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Who Are You, Class Of 2007, Michelle Rahman Aug 2004

Who Are You, Class Of 2007, Michelle Rahman

Who Are You Class of...Orientation Speeches

“I’ve been particularly struck this year to more often see words such as integrity, commitment, honesty, public interest, ethics, loyalty permeate your narrative statements. So many of you are survivors and have dealt with life’s difficult sides - tragic deaths of loved ones, divorce, terrible car accidents, debilitating illnesses, dissolution of families, murder, and the loss of a dear brother in the World Trade Center on the fateful 9/11. Yet you endure and strive to be better. One of you wrote, “We have a choice to use the gift of our lives to make the world a better place” and …