Graduation Speech

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Rushad Heerjee

Mr. Kimber

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04/04/07

Graduation Speech

In some Hindu communities, there is a rite of passage called the bizarre wedding…This is when a sick child or adult marries… a dog. Would you want to be stuck with a dog as your spouse for the rest of your life?  I think not… The person is believed to transfer his or her illness and bad luck to the dog and so treat it like a normal bride or groom. There have even been some instances when the person and the dog sleep in the same bed... well...thank God we are not living in that community!!!  So spare a moment to think about the poor children who are married to a dog and think of how lucky we are - educated, cultured and moving forward in the right direction ---- moving to high school. We are no longer kids as we confidently move forward to face World challenges and achieve higher goals.

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I first arrived in Jakarta on the 30th of March 2006. On my very first day at school Ms. Fezler the counsellor gave me a form to sign up for the Bali ESP trip. What a

Nightmare!!  I had to decide about going away on a school trip for a week. I was nervous and petrified!!  Firstly: I just arrived into Jakarta. Secondly: I didn’t know any of the teachers or students and lastly and most importantly: I didn’t know anybody to put down as my roommates!!  What a dilemma I was in. This required my brain to ...

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