Excerpt from a baker's dozen
david matherne
• i was the valedictorian tonight. i do know what i'm going to be. i have graduated from meloncamp high school about 115th
out of class of 126. thing is, i've seen the fear in the eyes of four score and seven more of those classmates of mine that don't
have a rat's chance of knowing what they are going to be. i do. i'm going to be a writer. mr. j taught me more than english. he
taught me what pops taught me before his .
so here's my valedictory: "good evening, everyone. for coming out to sit on hard, uncomfortable stadium concrete
on an unseasonably warm evening and wearing clothes and shoes you can't wait to get home to get out of. here's what i
have. time is not money. time is convenience. and when one gives up time, he does pay for it. yes. but if he trades time for
opportunity, then he gets credit. so, in conclusion, time is not money, but it can be spent. how will you spend yours? !
you, good night.
assume the speaker is speaking autobiographically. if you wanted to research the graduates of meloncamp high school, this
passage would be considered a
a)
a primary source information
a secondary source information
a fictitious reference source
d)
a dramatic soliloquy reference source