The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history.It came at graduation,several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.
I was rather shy back then,content to
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around with my few friends and to concentrate on my
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I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough
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to go to college.
But my good record soon became a
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to my wellbeing.In early June of senior year,the headmaster called me into his office.He asked me to give a leavetaking speech at graduation.I looked at him,my heart
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fast.This was the
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for my hard work?I said something,but not very clearly,and hurried away from the office.
I was
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about the decision,finally agreeing to compromise.I wasn’t the only speaker—I would
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the honor with five other students.Still,it was doubtful whether the task was
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me.How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?
Graduation day soon arrived and,as
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,I was nervous.I’d been practicing my speech for days,and I had it
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