Senior orations
Dorian Cowan, Jae Haley and Joseph Lazazzero presented their winning orations at the Honors and Awards Ceremony on May 18. Their orations were selected from many others at the 2008 Senior Colloquium.
A Few Thoughts on True Freedom "What exactly does it mean to be free, not as in the emancipation proclamation freedom, but to truly be free. Would racism and sexism still be prominent in a world of free thinkers? My answer is no. So, if you want to shake the shackles of ignorance from your wrists, I challenge you to take the idea of being a free thinker with you when you leave." |
Rereading History "Poised on the liminal boundary between 'college' and 'life,' we have no choice but to reflect on the past four years and what momentum we have derived from this experience to carry us into adulthood. Rather than being a fault of our natures, this unique vision is a necessary gift without which our history bears no meaning." |
Learning from Orphanage #105 "I want to succeed and take advantage of the opportunities that I have been given to fulfill a promise I made to myself, and more importantly those children, that I will return to Orphanage #105 and I will see those faces again. In a sense it was I, the well-educated volunteer that came to help those in need, who was given the biggest gift from children who had so little." |
