Good morning and welcome to the one hundred and twenty fifth graduations and commencement. When I learned that I was chosen to be‚ I remembered all those who have helped me reach this point. First off‚ I would like to say a very special thank you to all my teachers who encouraged me. A special thanks to my family. My mom‚ dad and brother have helped me tremendously over the years. They were always there for me and always will be there for me. I couldn’t have done anything without the help of the
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English 102 February 11‚ 2011 The Moore You Know‚ The Moore You Grow. In the short story "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara‚ a group of African-American children from the projects of New York are confronted with social class differences for the first time during a trip to F.A.O. Schwartz. Thomas Cassidy‚ author of an article in Critical Survey of Short Fiction‚ describes that the short story is “structured in an oral form that allows for meaningful side issues with the aim of being clear the
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Graduation Speech (sample) Friends‚ graduates‚ and anyone who can remember the sweet taste of a welcome future with the spice of opportunity. Let’s celebrate with our friends here who represent the future. Let’s indulge in the bounty of choices‚ possibilities‚ and adventures that are ripe and ready for their taking! Life is a wonderful journey. A course that you set and determine by the choices you make each day. Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ "The future belongs to those who believe in the
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Valedictory Graduation Speech Today‚ we celebrate our success after all these years of hardship‚ struggle and perseverance. We reminisce the challenges that stood before us‚ and we savour the victories that came upon our hands. It was not so long ago when we dare to dream‚ and not so long ago‚ when we dared to take the first essential steps towards our fulfilment of satisfaction. Along the way‚ we met a surplus of trials‚ but our burning desire to reach our goals has kept us from straying or giving
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Maya Angelou’s Influence Maya Angelou is terrific performer‚ singer‚ filmmaker‚ and civil-rights activist. She is a phenomenal woman‚ one thing that she does best is writing. She is still living today‚ I believe her legend will never die. If one would talk to her‚ he or she would think she has lead a normal‚ happy life. Her life is blissful now‚ it was not always perfect. Maya beard enough emotional stress in a time frame that most people do not experience in a lifetime. Her experiences and the
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Annotated Bibliography Bloom‚ Harold. Bloom’s BioCritiques Maya Angelou. Philadelphia: Chelsea House‚ 2002. Print. Bloom’s book gives a little insight into the life‚ writings‚ and style of Maya Angelou’s poems. “She is a passionately sincere poet‚ whose purpose is to inspire her audience to keep going.” The book begins with an autobiography of Maya Angelou then it goes into an original detailed literary critique of some of her most famous poems that Bloom tries to put into a different perspective
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The story New Directions by Maya Angelou was my choice.The theme of this short story is survival a way to make something out of nothing.The setting and characterization of the story were in 1903 of Arkansas.Her name was Mrs.Annie Johnson‚ and she was over six feet tall and big boned. The first element of the story is characterization.Annie had two toddler sons with very little money and an unhealthy marriage.To add to the list‚ she was a black person with limited ability to read and add numbers.Mrs
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With the date of my graduation steadily approaching it gives me the opportunity to really look back on all of my achievements throughout high school. There are so many I’m proud of. Starting my freshman year I began strong. I was a star student receiving nearly all A level grades in my courses. I was also an active member in Student Council and the arts. I was in the musical production of Cinderella and in Solo and Ensemble performance with my flute. Even at that young age I still understood the
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I recently took a trip back to a trip to the Maya empire during the year 600‚ the height if their empire‚ from the October 9th to October 11th‚ a three day weekend. While visiting the Maya I was amazed by the fascinating scene that greeted me‚ their architecture is by far the most I seen since on my travels. I stood and admired their society as in its daily life. The Maya’s empire extended as far as the eye could see in all directions. Upon my return I found that their empire went from present day
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The Athens Salvation Army Thrift Store Business Plan Presented to: Dr. Dawn Deeter Dr. Steve Flaherty Dr. Raymond Frost Mr. Ross Kelsey Dr. David Kirch Dr. Arthur Marinelli Dr. John Schermerhorn By: Team 2 Jeremy Fanning Adam Kormushoff Jacki Namestnik David Royer Chelsea Valentine November 17‚ 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary.............................................................................................. 4 Introduction..............................................
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