Monthly Archives: May 2014

David Foster Wallace: “This Is Water”

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Ms. O'Connor

Continuing our series of excellent commencement speeches, here is David Foster Wallace’s address at Kenyon College entitled “This Is Water.” DFW was an acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction. Please take a listen to his message.

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NPR’s Best Commencement Speeches Ever

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ms. O'Connor

As we end this year, we’ll take a look at some famous commencement speeches. This morning, in a happy coincidence, NPR just released this app that archives the “best commencement speeches, ever.” Linked are nearly all of speeches we will listen to … Continue reading →

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