Kenyon Commencement Speech One of the best commencement speeches that were given was by David Foster Wallace. Many may say that he was a brilliant man‚ which he truly was. In his speech you can say he gave a life lesson to his graduating class and the people among them. He gave his perspective of what “freedom” really is. Freedom is to be able to care of others instead of just yourself‚ to be able to be free from your own mind‚ to be able to change your default setting. You can be in control
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the foundation of our society nowadays. Without it we would probably still live as they did back in the Stone Age. The younger generation must accept the importance of education‚ as it will benefit themselves and the society as well. In the speech “Commencement Address” at Bowie State University‚ May 17th 2013‚ she wants to deliver a message about the importance of an education with the aim to reach out to younger people especially the African American. Her message gets clearer for the listener by
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David Foster Wallace: Commencement Speech Commencement speeches are something every graduate is familiar with. Depending on what level you’re graduating from‚ the speakers could range from your best friend from Kindergarten‚ to a Politician or Celebrity. Commencement speeches are supposed to give us a taste of real life‚ while still inspiring us to be the best we can be. It seems rare that you’ll have a speaker who will break things down to you‚ and be completely and unabashedly honest‚ but David
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For a large nation-state to have a thriving democracy‚ five key conditions must be met . First among these is an educated electorate and a wise "learned aristocracy." To paraphrase Plato ‚ an educated electorate is essential for a democracy chiefly because it is called upon to entrust candidates for office with power and at times is called upon to make decisions directly. It is imperative that the body politic be informed and not respond to the populist impulses or be lulled into surrendering their
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Name Sofia Giselle Gonzalez Teacher Name Ms. Stele Course AP Eng Lang Due Date March 15‚ 2024. USSS Madeleine Albright’s Commencement Speech to Mount Holyoke 1997. In 1997‚ the United States Secretary of State‚ Madeleine Albright delivered a commencement speech to the young women graduating from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Throughout the speech‚ she crafts her words from the different perspectives‚ includes examples‚ and uses emotions to motivate and have the young women of the future
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Steve Jobs was one of the founders of one of the most common technology-based companies today: Apple. With the advancement of computers‚ the Macintosh computer by Apple arose. More and more advancements in technology led to a series of computers‚ tablets‚ phones‚ and mp3 players made by Apple to become popular. Apple’s advancements in technology made it‚ in my opinion‚ one of the most favorable companies when it comes to technology. Jobs success can be attributed to his perseverance‚ intuition
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Ted Talk “how to live before you die” by Steve Jobs‚ the founder of the Apple technology company. In his Ted Talk‚ Jobs gives an inspirational speech to Stanford University graduates of 2005; during his speech‚ jobs explained that doing “what you love” will bring you true satisfaction and happiness. Because if you love something so much‚ you have the passion and desire to do your best work and are willing to success no matter what life throws at you. Jobs elaborates more on the concept by tell us
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10 Life Lessons On May 17th‚ 2014‚ Admiral William “Bill” McRaven‚ gave one of the most memorable commencement speeches‚ entitled “10 Life Lessons”‚ to the graduating class of 2014 at the University of Texas at Austin. On that day in May‚ there were over 8‚000 students graduating‚ not to mention the families and factuality of those graduating students in attendance as well. ADM. McRaven at the time was the 9th Commander of the Special Operations Command. He had spent over 35 years in the United States
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Mr. Pettibone Period 4 5 April 2013 Dream Job Just image‚ the four gray walls closing in on you‚ pitter patter of fingers on keys‚ no personal items on the desk and wearing the same boring outfit day after day. It sounds like paradise‚ don’t you think? No? You don’t think so? How about‚ traveling around the world‚ exploring new places‚ learning and discovering new animals‚ treating the sick in the most remote places? Better? I think so. A dream job should be something that you feel right doing
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Samberg’s Harvard commencement speech in 2012 and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor address in 1941 are seen as distinctly different. Looking very closely a few similarities stand out. Samberg used a comedic approach while Roosevelt used a logos appeal‚ using facts to inform congress. But bothe did not succeed at their jobs‚ neither really brought hope to the audience in order for them to move on. As a comedian Samberg took time to tell a lot of jokes making his commencement speech seem more like
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