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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A Trip to the Motherland It was back in December of 2013 during fifth grade. My dad had set up a trip to go to Senegal. Senegal‚ Africa; which is on the western side and also where he was born. We were going to visit family members on my dad’s side of the family and it would be my first time I met them in person. It was also going to be my first time leaving the United States. I was very excited and also very curious to know if Senegal‚ and really Africa in general‚ would be the same as shown
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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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Mission Trip Weather destruction hits hard some places more then others around the world. In Alpena where I live we rarely have any kind of major weather damage. On June 14‚ a group of 44 members from Grace Lutheran Church‚ as well as other churches in Alpena‚ drove 20 hours to Mayflower‚ Arkansas where a level 5 tornado had hit. I was one of these‚ along with my mom and one of my best friends Maddy. For six months we had prepared and fundraised. I did not want to go on this trip‚ but what
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Hello everyone‚ and thank you for attending our Giant City graduation tonight. I would first like to start by paying recognition to the ones who have gotten my classmates and I where we are today. To the teachers and staff who have helped us through all these years and never gave up on us. To all the parents and family who have supported us and have done so much for us. And to my classmates themselves whom have made these years together so great and memorable. I thank all of you. I’m sure most
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Benjamin Palmer ENG Comp. II April 25‚ 2011 Pivot Point Graduation. A memorable turning point in life. An important turning point for Maya Angelou the author of Graduation. Angelou does an extraordinary job at taking her readers through her graduation with a feeling of being present. As a young black girl in Arkansas around the 1940s‚ her graduation was a turning point. It defiantly opened her eyes to a realization that was needed to help her through life. With careful word choice‚ Angelou leads
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Valedictorian Speech (Small Snippet)Sally X. Dear Students of the Graduating Class of --‚ thank you for this opportunity to speak to you as a whole. These days have passed by much too quickly‚ it’s almost impossible to believe that we’ll be in high school the next time we step into a classroom. Before I begin‚ I’d like to thank all the parents and guardians for puttingup with me tonight; without the support of our families‚ none of us would have come this far. I would also like to
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