Graduation Speech: Becoming A Nurse

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Allow me to introduce you to C. C is a cousin of mine who currently resides in Pearland, Texas. She was born May 1st 1996, making her just barely 19 years old. She is a high school graduate who is currently attending a community college. C lives in the upper-middle-class suburbs of Pearland with her parents and her 2 older brothers.
As I mentioned in the previous paragraph C is currently enrolled in community college. She is attending San Jacinto Community college as an oncoming sophomore. This is one of the best community colleges in Texas and C feels very blessed to be a student there. The campus is divided into three parts. C attends the southern most campus, which is a convenient 10-minuet drive from her house. There are about 30 thousand
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While her grandpa was lying in the hospital bed he told C that he believed that she could be a great doctor some day and that he believed in her. From then on she couldn’t shake the idea of becoming a doctor. And so to fulfill her dream, and to make her grandpa proud, she has become a driven and motivated student. C graduated high school with honors and is currently in the top ten in her class for college. She works hard with every assignment she’s given, and goes above and beyond. When asked something she did that she was proud of, C responded that she had typed a 9-page paper when it only had to be 5 pages. C said that she was very proud of her achievement and is currently awaiting her grade, but is very …show more content…
C values her family over everything else. So she tries to spend at least 3 hours a day with her mother. Their favorite TV shows are: NCIS and Greys Anatomy. Their favorite movies include: Forrest Gump, James Bond, and all the Batman movies. This is C’s favorite leisure activity, because she generally stores a lot of energy inside herself, and watching TV really helps her unwind and relax. C also enjoys spending time with her best friend, Keisha. Keisha lives in a very cramped and overwhelming apartment. So C and her family have invited Keisha to stay with them. She has currently been living with c for 6 months now. C does her best to spend lots of time with Keisha and to make her feel right at home.
C states that her favorite place in the world is Hawaii. She visited Hawaii last year with a group from her church. She adored how much adventure and fun there was to have on the island. She would go cliff jumping, snorkeling, Hiking, camping, and swimming in the ocean. She found that the island encompassed the natural beauty that was missing in her hometown. C loves being with the people in Hawaii. She said that everyone was so nice friendly and fun to be around. She can’t wait to go

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