“We may not be building our future, but we certainly are building a past.” We may not live to see our future, but no one can take away our past. That is why I believe that building a past is more important than building a future. We should not worry too much if our future is not planned out perfectly as long as we have an exciting and worthwhile past. In order to build a past, we must experience things and create memories. Memories and experiences can be both negative, like getting stung by a wasp, and positive, like playing tag with your little cousins. We can use these recollections in future endeavors. Negative experiences can remind us not to repeat our past mistakes, while positive memories can bring joy to our lives.
I have built a great deal of my past in my last year at Our Lady of Victory. My classmates have become more like family than friends, and the school has become my second home. Just in this past year, my past has been built in many different areas of my life. Mental areas such as character and reputation have helped me build a legacy for myself among my family, friends, school, and church.
My reputation at Our Lady of Victory has grown and changed since I was 3 years old and started attending school here. Since this is my last year at OLV, I have been considering my legacy here. What will teachers and students say about me when I’m gone? Will I make it into one of Ms. Hall’s infamous stories? Will they think of the shy, little girl who was scoffed at or the strong independent girl I’ve come to be? I hope that I will be remembered as an intelligent, outgoing student who stayed out of trouble. I also hope that people will remember my optimism and leadership. This leads me to think about the remarks that will be m...
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...st is linked to my present and to my future. All of the choices I make are affected by my past experiences. My past will also affect my future, such as my choice of high school, college, and careers. We can also learn lessons from our past. “Experience is the best teacher.” An example is if you get bitten by an ant, you then know not to step on the anthill without shoes on (but if you get shoes on, you can go back for revenge!)
How did I build my past during my last year at OLV? I have made memories that I will never forget, like the Mock Trial, and I have worked hard towards my academics. This year has impacted me by preparing me for high school and sending me on a college-bound path. I have also collected important life skills that will help me later in life. I hope my legacy lives on in my words of wisdom: decide your own future, don’t let anyone do it for you.
David McCullough Jr., delivered the commencement at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts on June 1st 2012 to staff, the 2012 graduates, and their family and friends. The speech was straightforward and supplied valuable information for their future. . McCullough’s speech at times felt harsh, offensive, and insulting. His words and examples were given to achieve insight, knowledge, and awareness for each student’s future. The commencement expressed a great deal of achievement, but conveyed that there was more work to be done. His speech was effective and appreciated through humor parallelism, repetition, and anaphora. His point of view has obtained respect and determination by all those that have been challenged and have heard his words.
Their memories will give them an ideal live to go towards or a life in which they want to progress from. If an individual chooses to run from the past in which they lived, it is still a component in their life which shaped them to be who it is they became, despite their efforts to repress those memories. Nevertheless, the positive memories of an individual’s past will also shape who they are. Both good and bad memories are able to give an individual a glimpse into their ideal life and a target in which they wish to strive for and memories in which they can aim to prevent from happening once
Looking back on my three years at Twin Cities Academy, I find myself wondering how all these years came and went so fast. I still watch myself walking through the same halls and sitting in the same classrooms as I did back in 6th and 7th grade and I’ve seen myself grow so much, mentally, socially and physically. I still remember everything that has happened throughout my years, the best of times, and the worst.
The importance of the past is proclaimed here. One should never forget those that came before him to pave the way. Not only should one not forget but one should learn from it and use the knowledge gained to push into the future.
“the past is gone, it is already de-termin(at)ed; it cannot be changed. The future, by contrast, is open, uncertain and indeterminate. What can change about the past is its meaning, which is subject to reinterpretations, anchored in intentions and expectation towards the
Being Marefat's first graduating class to complete all four years, one can say we've acquired a higher level of school wisdom than any previous class. We've formed traditions, we've set records, and we've made a lot of friends along the way. I remember our freshman year when we could use the excuse of being a new school for every shortcoming we encountered. I remember our sophomore year, the last time I cleaned my bedroom, when Marefat had its first senior class, and the school seemed to shrink for some reason. Last year we were the juniors, and we conquered the SAT tests: And made it through those busy days where you hadn't quite found room in your schedule to pencil in a bathroom break, dinner or sleep. Well, this year we were the kings and queens, there was Star Wars, Starbucks, and a certain football team lost its winning streak to the mighty Knights. Looking back we can see our accomplishments and the marks we made. Now, we must take all that we have learned in our years at Marefat and apply it to our future. Just as we have set traditions here, we must enter the world ready to tackle new problems and work out new solutions. We are the ones who can break all of those records that have been set, and have our names etched in history. It's our turn -- the world is ours and we just have to decide what we want to do with it.
When we focus on the past, we learn lessons. We learn what works and what doesn’t. A good example of this would be the Articles of Confederation. As a country we found out that the Articles of confederation did not work for us. So we now know that we should not use that type of government. We came up with another type of government and the country did better than it did before. We learn lessons from past experiences to improve the future.
Commencement is a critical juncture in our lives; it is a momentous occasion where we believe we are about to start anew. However, graduation is the bittersweet moment where the forces of past and future are simultaneously acting on us. Consequently, the past is not dead. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, suggests that our past experiences will be with us forever as he states, " [we] are a part of all that [we] have met; yet all experience is an arch where through gleams that untraveled world." That is why graduation, similar to other turning points in our lives, possesses two halves, which accentuate each other. We are looking forward, but the "arch" of experience beckons us to remember, value, and learn from our past experiences. Thus, I feel that in order to appreciate commencement fully, we must remember our own past, and in particular, the last four years:
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
If I were to leave a remarkable legacy, I would have definitely made a tremendous difference in people's lives. My family and teachers will be proud of all of the passing grades and good feedback from all of my teachers. However, I want to be remembered as a role model from all of my teachers and classmates. I want to be recognized as the student who was always hard working and brings sunshine into the classroom. This is a very big goal to accomplish but I will stride to the best of my ability this year. I want to leave honorable reputation
transition here to conclusion→ Experiences shape our lives; the good and bad, have altered our outlook on life and our future. Experiences that we encounter influence our thinking, perceptions, ideas, and beliefs and how we react to our experiences shape our lives. Problems are inevitable and hard to avoid, but it is our ability to turn bad situation into something inspirational and good in our lives that says a lot about our character. Instead of focusing on the problems in our lives, we should focus on the opportunities given to us to learn from the experiences. Change will only happen in our lives when we have a change of attitude towards the negative situations in our life. The ability to turn a bad influence or situation into something positive opens up new behaviors and the chance for happiness.
...you in your past, you are not your past, you are the resources and the capabilities you glean from it. And that is the basis for all change.” In conclusion, learn from your mistakes, remember what talents got you where you are today and success will eventually come along the way.
... important to always move forward with your life. There is no point in worrying about the past because you will never be able to get it back, all you can do is go on and learn from your mistakes.
Ultimately, my life is an intricate combination of my past, present, and future. At all times my life is being affected by my past experiences, present situations, and future aspiration. My past experiences shape how I react in present situations, while my future aspirations influence the present situations that I take on. My past experiences also influence the future path they my life takes. Move over, the path of my life is not linear progression of events, but a complex journey of self-reflection and I experience, reflect, and act in my present
Graduation: the last day that I would unwillingly set foot on the fields of Horizon High School. I could feel my heart beating out of my chest, and tried so hard to keep my feet moving one after the other in order to maintain my perfect stature. After the two hour wait of opening speeches, class songs, and the calling off of the five hundred plus names that were in front of me, it was finally my turn. As my row stood up and we walked towards the stage it had set in at last, this is it, I am done. My high school career ended on that night, but it didn’t close the book that is my life, it only started a new chapter, and with it came a whole slue of uncertainties.