Success‚ and Kindness Graduation commencement speeches are usually inspirational‚ not only to the graduating students but also to anyone who reads them. The speech given by J. K. Rowling at Harvard and the one by George Saunders at Syracuse University in 2013 are some of the best commencement speeches. Rowling and Saunders are both experienced speakers. Rowling’s speech focused on the benefits of failure‚ a subject she had first hand experience on. Saunders’ speech was on kindness and included some
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Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote‚ "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow." I think that Emerson is trying to say that if one never tries to exceed their limits they will never grow. Mastering something is an accumulation of things‚ as time progresses you build on what you have learned and what you know. I agree with Emerson because he or she will never know what they are capable of‚ he or she will make more money if make more money if they master
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all their hearts. Being the son of two former Naval Commanding officers‚ I hear this quote a lot in attempt to pump me up. For myself‚ it motivates me to always never give up my “ship”‚ or goals and aspirations. I believe that no one should ever give up on what their dreams are or something they want to accomplish. Everyone needs to work hard for what they want to accomplish. Hard work and never giving up on what you believe in or desire‚ always translates to success. Whether it is a sporting
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At his commencement from Brandeis University in 1979‚ Mitch Albom promises his favorite teacher‚ Morrie Schwartz‚ that he will keep in touch. Life intervenes‚ however‚ and Mitch loses contact with his old mentor until sixteen years later‚ when he sees him being interviewed by Ted Koppel on ABC’s "Nightline." Morrie has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ more commonly known as ALS‚ or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disease will eat away at his nerves‚ rendering his body useless but leaving
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In her first novel Everything I Never Told You‚ Celeste Ng craftily depicts an atypical Chinese-American family whose motives and dreams are driven by the fears of unaccomplishment and failure. Through a gentle urge that keeps alive the hope for reconciliation‚ Ng teaches the importance of family. As each character’s carefully planned fantasies are shattered‚ the determination of familial unity might be their lone route back to reality‚ and to each other‚ as each relationship in the developing story
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"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." If you answered yes to the title question I am sure you have realized the truth in this quote by Ambrose Bierce. In order to gain control over your tongue you must be determined to see things differently. People who lose their temper tend to view life in a negative and judgmental way. You have the ability to direct your mind away from angry and upset feelings. You need to realize that you can have peace of mind instead
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Celebrated Mistakes You Should Never Tell a Lie And Always Tell the Truth Ernestine M. Stevens Springfield College Lying is so easy to do for most people. We do this at an early age and do not even realize the trouble that we can get in. It seems so cute at first. Once you get grown and the legal complications start it is ugly. You can lose your freedom‚ family‚ job‚ and friends. In the worst way you could possibly lose your life. A lie can seem so small from the beginning
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“That’ll Be the Day” The millions who have seen the western classic‚ The Searchers‚ probably ended up searching for John Ford and some answers themselves. Many viewers have questioned the motivation behind John Wayne’s crude‚ but wonderfully played character. Would he really have shot his own niece? What was Ethan really thinking? To find the answer it is actually best to analyze the character of Martin‚ who according to author Brian Henderson stands for everything that Ethan does not. Henderson’s
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that made LL Bean. If the customer ’s not happy with what they bought‚ refund‚ replace it or fix it. Don’t hassle the customer. Make their lives easier. 2. More retail stores From 1915 until around 2000‚ LL Bean had only one retail store. Around that time‚ many companies began to close their operations to save on costs and migrated to more on-line business. LL Bean did the opposite and opened more retail stores in the US‚ as well as Japan and China (llbean.com). Loyal LL Bean customers
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his Commencement Address at Stanford University‚ Steve Jobs explains what he believes what the value of life is to him. He speaks of the day he found that he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer which was first known as incurable. Doctors had told him to get his affairs in order in other words prepare family and friends for death. This was a very intellectual topic for Steve as well for his value of life had changed forever. A quote that stands out is how Jobs states “ Remembering that you are going
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