it feels to reach this milestone in life. When I reached this point of my life I was full of a sense pride‚ relief‚ and accomplishment. I knew that I had just officially joined something much bigger than myself. The memory of my basic training graduation ceremony will forever be burned into my memory. The date was December 7th‚ 2012. This day was one of the toughest I had to endure. This day started early in the morning when we woke up and began packing up our gear from our field exercise. The
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Victoria Carungcong for being with us today as we commemorate the graduation of thestudents of La Camelle School.To the Parents and Teachers thank you for giving me the opportunity to address this inspirational message for the class 2013. It is an honor to be invited in the day ofcelebration of this ___ celebrants‚ to deliver their last piece of sermon before they set foot in their own unknown land that we call "growing up." This speech will be relatively short in order that you can grasp what it
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much in hope and expectation.” Many times in life we end disappointed to the point we see no hope in tomorrow and often view ourselves as failures. Disappointments are tools that God made for us to lead us to our path and make us who we are today. “Graduation” by “ Maya Angelou” teaches us a story of life and how it can be disappointing at times‚ Angelou uses a diploma as a sign of victory and success but her feeling does not last that long. Maya used in her article many writing strategies to make it
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Graduation is one of the most important moments in life. Everyone that experienced graduation knows that it ranges from miserable time full of heartbreaks or means to bright future. No matter how graduation is perceived‚ it is undoubtedly important. It is particularly important for the author of Graduation‚ Maya Angelou. Maya’s graduation was a crucial moment in her life. Maya walks her audience through her graduation as if they were experiencing the event with her. She does this using wide range
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Ralph Waldo Emerson writes‚ “Don’t say things. What you are stands over you the while‚ and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say… (Emerson‚ 1909).” I head this quote the first day of school my junior year of high school. My English teacher‚ Miss Wilson‚ shared Emerson’s quote to emphasize that what you do has a larger impact on the world than what you say. I was taught this lesson only a few short months later while standing in the rain‚ on a muddy football field. I was the starting defensive
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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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Let us all be mindful in Gods’ loving presence as we all say‚ In the name of the Father‚ and of the Son ‚ and of the Holy Spirit‚ AMEN Blessed Creator and sustainer of life‚ We come to You on this joyous day with our hearts lifted to You. On this campus‚ on this gymnasium‚ we are confident that You have loved us. Only you know the path of life that has brought each person here‚ and we thank you for directing our steps and intersecting our lives for a brief but shining time. We have met opportunities
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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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In “Graduation‚” Maya Angelou‚ an African American writer‚ traces her maturation during her eighth grade graduation by conveying her feelings and emotions‚ through the persona of Marguerite Johnson. Not only is she graduating from eighth grade‚ but she is also graduating from naiveté and moving onto maturity. With an expressive voice‚ Angelou includes imagery‚ through the use of similes and colors‚ as well as juxtaposition in her narrative essay to illustrate the racial inequality between the Negroes
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Good Afternoon‚ thank you for coming to our 8th grade promotion. 9 years ago I walked onto this campus for the first time hand in hand with my mom. Being only 5 years old‚ I had no clue regarding what would happen in the years to come. All I knew was in that moment‚ I was utterly terrified. Looking back on it now though‚ I had nothing to worry about. These past years have been eventful‚ exciting‚ and strange. I have formed new friendships‚ and left some behind as I’ve grown. I have been challenged
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