It’s the first day of school‚ and the warm welcome that I was expecting from my fellow classmates has yet to come. In every class‚ I’ve been introduced as “The new student who immigrated from Honduras‚” and without fail‚ my peers have all given the same reaction. They stare at me like I have “imbecile” written across my forehead. I tried not to ponder too much about all the questions and rude comments they conjured up in their heads when they heard that I was an immigrant‚ but the inexorable thoughts
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Biography : Francisco Sionil Jose Name : Francisco Sionil Jose Birth date : December 3‚ 1924 Parents : Antonio Jose (Aglipayan minister) and Sofia Sionil Spouse : Maria Teresa Jovellanos Field in Literature : Fictionist Educational Background Elementary : Rosales Elementary School Secondary : Far Eastern University High School College : University of Santo Tomas (liberal arts) : Manila College of Pharmacy and Dentistry (pre-medicine) Work Experience - editor-in-chief of the university
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co-educational and non-sectarian institution has been one of the most remarkable milestones in my whole life. According to my dearest alma mater’s school handbook‚ this institution has evolved its dogma within these principles: A Corpus Christian upon graduation is 1. Motivated by Christian values and ideals 2. Imbued with love for country 3. Has a well-integrated character 4. Constantly works towards excellence 5. And is committed to leading‚ serving and working well with others. All these principles
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Thank you for joining us for the 11th Graduation Ceremony. We are gathered here to celebrate the end of a successful voyage. Four years ago‚ we unknowingly set foot on a path that would ultimately shape us into the individuals that sit before you today. Right now‚ it’s tempting to try to sum up the past four years. It’d be nice to pack up everything we’ve learned‚ fix a little handle on it‚ carry it with us onto the shiny train of the future to say “This was my time at Mehmet Akif College! Wasn’t
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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech: http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/ (29.11.2016) (1) I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. (2) Truth be told‚ this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. (3) Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. (4) That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories. (5) The first story is about connecting the dots. (6) I dropped out
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For those of you who don’t know ABS-CBN‚ it’s actually one of the leading television networks in the Philippines. As a Communication student‚ I spent my entire four years of college dreaming of landing a job in ABS one day. Dreaming that after graduation‚ I will walk up to them‚ hand them my resume and they would like me‚ enough to even hire me. Then I would spend my coming years‚ serving them and being a part of this great thing they are doing from time to time‚ specifically‚ in video production
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I find myself to be a very photogenic person. Birthday parties‚ vacations and other special events are all recorded in photographs in my room. One specific picture hanging up on my wall‚ is forever engraved in my mind. I often catch a glimpse of it in the evenings when I come home. I grab it‚ lay on my bed and go back to the best night of my life. The image in the 4x7 thick rectangular photograph was a moment captured by my father. Later on he told me that he had never seen me that happy‚ ever!
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-Anecdotal Hook Our dollar bills have the quote of “in God we trust” and our Pledge of Allegiance has “one nation under God”. The Supreme Court now has a new judge who has strictly made decision based on his faith. Their faiths may not be the same as you and I profess. Your religion may not be the same as his and he may not have a religion at all. We have been taught about the US Constitution since we were in elementary school‚ I remember singing a song about James Madison writing about the Constitution
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This may be the most difficult speech I have ever written. Most of us are familiar with the famous photograph of a dead Syrian boy‚ who washed up on the shore of a Turkish beach after drowning as he family tried to escape the violence wrought by the Islamic State terrorist group‚ ISIS. Throughout this tragic crisis‚ countries from all over the world have been called forward as global citizens to help with what has been referred to as the worst humanitarian crisis of our generation. Canada being one
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Slide 1 I want to begin with one question. Are we truly Americans? Slide 2 You call yourself patriotic for celebrating Independence Day‚ for obeying the laws‚ for driving within the speed limit. We call ourselves a “Developed Society”. Yet when our setting foundation is in crumbles. We just sit back and shrug “not my problem”. Slides 3-6 523‚000 orphans are in America alone 153‚000‚000 worldwide are classified as orphans. Every day 5‚760 more children worldwide become orphans. Slide 7
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