David Wallace Foster’s Kenyon College Commencement Speech is extremely successful for a multitude of reasons. It is not so much inspirational or revolutionary or epic, just simply honest. His speech is blunt about what people will face in their life after education. That adult life is boring, repetitive, trivial, tiring. Yet despite being adult life being unsatisfactory, Wallace always says it will only be those things because of your perspective.…
My name is Moses Dobson. Born herein America and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. My plan is to major in the field of Business in hopes of blending it with sports my passion. Both my parents are American as well, my mother being from New York and my father from North Carolina. I look forward to getting to know some of you during this quick summer session.…
Good Morning, My name is Natalie Bacci Parent Coordinator of Hero High. Congratulations on your child's graduation! Hero high will host a 9th grade Student and Parents Orientation. This event will be held on Tuesday, August 2nd, in Hostos Community College Building B 5th floor room B-501. The Hostos Community College is located at 500 Grand Concourse.…
The Values of the Athenians in the Hospital: Florence Nightingale In "My Graduation Speech," Neil Postman, an author and professor at New York University, asserts that the values and ideas originated by two ancient groups over 2,500 years ago still survive and influence us today. In his essay, Postman presented the Athenians and the Visigoths, the former virtuous and creative, and the latter crude and careless, with the suggestion that we all "must be on one side or the other. " We owe the Athenians and their value of "beauty, reason, and moderation" much of the art, literature and language within the world today. They cherished knowledge, valued social restraint, and took interest in public affairs. Florence Nightingale, the founder of…
My name is Orenthal Stallings Jr and I want to talk about a day that I will never forget. I want to tell you about the day I bought a video game. I saw the game advertised on the Play Station Network and I was very interested. Madden National Football League 16 was the game I bought. It was new and exciting!…
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal," were the words once spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. His vision was that one day, “little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” These notions are being regarded in our everyday lives. He spoke with ethos, pathos and logos- appealing to a variety of cultures.…
Well, Dodger fans, over a week ago we received the worst possible news in the history of all horrible news. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of hyperbole, but it sure feels legit. Clayton Kershaw heading to the 15-Day DL for a mildly herniated disc in his lower back. I know, I know… group hug. He was joined a day or so later by Joc Pederson, who made a spectacular, albeit shoulder crushing catch into the wall, which in turn sent him to the 15-Day DL with a sprained right AC joint.…
Hello! My name is Alexis Meixner and I am approaching my senior year at Boyceville High School. At the moment, much of my time is spent preparing for college through a rigorous academic schedule and job shadowing a preschool teacher at a local elementary school. Simultaneously, I also enjoy competing on my school's varsity dance team and science olympiad team. In my free time, I enjoy painting, working with children in my community, and endlessly laughing with friends and family.…
Ladies, you are a very important ingredient to the success or failure of your man. You can either lift him up or you can tear him down. There is no in between. If you are not lifting him up, believe me you are tearing him down. Men may not want to admit it but they need encouragement from a women and if your man is doing well without any encouragement from you be advised that someone else is more than likely lifting him up and encouraging him.…
I am Cody. I live in Nampa Idaho. I am now taking my second semester at LCSC. I am pursuing a career in law enforcement working to obtain a degree in psychology and business management to parallel my degrees in law enforcement and criminal justice. Later I will pursue a Masters degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice.…
As I walked into the school of DollyHigh, everyone congratulated me on becoming Valedictorian on the campus. I moved in Dolly about four years ago after my mom and dad got a divorce. Although the divorce done me and my mom bad we both knew we needed to start our own new lives. I remember walking into Dolly high for my freshman year and remembering what it feels like to be known as “The New Kid” or “Fresh Meat”. Look at me now, the Cheer captain of the squad, Valedictorian, and joining in on many clubs to make my collage record look professional.…
Interviewer:I 'd like to thank our guests today for taking time out of their busy schedules to agree to this little interview, almost debate like conversation, today. Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to do so! I 'd like to welcome for Dakota Nakos, the Native American 's point of view, and Abraham Cyrus, the Puritans 's point of view, and Jacob Smith, the settler 's point of view. jacob smith:I 'm really excited to be here today to share my point of view. DAKOTA NAKOS:It 's a pleasure.abraham cyrus: Likewise.…
When I was in middle school I was very shy. I would have never called myself a leader back then. However, as I matured and entered high school I began to see my true personality emerge. I went from very shy to social and outgoing. I have taken leadership roles when I can to help further learn about leading people in various groups.…
Greetings, Class of 2023. Today, we get to celebrate the culmination of our thirteen years of hard work in school with graduation, and I have been asked to deliver this year’s commencement speech. I would like to thank all of the people that have brought us here: family members, teachers, principals, and people who would go out of their way to encourage us to keep trying hard even in the midst of failure. Without you, we would not be standing on this stage today. I would like to start by defining the word “commencement.”…
Graduation was a time to celebrate my achievements, to celebrate growing up and maturing into adulthood, to celebrate my friends and family that guided me along the way, and most importantly to celebrate one chapter coming to an end, and another one just beginning. The night before graduation I could hardly sleep as I knew that my high school career would soon be over. I got up that next morning, took a shower, put my makeup on, straightened my hair, and put my favorite black dress on, only this time I had my chords, cap, and gown to go with it.…