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1、__________________________________________________JanitorFilipaj,theDreamPursuerVerenaDobnik1Foryears,GacFilipajmoppedfloors,cleanedtoiletsandtookouttrashatColumbiaUniversity.Arefugeefromwar-tornYugoslavia,hemadealivingworkingfortheIvyLeagueschoolsince1993.ButSund
2、ay,May13,2012,waspaybacktime:The52-year-oldjanitorputonacapandgowntograduatewithabachelor’sdegreeinclassics.2AsaColumbiaemployee,hedidn’thavetopayfortheclasseshetook.HisfavoritesubjectwastheRomanphilosopherandstatesmanSeneca,thejanitorsaidtotheAssociatedPressrepor
3、terduringabreakfromhisworkatthestudentunionbuildinghecleans.“(1)IloveSeneca’slettersbecausethey’rewritteninthespiritinwhichIwaseducatedinmyfamily—nottolookforfameandfortune,buttohaveasimple,honest,honorablelife,”hesaid.3ForFilipaj,thedegreecomesafteryearsofstudyin
4、glateintothenightinhisBronxapartment,wherehe’dopenhisbooksaftera2:30–11p.m.shiftasa“heavycleaner”—hisjobtitle.Beforeexamtimeortofinishapaper,he’dpullall-nighters,thengotoclassinthemorningandthentowork.AshismothertongueisAlbanian,ittookhimalmostsevenyearstolearntom
5、astertheEnglishlanguagebeforehewasadmittedtotheSchoolofGeneralStudies.(2)Hisgraduationwithhonorsresultedfromhisstrongwilltoovercomeallthedifficultiesheranintointhefollowingdozenyearsofstudies,includingreadingsinancientLatinandGreek.4OnSundaymorningonColumbia’sManh
6、attancampus,Filipajflashedahugesmileandathumbs-upashewalkedoffthepodiumafterahandshakefromColumbiaPresidentLeeBollinger,whopresidedoveraceremonyinwhichGeneralStudiesstudentsreceivedtheirgraduationcertificates.5“Thisisamanwithgreatpride,whetherhe’sdoingcustodialwor
7、koracademics,”saidPeterAwn,deanofColumbia’sSchoolofGeneralStudies.“(3)Heisveryhumbleandgrateful,buthe’soneindividualwhomakeshisownfuture.”收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除__________________________________________________6It’sbeenalongroadforFilipajwhofledtotheUnitedStatesin1992
8、,leavingbehindhisparentsandsiblingsonafamilyfarminMontenegro,thenaYugoslavrepublic.Filipajhasalwaysbeenadedicatedstudent.WhenhewaslivinginMontenegroandw
