Commemorative Speech: Everyday Hero By Rhonda Bork
Commemorative Speech: Everyday Hero by: Rhonda Bork
As a poor Peruvian child born with a cleft lip and palate, the simplest things in life such as, eating, talking, and even smiling had been a challenge for Efer. Now he has a new lease on life, thanks in part to his recent cleft lip and palate repair surgery. He smiles softly at the man responsible for his recent good fortune, Dr. Joseph Benacci. Transforming lives as a skilled, dedicated, and compassionate plastic surgeon is what Dr. Benacci does every day. Dr. Benacci’s skills as a plastic surgeon are much the same as an artist to his canvas. His skills allow him to unleash his creativity and produce a masterpiece. For example, after enduring years of ridicule for having protruding ears, …show more content…
I wonder if he'd have a lot of little buttons and doodads on his coat, vest, watch chain and automobile radiator. I wonder if he'd know all about sales resistance and consumer appeal and whether he'd address luncheon clubs on SERVICE in the rail-splitting game. I wonder if he'd be a go-getter. We all honor Lincoln today, from the man who runs the factory to the man who sweeps the floor. But what is it we honor in him? His ability to lay a cornerstone grace fully? His skill in getting his name in the papers? His ingenuity in discovering that a tooth paste prevents baldness, boils on the neck, carburetor trouble and train wrecks? Or do we honor him because he was honest? Because he did each day's job as it came along the best he knew how, following the Golden Rule and without thought for himself and his own popularity and …show more content…
It took some time, but eventually running became such a big part of my life that I felt incomplete when I didn’t do it. And it’s not just the benefits of running that I enjoy, although there are many. I’ve lost weight. My blood pressure is down. My energy level is up. I look better. I feel better. I sleep better. But on top of all that, I actually love getting out and running. It’s a great excuse to get outside (or into the gym if that’s your preference), listen to music, or just enjoy the
As a poor Peruvian child born with a cleft lip and palate, the simplest things in life such as, eating, talking, and even smiling had been a challenge for Efer. Now he has a new lease on life, thanks in part to his recent cleft lip and palate repair surgery. He smiles softly at the man responsible for his recent good fortune, Dr. Joseph Benacci. Transforming lives as a skilled, dedicated, and compassionate plastic surgeon is what Dr. Benacci does every day. Dr. Benacci’s skills as a plastic surgeon are much the same as an artist to his canvas. His skills allow him to unleash his creativity and produce a masterpiece. For example, after enduring years of ridicule for having protruding ears, …show more content…
I wonder if he'd have a lot of little buttons and doodads on his coat, vest, watch chain and automobile radiator. I wonder if he'd know all about sales resistance and consumer appeal and whether he'd address luncheon clubs on SERVICE in the rail-splitting game. I wonder if he'd be a go-getter. We all honor Lincoln today, from the man who runs the factory to the man who sweeps the floor. But what is it we honor in him? His ability to lay a cornerstone grace fully? His skill in getting his name in the papers? His ingenuity in discovering that a tooth paste prevents baldness, boils on the neck, carburetor trouble and train wrecks? Or do we honor him because he was honest? Because he did each day's job as it came along the best he knew how, following the Golden Rule and without thought for himself and his own popularity and …show more content…
It took some time, but eventually running became such a big part of my life that I felt incomplete when I didn’t do it. And it’s not just the benefits of running that I enjoy, although there are many. I’ve lost weight. My blood pressure is down. My energy level is up. I look better. I feel better. I sleep better. But on top of all that, I actually love getting out and running. It’s a great excuse to get outside (or into the gym if that’s your preference), listen to music, or just enjoy the