers as many people at less cost – I will publicly support it.

That, after all, is why we serve – to make people’s lives better, not worse.

But for all the real progress we’ve made, we know it’s not enough. Our economy doesn’t work as well or grow as fast when a few prosper at the expense of a growing middle class. But stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic principles. While the top one percent has amassed a bigger share of wealth and income, too many families, in inner cities and rural counties, have been left behind – the laid-off factory worker; the waitress and health care worker who struggle to pay the bills – convinced that the game is fixed against them, that their government only serves the interests of the powerful – a recipe for more cynicism and polarization in our politics.

There are no quick fixes to this long-term trend. I agree that our trade should be fair and not just free. But the next wave of economic dislocation won’t come from overseas. It will come from the relentless pace of automation that makes many good, middle-class jobs obsolete.

And so we must forge a new social compact – to guarantee all our kids the education they need; to give workers the power to unionize for better wages; to update the social safety net to reflect the way we live now and make more reforms to the tax code so corporations and individuals who reap the most from the new economy don’t avoid their obligations to the country that’s made their success possible. We can argue about how to best achieve these goals. But we can’t be complacent about the goals themselves. For if we don’t create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come.

There’s a second threat to our democracy – one as old as our nation itself. After my election, there was talk of a post-racial America. Such a vision, however well-intended, was never realistic. For race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. I’ve lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were ten, or twenty, or thirty years ago – you can see it not just in statistics, but in the attitudes of young Americans across the political spectrum.

But we’re not where we need to be. All of us have more work to do. After all, if every economic issue is framed as a struggle between a hardworking white middle class and undeserving minorities, then workers of all shades will be left fighting for scraps while the wealthy withdraw further into their private enclaves. If we decline to invest in the children of immigrants, just because they don’t look like us, we diminish the prospects of our own children – because those brown kids will represent a larger share of America’s workforce. And our economy doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game. Last year, incomes rose for all races, all age groups, for men and for women.

Going forward, we must uphold laws against discrimination – in hiring, in housing, in education and the criminal justice system. That’s what our Constitution and highest ideals require. But laws alone won’t be enough. Hearts must change. If our democracy is to work in this increasingly diverse nation, each one of us must try to heed the advice of one of the great characters in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who said “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

For blacks and other minorities, it means tying our own struggles for justice to the challenges that a lot of people in this country face – the refugee, the immigrant, the rural poor, the transgender American, and also the middle-aged white man who from the outside may seem like he’s got all the advantages, but who’s seen his world upended by economic, cultural, and technological change.

For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn’t suddenly vanish in the ‘60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they’re not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; that when they wage peaceful protest, they’re not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment our Founders promised.

For native-born Americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the Irish, Italians, and Poles. America wasn’t weakened by the presence of these newcomers; they embraced this nation’s creed, and it was strengthened.

So regardless of the station we occupy; we have to try harder; to start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own.

None of this is easy. For too many of us, it’s become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or college campuses or places of worship or our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions. The rise of naked partisanship, increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste – all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable. And increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.

This trend represents a third threat to our democracy. Politics is a battle of ideas; in the course of a healthy debate, we’ll prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. But without some common baseline of facts; without a willingness to admit new information, and concede that your opponent is making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, we’ll keep talking past each other, making common ground and compromise impossible.

Isn’t that part of what makes politics so dispiriting? How can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on preschool for kids, but not when we’re cutting taxes for corporations? How do we excuse ethical lapses in our own party, but pounce when the other party does the same thing? It’s not just dishonest, this selective sorting of the facts; it’s self-defeating. Because as my mother used to tell me, reality has a way of catching up with you.

Take the challenge of climate change. In just eight years, we’ve halved our dependence on foreign oil, doubled our renewable energy, and led the world to an agreement that has the promise to save this planet. But without bolder action, our children won’t have time to debate the existence of climate change; they’ll be busy dealing with its effects: environmental disasters, economic disruptions, and waves of climate refugees seeking sanctuary.

Now, we can and should argue about the best approach to the problem. But to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations; it betrays the essential spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving that guided our Founders.

It’s that spirit, born of the Enlightenment, that made us an economic powerhouse – the spirit that took flight at Kitty Hawk and Cape Canaveral; the spirit that that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket.

It’s that spirit – a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression, and build a post-World War II order with other democracies, an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but on principles – the rule of law, human rights, freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and an independent press.

That order is now being challenged – first by violent fanatics who claim to speak for Islam; more recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who see free markets, open democracies, and civil society itself as a threat to their power. The peril each poses to our democracy is more far-reaching than a car bomb or a missile. It represents the fear of change; the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently; a contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable; an intolerance of dissent and free thought; a belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what’s true and what’s right.

Because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform, and the intelligence officers, law enforcement, and diplomats who support them, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight years; and although Boston and Orlando remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever. We’ve taken out tens of thousands of terrorists – including Osama bin Laden. The global coalition we’re leading against ISIL has taken out their leaders, and taken away about half their territory. ISIL will be destroyed, and no one who threatens America will ever be safe. To all who serve, it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your Commander-in-Chief.

But protecting our way of life requires more than our military. Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear. So just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are. That’s why, for the past eight years, I’ve worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firm legal footing. That’s why we’ve ended torture, worked to close Gitmo, and reform our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties. That’s why I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans. That’s why we cannot withdraw from global fights – to expand democracy, and human rights, women’s rights, and LGBT rights – no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem. For the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist aggression. If the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.

So let’s be vigilant, but not afraid. ISIL will try to kill innocent people. But they cannot defeat America unless we betray our Constitution and our principles in the fight. Rivals like Russia or China cannot match our influence around the world – unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors.

Which brings me to my final point – our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted. All of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic institutions. When voting rates are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should make it easier, not harder, to vote. When trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service. When Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.

And all of this depends on our participation; on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power swings.

Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it’s really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power – with our participation, and the choices we make. Whether or not we stand up for our freedoms. Whether or not we respect and enforce the rule of law. America is no fragile thing. But the gains of our long journey to freedom are not assured.

In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but “from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken…to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth;” that we should preserve it with “jealous anxiety;” that we should reject “the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties” that make us one.

We weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character are turned off from public service; so coarse with rancor that Americans with whom we disagree are not just misguided, but somehow malevolent. We weaken those ties when we define some of us as more American than others; when we write off the whole system as inevitably corrupt, and blame the leaders we elect without examining our own role in electing them.

It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy; to embrace the joyous task we’ve been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours. Because for all our outward differences, we all share the same proud title: Citizen.

Ultimately, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you. Not just when there’s an election, not just when your own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime. If you’re tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try to talk with one in real life. If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing. If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. Show up. Dive in. Persevere. Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’ll lose. Presuming a reservoir of goodness in others can be a risk, and there will be times when the process disappoints you. But for those of us fortunate enough to have been a part of this work, to see it up close, let me tell you, it can energize and inspire. And more often than not, your faith in America – and in Americans – will be confirmed.

Mine sure has been. Over the course of these eight years, I’ve seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers. I’ve mourned with grieving families searching for answers, and found grace in Charleston church. I’ve seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and our wounded warriors walk again. I’ve seen our doctors and volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop pandemics in their tracks. I’ve seen the youngest of children remind us of our obligations to care for refugees, to work in peace, and above all to look out for each other.

That faith I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change – that faith has been rewarded in ways I couldn’t possibly have imagined. I hope yours has, too. Some of you here tonight or watching at home were there with us in 2004, in 2008, in 2012 – and maybe you still can’t believe we pulled this whole thing off.

You’re not the only ones. Michelle – for the past twenty-five years, you’ve been not only my wife and mother of my children, but my best friend. You took on a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humor. You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody. And a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model. You’ve made me proud. You’ve made the country proud.

Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion. You wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be your dad.

To Joe Biden, the scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware’s favorite son: you were the first choice I made as a nominee, and the best. Not just because you have been a great Vice President, but because in the bargain, I gained a brother. We love you and Jill like family, and your friendship has been one of the great joys of our life.

To my remarkable staff: For eight years – and for some of you, a whole lot more – I’ve drawn from your energy, and tried to reflect back what you displayed every day: heart, and character, and idealism. I’ve watched you grow up, get married, have kids, and start incredible new journeys of your own. Even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let Washington get the better of you. The only thing that makes me prouder than all the good we’ve done is the thought of all the remarkable things you’ll achieve from here.

And to all of you out there – every organizer who moved to an unfamiliar town and kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every American who lived and breathed the hard work of change – you are the best supporters and organizers anyone could hope for, and I will forever be grateful. Because yes, you changed the world.

That’s why I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than I was when we started. Because I know our work has not only helped so many Americans; it has inspired so many Americans – especially so many young people out there – to believe you can make a difference; to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourselves. This generation coming up – unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic – I’ve seen you in every corner of the country. You believe in a fair, just, inclusive America; you know that constant change has been America’s hallmark, something not to fear but to embrace, and you are willing to carry this hard work of democracy forward. You’ll soon outnumber any of us, and I believe as a result that the future is in good hands.

My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won’t stop; in fact, I will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my days that remain. For now, whether you’re young or young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your President – the same thing I asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.

I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours.

I am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents; that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists; that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice; that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon; a creed at the core of every American whose story is not yet written:

Yes We Can.

Yes We Did.

Yes We Can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God continue to bless the United States of America.

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大家好！我想但任x年级x班的班长。

虽然班长这个岗位并不是很容易就能胜任的，但是我还是要竞选这个岗位。因为我相信，通过努力，我一定会成为老师的得力小助手的！

我有足够的能力胜任班长这一岗位。首先，我从一年级开始，就一直是班长，积累了足够的管理经验。第二，我的成绩一直在班上前几名，因此，我可以帮助一些学习不好的同学把成绩提上去。第三，我不但成绩比较好，办一些活动，如手抄报，我也办得非常好，因此，我还可以为一些其它的活动出一把力。当然，我自己也存在许多缺点，如不积极主动做事。但是我相信，如果我努力，一定能把这些缺点改正！

同学们，如果我竞选成功，我会继续发扬我的优点，改正我的缺点；我会与同学和睦相处，决不会由于我是班长而摆架子，骄傲自满；除了这些，我还会帮助我们班的中等生把成绩提高，让差生赶上来。我会让一些学习比较差的同学分成几个小组，选一个学习比较好的同学做领头，每次考试下来，比赛哪一个小组的总分和平均分高，然后在每个小组的领头里选出“金领头”，由此来竞争。

同学们，投我一票吧！我会用我自己的努力来回报大家，让我们团结一致，共同前进！

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亲爱的老师，同学们：

大家好！

五年的时光很快就过去了，而我们之间也变得更加默契。在这样一个温暖的大家庭里，有快乐、有矛盾、也有小脾气，但这已经是最后一年了，我想抓住这个机会，再帮老师同学们做一些事情，再为班级尽一份微薄之力。

拿破仑曾说，不想当元帅的兵不是好士兵。我也很赞同这一点，所以这一次我想竞选副中队长。

不以规矩无以成方圆，没有纪律的班级何以为“班级”二字，虽然我平时很乐观，但该严肃的时候，我也会严肃认真对待。除了这一点，学习也很重要，我不会只顾闭门造车，也会与同学分享交流讨论，共同进步。当然劳动和体育也是必不可少，这方面我不会偷懒，会积极地参与进去。

说了这么多，直白点儿吧，我就是善于毛遂自荐的人，毛遂想必大家都听过吧，不过我还是要简要讲一下：毛遂是战国时期赵国平原君的门客，秦兵攻打赵国，平原君奉命去楚国求救，这个时候毛遂自告奋勇站出来，经过他一番陈述，事情最终成功，而今天，我就是这个毛遂。

长风破浪会有时，只挂云帆济沧海！在最后的一年里，希望大家珍惜彼此，珍惜光阴，也请大家投我一票，谢谢！

啪啪啪……从243班的教室里传来如雷鸣般的掌声，哈哈，原来243正在进行“班干部竞选”活动。教室里同学们认真聆听班干部候选人的精彩发言。

这一次我要竞选图书管理员。上台之前我就已经想好竞选这一职位应该把哪几点做好。

在候场时，我前面的同学语言组织能力极好，表情丰富，只见童想在台上就如同一位绅士，先鞠了一个躬，然后彬彬有礼地说：“我想当班长，如果没有当上也没有关系，我还是会自我管理好……。”令我印象深刻的是他的一句：我的字典里没有失败二字。是的，我的字典里也要没有失败这两个字。

该我上场了，我鼓励自己说：“赵文欣，你要对自己有信心啊。”但我还是忍不住耳朵直发红，头上直冒汗，还时不时地咽口水。

这一紧张，弄得我吞吞吐吐。当同学们听到我要竞选图书管理员的时候，个个惊奇地张开了嘴巴。我解释到：我竞选图书管理员有两个原因一、想提高我的作文水平；二、帮助同学们增强阅读能力。此话一说出，我就胸有成竹了……

图书管理员，在同学眼里虽然很渺小，但我会让大家知道它其实很强大。

——杨皓远

“竞选国王了，竞选国王了！”动物们奔走相告。在一片吵闹声中，国王竞选赛拉开了序幕。

第一个是蚊子，蚊子说：“我可以吸你们的血，还用选吗？国王的宝座肯定是我的！”蚊子说完以后还自信的强调了一句。

第二个是苍蝇，苍蝇也不甘示弱，说：“就你？你当了国王以后肯定会肆无忌惮的吸别人的血，大家还是选我吧，我可以吃剩菜剩饭。不然的话，我就会传播疾病污染环境害死你们。”

“两个小不点给我让开，苍蝇你很厉害是吧？等一下请你吃苍蝇拍！”草丛中发出一声怒吼。大家听到声音之后都提心吊胆的坐在位置上瑟瑟发抖。这时，一只老虎从草丛中跳了出来，嘴里还叼着苍蝇拍。苍蝇见状转身就逃走了，蚊子干脆直接躺在地上装死。老虎缓步走到舞台中央，用低沉有力的声音说道：“我生下来头上就有个王字，我当大王最合适不过了。”

猴子在树林间跳跃着过来了，说：“等一等！你们说人是不是最厉害的？”大家说：“是！”“那森林里最像人的动物是谁？是我！所以我才应该当国王。”

一只狼跑了过来，把猴子给咬住了，嘴里还“唔唔”的说着：“我要当国王，不然就把你们全部吃掉！”老虎看到以后，直接冲过去把狼打倒在地。老虎也当上了国王。从此以后小动物们都没有受到伤害。

老虎最能照顾弱小，我们要向它学习。

上了初中，来到了新的环境，换了新的老师，可是，我是否能当上老师的“五虎上将”之一呢？

9月1日的早晨万里无云，我想，今天一定是个好日子。

到了学校，我穿过拥挤的人群来到班级表前面，都快被挤得喘不过气了，但功夫不负有心人，眼尖的我终于找到了自己的名字。“在七班！在七班！”我开心地大喊道。

接着，我以超人般的速度冲到二楼。进了教室，只有几个同学零零散散地坐在座位上。我对这个班有些陌生，就像觅食的小鸟不知自己的同伴在何处。于是，我找了个位置坐下了。

我前面有两个同学正聊得高兴，我试着慢慢加入他们的话题。聊了一会儿，我得知他们是渭滨小学毕业的。“真幸运！”我心想，“才一会儿就认识了两个新同学。”我仔细一看，发现他们俩就像一对反义词，一个胖，一个瘦，一个高，一个矮，但是都非常热情友善。我们正聊得起劲，这时，老师来了，我们三个赶紧坐好，认真地听老师讲些什么。

此时，班上的同学都到齐了。老师先强调了一些新学期需要注意的事，从这儿说到那儿，终于说到了班委会。接着，老师立刻就带领大家举行了竞选大会。老师在黑板上写下班委会候选人员的名字，全班都洋溢着欢快的气氛，只有我的手是冷冰冰的，因为我要竞选一个大官——副班长。

竞选开始了。时间一分一秒地过去，从纪委到体委，再到学委，最后到劳委，终于轮到我了。我缓缓站起来走上讲台，说了一段连自己都感动的台词，赢得了同学们热烈的掌声。然后，纪委开始统计票数。“31，32，33……38，39，40。老师，一共40票。”纪委也为我开心。于是，我顺利当上了副班长，这感觉就好似站在珠穆朗玛峰傲视群雄，真是爽歪歪。

就这样，一个称职的班长在七七班诞生了！