Sep 25‚ 2014 Kenyon Commencement Speech In May 2005‚ David Foster Wallace‚ an award-winning American essayist and novelist‚ delivered a commencement address to the graduating class at Kenyon College in Gambier‚ Ohio. Certainly‚ he is not the first American writer and college professor to address a graduating class. And yet‚ for some reason‚ in 2011‚ Time magazine named Wallace’s speech the “best commencement speech”; indeed‚ numerous other publications have rated Wallace’s commencement address as
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The Way of Life The 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address was given by David Foster Wallace‚ a commencement speaker and a graduating student. DFW states stories that would happen realistically in anyone’s lifetime due to the choices of one another. He points out certain flaws that each person has done but didn’t realize it. He also explains the rules of patience‚ everyone has done it and repeats it; your actions influence another’s mindset similar to yours and inflicts it on another individual who’s
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Velasco Paola Velasco English 12 H 25 Aug 2014 Summer Reading Assignment Part I In his commencement speech to the Kenyon College class of 2005‚ David Foster Wallace defines the true purpose of a liberal arts education. He argues that the overall purpose of higher education is having the ability to mindfully choose how to perceive others and to appropriately think about meaning. Wallace outlines his arguments through detailed anecdotes of the average day to day routine college graduates will
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commencement speech | Assignment 2 | Name: Rymonda WasfiID:121041DR:ISLAM | DELL [Pick the date] | commencement speech could anyone say negative points in a commencement speech in a graduation party ?no one would ever expect from a commencement speaker at a college graduation to say something negative and in that time this will mean that the collage spoil the students and no one could imagine this because all the students have been waiting for this day for long time . some professors
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At “Bowie State University Commencement Speech” Obama reminded all her audience the importance of getting an education to help build a brighter future for our communities as well as next generations. Michelle Obama‚ the Dean of Chicago University Student’s services and creator of a movement called “Reach Higher” which promotes continuing education after high school‚ delivered the commencement speech for Bowie State University class of 2013 (2). In the commencement speech‚ she stressed the importance
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beliefs about what it means to be educated and pros verses cons. (2) Key words and phrases are as follows; why get an education? Value of education‚ educational value‚ pros verses cons of getting a degree‚ and cost benefit analysis. (3) The Kenyon Commencement Speech‚ David Foster Wallace‚ Benefits of Higher Education‚ Modern viewpoints about higher education‚ Is College worth it? (4) http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.libweb.linnbenton.edu/ This is a valuable website
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Reply Print Page View Entire Thread Close Window Week 9 Overview Posted: Sun 07/08/2012 12:54 PM ‚ by: Class‚ I have clarified some of the notes for week 9 below‚ I hope this helps! Week Nine Overview Hum 111 Topics and Objectives Communicating Your Ideas · Explain techniques to present ideas and persuade others effectively. · Recognize approaches to achieve effective writing and speaking. 1. Readings & Tutorial · Read Ch. 14 of The Art of Thinking 2. Week Nine DQs: Post a 150-
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Composition 2 December 2012 Commencement Speech Analysis Aaron Sorkin in his Commencement speech at Syracuse University shares his personal experiences during his life and connects it to the graduates of Syracuse University. Throughout his speech‚ Sorkin keeps a humorous yet straightforward tone. Sorkin opens his speech by telling of “...a man and women…married for 40 years.” Using this to open his speech grabs the readers’ attention and makes they focus on his speech. Sorkin connects not only
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going up on stage to give the speech. Then he said that he would congratulate us on finish our study at a prestigious university. Besides he encouraged us to chase our dream‚ he also wished us to be successful in our new chapter of life. After that‚ he invited our Dean to go up on stage to give the certificates to students. I was one of them also received the diploma certificate of architecture. After giving out the certificates‚ a student made a commencement speech which was so touched and made
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“work” and enjoy it to the fullest‚ so if they didn’t have to do the work to live‚ they still would. I believe that for a lot of successful peoples’ original “work” becomes their passion. It transfers from a need to a want. In Steve Jobs’ Commencement speech at Stanford in 2005‚ he suggested finding what you love‚ and the money will come after. Luckily he found what he loved to do early and opened his extremely successful business. Although‚ there were a few bumps in the road along the way to his
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