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    Summary Response Essay: “Graduation” Narrated in the first person “Graduation” is Maya Angelou’s account of her eighth grade graduation and how reality doesn’t always meet expectations. Using allegory‚ allusion and changes in tone‚ Angelou builds her story‚ giving the reader a sense of the excitement and anticipation she felt‚ inequalities in gender and racial prejudices of that time‚ and how those inequalities and prejudices encroached upon her graduation‚ ruining her expectations and leaving her

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    Valedictory speech My fellow graduates‚ over the last four years here at [Insert name of school.]‚ we have learned a lot. Mr. [Insert name of math teacher.] has taught us how to [Insert a complicated sounding math thing.]. Ms. [Insert name of English teacher.] taught us [Insert interesting tidbit from a favorite piece of literature.]. And Mr. [Insert name of widely known funny‚ popular teacher.] has taught us [Insert something odd that parents might be surprised to learn. For example maybe he taught

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    Good evening and welcome to the graduation of the class of 2011. It’s my pleasure to have all you here. Hello‚ everyone‚ my name is..... I am honored to speak here at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Today we also have many special people that have been with us all the way through this journey‚ which we finally have conquered. I specially thank the entire staff of teachers‚ our guidance counselors‚ our principle Mr. Sciolaro‚ our vice principle‚ and all the friends and family that have come to see

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    mountain that lay ahead of us to climb. But my‚ what a wonderful year it has been. A year of challenges met‚ mountains climbed and summits conquered! To our young Ladies and Gentlemen seated in front of us tonight listening to our elementary school graduation speech - we are immeasurably proud of each and everyone of you. There were those of you who seemed to have wings and you just soared over the obstacles and challenges that crossed your path. It is a wonderful gift and one that never fails to amaze

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    Danielle Davis Eileen Thompson English 121 SL May 9‚ 2012 “Graduation” Critique “Graduation” was written by Maya Angelou in 1969. Angelou was born in Missouri‚ but after her parents divorced‚ she was sent to live with her grandmother in Stamps‚ Arkansas. While in Arkansas‚ Angelou attended the Lafayette County Training School. The school is the setting for her essay “Graduation.” Angelou graduated from eighth grade at Lafayette with top honors and went on to graduate from high school. After

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    Michele Dobrayel Graduation Throughout life‚ graduation‚ or the advancement to the next distinct level of growth‚ is sometimes acknowledged with the pomp and circumstance of the grand commencement ceremony‚ but many times the graduation is as whisper soft and natural as taking a breath. In the moving autobiographical essay‚ "The Graduation‚" Maya Angelou effectively applies three rhetorical strategies - an expressive voice‚ illustrative comparison and contrast‚ and flowing sentences bursting with

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    to move on to high school. I know this year we had some good and bad times but that was all in the past and you’re a new person. Whatever happens during your high school year just know to dream big and never give up on your dreams. A graduation is a time to reflect on the past and looking onward to the future. I don’t know about you guys but i’m happy about having more than 2 classes. Going to high school is really going to form who you

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    This graduation has already shown us how capable we all are of accomplishing our goals when we really want it. I hope all of us here today can take this personal accomplishment as an example of how anything is truly possible when we put our minds to it. As we all

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    Graduation Speech By: Olivia Ganoza Good afternoon everyone my name is Olivia Ganoza. Thank you all for coming out to celebrate the class of 2017 8th grade graduation. We all are very pleased you could all join us today. For 9 years I have attended Cabrillo School. From kindergarten in Ms.Peterson and Ms. Harrold’s class to Yosemite in Mr. Potter’s class. Ms. Peterson and Ms. Harrold’s class we raised baby chicks. To 2nd grade with Ms. Stoddard and the Mr. Potato head project . Having P.E every

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    What is reflection? Reflection is the examination of personal thoughts and actions. For practitioners this means focusing on how they interact with their colleagues and with the environment to obtain a clearer picture of their own behaviour. It is therefore a process by which practitioners can better understand themselves in order to be able to build on existing strengths and take appropriate future action. And the word ‘action’ is vital. Reflection is not ‘navel-gazing’. Its aim is to develop

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