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Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...
Napoleon saying farewell to the Old Guard at the Palace of Fontainebleau, after his first abdication (1814) A farewell speech or farewell address is a speech given by an individual leaving a position or place. They are often used by public figures such as politicians as a capstone to the preceding career, or as statements delivered by persons ...
Saying goodbye to my work bestie feels like a piece of my heart is leaving. Thank you for being my rock, my sounding board, and my partner in crime. I'm beyond grateful for the memories we've created.
A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
1880: Dostoyevsky's Pushkin Speech, a speech delivered by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in honour of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. 1890–1900s: Acres of Diamonds speeches by Temple University President Russell Conwell, the central idea of which was that the resources to achieve all good things were present in one's own community.
The Farewell Prayer consists of the following five petitions: [6] 17:1–5: Petition for glorification based on the completion of his work; 17:6–10: Petitions for his disciples; 17:11–19: Petition for the preservation and sanctification of "his own" in the world; 17:20–23: Petition for unity of "his own"
Jun. 30—Area school district leaders are saying goodbye to their jobs, offering final sentiments and thoughts prior to leaving the districts. Derry School Superintendent MaryAnn Connors ...
There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to compose a poem on the spot and recite it with their last breath. In Western culture particular attention has been paid to last words which demonstrate deathbed salvation – the repentance of sins ...