When Gabriel received the Top Engineering Student award at the department's annual award ceremony, he gave a speech thanking the department for according him this honor. According to your textbook, what kind of special-occasion speech did Gabriel give?
a. an acceptance speech
b. an inspirational speech
c. a speech of introduction
d. a speech of presentation
e. a commemorative speech

When someone is being awarded and appreciated, the person gets overwhelmed and want to show great gratitude to the people who were also responsible for their success. It is a great feeling of happiness and gratitude.

This is the one way through which a person giving back and show the great sincere gratitude to the acceptance speech. The great heart is the symbol of the acceptance speech.

In the acceptance, a speech person acknowledges those people who were the recipient and acquiring all in their achievement.

Thus here Gabriel acknowledges those all who were recipients in her success.