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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begins. The upper middle class teenagers dwindle on the dires of young adulthood. Your constant uphill battle to understand the world we live in and where you might belong in its mess begins here. This is when you truly discover Society. Post-graduation is undoubtly the first time that you manicured and jaded beings feel the pressure of society. There has never been such ample o opportunity and the world lingers at your finger tips. However‚ the only “right” decision is to go off and spend this
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Good evening Tally Youngblood‚ so where do you think you would have ended up if the Rangers or also known as Bug Eyes didn’t give you a ride to the Smoke? Honestly if the rangers would have gave me a ride I do believe that i would have found my own way to The Smoke. I feel that way because for one I was already over halfway there but also most importantly as the farther I ventured the more I was thinking like Shay. And if I was thinking like shay then I would have arrived at The Smoke in no time
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Years ago when I was in college night classes…I purchased and began carrying a gun after [taking firearms training] sponsored by the local [police department]. It may seem odd now‚ but at the time many girls [at our school] carried guns everywhere‚ including in classrooms. How much things have changed. Fast forward a few years to my full-time job after college. I worked for a CEO and had a glass office next to his. I never thought about how easy it would be for someone to watch me through those windows
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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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Graduation Speech By: Olivia Ganoza Good afternoon everyone my name is Olivia Ganoza. Thank you all for coming out to celebrate the class of 2017 8th grade graduation. We all are very pleased you could all join us today. For 9 years I have attended Cabrillo School. From kindergarten in Ms.Peterson and Ms. Harrold’s class to Yosemite in Mr. Potter’s class. Ms. Peterson and Ms. Harrold’s class we raised baby chicks. To 2nd grade with Ms. Stoddard and the Mr. Potato head project . Having P.E every
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Welcome family‚ friends‚ teachers‚ and fellow students and thank you for coming to our 8th grade graduation. As we look forward to the future with excitement and anticipation‚ it is easy for one to become overwhelmed by the vast possibilities that our futures may hold; however‚ as we see our goals and objectives out on the horizon‚ life is about the journey‚ not the destination. We can all reflect back onto our transition from elementary to middle school. As we gained independence‚ we also obtained
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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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"Ever After" tells the "real" story of Cinderella. In this film version‚ Cinderella is Danielle De Barbarac‚ played to perfection by Drew Barrymore. The movie begins with the Grimm Brothers visiting an elderly woman‚ the Grande Dame of France‚ who while thoroughly enjoying their tales questions their story of the little cinder girl. The Grimm Brothers reply that there was no way for them to verify the authenticity of their story as there were so many different versions. After one of the brothers
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------------------------------------------------- Extension1 After the Bomb Creative: ------------------------------------------------- As soon as I opened the door the stench of overcooked vegetables‚ overuse of hand sanitizers and urine overwhelms me. Most assume that I would be used to the smell by now‚ but one thing I can never adjust to is the odor of a nursing home. I check in at the front desk and make my way to room 108‚ to see my beloved father. Hearing the sound of the old wooden door creak
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