Salutatorian

Just Be Yourself Mark Twain once said that “comparison is the death of joy.” If only I had known this four years ago. For me, it was more than just the death of joy, it was the death of my soul. Every person I saw, I compared myself to them and more times than not, I thought they were better or more talented than me. I think the most damaging comparison of all is comparing yourself with your older siblings. All throughout high school, I constantly compared myself to my older brother and sister.…

applause and cheers did not stop until the last student sat down. We sang the national anthem and the cheering started up again. After that it was time for the principals and district people to start talking. After them it was the valedictorian and salutatorian to give their speeches. Finally, it was time for us to get our diplomas. The valedictorian and others called out our names to get our diplomas. As each classmate was called each family member or friend cheered. When my name was called I…

My family has always been the most important thing in my life. I had always thought that family should always be protective and should cause no harm. It was hard for me to think that on October 9th of 2012 when my mother had received the call from my aunt that lives in Chicago who was accusing me of stealing her identity, and information from a case that she said she was supposedly going to get millions of dollars Why would one’s own family would want to cause harm and somehow destroy part of…

Cultural and Ethical Aspects: DNP Project Self-reflection Beginning in high school, I became aware of the differences that people made regarding group associations. There were those who were intellectual – competing for valedictorian and salutatorian, musicians – concert and marching bands, technically skilled – agricultural and machine oriented, and then there was me. Most students would only associate with their specific groups; however, I would associate and have friends in a variety of…

Michelle Obama has changed the world through the many charities she has been involved in and the constant smiles she has shown through hard times. Michelle Obama is the current First Lady of the United States of America but not for long which means everything she has done could change. Many people look up to Michelle Obama because she cares deeply about everyone no matter what, and always tries to make things better than they are or better than they may seem. In The New York Times (Bruni)…

to focus on myself. I made school a priority and worked hard to keep up my grades. I even dual enrolled at Saginaw Valley State University during the first semester of my senior year. By focusing on myself and school, I was able to graduate as Salutatorian of my graduating class and go on to receive the Centralis Gold Scholarship. I have never doubted my purpose…

Dan-el Padilla Peralta graduated Princeton University in 2006, and to further impress, he topped all of his classmates by earning the Latin Salutatorian title. Eight years later he got his Ph.D. at Stanford in Classics (Robbins). Both of his alumni are something most people could only dream of, but with extreme dedication and will-power Padilla possessed, he managed to rise to the top. It is easy to see he is an incredible man with great intellect, however, what sets him apart even further from…

A young Californian, salutatorian of his class, with a perfect ACT score, top 150 in math competition, 3rd place in national piano contest, sang at Obama’s inauguration, national debate finals, Michael was denied by six of the seven Ivy League schools to which he applied. He wrote…

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover!” Since we were old enough to read books, my teachers have preached this mantra to my classes. They would tell us that it is what is on the inside that matters, not just the cover. I must have heard these exact words hundreds of times while in school, yet I still found myself breaking this unwritten rule when I was in the eleventh grade. It was just another cold winter day in rural Minnesota when I entered my language arts class in the morning. Being that it…

Ever since jazz was born in 1895. Everybody started to have their own taste what jazz is the person that listens to it. Now jazz has evolved into a culture where we can play jazz the way we like it. The real timeline of jazz style development has evolved so much its spanned or stretched for 3 centuries. When it comes to different styles of jazz, people might tend to think which style they would enjoy the most between these categories of jazz. For example, ragtime, classical, hot jazz, Chicago…