Graduation Speeches

are, dressed in our school uniform that we had learned to love, topped with the toga signifying our graduation—the end of our high school days. We just took that step. Batch mates, ito na! It’s the finish line of our highschool days; the starting line of our college life. We will be making decisions that may or may not lead us to the fulfillment of the unforgettable class prophecy. Graduation day has finally come; the day we had all been waiting for all these years. After this night, everything

Maya Angelou’s The Graduation Throughout life we go through many stepping stones, Maya Angelou's autobiographical essay "Graduation", was about more than just moving on to another grade. The unexpected events that occurred during the ceremony enabled her to graduate from the views of a child to the more experienced and sometimes disenchanting views of an adult. Upon reading the story there is an initial feeling of excitement and hope which was quickly tarnished with the awareness of human prejudices

When I sit back and consider the significant events in my past, the important aspects of my current life, and my future goals, the underlying theme is one of appreciating diversity, especially across ethnic and socioeconomic class lines. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the product of a Catholic father with roots in Italy and a Jewish mother of Russian and Austrian ancestry. In my early years of education, the frustration with teachers mispronouncing my last name seemed as though it

A Rhetorical Analysis of “This is Water” If one were to try to imagine a world without air, then it would certainly be very different than the world as humans know it. Since air is essential to the livelihood of most life on Earth, it could be considered an “important reality.” In David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech, “This is Water” to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College, Wallace states that “the most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are the hardest

“Delivering a difficult message is like throwing a hand grenade. Coated with sugar, thrown hard or soft, a hand grenade is still going to do damage” (Stone, Patton, & Heen, 2000, p. 17). If the underlying context of our message is not desirable, no matter how hard we try to throw the grenade softly, once it lands, it shows its consequences. Difficult conversations are not about who’s right, rather they are about dissimilar insights, perceptions, interpretations, and beliefs. Effective communication

students 6 months after they graduate. This could be a big problem because in the economy people don’t have enough money to pay out of pocket. “Just 14% of this year’s college seniors have steady, career-type jobs lined up for their lives after graduation” (Owens, 2015). That is very low compared to all of the people who graduated from different schools in this country. “Between 2003 and 2012 the number of 25-year-olds with student debt increased from 25% to 43%” (College Education, 2013) In 2014

recognition of my intentions should be compelled to benefit academics. The available alternative was transferring to an online education system, which allowed me to graduate at my own pace. The allegation of my responsibilities helped achieve my initial graduation date. Opportunities passed on as the years moved aimlessly. Drifting away incompetent to the aspects of what my life may presume in future relations. I indicated neglect of comprehending priorities that would subsequently improve my performance

To be quite frank, I always thought I was ordinary. I never really put much thought, nor understood the deeper meaning as to why I have always acted a certain way, talked a certain way, or even made choices for a certain reason. Of course I have always known that these could be attributed to the way I was socialized as a child, but I never thought deeper into how my actions, beliefs, and values played into this bigger picture of society. To this day, the biggest decision I have ever made in my life

Kaisa Browne Ms. Milliner EES21QH­ 02 09­26­2016 People go to college for all kinds of reasons . The college experience is one of the many factors in life that affects a person. Obtaining a college degree and having the ability to live on your own are why many people go to college. On the other hand, people feel as though everybody doesn 't need college and it is a waste. One reason that college is important in people 's eyes is it opens doors to the passage of a career. College provides the education

Winning isn’t Everything This story is about how I won my last show. I worked extremely hard and it was my last show, so I wanted to go out with a bang. I explore the reason why I worked so hard and how it all paid off in the end. I started the fair off on the wrong foot with sick animals and ended up winning the show. It was my last year in 4H and my last time showing in the ring; I wanted to end my showing career with a bang. I was showing an energetic and adorable pig named Winchester, Wes for