J.K. Rowling’s Speech

J.K. Rowling’s Speech

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How did J. K. Rowling attract the audience’s attention at the beginning?

What is the focus of the commencement address?

Why was she the biggest failure she knew ?

What is the greatest formative experience in her life?

Why did not she blame her parents for her failure?

What was J.K. Rowling biggest fear?

How did she conclude her speech?

How did she learn about empathy?

What are the benefits she gainedafter failing?

What are 2 situations that made her feel fortunate to live in a country with a democratically elected government?

In which University was this commencement held?

Based on the accent, can you guess where J. K. Rowling is from?

What was her major?

When did J. K. Rowling graduate?

Who is Baroness Mary Warnock?

What was the only thing she wanted to do before college?

What did her parents want her to study?

What does Amnesty International do?

What is the win-win situation she mentioned?

Who said this: “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality”