Soeren Palumbo's R-word Speech

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Soeren Palumbo's R-word Speech

This is the original speech that Soeren Palumbo gave as a senior at an assembly at Fremd High School in Illinois in February 2007. The speech illustrates his personal experience surrounding the word 'retard' and the pain it causes his sister.