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Words can leave a positive effect on others. An influential speaker will impact his or her audience by the power of the speaker’s words. In her essay, Angelou, describes the speech of Henry Reed, stating “We were then on top again. As always, again. We survived. The depths had been icy and dark, but now a bright sun spoke to our souls” (Angelou, 2015, p.188). The speech reminded Angelou of her culture’s background, allowing her rejuvenation through the words that Henry spoke (Angelou, 2015, p.188). Providing support for an individual allows him or her to reach beyond the limitations

I am both honored and flattered to have been asked to speak for this wonderful occasion. As I started to draft this speech, I thought, “What is the world am I possibly going to say?” (The majority of you listen to me speak enough during the day.) The word SUCCESS came to mind.

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.

Including the array of clubs I engage in, I also enjoy making a good impact on everything I do. That is why I find contentment in taking on a position of importance;

I am grateful for God who blessed me with a wonderful family that are willing to go drastic measures for me to experience lifetime opportunities. My experience of a lifetime opportunity was when I traveled out of the country for the very first time with an educational program called People to People Student Ambassadors Program. This program allowed me to travel with high school students from four different states to Greece, Italy, and Sicily for 19 days. My family and I did everything that we could do to raise money for this trip, but God always make a way and for that I'm immensely

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.

promoter of community service because I believe that it is unquestionably essential to give back to the

I strongly believe in racial equality and unity, so with my friends, I helped start the first NAACP chapter in Fairfax County. In the chapter, we host different events to bring the community together and enjoy each other company regardless of race. I also believe that every child should have the ability to smile carefree, so I became the treasurer of Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a non-profit organization that helps children in developing countries receive cleft lip surgery and they have high school students and volunteers fundraise money. In the previous year, we were able to fundraise enough money to help two children get cleft lip surgery. Equal opportunity is important to me as well, so I partnered up with a non-profit called Leadership Initiatives and started a club at my school called The International Business Alliance Program (IBAP). In the club, we partner up with small business owners in developing countries and help them with innovative solutions and raise capital. Currently, we are partnered with a restaurant business owner whose community was torn apart by Boko Haram in Nigeria and we are helping her get back on her feet. Through my actions, I hope to inspire others in my community to take initiative and change the world. I believe that my presence in the Virginia Tech community will inspire initiative and make people fight for what they believe

The informative speech tends to be one of my personal favorites when it comes to publically performing the speech in front of a group of peers. This speech tends to be one of my particular favorites due to the fact that if you are going to be presenting it, you should be the one who knows the most about the topic and should be delivering it in a fashion in which your peers find interesting. Even if the topic itself isn’t a very popular topic you as a presenter should be able to make connections to the audience during this time which makes them very intrigued with your topic and maybe even considering further research in that area

My passion, commitment, goals, and ethical values as a social worker are what drives me and inspire me to change the lives of others. Ever since I was little, I knew that I was good at helping people. Not just doing simple things such as donating clothes to a charity or volunteering at a soup kitchen for the homeless, but connecting with others and really making a difference in the lives of others. I was an only child until I was thirteen years old, then my little brother, Matthew, was born. Before Matthew, I admit, I was selfish.

My purpose is to show my individuality and to express myself. This is for others including myself, to see and to remind us that our identity is very complex.

I can positively influence others, promote ideas and establish visions that can positively impact individuals, teams and work environment.

Listening: During a client consultation I made sure to listen to my client’s needs and use active listening to give the client a sense of confidence and assure them that they would be taken care of, I also made sure to clarify any doubts with the client. For example, when the client would ask to have a haircut or trimming of only one inch, I would always ask them to describe what one inch meant to them. My clientele was constant. My customers kept returning back to me and bringing in new customers with them, one of the best complements I got was “You never leave my hair too short you always cut it exactly how I want it” and many others.

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” We’ve all heard stories about people who seemed to be the recipients (deserving or not) of incredible luck. They were at a party and heard cocktail chatter about a fantastic job opportunity. They fortuitously knew a guy who knew a guy, etc.

I get to share my passions with children and inspire them to pursue careers in STEM. I currently tutor math students at a Title I school to prepare for the Milestone exam. In addition, I volunteer and serve meals with my family at a local men’s recovery center, the Extension. Through the activities I lead and serve in, I’ve cultivated an appreciation for those in my community and learned to apply my ethic to help others. My determination to learn and serve will guide to me towards a future involvement and success in college and as I obtain my career