College or Univeristy Graduation Speech Essays

What I just recited was a selection from "Oh, The Places You'll Go!", a graduation speech as prepared by Dr. Seuss. I chose to recite this because its optimism toward beginning a new phase of life seemed to fit our class. It reminded me of our entrance into high school, when as freshmen, we blew away the students and staff at Stoks high School with our incredible enthusiasm and spirit. We didn't allow ourselves to be intimidated by the upperclassmen, or by our new surroundings. By the time we had completed our first Homecoming activities, coming in second place only to the seniors, we had established a certain respect, and it became evident that the Class of 2006 was capable of achieving greatness.

Commencement speech, a speech that is purposely produced to motivate, to give advices and to encourage its audiences. To this point in life, I myself have been through six of them, one in kindergarten, one in middle school, the latest one, of course in high school, and others are family members’ graduation ceremonies. Out of six, I cannot recall any standout advice from any of them, they have so much in common than differences. Recently I had a chance to watch Neil Gaiman’s speech, the one in 2012 at the University of Art through a YouTube video; although I only observed through a screen, I felt the connections, and especially inspired.

WOW! So much has happened since June. The SV FFA and ag department had a rough start to our year losing three of our students who were on the FFA officer team to other schools. Even with this bump in the road, the four officers that remained visited Mt. Shasta City and had a blast bonding and learning more about each other at their officer retreat in August. Once school started we found three new officers and attended COLC (Chapter Officer Leadership Conference) where the entire team learned about their diverse leadership styles and were able to bond together as the official Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2017-2018 school year. If you see them around, congratulate President Cindy Hinze, V.P. Maddison Seely, Secretary Maya

When I was a little girl, my hopes and dreams for life were to marry a very rich man and live in a house that had a gardener. I would be lying in the grass outside on a hot summer day imagining the life I would once live. A large house with as many dogs as you can imagine, a maid to do all of the dishes and laundry, a drawer for every object in the house, and not a day to ever worry about money.

Good Morning and Welcome Distinguished Guests, family, and friends of our Graduating Class, it is an honor to have you join us this morning for such a wonderful occasion.

If you would have told me twenty years ago that I would be where I am today I would have probably laughed at you. Growing up I never wanted for nothing and I had everything a little girl like me could possibly want. My parents ran a lake and a small local bait shop. For sixteen years we ran this little lake and I had it all. I had over eighty acres to play on, five different playgrounds with different equipment at every one of them, fishing, plenty of kids to play with during the summer time, a golf cart that I learned how to drive, free soda pop and the promise of a five course breakfast every weekend from some of our campers, I had a dad that I idolized, a mom who tried to teach me the important lessons in life, a sister to drive crazy, and a brother whom I got to see once in a while. I had it all when I was growing up and some of my class mates would make fun of me for being big, for being in a lower class, or simply because I was different. On the worst of days I would seek refuge in a little hidden world. The pine trees canopied over a certain spot and make different patterns across your skin. I would lay there for hours until Mama called for supper and watch as the bugs made a home and sometimes a squirrel would skitter around me in a hurry to get home to his family. The wind would blow through the trees and the sweet perfume would fill the air. Sometimes I would lay there until the tears would dry on my face and other times I would doze off until the sun started to

I wish I could run faster. I wish so many obstacles weren't in my way. I wish I knew why so many people wanted me dead. I wish I could...remember.

"Good Morning Teachers, Judges, and Fellow students. Today I will be speaking to you a little bit about

Nowadays my wishes have gotten a lot smaller. I remember when I was little I would wish to be a princess or get a pink rainbow sparkle pony. Now all I really wish for is to pass a test, or to not fall down going up the stairs. I have actually fallen a lot. In my sophomore year I really want to pass all of my classes with an A. So far I have done pretty well (knock on wood). Another wish I have is to maybe become a little less awkward then I was last year. Last year I feel like I was the most awkward little freshman on the face of the earth. Being a freshman to me, was the worst. Sophomore year is so much better. A typical sophomore day goes like this; my dad wakes me up at around five thirty, it is terrible. Then I take a shower and wake my brother up so he can take his shower. Then I go back to bed for twenty minutes. I get dressed, do my hair, etc, and then my brother drives himself and I to school. We get here at around seven o'clock. I do my normal school day which includes history, English, Spanish, gym, leadership, and then I go home, eat dinner, do homework, and then it is off to bed. I live an exciting life of a high school

waking up everyday feeling wonderful as ever, knowing that you're living a great life with no

A commencement speech is a speech given to graduating students to congratulate them on earning their degree and used to give them a few words of advice before they go. However, commencement speeches do not always have the same message. The speeches will vary between speakers and I will analyze two commencement speeches and show how different they can be from one another. These speeches are: Jim Carrey’s speech hosted at Maharishi University of Management and Bill Gates speech hosted at the University of Harvard. The differences analyzed between the speeches will be the general topic, how the topic is delivered, how the text appeals to values and emotions, how the topics are made credible, and the evidence behind the claims.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. Today I want to tell you three stories of my life

Well, this is it, the day all of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. It seems like only yesterday we were picking our noses and flicking them at innocent bystanders or yelling childish phrases like, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" or, wait, that was yesterday. Never mind. Anyways.

A commencement speech is a speech given to graduating students to congratulate them on earning their degree and used to give them a few words of advice before they go. However, commencement speeches do not always have the same message. The speeches will vary between speakers and I will analyze two commencement speeches and show how different they can be from one another. These speeches are: Jim Carrey’s speech hosted at Maharishi University of Management and Bill Gates speech hosted at the University of Harvard. The differences analyzed between the speeches will be the general topic, how the topic is delivered, how the text appeals to values and emotions, how the topics are made credible, and the evidence behind the claims.

As I take a look back on my life, I realize how great it has truly been. I had an absolutely amazing childhood and I am beyond blessed for it. I grew up in a home with two loving parents that have been with me through it all and now of days that is something to be truly thankful for. My parents taught me to strive to be anything that I wanted and that I could be anything that I set my mind to. These dreams changed throughout my life as I grew older and as I grew into the person that I am today.