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    Salmon Rushdie he creates a sense of life and death between two characters Senior and Junior. Senior being death and junior life‚ they both share very strong connection because of their name that could never be spoken of. Other than sharing the same name‚ they were the same age and they both lived in the same apartment building. “By curious chance-which they had to come to think as destiny…” or as a curse‚ these two old men were very much alike in their physicality and personality. Rushdie creates

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    Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech: http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/ (29.11.2016) (1) I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. (2) Truth be told‚ this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. (3) Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. (4) That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories. (5) The first story is about connecting the dots. (6) I dropped out

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    Summary of David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Address In 2005 David Foster Wallace delivered the Kenyon College commencement address that was not the typical commencement address you would normally hear at a graduation. He starts off his speech by telling a story having the idea that even the most “important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” He talks about living in the adult world that these soon to be graduates will enter and how it can be very dull at times

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    Rushdie Vs. Thiong’o The difference between two writers can be very similar or very different. Often times authors have similarities whether they are from different backgrounds or not. In some sort of way two authors can think the same way due to keeping original languages and upbringings in their writings. On the other hand‚ they can also differ immensely. Salman Rushdie and Ngugi wa Thiong’o had two different upbringings‚ education‚ and attitudes toward literature. An author’s upbringing

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    Ellen’s Commencement Speech Rhetorical Analysis Graduation caps fly into the air‚ cheers erupt‚ and diplomas are received. This is a typical graduation day. Not only did these ceremonial events take place for Tulane University’s class of 2009‚ but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes‚ causing more than 1‚836

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    Elizabethan-styled clothing. The 1996 film by Baz Luhrmann and the written play by William Shakespeare are similar because Shakespearean language is used in both plays. They are different because‚ in the 1996 film‚ modern props and costumes were used while in the written play‚ it was traditional. The 1996 film is better because as the viewers watch‚ they can get a better understanding of the movie as it shows which scene has what settings. The 1996 film also shows the character’s emotions.

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    In 1997‚ Madeleine Albright‚ United States Secretary of State‚ presented a commencement speech to the attendees of a graduation ceremony at Mount Holyoke College. Albright presents her points through a political lens‚ uses repetition‚ and appeals to emotion to motivate the graduates of the women’s college‚ the next generation of women who can make an impact on society. Albright utilized American‚ political achievements in order to motivate the graduating class. In paragraph 6‚ Albright says that

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    A Commencement Address Joseph Brodsky It is unavoidably true that evil consumes the world we live in. We see the presence of evil in the masses whether it is through the news or with our own eyes. Encountering evil is inevitable‚ and that is a thought that both Joseph Brodsky and I share. Brodsky writes‚ “…for the most interesting thing about Evil is that it is wholly human”. He insinuates that’s the root of all Evil is innately human‚ which provoked me into questioning the validity

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    In poet Rita Dove’s 2016 commencement address‚ she outlines a large difference between what the definitions of a commencement speaker and a poet are – that is to "dispense life advice" or leave well wishes with the graduating class – to introduce the structure of her speech. Through the use of personal anecdotes describing her success with these "wishes"‚ as well as providing examples of other successful public figures‚ Dove encourages the University of Virginia at Charlottesville graduating class

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    Hippa 1996

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    Kimberly Parker 11/25/2012 HIPPA (1996): HIPPA is a privacy law for keeping personal information and health records secure. Everyone deserves privacy when it comes to their personal well being. HIPPA was enacted through the state. This was enacted on August 21‚ 1996 and became public law 104-191; sections 261 through 264 of HIPPA required the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for electronic exchange

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