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Rhetorical Analysis Of David Mcraney 's The Backfire Effect Essay

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In the next 750 words, I will attempt to give a moving and memorable commencement speech to the next graduating class. My intent is to leave the audience with something affecting and thoughtful that can transcend the immediate moment. In this paper, I will support my position with text from David McRaney’s The Backfire Effect, the classic Brazilian folktale The Businessman and the Fisherman, and Jon Gertner, The Futile Pursuit of Happiness. What is life? Life is defined as the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. (Google) It is also defined as the existence of an individual human being or animal. (Google) The most profound and pivotal to me would be that life is defined as the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being. (Google) Yes, life is defined as stated above; but the essence of life is what you make of it, what you choose to attain and learn from it, and ultimately whether your actions matched your intent. As I stand before you today I’m beyond certain that most of you are not thinking about what your life is going to be like tomorrow or five years from now; but thankful that you’ve finally made it to this day, this moment. The majority of you are probably thinking about staying up to the wee hours of the nights getting papers and exams done, finally not having

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