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Graduation Day Cliches Run Parallel Across the Nation
The piece mocks graduation speeches as repetitive clichés echoed from coast to coast from the Rockies to the Panhandle. It notes graduates hear the same platitudes about opportunity thrift and youth while the age of endless repeats makes the ritual boring yet familiar. It jokes about mimeographed sheets replacing speakers to cut costs and preserve tradition.
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Rockies
Alleghenies
Blue Ridges
Cascades
Appalachians
Big Smokies
Panhandle
Central Plains
Delta
Piedmont
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