I can see that they feel the excitement that I’m feeling in preparation for the end of my high school career. They seemed to be thinking about everything that was going through my mind on that stage as if they are being reminded of when they were having their graduation and the accomplishment they felt. I felt very connected with my parents at this point and I could see that they felt the same connection with me. When I looked into the crowd I spotted my family sitting in the middle looking directly at me with smiles upon all of their faces which made me smile. Once I made eye contact with my dad and he knew that I saw him he began to make faces at me that made me giggle, which was not a good thing because I was sitting in the front row. My dad plays jokes or acts very funny when he is in a happy mood so I could see that he was happy and that made me happy and full of joy to see that he was proud of me. When my parents and I exchanged hugs at the end of the night I could feel how they were going to miss with the distance that would be between us when I went to college.
My diploma is a very symbolic object to me and to my graduation night. So from the view of my diploma this day would have been seen as a day where it had received a new owner, and I was the diploma’s new owner. The diploma can see that it is a huge accomplishment to get where I’am at this point and to have it in my hands. So from this point my graduation day has been the most powerful day to