Working at a High School I have witness many graduation ceremonies. There are lots of preparation previous to the ceremony. Designed to reflect dignity and hard work participating in graduation ceremonies are a significant achievement for any student. The ceremony itself should reflect the greatness of the occasion and also be a celebration of their academic accomplishments. The speakers‚ guests‚ music and protocol is designed to commemorate this important rite of passage for any student. Before
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words they had shared since 1934. Gehrig was elected to the Hall of Fame that December. He died in 1941‚ at age 37 (Cavicke‚ Dana‚ O’Leary 393). When examining the history of baseball‚ Lou Gehrig remains one of the most highly respected and most inspirational figures in the game. Gehrig seemed to have the world in the palm of his hand. This man had it all: a beautiful wife‚ a salary that would equal millions of dollars today‚ and the idolization of people across America. Gehrig had been diagnosed with
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brisk‚ compelling speeches. Evidently‚ one particular Ted Talk titled “The Journey through the Mind of an Artist” fixates on Dustin Yellin’s abstract way of thinking and seeing which paved the way for his mesmerizing art pieces; his conceptual ideas mixed well with the audience‚ and the crowd began to take a different look on the world‚ beginning to understand life in his way of thinking. In other words‚ the quick sharing of ideas that Dustin Yellin
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"yes we can" is one of the most influential phrases in the speeches of barrack obama‚ But this 10-min speech blew me away. This was a scripted speech‚ and one of the best written and delivered I have seen in some time. this short speech had it all: simple but eloquent and powerful language‚ and a strong yet upbeat‚ friendly delivery. I think that Barack Obama’s Victory speech was extremely inspiring‚ motivating‚ and most of all in my opinion comforting to a rehabilitating nation in dire need
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I want to start by congratulating the class of 2012 on your great success! I am both honored and flattered to have been asked to speak for his wonderful occasion. Not so long ago‚ I was sitting exactly where you are right now and having an inspirational talk from a guest speaker back then. I never imagined myself addressing you for your graduation day. Dear graduates‚ you should thank your parents for sending you to a school like Jimenez National Comprehensive High School where you are molded
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was known as one of the most influential and inspirational civil rights leader. He was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ to Alberta King and Martin Luther King Sr. Martin grew up and went to college at only 15 years old. He became active in public speaking and becoming a pastor. He had a huge impact on race relations throughout the U.S.‚ eventually helping end segregation in the U.S. He was murdered by James Earl Ray in 1968. King made many well known speeches throughout his life. From his first speech as
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Gregory Boyd Jr. Professor Kerrigan English 102 October 8‚ 2013 Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr. While Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests against narrow minded white supremacists helped him rise to national fame‚ Malcolm X‚ born Malcolm Little‚ lectured the United States about Islam and urged others to dismiss all whites as their enemies and arm themselves for war. Each discussed the same issues‚ but their methods of achievement and ideas about equal opportunity differed as much as night
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movement in the 1960’s was a very important time in the United States history‚ the time where African-Americans first gained their rights as people and as citizens. There were so many inspirational people during the 1960’s like Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks‚ and one other special civil rights leader‚ he gave many speeches that were so motivating for African-Americans and was one of the most peaceful ways of confronting the issues that went on during that time period. “I Have A Dream” The first few words
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General Patton‚ also known as George Patton showed great adaptive leadership qualities during his career in the military. At an early age‚ Patton knew he wanted to join the military. Growing up he dreamed to become a war hero to follow his grandfather’s footsteps. He joined the Military Institution after high school only for a year then entered the Military Academy at West Point. Once he graduated he joined the U.S. Army as he has always planned. In his early career‚ he became a personal aid for
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President Lincoln gets down right away to talking to the Southern states‚ talking about that he only wants to talk about the big issue that he knows everyone cares about. He goes on to quote himself from past speeches later before this saying that he is not interested in making slavery illegal in order to prove that he has always been against using force of any type to end slavery. Continuing on‚ The president wants the South to know that the North will not agree to let them violate the contract
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