Graduation Speech : A Writer At The Beginning Of My College Career

When I begin academic or professional writing, I first review the intention and audience for the composition. I copy and paste requirements, writing prompts, instructions, etc. at the top of my document. Then I work on understanding each requirement, researching and adding notes as needed.

The first stage which is the most important thing in my writing process is that to know what is the purpose of the topic that I am going to write about and after that I have to figure out that. Following those steps the next will be to just simply start typing without worrying about nothing it might sound crazy because logical you cannot build a house without having materials that are needed obviously, but for me as a foreigner and having difficulties in writing the best way to have my ideals and thoughts flow is that to just sit down and type without hesitation that way I can have what I want. The next stage is going to be to read what I wrote carefully and choose the best supporting ideas that are going to make my work after that the finale

When you think about the writing process, it is best to follow the steps outlined to make sure we are writing properly. Now you could start writing at the beginning, the middle or the end. If you start from the beginning you are able to present a strong thesis. In the beginning is where you introduce your topic. So this is where you should start and start strong. Then support your thesis in the middle using the body of the piece of writing you are working one. Once, you have all the supporting details you can end it by summarizing all that you have written about. In order to make sure you stay organized as you write it is best to start writing at the beginning. Then you have the revising/editing step. This is the last step in the writing

Throughout the semester, I was asked to summarize, respond to, analyze, and build upon the works of others.The transition from high school English to college English was an obstacle to overcome. Throughout the semester, I was given a multitude of feedback on different pieces to improve my writing. My writing drastically improved from high school to college and will continue to change in the expanse of the semester and the remainder of my college career. Through the feedback of Professor Valley and my Writing Fellow, Emily, I have improved in my writing through including more specific details, stronger vocabulary, improved organization, and being able to better identify problems in my own writing.

Welcome fellow graduates and honored guests to the sixtieth anniversary of commencement for Stoll Community College. For those graduating, this day marks the culmination of a period of courage, commitment, and accomplishment. For these reasons, I am greatly honored to be chosen as student speaker for this outstanding class of graduates and I hope that my words will give a measure of justice to the significant event that has brought all of you here tonight. Hopefully, we will laugh a little, perhaps cry, and give some much-deserved praise.

Career countdown taught me many things about how I’m going to prepare for college and the future after it. From filling out an application to learning what is offered at the colleges I’m interested in. Career countdown also gave me good ideas on what I would be interested in majoring in after college. In this paper I will tell you want knowledge I have gained throughout the last six weeks of this career countdown class.

Students in honors classes often have many stereotypes that follow them around. The students are labeled as the ‘smart’ kids, they are assumed to know how to do assignments with ease, teased (usually in a kind matter) about having to achieve that 100% on a test, and it is assumed that the classes are quite boring since the students must be focused on their studies. Being in the class with an honors class proved some of said stereotypes false and others true. If this class had any representation of the rest of 10th grade honors classes, then it can be said that honors students help themselves learn by creating an environment that helps them become excited to be in class.

It has been nearly four centuries since the first higher education institution in America, Harvard University, was founded in 1636. Ever since, one of the most critical facets in the ideal of upward mobility, in the United States and around the globe, remains the college degree. However, with the rising costs of obtaining a degree, many students have been challenged with the question of whether attending university and/or obtaining a degree is even worth the financial investment. Former CBS anchor Dan Rather answers it best, “A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.” So, yes, despite the high and rising costs of obtaining a university degree, it is very much worth the expense as it prepares a more highly skilled workforce for post-collegiate careers, it promotes the betterment and advancement of society, and the value of a degree creates monetary opportunities and benefits later on.

We live in a time in which everything is categorized by lists, whether it’s a dreaded school rubric or a David Letterman Top Ten List. As the millennium turns, we are deluged with lists: the best books of the millennium, the greatest songs of the millennium, the most influential people of the millennium. Personally, I may be sick of all these lists, but no graduating class of 2006 could let this occasion slip by without one more list: The Top Ten Things I Learned in High School. So listen along and see if your experience parallels mine. Here goes:

Good evening and welcome to the commencement ceremonies of the class of 2006. It has been a long journey, somewhere around 18 years, but we've finally reached the piece de resistance of our high school years.

Over the last few years of high school I feel like I changed in a positive way because in the beginning of my freshmen year of high school, I didn’t really think of how much my grades would affect my chances of graduating and going to college. I didn’t think I would make it this far and it didn’t matter to me because dropping out and getting a GED seemed like an easy way out for me at the time. But I realized that life could be hard out there. If you can just finish school, work on getting your diploma and maybe go to college and the real world and all you’ll have is GED that gets you little job opportunities when study for what you’d want to do for a career. Every time I felt discouraged, I told my teachers “Hey, I don’t think I can do this. I give up”. They made sure I got my work turned in on time to my class, because those teachers cared about my education, and at the end of the day when school is over and I’m going home, I think about all the homework I have to do and tests I have to study for.

At Carthage High School there are two very distinct categories that students are a part of: “Hispanic” and “everyone else”. Over the past decade the school district has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanic students that are being enrolled in our district. There have been numerous attempts to help meet the needs of our Hispanic students, most of them are English Language Learners (ELL), and while there has been progress made, there is much more that our school could be doing for these students. Data from state test results and annual yearly reporting (AYP) show our minority students are making progress but still fall significantly behind the non-ELL peers. Teachers are the key to seeing our Hispanic students achieve higher rates of success because they have the largest effect on the daily motivation and learning of these students in the classroom. Using interviews, observations, and artifacts produced by students my action research plan will show successful methods being used in the classroom and which methods are not helping to achieve the desired results for our students. My action research plan will also help bring to light the social issues that are being dealt with in our school and building as a direct result of the influx of diversity in our community and school. Our school is trying to aid in this area by introducing programs aimed at helping bridge the gap between the diverse cultures in our community. These programs will be reviewed to see if

Becoming a college graduate is a milestone that most parents instill in their children. Statistics show that seventy-six percent of parents work passed retirement age and sixty-eight percent would take a second job just to give their children the opportunity to go to college. They view this as investment in their children’s future. This sacrifice will help their children in the long run. Most parents understand the stress of paying for student loans and would rather their children not be burdened with student loans after graduation. Unfortunately not every parent is capable of paying for their child’s college tuition. Most college students have to rely on government assistance to pay for college and with the rising cost of tuition, cost of living, and decline in financial assistance most students are relying on student loans to pay not only their tuition but living expenses. This is where the question comes into play. Although controversial one can’t help but wonder if the debt that you have accumulated to pay for tuition will be worth the degree he or she receives. Most students have tunnel vision during school. The goals are to complete by any means necessary. Receiving their degree is top priority but no one stops to think of the effect the loans will have on their lives. Shortly after walking across the stage at their commencement ceremony most young adults are faced a hard shock of reality when they receive their first bill in the mail from Sallie Mae or Navient.

Wow! Say it isn’t true, I cannot believe that this is the last session of class. I can remember when I first enrolled into the class and what my thoughts were. I was very excited to be taking the class and I was very curious as to what the course would be like. Prior to this class my entire coursework have been online and this is the first time in some time that I was on campus so I was really ready for that in class interaction. I can remember telling my mentors and my Godly counsel that I was taking multicultural counseling and they were very excited about the work of the Lord they see in my life. I was also worried about the class and I wondered if I would be able to adjust and I would be able to interact with the class and professor. Well, I guess worried isn’t the right word to use I would say I didn’t know what to expect from the course. I got much more than I ever hoped for.

I can remember a presentation I gave to my school when I was in grade 4. Students were nominated by their teachers from grade 4 to grade 6 and the students were asked to give a speech on a particular question. I believe it was my first big presentation, so I made sure I practiced many times at home in front of my parents and on my own in front of a mirror as well. When it came time for me to present, I forgot all the words to my presentation. I remember feeling embarrassed, but also disappointed in myself. This traumatizing experience was a turning point for me, as I feared presentations and I never wanted to present again. I avoided all opportunities that involved presentations. This fear stayed with me all through high school and university.