[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA OKAY,THE LAST QUESTION. NITROGLYCERIN, CALCIUMCARBONATE, AND ALUMINUM NITRATE ARE INGREDIENTSCOMMONLY FOUND IN... LASAGNA. COME ON, ALEX.WHAT'S THE REAL ANSWER? OKAY, RACHE, ALL RIGHT,I'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION IF YOU CAN ANSWERTHIS ONE -- NAME ONE REASONWHY I SHOULDN'T KISS YOU. WE HAVE TO STUDY, YOUR FAMILY'S IN THE HOUSE.IT'S GETTING LATE -- RACHE, RACHE -- ONE REASON. I CAN'T THINKOF ONE. DYNAMITE. THANK YOU.I DO MY BEST. ALEX,THAT WAS THE ANSWER. EXCUSE US, EXCUSE US! YES,JUST PASSING THROUGH! YOU CAN KEEP KISSING.WE'RE NOT LOOKING. LOOK, THIS IS THE FIFTH TIMEYOU'VE PASSED THROUGH HERE IN THE LAST HOUR.DO YOU MIND? HOW ELSE ARE WE SUPPOSEDTO GET TO THE KITCHEN? I CAN GET YOU TOTHE KITCHEN REAL QUICK. OHH! ALEX, COME ON.WE HAVE TO CONCENTRATE. THIS ISOUR LAST FINAL. YOU'RE RIGHT, RACHE.YOU'RE RIGHT. ONE MORE TEST, WE LEAVEHARDING HIGH IN OUR DUST. WHY ARE YOU SO ANXIOUSTO LEAVE? WE HAD SOMEGREAT TIMES THERE. YOU'RE RIGHT, RACHE --WE HAD SOME GREAT TIMES. AND ALTHOUGHIT'S WITH EAGER ANTICIPATION THAT WE CASTOUR LINES OF HOPE INTO THE UNCHARTERED WATERSOF THE FUTURE, IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEARTTHAT WE BID ADIEU TO THE HALLOWED HALLSOF HARDING HIGH. YOU'VE BEEN WORKINGON YOUR VALEDICTORY SPEECH, HAVEN'T YOU, ALEX? I ADMIT, I HAVE WORKED ON ITA LITTLE. IT SOUNDS GREAT. YOU ARE GONNA MAKEA GREAT VALEDICTORIAN. UH, COME ON, RACHE,IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET. I MEAN, THERE AREA LOT OF GUYS UP FOR IT. YOU'RE UP FOR IT. UH, MARK BLITTMAN,THE -- THE KOWALIK SISTERS. FACE IT,IT'S ANYBODY'S BALLGAME. IT'LL BE YOU. I KNOW. I AM A SHOO-IN. YOU KNOW, I FED MY STATSINTO THE SCHOOL COMPUTER, AND IT PRINTED OUT,"WRITE THAT SPEECH, KEATON." OH, ALEX,THESE LAST FOUR WEEKS HAVE BEEN THE MOST EXCITINGIN MY WHOLE LIFE. ME TOO. WAIT A MINUTE, WE'VE BEENSEEING EACH OTHER FOR SIX WEEKS. I KNOW, BUT THE FIRST TWOWERE NOT THAT GREAT. AH, SO HOW'STHE STUDYING GOING? WE ARE BUT SPONGESIN A SEA OF CHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE. I HOPE YOU'LL CLEAN UPAFTER YOURSELVES. [ LAUGHS ] WELL, SO HOW DOYOU GUYS FEEL? SOON YOU'LL BEHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. FEELS GREAT,MRS. KEATON. AND I KNOW ALEXIS EXCITED, TOO. THAT'S RIGHT. AND ALTHOUGH IT'S WITH EAGERANTICIPATION THAT WE... All:...CAST OUR LINES OF HOPE INTO THE UNCHARTEREDWATERS OF OUR FUTURE, IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEARTTHAT WE BID ADIEU TO THE HALLOWED HALLSOF HARDING HIGH. SENIORS WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTERS"A" THROUGH "J," PLEASE STEP FORWARD. YOU KNOW, RACHE,IT'S TOO BAD OUR LAST NAMES DON'T BEGINWITH THE SAME LETTER. THEN WE COULD MARCHDOWN THE AISLE TOGETHER. THAT'S GOTA NICE RING TO IT. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THATI NEVER EVEN ASKED YOU OUT UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO? WHAT COULD I HAVE BEENTHINKING ABOUT? JOCELYN CLARK. AND DEENA MARX AND CARRIE NEWMANAND DIANE EDWARDS AND -- OKAY, OKAY,OKAY, OKAY, RACHE. I DON'T KNOW IFI SHOULD ADMIT THIS, ALEX, BUT YOU'REMY FIRST REAL BOYFRIEND. RACHE, I ONLY HOPEI CAN LIVE UP TO IT. I ONLY HOPE THAT I AM DESERVINGOF SUCH A GREAT HONOR, THAT THE FLAME OF OUR SPIRITSHALL BURN ETERNALLY. IS THATFROM YOUR SPEECH, TOO? SENIORS WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTERS"K" THROUGH "T," PLEASE STEP FORWARD. THAT'S US. BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY FURTHERWITH THE GRADUATION REHEARSAL, I'D LIKE TO MAKEAN ANNOUNCEMENT. THE FACULTY HAS JUST CHOSENTHE VALEDICTORIAN. [ STUDENTS MURMURING ] OH, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! I COULDN'T HAVE DONE ITWITHOUT YOU, RACHE. AS YOU KNOW,THE FACULTY MAKES ITS SELECTION ON THE BASISOF ACADEMIC STANDING, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONSTO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SO WON'T YOU JOIN MEIN CONGRATULATING THE BRIGHTESTAND BEST AMONG US, OUR MOST DESERVINGNEW VALEDICTORIAN... RACHEL MILLER? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ALEX,ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? [ Voice breaking ] ME? I'M FINE. [ STUDENTS MURMURING ] ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY? OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME,RACHE. THIS IS YOUR BIG MOMENT.I-I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU. COME ON UP HEREAND TAKE A BOW, RACHEL. YEAH, RACHEL.[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I NEVER EVEN THOUGHTI WAS IN THE RUNNING. YEAH, RACHEL,ALL RIGHT! NO MORE PENCILS,NO MORE...BOOKS. HI.HEY. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. LOOK, I GOTMY FINAL GRADES. OH, MAL.THAT'S WONDERFUL. YEAH, "A" IN FRENCH,"B" IN ENGLISH, AND SOME OTHER STUFF. WE'LL TALK ABOUTTHAT OTHER STUFF LATER. NO RUSH! HOW'D YOU DO, ALEX? FOUR A's. AN A-MINUS. HONEY,THAT IS TERRIFIC. OH, COME ON, MOM. WHAT DOES IT MEANREALLY? I AM NOT VALEDICTORIAN. IT'S A HOLLOW VICTORYAT BEST. IT'S AN ANTICLIMAX. LET'S FACE IT -- MY LIFE HAS NO MEANING. HEY, I'M READYTO FACE IT. HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS? JENNIFER. OKAY, OKAY,I'M GOING. ALEX, NOW, I KNOWYOU'RE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THISVALEDICTORIAN THING, BUT YOU HAVE GOT TOACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA GETEVERYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE. BEING VALEDICTORIANWAS MY DESTINY. AND IT WAS RUTHLESSLYYANKED FROM MY GRASP BY THE CRUELESTOF FATES. THAT'S THE SPIRIT. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] YEAH. ALEX? HI. RACHEL. SO HOW YOU DOING,ALEX? OH, FINE.FINE. NEVER BETTER. DID YOU GETYOUR FINAL GRADES? YEAH. HOW WERE THEY? OH, LET'S NOTTALK ABOUT IT. NO, NO, NO.COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. HOW WERE THEY? FIVE A's. SURE.RUB MY NOSE IN IT. SO, WHAT'S UP? ALEX, I HOPE MY BEINGCHOSEN VALEDICTORIAN ISN'T GONNA AFFECTOUR RELATIONSHIP. OH, NO. NO, NO, OF COURSE NOT.DON'T BE SILLY. SMARTY-PANTS. ALEX! I'M KIDDING.I'M KIDDING. COME ON, GIVE ME CREDIT FOR -- FOR A LITTLE MATURITYHERE, OKAY? WHAT'S THAT? WELL, I FINISHED MY, UH,MY ROUGH DRAFT OF MY SPEECH, AND I WAS WONDERINGIF MAYBE YOU WOULDTAKE A LOOK AT IT AND GIVE MEYOUR OPINION. SURE. WHY NOT? JUST REMEMBER,IT'S ONLY A ROUGH DRAFT. [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] [ SHUDDERS ] HA HA! WHAT?IS SOMETHING FUNNY? YEAH. YEAH.YOU SPLIT YOUR INFINITIVE. WHERE? SEVERAL PLACES HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU DO THATWHEN YOU SPEAK. I NOTICED THAT ABOUT YOU. ALEX, WHAT ABOUTTHE SPEECH? I MEAN OVERALL. [ SIGHS ] IT'S NOT BAD. IT WON'T OFFEND ANYBODY. I WANT TO DO MORETHAN NOT OFFEND. I WANT TO BE INSPIRING. DID YOU THINKIT WAS INSPIRING? I'D HATE TO BE SENDING PEOPLEOFF TO WAR WITH THAT. WELL, HOW DO I MAKE ITMORE INSPIRING? OKAY.ALL RIGHT, RACHE. UH, SOMETHING --SOMETHING LIKE THIS... AS WE, THE GRADUATING SENIORSHERE AT HARDING HIGH, ATTEMPT TO GO... UH, AREN'T YOU GONNAWRITE THIS DOWN? WELL, I DON'T WANT YOUTO DICTATE A SPEECH TO ME. I MEAN, I WANTYOUR GENERAL SUGGESTIONS, BUT I WANT THE HEART OF ITTO BE MY OWN. OH. WELL, FINE. JUST, UH, GO WITHWHAT YOU HAVE THERE, THEN. ALEX. IS, UM,SOMETHING WRONG? LOOK, RACHE,WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? YOU'RE THE VALEDICTORIAN. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVEYOUR OWN IDEAS ABOUTWHAT YOU WANT TO SAY. WHY ARE YOU EVENINVOLVING ME IN THIS? [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] WELL, I WAS FOOLISH ENOUGHTO THINK THAT MAYBEYOU'D WANT TO HELP ME. IF IT WERE ME,I WOULD HELP YOU. IF IT WERE ME,I WOULDN'T NEED YOUR HELP. WELL, MAYBE I DON'T NEEDYOUR HELP, EITHER. YOU DO IF YOU'RE GONNA GOWITH THAT SPEECH. ALEX, THERE IS NOTHING WRONGWITH THIS SPEECH! OKAY,YOU'RE RIGHT, RACHE. THERE'S NOTHING WRONGWITH THAT SPEECH. WHY DON'T YOU GOWITH THAT SPEECH? I'LL JUST WALK THROUGHTHE AUDIENCE AND WAKE PEOPLE UP. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, JUST LOOKING AT SOMEOLD BABY PICTURES OF ALEX. OH! THERE HE ISWITH HIS COMBINATIONSLIDE RULE/TEETHING RING. YEAH. HE WASA BEAUTIFUL BABY. AND TOMORROWHE'S GRADUATING. [ Voice breaking ]IT ALL WENT SO FAST. NOW, ELYSE, DON'T GOMISTING UP ON ME. WE'VE STILL GOTTWO IN THE NEST. I GUESS I SHOULD FACE UPTO THE FACT THAT HE'S GROWN UP, BUT DID IT HAVETO HAPPEN SO QUICKLY? I MEAN,AFTER HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATION, CAN MARRIAGE BE FAR OFF? AND THEN CHILDRENAND -- AND GRANDCHILDREN. [ Crying ]DON'T PUT ME IN A HOME. DON'T SAY ANYTHINGUNTIL YOU SEE THE PLACE. [ Laughing ] COME ON.COME ON, ELYSE. YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLECARRIED AWAY WITH THIS. I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. OH, HEY, LOOK. I GOT THE WATCHBACK FROM THE JEWELER. IT'S WORKINGPERFECTLY NOW. IT'LL BE A WONDERFULGIFT FOR ALEX. MM. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAYMY FATHER GAVE THIS TO ME. HE -- HE -- HE CAME HOME FROMTHAT LITTLE DRY-CLEANING SHOP WHERE HE WORKED. HE PUT THIS IN MY HAND,AND HE SAID TO ME, "SON, I WANT YOU TO HAVE THISFOR YOUR GRADUATION. ONE OF MY CUSTOMERSLEFT IT IN HIS PANTS." HE WAS ALL HEART,MY OLD MAN. HEY. OH. OOH! AH. WHAT AREYOU GUYS DOING? UH...LISTENING TO MUSIC. I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. WELL, OF COURSE NOT. UH, THE MUSIC'SIN OUR HEADS. UH, MOM, CAN I TALK TO DAD,UH, ALONE FOR A MINUTE? SURE, IT'S OKAY. I'LL LEAVEYOU TWO ALONE. THANKS. WHEN YOU WEREA LITTLE BOY, YOU USED TO COME TOBOTH OF US FOR HELP. [ SNIFFLES ] UH, WHAT IS IT,ALEX? DAD, I, UH... I-I DON'T KNOWHOW TO SAY THIS, BUT, UH... WELL, THIS ISN'T EASYFOR ME. BUT, UH... I THINKTHE CLEVELAND BROWNS ARE REALLY GONNA MISS BRIAN SIPENEXT YEAR, DON'T YOU? UH...YES, I DO. IT WAS VERY SENSITIVE OF YOUTO KEEP THAT FROM YOUR MOTHER. WELL, I FIGURED SHE'SA BIG BROWNS FAN AND EVERYTHING. DAD, I REALLY BLEW ITWITH RACHEL YESTERDAY. YOU MENTIONED THISBRIAN SIPE THING TO HER, TOO? NO. NO.WE HAD A BIG FIGHT. THIS VALEDICTORIAN THINGREALLY THREW ME OFF. I WAS A REAL JERK. WHY DON'T YOUAPOLOGIZE TO HER? DAD, DON'T YOU SEE?THAT'S NOT GONNA SOLVETHE PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO CHANGEOUR RELATIONSHIP FOREVER. WELL, WHY, ALEX? DON'T YOU SEE?IT'LL ALWAYS BE WITH US. E-EVERY TIME I KISS HER,SHE'LL BE THINKING, "WHY AM I KISSINGTHIS NONVALEDICTORIAN?" IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT RIGHT.IT'S A GYP. A GYP? THAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, ALEX, UH,WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE BOY AND THINGSDIDN'T GO YOUR WAY, YOU USED TO LIEON THE FLOOR AND SCREAM, HOLD YOUR BREATHAND POUT. [ EXHALES SLOWLY ] WELL, NOW YOU'RE AN ADULT, AND YOU'VE GOT TO ACCEPTSOME THINGS THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. YOU KNOW, IF IT --IF IT HAD BEEN ANYONE ELSE, I COULD HAVE HANDLED IT. MARK BLITTMAN.THE KOWALIK SISTERS. BUT NOT RACHEL. MY GIRLFRIEND. I JUST CAN'T FEEL COMFORTABLEIN A RELATIONSHIP UNLESS I'M NUMBER ONE. IT IS NOTA COMPETITION, ALEX. IT IS A RELATIONSHIP.BOTH PARTNERS ARE EQUAL. [ SCOFFS ] DAD, UH... I KNOW YOU HAVE TO USETHAT FEMINIST RHETORIC IN FRONT OF MOM... BUT, UH, JUST BETWEENYOU AND ME, WHY DON'T YOU ADMITTHAT YOU ARE STILL THE MAN, THAT YOU'RE NUMBER ONE? I AM THE MAN,BUT I'M NOT NUMBER ONE, AND NEITHERIS YOUR MOTHER. YOU CAN BE THE MAN WITHOUT FEELING YOU'RESUPERIOR TO THE WOMAN. I'D THINK YOU'D FEEL,UH, HAPPY FOR RACHEL. [ SCOFFS ] WHY SHOULD I FEEL HAPPYTO BE IN HER SHADOW WHEN SHE MAKESTHAT SPEECH TOMORROW? BECAUSE IT'S HER SHADOW. YOU KNOW, EVERY YEARWHEN ANOTHER CLASS GRADUATES, I FEEL LIKE I LOSEA LITTLE PART OF MYSELF. AND I'M NOT REFERRINGTO MY HAIR. [ LAUGHTER ] COMMENCEMENT,AS YOU KNOW, MEANS -- Alex! Alex! Alex!...BEGINNING... Quiet down.You're disrupting the ceremony. Alex! Come here. ...HARDING HIGH. AND SO OFTENGRADUATES RETURN TO TELL ME HOW VALUABLE THEY'VE FOUNDTHEIR YEARS AT...HARDING. MALLORY, I DON'T KNOW IF THECAPS AND GOWNS WERE A TIP-OFF, BUT THERE IS A GRADUATIONCEREMONY GOING ON HERE. ALEX, I JUST SAW RACHELIN THE LADIES' ROOM. SHE'S REALLY UPSET.YOU SHOULD TALK TO HER. WAIT A MINUTE, HE CAN'TGO IN THE LADIES' ROOM. SHE'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.I THINK SHE WENT BACKSTAGE. SHE LOOKED TERRIBLE. SHE'S PROBABLY NERVOUS ABOUTHER SPEECH, AND THAT'S ALL.WOULD YOU SIT DOWN? I DON'T THINK "NERVOUS"QUITE DESCRIBES IT, MOM. SHE COULDN'T REMEMBERTHE NAME OF THE SCHOOL. SHE KEPT SAYING,"I'M VERY PROUD TO BE VALEDICTORIANOF THIS HERE PLACE." LOOK, I TRIEDTO TALK TO HER. SHE WOULDN'T SEE ME. MAYBE YOU SHOULDTRY AGAIN.Shh! SIR? ME? YES, YES. UH, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D CARE TO SHAREWITH THE REST OF US? UH, NO. NO.T-THAT'S FINE. UH, THANK --THANK YOU FOR ASKING. WELL, IN THAT CASE, WE'LL PROCEED WITHTHE, UH, AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS, FOLLOWED BYTHE VALEDICTORY ADDRESS BY RACHEL MILLER. ALEX, TALK TO HER!Shh! BETSY AFFERTON. [ APPLAUSE ] AMANDA AGRETTI. "AND I THINKFRANKLIN ROOSEVELT EXPRESSED IT BESTWHEN HE SAID..." OH, I WISH I'D WORNMY OTHER EARRINGS. I THINK IT WASELEANOR ROOSEVELT WHO SAID THAT. ALEX... [ DOOR CLOSES ] I TOLD YOU I DIDN'TWANT TO SEE YOU ANYMORE. YEAH,BUT I WANT TO SEE YOU. LOOK, WE GOT TO TALK. I-I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY. ALEX, IN FIVE MINUTESI HAVE TO DO MY SPEECH, AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LISTENTO YOUR RATIONALIZATIONS. IF YOU REALLY FELT THIS BAD, YOU WOULD HAVE CALLED MEBEFORE THIS. WELL, I'VE BEEN BUSY. DOING WHAT? MOPING.AND WHINING. AND GENERALLY BEINGA REAL IDIOT. YOU KNOW, YOU'D BE SURPRISEDHOW MUCH TIME THAT TAKES IF YOU WANT TODO IT RIGHT. ALEX, YOU HURT ME. WHEN I NEEDED YOU,YOU REALLY LET ME DOWN. I KNOW, RACHE. WHEN YOU WERESELECTED VALEDICTORIAN, I-I LOST SIGHT OF THE THINGSTHAT WERE MOST IMPORTANT. WHY DOES ITBOTHER YOU SO MUCH THAT I'M VALEDICTORIAN? I WOULD HAVE THOUGHTTHAT YOU'D BE HAPPY FOR ME. I MEAN,IF WE'RE GONNA BE A COUPLE, WE SHOULDBUILD EACH OTHER UP AND NOT COMPETEAT EVERYTHING. I WOULD HAVE BEENHAPPY FOR YOU. I KNOW. RUTH DRESCHER. WHY DO YOU ALWAYSHAVE TO WIN AT EVERYTHING? I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEMIN THIS AREA. ALEX, I DON'T WANT TOCOMPETE WITH YOU AT EVERYTHING. OH, COME ON, RACHE,WE'RE NOT ALWAYS COMPETING. WE ARE. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLEOF ONE OTHER SITUATION WHERE I HAVE BEENOVERLY COMPETITIVE WITH YOU. WHEN WE WENT AND PLAYEDMINIATURE GOLF AND I BEAT YOU. I THOUGHT I HANDLED THATVERY WELL. ALEX, YOU FILED A FORMAL PROTESTWITH THE MANAGER. IT WASN'TA FORMAL PROTEST. I SIMPLY ASKED HIMTO EXAMINE YOUR CLUBS TO MAKE SURETHEY WERE REGULATION. ALEX, I DON'T WANTTO HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY FOR BEING CHOSENVALEDICTORIAN OVER YOU OR BEING A BETTER GOLFERTHAN YOU. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. CHERYL JULIET. I WOULDN'T SAY YOU'REA BETTER GOLFER THAN ME. YOU HAD ONE GOOD GAME. ALEX. I'M GONNA WORKON THIS PROBLEM. IT'S GONNA GET BETTER. I PROMISE. WARREN KANE. YOU'D BETTER GO OUT. THEY'RE GONNA CALLYOUR NAME SOON. NO, RACHE. UH, I REFUSETO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL UNTIL WE HAVETHIS MATTER SETTLED. ALEX P. KEATON. KEATON, ALEX P. ALTHOUGH I REALLY WOULDLIKE TO GRADUATE. GO AHEAD, ALEX. YOU'RE NOTTHE DROPOUT TYPE. LAST CALLFOR ALEX P. KEATON. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. MARVIN KENNEDY. [ APPLAUSE ] GOT IT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OH, ALEX, I DON'TWANT TO LOSE YOU BECAUSE I'MSMARTER THAN YOU. YOU KNOW,I WOULDN'T SAY YOU'RE SM-- YOU'RE NOTGONNA LOSE ME. YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU GIVETHE BEST VALEDICTORY SPEECH THIS SCHOOLHAS EVER HEARD. AND I THINK FRANKLIN ROOSEVELTEXPRESSED IT BEST WHEN HE SAID,"THIS GENERATION OF AMERICANS HAS A RENDEZVOUSWITH DESTINY." [ AUDIENCE MURMURING ] ONCE AGAIN, I THANKTHE FACULTY FOR THIS HONOR. THIS WILL BE A DAYTHAT I WILL REMEMBER ALWAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RACHEL,THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO EXTENDA HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING CLASSOF 1984. IT'S OVER, KIDS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] FINALLY OVER WITH.YEAH, ALL RIGHT! YAY! ALL RIGHT!ALL RIGHT! ALEX, YOUR MOTHER AND IWOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE THIS. OH...DAD. THATABOY. GOOD BOY. [ Voice breaking ]I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. OH, MOM, LOOK,YOU PROMISED ME YOU WOULDN'TGO GETTING EMOTIONAL ON ME. I'M NOT EMOTIONAL. [ Crying ] MY LITTLEBABY BOY! WE'RE, UH, WE'RE PROUD OF YOUFOR HOLDING IT IN. WELL, WE DID IT, ALEX.WE GRADUATED. WE DID. YOU WERE GREATUP THERE, RACHEL. MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE MESOME POINTERS FOR MY VALE...DIC..TORY SPEECHWHEN I GRADUATE. JUST GRADUATE, MAL. THAT'S ALL WE ASK. CONGRATULATIONSTO BOTH OF YOU. HEY, NOW LET'S GET A PICTUREOF THE TWO GRADUATES. HELL OF A SPEECH, RACHE.VERY INSPIRING. THANKS, ALEX.