Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as graduands. The date of graduation is often called graduation day. The graduation itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. At the University of Cambridge, the occasion on which most graduands receive their BA degree is known as general admission. After degree completion, graduates can be referred to by their graduating year. In the United States and Canada, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level.
When ceremonies are associated, they usually include a procession of the academic staff and candidates. Beginning at the secondary school level in the United States, the candidates will almost always wear academic dress, and increasingly faculty will do the same. At the college and university level, the faculty will usually wear academic dress at the formal ceremonies, as will the trustees and degree candidates. "Graduation" at the college and university level occurs when the presiding officer confers degrees upon candidates, either individually or en masse, even if graduates physically receive their diploma later at a smaller college or departmental ceremony.
The term black people is used in some socially-based systems of racial classification for humans of a dark-skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups represented in a particular social context. Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class and socio-economic status also play a role, so that relatively dark-skinned people can be classified as white if they fulfill other social criteria of "whiteness" and relatively light-skinned people can be classified as black if they fulfill the social criteria for "blackness" in a particular setting.
As a biological phenotype being "black" is often associated with the very dark skin colors of some people who are classified as "black". But, particularly in the United States, the racial or ethnic classification also refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors, including albinos, if they are believed by others to have African ancestry, or to exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African-American". As a result, in the United States the term "black people" is not an indicator of skin color but of socially based racial classification.
Plot
Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end.
Keywords: 2000s, 23rd-psalm, action-hero, actress, aerospace, alley-fight, american-flag, animated-opening-credits, anti-villain, arachnid
With great power comes great responsibility.
An Ordinary Man. An Extraordinary Power.
Get Ready For The Ultimate Spin!
Do you want to know who I am? I'm Spider-Man
Next Summer, One Hero will take you for the Ultimate Spin
On May Third, the Entire World Will Connect to the Web.
A Gift. A Curse. A Destiny.
If somebody told you I was just your average guy, not a care in the world... somebody lied.
This is my gift. It is my curse.
Go for the ultimate spin
Mary Jane: I better run, tiger.
Uncle Ben: I don't mean to lecture and I don't mean to preach. And I know I'm not your father...::Peter Parker: Then stop pretending to be!
Bonesaw McGraw: What're ya doin' up there?::Spider-Man: Staying away from you. That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
Peter Parker: Can I do anything for you?::Aunt May: You do too much - college, a job, all this time with me... You're not Superman, you know.
Norman Osborn: Sorry I'm late. Work was murder.
[last lines]::Peter Parker: [voiceover] Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility." This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-man.
Peter Parker: You don't trust anyone, that's your problem.::J. Jonah Jameson: I trust my barber.
J. Jonah Jameson: If we can get a picture of Julia Roberts in a thong, we can certainly get a picture of this weirdo.
Peter Parker: Hey, it's me again!::Mary Jane: Hey!::Peter Parker: How was your audition?::Mary Jane: How'd you know?::Peter Parker: The hotline. Your mom, told my aunt, told me.::Mary Jane: So you just came by?::Peter Parker: I was in the neighborhood, needed to see a friendly face. I took three buses and a cab to *get* in the neighborhood, but... So how'd it go?::Mary Jane: [wryly] Oh. They said I needed acting lessons. A *soap opera* told me I needed acting lessons.::Peter Parker: Lemme buy you a cheeseburger. The sky's the limit, up to seven dollars... and eighty-four cents.::Mary Jane: [laughs] I'd like a cheeseburger. Oh, but I'm going out to dinner with Harry. [pause] Come with us.::Peter Parker: No thanks. How's it going with... [Mary Jane looks down] Never mind, it's none of my business.::Mary Jane: It's not? Why so interested?::Peter Parker: I'm not.::Mary Jane: You're not?::Peter Parker: Well... Why would I be?::Mary Jane: [playfully] I dunno. Why would you be?::Peter Parker: [smiles, not knowing what to say] I dunno.::Mary Jane: Sorry you won't come with us. I better run, Tiger.
Mary Jane: Has he mentioned me?::Peter Parker: Yeah.::Mary Jane: What'd he say?::Peter Parker: Uh... I said... he asked me what I thought about you.::Mary Jane: And what did you say?::Peter Parker: I said... uh... Spider-Man, I said uh... The great thing about MJ is... when you look in her eyes and she's looking back in yours... everything... feels... not quite normal. Because you feel stronger and weaker at the same time. You feel excited and at the same time, terrified. The truth is... you don't know what you feel except you know what kind of man you want to be. It's as if you've reached the unreachable and you weren't ready for it."::Mary Jane: You said that?::Peter Parker: Well, something like that.::Peter Parker: [Harry walks in while they're holding hands] Hi...
Plot
Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end.
Keywords: 2000s, 23rd-psalm, action-hero, actress, aerospace, alley-fight, american-flag, animated-opening-credits, anti-villain, arachnid
With great power comes great responsibility.
An Ordinary Man. An Extraordinary Power.
Get Ready For The Ultimate Spin!
Do you want to know who I am? I'm Spider-Man
Next Summer, One Hero will take you for the Ultimate Spin
On May Third, the Entire World Will Connect to the Web.
A Gift. A Curse. A Destiny.
If somebody told you I was just your average guy, not a care in the world... somebody lied.
This is my gift. It is my curse.
Go for the ultimate spin
Mary Jane: I better run, tiger.
Uncle Ben: I don't mean to lecture and I don't mean to preach. And I know I'm not your father...::Peter Parker: Then stop pretending to be!
Bonesaw McGraw: What're ya doin' up there?::Spider-Man: Staying away from you. That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
Peter Parker: Can I do anything for you?::Aunt May: You do too much - college, a job, all this time with me... You're not Superman, you know.
Norman Osborn: Sorry I'm late. Work was murder.
[last lines]::Peter Parker: [voiceover] Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility." This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-man.
Peter Parker: You don't trust anyone, that's your problem.::J. Jonah Jameson: I trust my barber.
J. Jonah Jameson: If we can get a picture of Julia Roberts in a thong, we can certainly get a picture of this weirdo.
Peter Parker: Hey, it's me again!::Mary Jane: Hey!::Peter Parker: How was your audition?::Mary Jane: How'd you know?::Peter Parker: The hotline. Your mom, told my aunt, told me.::Mary Jane: So you just came by?::Peter Parker: I was in the neighborhood, needed to see a friendly face. I took three buses and a cab to *get* in the neighborhood, but... So how'd it go?::Mary Jane: [wryly] Oh. They said I needed acting lessons. A *soap opera* told me I needed acting lessons.::Peter Parker: Lemme buy you a cheeseburger. The sky's the limit, up to seven dollars... and eighty-four cents.::Mary Jane: [laughs] I'd like a cheeseburger. Oh, but I'm going out to dinner with Harry. [pause] Come with us.::Peter Parker: No thanks. How's it going with... [Mary Jane looks down] Never mind, it's none of my business.::Mary Jane: It's not? Why so interested?::Peter Parker: I'm not.::Mary Jane: You're not?::Peter Parker: Well... Why would I be?::Mary Jane: [playfully] I dunno. Why would you be?::Peter Parker: [smiles, not knowing what to say] I dunno.::Mary Jane: Sorry you won't come with us. I better run, Tiger.
Mary Jane: Has he mentioned me?::Peter Parker: Yeah.::Mary Jane: What'd he say?::Peter Parker: Uh... I said... he asked me what I thought about you.::Mary Jane: And what did you say?::Peter Parker: I said... uh... Spider-Man, I said uh... The great thing about MJ is... when you look in her eyes and she's looking back in yours... everything... feels... not quite normal. Because you feel stronger and weaker at the same time. You feel excited and at the same time, terrified. The truth is... you don't know what you feel except you know what kind of man you want to be. It's as if you've reached the unreachable and you weren't ready for it."::Mary Jane: You said that?::Peter Parker: Well, something like that.::Peter Parker: [Harry walks in while they're holding hands] Hi...
Kizu tsuita toki
Ano namida mo sotto usureteitta
Furikaereba itsudemo jibun no ibasho ga atta kara kana?
Aruiteyukou te wo nigittesou
Itsumo sou datta naniga attemo shinjiteta
Massugu ni mitsumeteta tooi basho wo...
Tagai ni omoi au kokoro ga atte soshite "imi" wo motta
Shirazushirazu ni tasukerareteta fukai katachi datta kara
Naze ga fushigina hodo kakureteyukuno
Tsurakatta koto dake me ni utsuru no ha
Sunao ni nareta kokoro kara waraeta koto
Yuuki motou te wo sashidesou!
Itsumo sou aritai korekara zutto shinjitai
Massugu ni mitsumeteru ano basho made...
Naniga attemo akiramenakute
Katayose atte hitotsu ni natte...
Don'na toki demo hisshi ni natte
Wakaranakute nayande...
Doremo taisetsuna kioku... da-ka-ra
Kakegae no nai son'na hibi wo...
Kitto wasurenai
Sorezore no michi ayumu toshitemo
Aruiteyukou ashita mitsukeyou
Ima kara atarashii SUTA-TO kitte shinjiyou
Same street, I feel I'm going down it again
I need to leave it all behind me, but when?
You say, "I'm never gonna be that way"
You lied, you tried, you cried too
Same day, I wake up and I'm back here again
Same face despising my reflection again
You say, "I'm never gonna be that way"
You lied, you tried, you cried, too
And still I'm waiting for my graduation baby
I know I'm strong now but you're the only one
That keeps me hating me
I need to leave, I need to leave it all behind forever
I need to be, I need to be just what I've always wanted
You and me, you and me, you know we're going nowhere
I gotta learn to say goodbye
Same book but we're gonna read it again
That day I saw you walking out with him
No way it'll ever be the same within
My pride my pain inside and
Same shit but I'm gettin' used to it
Hoping for something that I'll never get
No way I could ever forgive or forget
My pride my pain inside and
And still I'm waiting for my graduation baby
I know I'm strong now but you're the only one
That keeps me hating me
I need to leave, I need to leave it all behind forever
I need to be, I need to be just what I've always wanted
You and me, you and me, you know we're going nowhere
I gotta learn to say goodbye
I wish that I could run away forever
Go someplace so far away from here
Remember when you told me now or never?
Well, I don't care
And still I'm waiting for my graduation baby
I know I'm strong now but you're the only one
That keeps me hating me
I need to leave, I need to leave it all behind forever
I need to be, I need to be just what I've always wanted
You and me, you and me, you know we're going nowhere
I gotta learn to say goodbye
Welcome to level 2
Welcome to the future baby
It's infinite, supersonic
Like time is racing
I'm riding high on cruise control
This endless night has a story untold
If you want a solar eclipse
Then open your ears 'cause that's exactly what this is
Rewrite history
Life is a mystery
I am a machine but not a robot for your operation
Electronically, my messages are magnetic vibrations
Once a pioneer but now I'm taking off across the nation
Everything is clear, don't need you, moving on is Graduation
Moving on is Graduation
It's been a while, How have you been baby
Have you used anyone to have a little fun
I don't care lately
Friendliness limits honesty
And I honestly don't give a damn what you think
'Cause I've been fine since you let me go
Space is a vacuum for your memory to flow
Earth passed Mercury
Left behind by history
I am a machine but not a robot for your operation
Electronically, my messages are magnetic vibrations
Once a pioneer but now I'm taking off across the nation
Everything is clear, don't need you, moving on is Graduation
Graduation
You made me the moon of the night
Now I've passed you, what does that feel like?
To know your story as you wrote it down
But as you can see the truth will always win out
I am a machine but not a robot for your operation
Electronically, my messages are magnetic vibrations
Once a pioneer but now I'm taking off across the nation
Everything is clear, don't need you, moving on is Graduation
I am a machine but not a robot for your operation
Electronically, my messages are magnetic vibrations
Once a pioneer but now I'm taking off across the nation
Everything is clear, don't need you, moving on is Graduation
I am a machine but not a robot for your operation
Electronically, my messages are magnetic vibrations
Once a pioneer but now I'm taking off across the nation
Time goes on and on, I told you the moment all day long
Time goes on and on, you're so strong, so wrong
[2x]
No one, no one here
Follow, follow fear
I am, I am here
Follow, follow fear
So long since I've been standing here
From the moment I met you it all became so clear
It's all in the moment, the future is near
You're so strong, so wrong, time goes on and on
No one, no one here
Follow, follow fear
And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon
And there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone with me
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at our selves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels
1 - As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever
So if we get the big jobs
And we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with a tan
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels
Repeat 1
La, la, la, la...
Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la...
We will still be friends forever
Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
Repeat 1 (3x)
There's no life without money
They say it makes the world go round
Cheap wine, like honey
Makes the medicine go down
A little pain, a little pleasure
People say they're both the same
It gets worse then gets better
Standing on the wing of a falling plane
It's just my graduation
From life's long education
Too much for too little
Makes me wonder why I try
There's no faith without fire
Looking for another sign
Stop now or keep going
No-one's gonna hand you your dreams
Knocked down i'm not slowing
Standing in the way of a speeding train
It's just my graduation
From life's long education
They line up to break your heart
And you don't know why
Kept going you tried so hard
They still tell you it's not good enough
Someday you'll shine
It's just my graduation