You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest‚ lecturers‚ parents‚ fellow graduates‚ good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them. One of my fears is being here today talking to you. On preparation for graduation‚ I was notified that I had to deliver a speech and the thought of actually doing it terrified me
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In his essay‚ “The Will to Believe”‚ William James aims to provide a justification of faith. James wants to show that it is sometimes justifiable to hold beliefs that are not supported by sufficient evidence. Therefore‚ he presents various ideas which can influence a person’s beliefs. He believes that these influences are caused by our passion or our will. In the first portion of the essay‚ James states several definitions of hypothesis that may be proposed to our belief. He describes the hypothesis
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900 poems‚ two autobiographical novels‚ four plays and several essays‚ as well as numerous drawings and paintings. He is remembered as a preeminent voice of 20th century poetry. One of his major work is the poem “ I thank You God”. The poem by e.e. cummings‚ titled "I thank you God for most this amazing..." suggests a way of perception that differs from ordinary vision. We notice first in this poem that the day itself is seen as amazing; the "spirits of trees" that leap suggest their form; the sky
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i thank You God by e.e.cummings In ‘i thank You God’ cummings expresses his spiritual rebirth with the renewal of how he sees the world‚ as if for the first time. The first instance of his playing with punctuation and grammar appears in the title and first line. He lowercases "i" and capitalises "You" to show the difference between the speaker’s view of himself and God‚ placing God above the speaker. The line draws from Cummings’ perception of God in his later years of life‚ when he believed that
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In Steven Kurt’s informative article‚ “Why do some people dismiss ADHD?” Steven Kurt describes the lionized truth behind the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Kurt describes how it’s linked with school dropouts‚ teen pregnancy‚ and drug abuse. He has a PhD and is part of the ABPP (American Board of Professional Psychology). Stating that not treating ADHD properly is the main problem‚ he suggests getting the disorder treated rather than discarding the possibility of it. In this paper‚ I will
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of Words: 1‚000 Believe Was there a time wherein you experienced something so difficult but you still got through with it? For instance‚ you failed the exam that you really worked for and anger feds you up because of those sleepless nights. The teacher gave you a second chance but instead of crying‚ you worked twice as hard and finally you got what you wanted. You have been diagnosed of cancer and other people would say that it’s impossible to survive‚ but through faith‚ you experienced a miracle
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individual. I believe that God’s guidance make those wonders possible. I would say everybody has seen one wonder in there life time because they happen every single day. I think that if you dont believe in miracles then you wont give them a chance to happen. Believing in miracles requires you to have faith just like anything else. 2. I think people believe in Kris Kringle because he is so confident with himself. Even though he knows that there isnt a real Santa Claus he still believes in himslef
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comments tends to be the same. So why do my classmates favor the male student’s remarks over the female student’s? Everyone has their own way of saying things‚ however the way we hear what a women says is often completely different in comparison to how we would hear it if a man had said it instead. When hearing both genders communicating‚ we unintentionally put males above females. We look at men as more powerful than women. In Deborah Tannen’s book‚ You Just Don’t Understand‚ she explains that
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a point in making sure I know never to lie to her. But that made me think‚ is it right for her to lie to me for the first 9 years of my life? Tricking children into behaving well in order to receive presents. Isn’t that bribery? Parents say that you should never lie and always tell the truth‚ but the way I see it is‚ they have gone against their word and become a hypocrite. On the other hand they could be enhancing enjoyment. But I know‚ even now Santa is not real my enjoyment at Christmas has
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Bobby J. Alexander Given the context of the speech‚ do you believe everything Pericles say’s about Athens in the Funeral Oration? Why or Why not. I feel that given the context of the speech‚ I would have to agree with what Pericles said in it to be true. First of all‚ I think that the way Pericles gives praise to his fallen comrades‚ couldn’t have been said any better. Of course maybe they were over exaggerated a little by the writer‚ but the way he spoke of them was as if he knew every
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