My Graduation Day

... in the 12th grade all I could say was" I cant wait until I graduate!" I knew when this day came it was going to bring new light to my eyes like a new born baby opening his eyes for the first time. Graduation was the main event, but I can't forget the day of my senior picnic. Senior picnic was one of the most wild and crazy events that had ... the police car pulling somebody over or braking up a fight. Besides all of that I had a good time laughing and being around all of my friends. It was now June 12th ,the day of my senior prom ,and four days until graduation. Prom was a night to reme...

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... said the principal, as we were all in a group waiting to hear what was next on our road to graduation. It was the morning of May 27, 2003, the day of our class commencement ceremony. My best friend Kevin and I were already late because of downtown traffic and the new Mcgriddle biscuit at McDonald's. We ... Champion three years in a row. None the less I was no champion, but I still held my own when it came down to betting closest to the hole. Neither of us played a decent round of golf that day. Maybe cause the fact that our High School lives are coming to an end tonight at eight o"clock ...

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In the year 1940, 75 years after slavery was abolished, African Americans were still experiencing hateful and demoralizing discrimination. In Maya Angelou's "Graduation," she describes her roller coaster of emotions on her 8th grade graduation day. Angelou was an acclaimed poet, author, dancer, actress, playwright, director, and civil rights activist. In 1993, she recited her poem, "On the Pulse of the ... right" (Angelou 22). It is obvious to the readers that the citizens of Stamps, Arkansas viewed the graduation day less as a ceremony, and more like a holiday. Moreover, Angelou lists a vari...

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... 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 the day I graduated my life has taken a completely different turn than I had intended. Right after high school I enrolled into college like I had planned ... . But right after I completed the first year of college my band got signed and I began my life on the road. After a few years in the music business ... , though, neither your parents nor I can ev...

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Since the first moment I walked through my high school main entrance, it was nothing but intimidating. A whole new three story brick building with high ceilings and hallways that looked identical every corner you turned. Walking into a school filled with 1,200 other student, I couldn't help but feel insignificant. On the first day the entire freshman class, which makes up roughly about 400 students, are ... freshman class. After saying all he had to say, he introduced the next speaker, a woman named Mrs Curtis, also assistant principal. It was her speech that covered our a list of graduation ...

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... it felt like I saved the world after I took a deep breathe walking off the stage. I graduated with one of my best friends and did it for my other best friend who was in heaven. It meant so much to me that day. My parents were so happy when it was time. They planned a big cookout and invited everyone ... . My great grand parents, grand parents, great aunties and uncles, little and big cousins, friends and more all came out to help me celebrate. It was ... such a bittersweet moment; I wish it could have lasted longer than just one day. My mom and grand mother were in the kitchen cooking, ...

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... that makes a person's transition to one status to another. So kind of like a celebration of a milestone in ones life. My rite of passage would definitely have to be my transition from high school graduation to college, primarily because that was a very stressful point in my life. I went through the three stages of passage, which were separation, liminal, and consummation. I was raised that after high ... , has generations on family members who attended college, so I guess it was only right to keep the tradition going. During graduation my family had flew in from different states just to ...

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... and gentlemen and the wonderful graduating class of 2002. I feel very honored to be standing in front of such a wonderful group of people that I can call my friends, and practically my second family. As I look into the eyes of this close knit group of people, two words come to mind, "dreams" and "obstacles." It has been said ... take your eyes off of your goals." Upon entering this high school six years ago, the majority of us had one goal and only one goal in mind, graduation. Many of us have heard people say that high school is the best time of our lives, so we better enjoy it. With th...

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... is the day when we are at one time Dundee High School students and then at a split second we are now Dundee High School graduates. But right now I want all of you students to look around at your fellow classmates for a few seconds and remember all the memories you have had with these people because after all the graduation parties and when ... the teachers we've had in high school for having an impact on our lives and getting us to this point of our lives. And now I would like to thank my fellow classmates for always being there for me when I was down and not in such a great mood and fo...

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