As the announcer said my name‚ I walked up and accepted my diploma. I wanted to scream I was so excited. Instead I just gave a big smile and thanked everyone for their love and support‚ giving credit to those who had helped me along my journey to graduation. This was by far the most meaningful moment so far in my life because of all of the struggles I have endured and the journey I had taken to achieve my success. I will never forget that moment and my personal quest to graduate high school. And now
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grad students think deeper about themselves and their choices while faculty thinks the speech is beneficial for the students transitioning from their college journey to the real world. Each audience has a goal; for students it is working towards graduation‚ parents is to see their children graduate‚ and faculty is to change the way they teach. Wallace employs possible motive‚ consequences‚ and contradictions. Many of the things he talks about such as our "default setting" of self-service and how any
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student being a victim of conflict was the first in his family to be graduating from high school and was being selected to be the graduation class speaker. He did not succumb to his ’planned’ fate of failing like the rest of his family‚ he pressed on to overcome and achieved his goal. He is a representative of the student body was given the role of giving the graduation speech‚ he became a leader. In a similar way‚ in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Granger‚ is a victim of the ongoing conflict and
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Estrelita Cunanan‚ to our dedicated Principal Mrs. Estrelita D. Lecaros‚ to our Guidance Counselor Mr. Ronald P. Balatbat‚ to our beloved parents‚ teachers and staff‚ to my fellow graduates and to our friends and visitors who came to witness this graduation ceremony‚ a pleasant afternoon to all. It is not what a man eats‚ but what he digests that makes him strong not what he gains‚ but what he saves that makes him rich‚ so it is not what he reads or hears‚ but what he remembers and applies that makes
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Shelbi Neidler Professor Emilie Zickel English 100 8 November 2013 The Successor That Once Failed Steve Jobs did not fit the norm of being a college graduate when speaking at a college graduation. On June 12th‚ 2005‚ Jobs presented “Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address.” Jobs completed only six months of college before deciding that he was unsure how college would help his future‚ but he audited classes for another 18 months. Jobs is a renowned CEO‚ but he did not earn this position
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and work load. I was wrong. Needless to say‚ I love ... ‚ and would mean so much to me to graduate with a master degree from ... . My parents plan to visit me this March as they thought I would be done with master degree and would attend graduation ceremony some time in March or April. I recently told them what happened‚ and when I tried returning to school last semester‚ I was informed with the dismissal and was too late to get the appeal letter in on time for
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address was a time for Stewart to express gratitude for receiving and honorary doctorate from the college. The speech was full of political satire‚ jokes about the university and some pure fact about life that every college student needs to hear upon graduation. For Stewart‚ addressing the graduating class was a chance to let them know that "college is something you complete. Life is something you experience" (p 204). This was one of the many ideas Stewart addresses in his commencement speech. Jon
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High Dropout Rates Negatively Affect Students and the Nation High School Dropouts‚ 2013 Listen The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington‚ DC-based national policy and advocacy organization that works to improve education policy in America. America pays dearly for its high school dropouts. When young people do not graduate from high school the economic impact is extensive. For the dropout‚ wages remain significantly lower throughout their lives. The country’s overall economy
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Farah Ballestreros. COMP 101. Tuesday‚ January 28‚ 2014 FINAL . “Graduation‚ the hush-hush magic time of frills and gifts and congratulations and diplomas.” You weren’t lying when you said that Maya Angelou. May 19th‚ 2013 I had dreamt of that day for almost four years. I know I can’t be the only person who feel this way. I remember it as if it was just yesterday. So many different emotions going through my mind all at once. Happiness‚ Sadness‚ I felt relieved because it was almost
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Sarah was in her fourth year of college and about to graduate. She felt very accomplished as the graduation came closer. As she was signing up for her cap and gown‚ she dropped her pencil. She reached for the pencil and noticed someone reaching for that same pencil. As she looked up to see who was helping her‚ she almost fainted. She whispered "pinch me" and turned as red as a lobster. The young man said "Excuse me? Well‚ you dropped your pencil." It was Dreamy Steven. As he was about to turn around
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