Sentences with phrase «as graduation speeches»

The theme was a familiar one as far as graduation speeches go.

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The best graduation speeches last the test of time, offering wisdom and insight that is just as helpful to a 21 - year - old as to someone at the peak of their career.

As Apple's Tim Cook said in his 2015 George Washington University graduation speech, «It's about finding your values and committing to them.

The chase is pretty convenient for Spidey as he kicks crime's ass on his way to his high school graduation, where his non-web-spinning girlfriend Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) is preparing to deliver her valedictorian speech.

Even as Walter establishes a rapport with his younger son Henry (Riley Thomas Stewart) through the puppet, though, his teenage son Porter (Anton Yelchin)-- a smart but angry kid who keeps a list of Post-Its enumerating all the traits of his father of which he wishes to rid himself, and finds himself hired by valedictorian Norah (Jennifer Lawrence) to pen her forthcoming graduation commencement speech — remains aloof.

Fortunately, graduation ceremonies have advice built in, as community leaders offer speeches full of wisdom meant to ease the transition from schooling to «real life.»

Stephen Colbert's parody of graduation speeches is spot - on — he delivers such timeless advice as «Get Amazon Prime» and «Keep meticulous track of those who have wronged you.»

The speeches here represent only a small portion of the best and most moving graduation addresses out there — check out these resources for even more speeches, as well as advice on writing a speech of your own.

The first - term Democrat cited tougher graduation requirements, increases in school funding, and an expansion of early - childhood education as accomplishments, in his speech to Illinois lawmakers.

When our salutatorian — one of our app project managers — gave his speech at graduation, he thanked me for his time as a 10th grader presenting his app.

«You also can put notes on file for next year, such as «shorten the graduation speech» or «don't invite someone back because of crude language».»

In his speech he said: «Firing teachers and closing schools if student test scores and graduation rates do not meet a certain bar is not an effective way to raise achievement across a district or a state... Linking student achievement to teacher appraisal, as sensible as it might seem on the surface, is a non-starter... It's a wrong policy [emphasis added]... [and] Its days are numbered.»

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's commencement speech at Bethune - Cookman University, a historically black institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, should've been a generally unremarkable affair, given little notice besides its mark as her first graduation address.

As Tom Mighell, past Chair of the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section said in his 2010 IgniteLaw speech before the 2011 ABA TECHSHOW, No Lawyer Left Behind, most law schools do not provide practice management education, and this omission needs to be rectified by employing practicing lawyers to teach these subjects, making them requirements for graduation, and including a practical component.

• Carried out motivational speeches at graduation ceremonies, event planning, and served as de facto liaison with contract providers and with upper management.

Prerequisites for admission include high school graduation or completion of the General Education Diploma, completion of basic college level English and speech classes with a minimum of a C grade point average as well as attendance at a medical assisting program information session.