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Word Cloud: What Can You Learn From a High School Grad Speech?

That "today" is very important, if this word cloud of several speeches is any indication.

Once you've left the hallowed halls of high school, is there anything to be learned from a graduation speech?

If this word cloud, created using the text of three speeches Montgomery County Public Schools graduates heard this season, is any indication, maybe. 

The big takeaway? "Today." That's what's really important. Also, "world," "time," "people," "brand" and "education." 

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What do you think? Do any important values pop out of the word cloud?

The three speeches:

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  • Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to Paint Branch High.
  • Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro to Wheaton High.
  • Honest Tea President Seth Goldman to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High. 


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