Fictitious Graduation Speech Friends, Relatives, Class of 2023, For those of you who might not know me, I am Firstname Lastname. Welcome to the graduation ceremony that is about to commence. First off, I would like to congratulate every student that is seated here before me. Twenty-five years ago I was sitting in the same spot pondering what I would do with the rest of my life. I never would have believed anyone if they told me about the things I would encounter after my high school graduation. Since
College education is an essential key that can lead you to success throughout life. It is very common for a high school student to decide if they are going to college or not. A college education is a great opportunity to form your own future by offering freedom to plan your own course and help you learn new skills. We are raised to believe that one needs to get a college education to succeed in life. “The New Liberal Arts” is written by Sanford J. Ungar, who examines the significance of a college
Going to college may or may not be a choice for you! Having a college education is not the only way to be successful. When making the decision to go to college many people will ask themselves “Is it worth it?” A college education has many benefits. Following the benefits of an education are also the disadvantages. There are many different perspectives on this idea. The decision to become a college graduate is solely up to oneself and one’s own perspective on the idea of success. Many people these
looking at revenue generated by student athletes, graduation rates, and overall quality of life of student’s athletes, this paper will seek to affirm this view. Although it can be easy overlook, there is a valid and reasonable claim that NCCA is exploiting the talents of student athletes. Exploitation, by definition, is the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work. Knowing this, “one could certainly argue that colleges and universities receive undeserved benefits
grandfather wanted to undermine the whites and told his family to “agree ’em to death and destruction.” As a grown man, the narrator too lives meekly; receiving praise from the white society and invitations to speak. At his high school graduation, the narrator gives a speech urging for humility and submission as key to the advancement of black Americans. It proves such a success that the town arranges to have him deliver it at a gathering of the community’s leading white citizens. At the event, the narrator
Why I Went to College I grew up constantly seeing my parents suffer from choices they made when they were freshly graduated from high school. They always told me to go to college so I wouldn’t have to suffer from the same mistakes they made and I was going to do just that. I decided to take on the student loan debt and continue my education because I refused to settle immediately in life. The world around us is forcing us to grow up faster than it used to and I wanted to hold on to my youth a
value their education, and they do just enough in order to qualify to play on their team. The NCAA is failing student athletes because it prioritizes athleticism over academics by changing the rules, which now allow subpar academic students onto college teams. All too often, the students see the dream of stardom more so than the reality of needed education. The love of the game usually resonates in student athletes from an early age. If in the right settings, the students will be taught that excelling
Steve Jobs’ net worth is $10.2 billion dollars after becoming a successful man and creating lots of innovative technology (“Steve Jobs…”). In his earlier life, he would sell Coke bottles to get 5 cents in order to pay for his food every week and he usually made enough money to eat out one night a week (Jobs). He began working at Apple where he introduced to people the first computer, smartphone, and music-downloading program. Jobs eventually became the co-owner of Pixar Studios where Toy Story was
The Cerebral Penitentiary “About all a commencement speaker can really do is to suggest a couple of things that [he or] she believes really matters.” Sue Monk Kidd stated this while addressing the graduates of Scripps College. On May 21, 2005 Kenyon College graduation welcomed David Foster Wallace, an American novelist, for their commencement address. A prime example of Kidd’s statement, Wallace stated in address that “suicide’s [victims] are actually long dead before they pull the trigger” (Wallace
leader should have and expresses them in multiple ways. Throughout her teen-age years she played soccer and was part of the business club DECA. She helped lead her soccer team to many wins and always tried to stay positive. As she is now a senior in college she is also a leader in her sorority. Marissa was Vice President of Alpha Chi Omega and is always involved and ready to take on any task thrown in her direction. Another great leadership position she held was having the opportunity to be a Gamma Chi