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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For those of you who don’t know ABS-CBN‚ it’s actually one of the leading television networks in the Philippines. As a Communication student‚ I spent my entire four years of college dreaming of landing a job in ABS one day. Dreaming that after graduation‚ I will walk up to them‚ hand them my resume and they would like me‚ enough to even hire me. Then I would spend my coming years‚ serving them and being a part of this great thing they are doing from time to time‚ specifically‚ in video production
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Joseph Bradley has always been an outstanding Quarterback! Ever since playing junior football‚ standing at 6’4 now with a rocket arm‚ he has been the talk of the state. He was only 8 when he lost his mom and dad in a fatal car accident. This is what made his determination! Joe is now 17 years of age and is going into his senior year in high school‚ he says “This is my last year of high school football‚ I want to make something out of it. I don’t wanna be known only as a high school legend. I wanna
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-Anecdotal Hook Our dollar bills have the quote of “in God we trust” and our Pledge of Allegiance has “one nation under God”. The Supreme Court now has a new judge who has strictly made decision based on his faith. Their faiths may not be the same as you and I profess. Your religion may not be the same as his and he may not have a religion at all. We have been taught about the US Constitution since we were in elementary school‚ I remember singing a song about James Madison writing about the Constitution
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Children & Young People’s Workforce Early Learning & Childcare Diploma Level 3 EYMP4 – Professional practice in early years settings Explain how the range of early years settings reflects the scope and purpose of the sector The early year’s sector was not developed by government policy with specific aims but was created in response to the requirements of families to change economical and social factors. Therefore public expenditure focused on families with social needs and difficulties
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This may be the most difficult speech I have ever written. Most of us are familiar with the famous photograph of a dead Syrian boy‚ who washed up on the shore of a Turkish beach after drowning as he family tried to escape the violence wrought by the Islamic State terrorist group‚ ISIS. Throughout this tragic crisis‚ countries from all over the world have been called forward as global citizens to help with what has been referred to as the worst humanitarian crisis of our generation. Canada being one
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Examining the Key to Happiness In David Foster Wallace’s graduation speech‚ given to the Kenyon College graduating class of 2005‚ Wallace urges the audience to seek a more open minded perspective on the world. Arguing that societies “default setting” is that of pure self-centered thinking‚ Wallace strives to change the way we all view life before us. He states that liberal education teaches one‚ not how to think (as most believe)‚ but rather teaches one the ability to choose how we want to think
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Let us stand up for the rights of women‚ let us demand equality and justice for all. Let us work together to build a society where every person‚ regardless of gender‚ race‚ or social status‚ has the opportunity to thrive and succeed. As I end my speech‚ I want to leave you with these words‚ "The right of women to vote is a sacred right that should be exercised by every citizen." Let us not rest until this right is secured for all." Thank you for the
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It’s hard to believe that nearly 8 years have passed since mom and I took Austin and Tanner to the Inauguration of Barack Obama‚ our nation’s 1st black President. I have been thinking a lot about it as we near the end of the most contentious and ill qualified election cycle I think our country has ever had. Celebrating holidays such as Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has always provided opportunities for me to teach all of our children about the civil rights movement‚ how far we have come and
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– Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated‚ where students become graduates. The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition that is considered a rite of passage. The ceremony marks a transition from one stage in a student’s life to another. Before the graduation‚ candidates are referred to as grandaunts. The date of graduation is often called graduation day. The graduation itself is also called commencement‚ convocation
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