张百乔女友裸照

Good afternoon everyone, professors, staff, families, friends, and fellow graduates. Congratulations. Just like 90% of my schoolwork these past two years鈥� I totally procrastinated until last night to write this speech. So if it is a bit heartfelt, deep, hilarious, or even slightly revolutionary鈥� you now know why. Under pressure, that鈥檚 how diamonds are made. Or in my case, under last-minute panic and insomnia. But we鈥檒l see how it goes.

Before I start, I want to take a brief moment to thank the people who held me up when I didn鈥檛 think I could keep going. To my parents 鈥� merci infiniment. Vous 锚tes venus ici d鈥橝lg茅rie pour b芒tir une vie meilleure, pour chercher des opportunit茅s que vous n鈥檃viez pas eues. Vous avez 茅t茅 les survivants d鈥檋ier, pour que nous, vos enfants, puissions devenir les b芒tisseurs de demain. Ce que vous avez endur茅, c鈥檈st ce qui nous donne aujourd鈥檋ui la force, 脿 nous la deuxi猫me g茅n茅ration, de r锚ver, de r茅ussir, et de construire ici, avec dignit茅.

Abi, tu m鈥檃s appris 脿 garder la t锚te haute, 脿 rester ancr茅e, et 脿 ne jamais oublier d鈥檕霉 je viens. Mama, tu as cru en moi-m锚me dans les moments o霉 moi, je n鈥檡 croyais plus 鈥� et 莽a, 莽a a tout chang茅. Une reconnaissance toute particuli猫re 脿 ma m猫re, qui a subi la discrimination toute sa vie 脿 cause de son identit茅 religieuse et ethnique : tu as brill茅 quand on a tent茅 de t鈥櫭﹖eindre, et tu nous as permis, mes fr猫res et moi, de briller encore plus fort. Tu es ma boussole et ma plus grande motivation.

脌 mes petits fr猫res, Idris et Ishak, merci de me rappeler de rire, de rester humble, et de ne jamais me prendre trop au s茅rieux. And to my older brother Mohamed Ilyes 鈥� who鈥檚 currently enjoying his time in the Netherlands 鈥� thank you for helping me figure out Omnivox and all the registration stuff. You truly inspire me to reach my academic goals every day.

To my teachers 鈥� Kelly Phipps, Michael Duckett, Djemma Maazouzi, Miss Nem, Monsieur Rezoug, and Mister Sepulveda 鈥� thank you for your patience, your brilliance, and the way you challenged me to think more critically, speak more boldly, and never stop asking questions.

To the friends who carried me through some of my hardest days of CEGEP 鈥撀� Dorlicas and Bahara 鈥� thank you for being there at 1 a.m. when I was panicking over an essay or a test. Thank you for the notes, the hugs, the chaos, the love. And finally, to my cousins and family back in Algeria 鈥� thank you for always believing in me from across the ocean, for your love that travels continents. Le reste que j鈥檃i pas nomm茅, vous savez d茅j脿, c鈥檈st dans le coeur, merci beaucoup.

When I first stepped into 张百乔女友裸照, I never imagined becoming your valedictorian. To be honest, I didn鈥檛 believe I had the potential 鈥� or even the legitimacy 鈥� to be in this position. But then came a teacher 鈥� Miss Gilbert 鈥� who believed in me. She encouraged me to apply. And thanks to her words at that moment, I鈥檓 here. You know, I once had a teacher in elementary school who literally put me on a 鈥渢hree-question-a-day鈥� limit. Three! As if I was some kind of walking Q&A machine overheating the class.

Apparently, I was 鈥済etting ahead of the group鈥� with my curiosity. I met also teachers who looked at me sideways when I spoke about my goals. Who hinted I was aiming too high. But here鈥檚 the thing: A single spark of encouragement can light up the darkest doubt. Whether it鈥檚 a teacher, a sibling, a parent, a friend, a partner, or someone who just gets you, the people who choose to lift you up are priceless.

So be that person. For someone else. Because you never know when your words might be the reason someone keeps going. You never know when your kindness becomes the turning point in someone鈥檚 story. In a world that often tells us to compete, to compare, to rush 鈥� choose instead to uplift. Because honestly, all of us 鈥� deep down 鈥� we鈥檙e just nerdy, curious little explorers trying to figure it all out together. So, let鈥檚 do it together.

At Dawson, I found a space where curiosity was welcomed 鈥� no, encouraged! I鈥檝e had the joy of learning from Dawson teachers and staff who did the exact opposite of silencing questions 鈥� they opened doors. They challenged us, laughed with us, stayed after class with us. They made this journey not just possible, but deeply meaningful. Dawson became a place where learning continued in DSU student club spaces, in the library, in the hallways, in the upper atrium, in Conrod鈥檚. The atmosphere was alive with ideas and passion. Thanks to our teachers and staff, we didn鈥檛 just learn 鈥� we got involved. We fundraised. We created. We protested. We debated. We volunteered.

And a huge part of that student-led magic came from the Dawson Student Union, who supported countless clubs and initiatives that gave us the freedom to turn our interests into action. Whether it was through multicultural celebrations, mental health awareness, political engagement, or just offering a safe space to belong, the DSU and all the clubs it supports gave voice to what matters to us. So, thank you.

To the teachers who believed in us, the staff who supported us, and the student union who made Dawson feel like a home. You made this chapter of our lives not only educational, but unforgettable. You didn鈥檛 just prepare us for the world, you reminded us that we have the power to shape it.

And to my fellow graduates in Social Science and Business Technologies 鈥� We made it. Seriously. After two years of stressing over this mysterious incalculable R-score, pulling all-nighters, rushing to finish papers five minutes before the deadline, Mio-ing teachers in full panic, and pretending to understand economics in 8:00 a.m. classes鈥� here we are.

Some of us were juggling jobs, dealing with mental health, family responsibilities, or learning a whole new system. Some of us weren鈥檛 even sure we鈥檇 make it to the end, but we did. And that鈥檚 worth celebrating. We didn鈥檛 just memorize definitions and write essays 鈥� we grew. We debated real-world problems, challenged systems, asked hard questions. We showed up for our classmates, our communities, and for ourselves.

So, whether you鈥檙e heading to university, starting a new job, or just taking a well-deserved break, remember this: everything we鈥檝e learned, lived, and survived here is coming with us. And I couldn鈥檛 be prouder to graduate alongside people as sharp, passionate, and driven as you all.

In the same time, I want to take a moment to honour some of our peers 鈥� the Indigenous students graduating alongside us today. Your presence here is powerful. In a country where your communities have faced generations of erasure, your success 鈥� this very diploma 鈥� is not just a personal achievement; it is a quiet but powerful act of resistance. It is a peaceful protest against systemic racism and centuries of marginalization. You are not only succeeding, you are doing so on your land. And that is something to be more than proud of.

As someone born here to Algerian Amazigh parents who faced discrimination in France and came searching for dignity, I carry with me a deep respect for what it means to claim space 鈥� when the world around you tries to tell you you don鈥檛 belong. Whether it鈥檚 through language, dress, or history, so many of us 鈥� Indigenous, racialized, immigrants and other minorities 鈥� have had to fight just to be heard.

And so today, I invite every one of you to listen deeply and engage with empathy and tolerance. As we step further into the world and shape its future, let鈥檚 carry with us the awareness and the responsibility to stand in solidarity 鈥� with all those still seeking recognition, still protecting their heritage, still striving for justice. On this land, and in every land under occupation 鈥搗from Congo, to Sudan, to Ukraine, all the way to Falistin.

I鈥檝e always been told: 鈥淒on鈥檛 take things too personally, Aya.鈥� 鈥淣e prends pas tout 脿 coeur.鈥� Ignore the bullies. Don鈥檛 let criticism get to you. But here鈥檚 the truth: I wouldn鈥檛 be who I am today if I hadn鈥檛 taken things to heart. I took the bullying, the failures, the questions, the suffering of others 鈥� I took them personally. Because when you take something to heart, you care about it. And when you care, you act. You learn. You change. You lead.

So yes, fellow graduates, I tell you 鈥� take your life to heart. Care about your future, your health, your loved ones, your community. Care about your studies, your art, your job, your mental health. Care deeply, passionately, urgently. Because indifference is not neutrality 鈥� indifference is silence, and silence can be dangerous. So be 鈥渆ngaged鈥� 鈥� but not just in the activist sense. Be engaged in your friendships. In your passions. In the way you show up for your loved ones. In the way you seek knowledge.

Don鈥檛 be passive passengers 鈥� be present, be loud, be kind, and be involved in everything that is dear to you. And most importantly, be real with yourself AND the world. Because, To quote Snoop Dog, the world doesn鈥檛 need any more copies, it needs originals. Wake up each morning remembering this other line from Kung Fu Panda: Yesterday is a lesson. Today is a gift. And tomorrow is a promise. And at the end of the day, what doesn鈥檛 kill you 鈥� adds a line to your CV.

So don鈥檛 be afraid of the unknown. Embrace it. Your future needs you more than your past ever did. So don鈥檛 try too hard to blend in, because you are meant to stand out, with purpose. Congratulations, 张百乔女友裸照 Class of 2025 Social Science and Business Technologies. We鈥檝e made it!