Graduation Essay

We have all heard the saying “nobody is perfect” right? People say it repeatedly and famous entertainers, like Hannah Montana in her prime, sing about it in every other song. We hear the quote daily to cope with the mistakes we make, but do we fully understand the context of the phrase? I ask this because it is important to recognize that literally nobody is perfect. That means that Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and Abraham Lincoln have all made millions of mistakes in their lifetime, yet we still…

Jon Lovett is a 31-year-old speechwriter, screenwriter, producer and comedian. Lovett was born in New York and now resides in California. In 2004 he received a Math degree from Williams College. Lovett’s career began not long after graduation as he started to do comedy. Around this time, he also became Chief speech writer to Hilary Clinton and continued this until 2008. At this point, he became speechwriter for Obama, which lasted for three years. With his humorous background, he was able to…

Academic Bias Bias in academia has been going on for years; this is an issue that does not seem to have an answer but argued all the time. Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City, made a commencement speech at Harvard’s 2014 spring graduation with an unexpected message; he claims that there is Liberal academia bias on college campuses and that this issue is not allowing their students to expand their thinking. Ron Christie, a government relations expert, wrote about Bloomberg’s speech…

The Life of Chrissy Jackson November 20th 1998, a very intelligent, quiet, shy girl was born. She entered the world not knowing that life would be a confusing mist for her. She would witness changes in her life that she didn’t quite understand. Changes that made her into the woman she is today. A woman of God, courage, determination and faith. Most importantly, a woman who learned to love herself. One night me and my mother was arguing over something and from that moment everything went left.…

Steve Jobs was the CEO of Apple and Pixar. He made his Commencement speech during the Stanford graduation in 2005. His speech was directed to the graduates of that time and could have also been directed to many others. The purpose of his speech was to inspire these graduates to follow their dreams. The main point in his speech was to never give up and, as printed on “The Whole Earth Catalog”, “beneath a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on…

Roadtripping School had finally let out early for the seniors, and we had a few more weeks until we were were at the graduation ceremony officially graduated. Leaving all of our friends with one last final summer of all hanging out before we go our separate ways for college in the fall. Sure, we knew we can hang out during breaks, but sometimes college separates you and your friends. So that’s why we really wanted to make this summer count. We decided a good way to spend the rest of our days…

Unlike the majority of my classmates, I never had the opportunity to put on a cap and gown for a graduation ceremony. Like most people, my high school career lasted about 4 years. I made As and Bs for the most part, but never did earn my high school diploma. This made me feel as though high school was a complete waste of time. After all, I had nothing to show for it. A few months after my classmates graduated from high school, I earned my GED. I learned more from the experience of earning my GED…

Good evening fellow grads, teachers, families and friends, I would like to thank you all for giving me the honour of speaking at our commencement ceremony. As I stand before you today and look upon the 400+ students of my own graduating class I must confess something. While I would love to stand here and reminisce over all the pleasant experiences we shared together, from sports games, to spirit assemblies, to academic activities, cracking some jokes along the way, the truth is that any such…

Everyone will learn fundamental lessons throughout their lives. Many people will learn when they are developing into adults, but many adults will tell you that they never stop learning no matter how old they grow. I once knew a man who lived to be 102 who had an amazing attitude towards life. He never seemed bothered by his old age and always smiled brightly across the room in my direction whenever I was with him. He told me something that I will never forget a few days before his death. He told…

College With the Costs There is a split in whether or not college is worth going to or just starting a career. There is a lot of money that goes into getting through college and that is what makes people hesitant or not go at all. It is a constant battle with either going to college or not. Even with all of this negativity towards college, people should go regarding cost and other things, it is worth it. Going to college helps in the future money wise. Even if somebody does not go into…