You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest‚ lecturers‚ parents‚ fellow graduates‚ good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them. One of my fears is being here today talking to you. On preparation for graduation‚ I was notified that I had to deliver a speech and the thought of actually doing it terrified me
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countries have others besides them it is easy to say that they are benefiting from the alliance. Countries can carry out plans with other countries‚ which make it simpler as a group‚ but there will always be the disadvantages. Not all members would want to be part of the alliance but if it protects their sovereignty then they would do anything to do so. Countries make alliances with countries for different motives‚ interests and to be in a better strategic position. It can be more than protecting
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Shawn Frasier Thursday March 8‚2009 Professor Kolkmeyer ENG 91 In the Article “What True Education Should Do” by Sydney J Harris talks about what is education means to others. An average of people thinks that education is a moving sausage casing that the teacher must use to stuff into the student brain. But many people such as Socrates in the article disagree with the stuffing facts into a person‚ on the other hand
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some may say struggle‚ is inevitable and unavoidable. The question that arises from overcoming adversity is value or meaning that comes from difficult times and/or catastrophic events. “ That which we obtain too easily‚ we esteem to lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value.” Thomas Paine is reflecting his belief that people tend to naturally care more about things that come or seem easy. Any human being will value only what they struggle for. People do value for what they struggle
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"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do‚ and what is right to do." To many African Americans in the 1800s what was right to do for them was considered completely illegal in the southern states. Freedom; what should be counted as a natural right for every human being was something taken away from anyone whom skin color was not white. Robert Smalls was one of the numerous amounts of slaves who did not know what freedom felt like‚ but knew what it was and knew that was
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Professor Kruger English 1164 31 March 2008 Why Do College Students Cheat? Cheating among students in college has worsened over the years and not much is being done to stop it. Where is the line drawn when it comes to cheating in the classroom? And why do kids do it? In today’s world people are growing lazier and always looking for ways to do less work and a lot of that has to do with improved technology. Improved technology has also made cheating easier. Students
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People will usually focus on the effects of drunk driving and the victim’s family. What we seldom ask is why did they decide to drink and drive‚ Or how the intoxicated drivers family feel. Before people being to spread awareness and want to make a change in intoxicated driving; we must first learn and understand why people drink and drive. Although drinking and driving is dangerous‚ people still tend to do it‚ but why? According to a study “more than 4 million U.S. adults admit they drink and drive
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smarter than everyone else‚ which Millionaires are often misconceptualized as. Stereotypes are fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a group‚ many have‚ the fixed idea that millionaires are greedy‚ arrogant‚ and lucky. Stereotypes start usually started to narrow down someone characteristics‚ which then lead to misconceptions. Even though many millionaires do own companies that are passed down without their intelligence and hard work the company would go not anywhere. We do not see all the work that
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because of wars‚ religious persecution‚ and natural disaster. These are the 3 main reasons why the refugees flee. It’s a tough decision for the Refugees to flee their home‚ because when they flee‚ they may have to left behind their family members‚ home‚ precious stuff‚ such as memories etc. And then‚ when they move to a new country as a refugee‚ they struggle a lot‚ such as- learning a new language etc. Which turns their life inside out. In the novel “Inside Out & Back Again” by Thanhha Lai‚ Ha lives
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The Pursuit of Happiness – Denied Why do I believe you should hire a felon? It’s been said that when somebody has something to prove‚ they will move mountains for you. How much does an individual coming out of a situation such as prison have to prove? Plenty. Not only to you as an employer‚ not only to society in general‚ but also to his family and everyone else who doesn’t believe that someone who has been imprisoned can make anything of themselves in life. President Kennedy stated in an article
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