Good afternoon and welcome to Clark State Community College’s 49th commencement ceremony. My name is Heather Anne Powell, and I have been selected to represent the graduating class. I want to thank each of you for taking the time to be here today. It is a momentous event for some in the room. Others of you are here because there will be cake.
This is the most important ceremony in a girl’s life next to her wedding. To celebrate this coming of age, there is a Thanksgiving Mass (Misa de Acción de Grácias) at the family’s church. The Quinceañera is escorted by a head chamberlain (chambelan), other chamberlains, maids of honor (damas), her godparents (padrinos) and her parents. This is a formal occasion & deeply resembles a wedding. The Quinceañera has bridesmaids & wears a glamorous dress with gorgeous jewelry to make herself stand out.
The biggest festival is held in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Every year, the city throws a large festival at the Luis Muñoz Marin Park. Delectable food and drinks fill the aroma of the air, live music fills your eardrums, and little kids surround you everywhere. On some occasions, a number of lucky kids receive additional gifts. But the only thing the kids and parents are waiting for is for The Three Kings’ arrival.
All these years you have taught me many things either with education or with other things such as kindness and faithfulness. I also want to thank my parents. Mom, thank you for helping me get through these years in school. Starting
Sharies Berries pass through the product life cycle once a month. At the beginning of each month they recreate there product in to a new product and market it as the new special, this is a big hit during the holidays. And Sharies berries still allow people to order past special items in there costume creations area truly giving it customers the best of both worlds. For example Sharies barriers is promoting Valentine’s day gifts right now but still have the what they call classic styles still available to their customers to use for birthday gifts and other such
If we look back to the time Maya Angelou graduated from high school, things were different and everyone acknowledge the annual graduation day. From her priest mentioning the graduates in his sermon to her customers visiting the store she worked to give her nickels and dimes as appreciation gifts, everybody within her society appreciate the feelings it brings to see their loved ones graduating from high school. Most importantly, Angelou, along with her family and the community she lives in at that time, looked at academic fulfillment not only as a celebration but also as a sign of hope and better things ahead for their community. There are some evidences from the text that supports her story and experience of how it feels like to be a high school graduate during her time. One of them is on page 13 where she stated that “Oh, it was important, all right.
Veterans day is important to Americans because it is a way of showing thank yours for what the veterans did for us. Veterans day is a special day to show how much we appreciate what our soldiers have done for us. At my school we sell these things called flags for vets to raise money for the troops. They also have parades and memorial services for those who lost their life in the line of duty. Congress passed a bill to amend Veterans Day to the fourth week in October.
Martin Luther King Every year on January 16 many celebrate and commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.His birthday reminds us all of his goals for our nation, achievements, his dreams. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. had many dreams. One of his dreams was that white and colored people (no matter which race) should come in peace together and be able to do stuff together. How do you commemorate Dr. King’s birthday and pass on his legacy? Many of Dr. King’s practices such as, his philosophy of non-violence, has influenced today’s society.
The theme of her birthday party was Pinkalicious a character in a series of books which Ella is very fond of. Ella was dress as the character of the book. She was very active and full of energy during her party. She was running around with friends. I was able to observe her participate in the various activities such; as coloring with her friend she was very nice and willing to share her Crayolas, ensuring all he friends had something to color.
We gather around, eating, opening gifts, talking and laughing. It may seem so simple, but I am always anxious for each upcoming holiday or celebration, because I cannot wait to spend the quality time with those I love. Saturdays were my favorite day of the week when I was growing up. Somehow, they had become my mom, sister, grandmom and my special day