Graduation Essay

In her 1983 commencement address, “A Left-Handed Commencement Speech,” Ursula K Le Guin offers a very straightforward yet motivational message to graduates of Mills College, an all female school. She states that women are foreigners in an extremely male-dominated society full of aggression and power and emphasizes her argument that women are peaceful compared to men, thus highlighting the difference between the two genders. She encourages her audience to live and succeed on their own terms…

Cheaters Many people cheat in school and at universities. I have been a personal witness to cheating for many years. Trough out my high school days, I had a friend who was nitrous for sheeting and graduated after cheating her way through. After reading the case study, my gut feeling was that I would probably report my friend. It is one thing to cheat and cheat yourself from learning the material. It’s another thing to cheat and affect others due to your lack of responsibility. I would not be…

Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. Despite the fact that people also drop school 1 in 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying, No wonder why eighth-graders are reading Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja (Penguin Publishers, 2003). In Buddha Boy the setting takes place in Edward Rucher High School. Even though it takes place in a high school, People from different ages can benefit from it. Buddha Boy starts when Justin finds this weird freaky kid at…

Congratulations birmingham community charter high school patriots, class of 2016, for making it through all 4 years! As your class counselor, Markel Malykin, I wanted to congratulate you and guide you on your way one more last time. Now all of you seniors who are culminating, are making a huge life decision; should I go to college or go for a career straight out of high school? What I mean by this is are students going to go jump right into the workforce or are they going to take their time now…

I believe that my admission to the KU School of Nursing would contribute to this philosophy in many ways. I was raised in a community where a Hispanic woman, like myself, was not expected to graduate from high school, let alone attend college. The expectations for minorities are not set as high, which is unbelievable and also very sad. There is hope for minorities like me and I believe that my admission into your school would show my community as well as many patients that minorities can have a…

I feel that my time at my internship has flown by. September feels like it was just maybe three months ago. I first met my field instructor in the summer for our interview and he said that his impression of me was that I embodied a social worker and would make a great intern at the high school. At the time, I had no idea what that meant or would look like but I was flattered, nervous, and yet excited to start a new chapter in my life. Helping others has been something I have wanted to do my…

To Agree or to Disagree is the Question In Steve Jobs commencement speech he claims that the only way one can be successful is he or she does something they really love every day. He points out that everything may not seem to add up in the moment, but they all eventually will one day. Not only that he give people hope that not everyone goes to college and finished or just doesn't feel right sometimes you just have to trust your gut feeling it might take you on a whole new path you've never…

A Whole Year Vacation My pleasure to introduce myself first before I’m going to tell my memorable experience I’ve ever had in 2013. I’m Adinda Siti Khoirunnisa, but just call me Adinda. Now, let’s begin my trip begin! In December 28th, my family and I had planned our family vacation in some places for 1 year. In January we were going to Singapore for 2 weeks. In the middle of February, we were going to Bandung for 2 times in last 2 weekend of February. At March, we were going to Surabaya for 10…

The speech I have chosen is Kate Winslet's Golden Globe acceptance speech. Winslet won the award in the ceremony of 2009 for her performance in the film "Revolutionary Road." An acceptance speech is, as the name indicates, an speech to express gratitude for an award. Its objective is to sincerely convey one's appreciation for the recognition of one's hard work. In this particular speech, an emotional and teary-eyed Winslet effectively delivers her acceptance by utilizing the correct format of…

1. In your opinion, what role does Homecoming play within the university? In my personal opinion Homecoming is one of the most iconic and treasurable events to take place at Oklahoma State University. The level of involvement within the university is serial. It is a time that people from all walks of life join in unison to celebrate America’s Greatest Homecoming. This participation comes in all different manors, such as competing against other organizations or Greek houses in various events,…