Melania Trump stepped onto center stage Monday for the highest-profile speech of her life, but the moment was quickly overshadowed by controversy after it emerged that portions of the speech were plagiarized from Michelle Obama's 2008 address to the Democratic National Convention The two speeches, ironically on the importance of hard work use the same phrasing "work hard for what you want in life," "your word is your bond" "we want our children in this nation... to know the limits of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them."