help: is it too harsh?
Posted: 6/9/2003, 7:45 pm
i have to make my farewell speech for my public speaking class and this is what i came up with:
As I stand before you all today, making my final speech of this year, I'll speak not of love, as I love none of you, nor friendship, (for the obvious reasons). I shall deliver no pretentious sermon of admiration and I shall keep whatever vile compliments I have for you to myself. In this moment when we all find ourselves throwing facetious kisses at one another I would simply like to be honest for once, and let you all know that I most certainly will not miss you, and that there are quite a few of you whose faces I would like to forget altogether.
However, it cannot be said that I regret taking this course as it has fulfilled its objective and set me on the road to becoming a great public speaker. Its benefits have far outweighed its trivial displeasures.
So in bidding you all farewell, the best I can say, without trespassing on perjurous grounds, is that it's been an interesting journey and you've all made for interesting classmates. If nothing else, you've taught me a lot in the fields of objectivity, patience, and self-control. A very few of you have managed to prove to me that my initial conceptions of you were less than you deserved. For the most part, however, you've done nothing but boost the confidence I've had in my abilities of perception and inference.
To all of you underclassmen: as we part I would like to give you these simple words of advice: Hang in there.
And for my fellow seniors, I have but one word: Finally.
my mom yelled at me and said she was very disappointed in me for writing it because it's mean. but it's how i feel. should i "modify" it as my mom suggests or leave it as is?
As I stand before you all today, making my final speech of this year, I'll speak not of love, as I love none of you, nor friendship, (for the obvious reasons). I shall deliver no pretentious sermon of admiration and I shall keep whatever vile compliments I have for you to myself. In this moment when we all find ourselves throwing facetious kisses at one another I would simply like to be honest for once, and let you all know that I most certainly will not miss you, and that there are quite a few of you whose faces I would like to forget altogether.
However, it cannot be said that I regret taking this course as it has fulfilled its objective and set me on the road to becoming a great public speaker. Its benefits have far outweighed its trivial displeasures.
So in bidding you all farewell, the best I can say, without trespassing on perjurous grounds, is that it's been an interesting journey and you've all made for interesting classmates. If nothing else, you've taught me a lot in the fields of objectivity, patience, and self-control. A very few of you have managed to prove to me that my initial conceptions of you were less than you deserved. For the most part, however, you've done nothing but boost the confidence I've had in my abilities of perception and inference.
To all of you underclassmen: as we part I would like to give you these simple words of advice: Hang in there.
And for my fellow seniors, I have but one word: Finally.
my mom yelled at me and said she was very disappointed in me for writing it because it's mean. but it's how i feel. should i "modify" it as my mom suggests or leave it as is?
good job, matt would be proud either way
