Graduation Speech : College Is A Huge Goal For My Life

Rhetorical Analysis of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech Lu Jia As one of the greatest presenters of his time, Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford was also a huge success. It was regarded highly both by his direct audience – the graduating class at Stanford, as evidenced by their repeated cheers and applauses; and by the mass media - a Forbes article praised his commencement speech as “still inspirational after 10 years”. Video of the speech attracted 22 million views on Youtube and his famous

narrators life he has being living acceptingly and conforming to these laws. The narrator states “On my graduation day I delivered an oration in which I showed that humility was the secret, indeed, the very essence of progress. (Not that I believed this – how could I, remembering my grandfather? – I only believed that it worked)” (228). This quote defines an era in which blacks were more afraid of disruption then of the corruption surrounding them. After his graduation day speech he was invited

A few of us worked hard up until graduation, but for most of us, Senioritis struck; if we continue to do nothing the only jobs we’ll be qualified for are seats in the U.S Senate. It’s a huge honor to be your valedictorian today, but I wouldn’t be standing here without the help of many. First, I’d like to thank the administration for giving me this opportunity to make a fool of myself. All my teachers deserve recognition for their dedication, and all have shaped my experience here at Venice High School

year can change a person’s life drastically. In society, this could either be an astounding finding or an instant depression just waiting to happen, depending on the way you look at it. Would you want to know? October 2, 2016 (Big brother leaves home) The person I’ve known since I was born was ready to start his own life. He was “leaving the nest,” leaving me behind. I knew the moment my brother had married my now sister-in-law I was looking at the harsh reality of my big brother leaving me. I

greatly appreciate sharing my journey with you. I believe the greater the difficulty, the greater the glory and the glory is what we celebrate tonight. When I was first asked to speak in front of the graduation committee, I said to myself, "I can't do this", "what do I have to say anyway", "I don't have time", "I'm in the middle of midterms" and "it's just something else I have to prepare for." After pondering over all these "excuses," I'm here and I have an answer to my own questions. The reason

Being a college freshman, seeing recreational alcohol and tobacco use is nothing new. Teen substance abuse is a national issue, however, I know it is a local issue too. We all hear about underage drinking or teens smoking, but do we really think about the causes and effects it can have on their futures? I went to a relatively small high school in Hartford, South Dakota, called West Central. One thing all grade levels of West Central have done to help prevent teen substance abuse is start a few organizations

had was with my older brother George. At that time, I remember always feeling close with him, as if the two of us were the same person. Nowadays, I can say that my brother and I continue to have that strong bond that we had as children, however, it has become even stronger. It indeed showed me that the friendship with my brother could last forever, which is one way this has affected me. This memory will help me as a teacher because it reminds me that if I have a strong connection with my students, then

it”. These inspiring words from Lou Holtz have kept me motivated towards my goals and encouraged me to aim high in life. After a good deal of self-evaluation I have decided to pursue a Master’s degree in Computer Science in my areas of interest: “Artificial Intelligence” and “Distributed Systems (Cloud Computing)”. This decision followed naturally after carefully analysing my academic background, my areas of interest, and my long term career objective, which is to pursue a research career – either

Informative Speech Outline SPE 102, January 8th 2009 TITLE: Obtaining a 4 year degree through Burlington County College GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform my audience of different methods they can use to obtain a four year degree through Burlington County College. SPECIFIC PURPOSE: Burlington County College offers many opportunities for advancement whether it is a stepping stone to a 4 year college, an entry into an accredited program through guarantee transfer, or the ever expanding bachelor degree

least twenty hours during the day per week. Child care is not offered to college students. I can remember when I first started college and I had a young child and was denied child care because I worked during night hours and the fact that I was a full time student did not count for anything. Luckily for me, my family and I all sat down to figure out a plan to make sure I could still continue to pursue my goals. My family was my child care system. This was very frustrating to me because you have to