short story ‘Graduation”…Maya Angelou‚ a famous American author and poet‚ tells the story of her graduation. In this story she tells paints three very vivid parts of that memorable day‚ the morning when she woke up‚ the actual ceremony‚ and the celebration afterwards. In this essay I am going to compare her memory with memories of my own graduation day. The sounds feeling and emotions that arouse during one of her most memorable moments in her life. On the morning of her graduation‚ Maya was welcomed
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We stand here today on the precipice of the future. It’s not a distant reality anymore. It begins here. It begins today. We began high school as children‚ but we’re leaving here as adults. We’ve completed a basic education that will serve as the platform we use to launch ourselves into our futures. Some of us will go on to college‚ others will go straight into the work force‚ but each of us will travel our own path. No matter where we go or what we do‚ there are challenges ahead of us. What
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Kuan Lee Jennifer Borgerding Kulwicki ENGL 1010 4 August 2011 High School Graduation If life is full of journeys‚ high school is one of the journeys that experienced and completed by all of us. High school life is a memorable time for most people‚ for me as well. Different from America’s education system‚ Malaysia is more similar to British’s educational system as Malaysia was colonized by the United Kingdom during late 20th century. Malaysia has primary school for which student study from six
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everyone. …………………faculty‚ honoured……………‚ relieved parents‚ family‚ and friends‚ it’s a distinct pleasure to be in New York City this evening to celebrate the biggest milestone to date in the lives of you‚ the young men and women before us: your graduation from Columbia University Business School. It may surprise you‚ but as big a evening t as this is for you‚ it’s an even bigger evening for your parents. They may look calm and collected as they sit in the audience‚ So‚ for everyone here this evening
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Honorable Chief Guest‚ Worthy Principal‚ Respected Teachers and my dear fellow students‚ it is a great honor for me to deliver a speech at the occasion of Graduation Ceremony of our batch. We are linked with GT in the same way as the tree lives by its roots. Primary education plays a pivotal component in nurturing your personality. For me‚ creativity and hard work are the keys to success and GT is the place where teachers can inculcate that utmost level of creativity in children. My Alma mater‚
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Maya Angelou’s The Graduation Throughout life we go through many stepping stones‚ Maya Angelou’s autobiographical essay "Graduation"‚ was about more than just moving on to another grade. The unexpected events that occurred during the ceremony enabled her to graduate from the views of a child to the more experienced and sometimes disenchanting views of an adult. Upon reading the story there is an initial feeling of excitement and hope which was quickly tarnished with the awareness of human prejudices
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wonderful teachers and staff members. Now that we are finished with our high school careers‚ think of this as not the end‚ it’s just the beginning. In a couple of months when most of us embark on our journeys to college or a job‚ high school‚ this graduation‚ and this speech will simply be distant memories. But great ones! I myself will miss the “did you know” section from BNC. For example did you know that our graduating class has two presidential scholars? Or that there’s over 120 clubs at Blair‚
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role in one’s life and attitude towards life. In each of the two stories “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “Salvation” by Maya Angelou a very young person has assumptions from a particular experience that differ roughly from what adults in both stories expect. Feelings such as excitement‚ anticipation‚ and anxiousness can be found in both stories. However‚ when each author concludes the outcomes are different. In Graduation‚ for instance‚ Marguerite an African-American middle school studet‚ who
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Graduation by Maya Angelou This essay I read called Graduation told a story about a young Middle School African American girl named Maya Angelou‚ who was graduating and was moving on to High School back in 1940. She was from a small town in Arkansas and was extremely excited to be graduating. She had high hopes for the future and right before the graduation ceremony‚ she felt like she was the birthday girl‚ the center of attention. She had done well for herself throughout the school year with
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Critical Analysis of "graduation" Summary: "Graduation" is an excerpt of the autobiographical book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by Maya Angelou. While the book is autobiographical in nature‚ this particular excerpt is much discussed amongst literary circles because of Angelou’s use of both objective and subjective narration. [pic] "Graduation" is an excerpt of the autobiographical book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by Maya Angelou. While the book is autobiographical in
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