May 15‚ 2014 Graduation Speech What do you want most? It’s an important question. What you want most governs just about everything you do. Maybe you want to love others most‚ or maybe you want to make money most. While neither of those are inherently evil things to want‚ neither one compares to the greatest thing to be had: God Himself. Jonathan Edwards said in one of his sermons‚ The redeemed have all their objective good in God. God himself is the great good which they are brought to the possession
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Ego. A word shamed upon in western society‚ because of negative implications. Men who have become wealthy through their hard works and sacrifices are depicted as “self-centered”. Since‚ society is angry toward people with huge amounts of wealth. Although egoism is portrayed as a bad thing‚ it should be a reward and gift. In our world today and language‚ the word “I” is significant‚ because it presents individualism. Everyone has knowledge that no one is the same‚ everyone has unique characteristics
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Anthem by Ayn Rand is set in the heart in a dystopian world of the future‚ and in stark contrast to other dystopian novels‚ the world of Anthem is technologically undeveloped instead of advanced‚ is quite primitive‚ and devolved from modern-day technology‚ but with the conditions for technological processes‚ it is no wonder that society is as primitive and ancient as it is. For one‚ technology and new ideas are considered not to be real‚ if not all men approve of a certain concept or invention.
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To control a man‚ the dictators‚ or in this case the council‚ must enslave a man’s body and mind body and his mind too‚ in the book Anthem‚ a book by Ayn Rand. The council shows how easy it is to do so. The council created the unmentionable times‚ which was before the Rebirth and the Great Script fire. After that‚ they had to follow rules‚ which were to be a collective society; those rules caused everyone to be one. Another thing is the punishment they use and how it did not affect Equality at
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The Miracle of Equality 7-2521 “True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one’s true character‚ to be altogether one’s self‚ to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion” (Corliss Lamont). The book Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ takes place in a collective society‚ all independence is eradicated. People can’t choose their name‚ can’t ever be alone‚ and never say the word “I”. They are mindless workers with the same routine everyday‚ until one man realizes the truth to life. The behemoth
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Alyshia Hull Leggett AP Lang 3 25 Sept 2012 The text of David McCullough Jr’s High School Graduation Speech The text of David McCullough Jr’s high school graduation speech was very agreeable. Most individuals address graduating as a finish line‚ once it’s reached everything is just done‚ but David views graduating as a beginning to life. He compares a diploma to a spouse by reciting some of the traditional marriage vows with his own input. If someone can not commit thirteen years of their
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Risks Collectivism means that there is a group and together‚ but independence means that there is one person and one thought. Which one do you prefer? In the book‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ there is no independence at first. The community all follow rules and they do not get to make any choices‚ but if they try to make a choice then they are punished. The main character‚ Equality follows the rules until he realizes that he wants to be creative and independent. He starts going to his own little tunnel
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A lot of important things happen this year be alert‚ and be ready‚ and don’t give up. Graduation is right around the corner don’t let things pile up‚ and remember how I said the college and career people are gonna be your best friends. I wasn’t lying because your gonna be spending lunch‚ and off periods if you have them.With college applications
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So‚ what happened on Jersey Shore last night? I’m sure most of you could tell me. So‚ what happened with the IMF and the Greek government last night? I’m sure most of you couldn’t tell me. The world we live in today has changed a lot. We live in such a safe‚ comfortable place‚ despite economic troubles and mounting debt. But we don’t have much to complain about. We don’t really need to worry about violation of our human rights or violent protests or government forces violence against citizens
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Let’s take a walk‚ close your eyes and simply listen to your surroundings. I want you to think about old Hawaii nei. I want you to wake up before the sun comes up. See the blessings all around you. Look up at the Mauna‚ as many of us look at the Mauna as guidance to find peace of mind in the morning to start a positive day. As we look up we think about the crisp cool air. We think about the mana (power) that the Mountain holds. We feel strength in ourselves from the spirit of the aina. That strength
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