The Speech Of Steve Jobs

“Can you live in that moment, as best as you can, with clear eyes and love in your heart? With joy in your heart? If you can do that gentlemen then you’re perfect.” Doesn't take much dose it? This speech has so much meaning and and purpose behind it.

Steve Jobs effectively uses pathos throughout the speech to appeal emotions of his audience, effectively connecting with audience. Jobs starts off his speech by using pathos saying “I'm honored to be with you today for your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. Truth be told, I never graduated from college, and this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation” (Jobs). From these first two

 A. Attention Getter: As college students, it is in our nature to procrastinate, whether it be doing essays hours before they’re due, 8 page research papers the night before, rushing to do last minute slides for a presentation or writing your informative speech that’s a third of our grade, during every break I had. We all, including myself, procrastinate. We can all thank Bill Gates for making our times of procrastination slightly more bearable by creating the Microsoft software that is accessible, easy to use and constantly evolving to meet consumer needs.

Steve Jobs, a businessman in Silicon Valley, gave the Stanford Commencement Address in 2005. Rhetorical tools are used to persuade the audience. Ethos deals with the speaker's credibility, Pathos appeals to emotion and Logos appeals to logic. Steve Jobs’ successfully used the rhetorical tools Ethos, Pathos, and Logos throughout his speech.

The speech of former President George W Bush on September 11, 2001. The speech was inspired by the sudden terrorist attack on the twin buildings. In this speech, the president uses the rhetorical appeals such as pathos and ethos.

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Jobs starts his speech with humor. He said, “I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the

In the past, we fought many wars, we were at war repeatedly and all people could really do was support the war or be against the war, there was no in-between. People always looked for a source of guidance and assistance on what side to choose or to be on, and some people only chose through those who were motivational, intelligent, and confident. A very motivational and well-known speech that people know and talking about is the Gettysburg Address, this speech was used on November 19, 1863. It was used and said in the dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle Of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. This speech was so moving and great, that until this day it is quoted at schools everywhere. There are also other speeches that arose, similar to this, speeches that are supposed to motivate others, speeches such as the Coach Herman Boone: Gettysburg Speech from “Remember the Titans.”

Martin Luther King’s speech was made after the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. He delivered the “I Have a dream” speech on the Lincoln Memorial steps. He verbalized this speech to millions of people blacks and whites. This is one of the greatest speeches because it has many elements like repetition, assonance and consonance, pathos, logos, and ethos.

In class we were shown a recording of the speech, “A call to men”. The first thing I noticed was the title, which made me immediately assume it was going to be a female speaker that was going to speak about feminism; or something along those lines. To see a man giving the speech grabbed my attention instantly. The man giving the speech was Tony Porter, and his audience was mostly women, who made me think, “Is this guy going to be giving a speech about feminism?” While listening to his speech I felt guilty for being quick to judge, because his speech was actually about growing up as a male, and being masculine is today’s society. While Tony Porter was giving his speech, he brought up stories that without a doubt every guy in our class could relate to that left many of us saying, “Wow”.

A Rhetorical Analysis of Steve Jobs Commencement Speech for Stanford University's Graduating Class of 2005: Jobs titled his speech "You've got to find what you love." Steve Jobs is best known as an American entrepreneur, inventor and industrial designer. He was the cofounder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. and founder, CEO and chairman of Pixar Animation Studios. Jobs and cofounder of Apple Inc. Steve Wozniak are wildly recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to the thousands of African Americans who had marched on Washington, D.C. at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. The date of the speech was August 28, 1963, but it is one that will live for generations. Of course his purpose was to convince his audience on several fronts: he sought to persuade the black community to stand up for the rights afforded them under the Constitution, and he also sought to demonstrate to the white community that a "simple" black man could so effectively use powers of persuasion that they too would have reason to join the cause. He stated in his opening sentence that the event at which he spoke

In conclusion, these speeches inspire me as it reminds me tha while there will always be antagonist and make trouble, there are still people who can even after all the hardships and tragedies of the past, they can look past it in pride and forgive and also look forward to

Steve jobs, IT celebrity and the founder of Apple, a technology company, in his Stanford Commencement Address, not only provided his outlook on life but also questioned myths and norms, pertaining to educational institutions. Steve Jobs revealed to the audience that he is a college dropout, but still he managed to realize all his desires and objectives. As per Steve jobs, this was because he knew his passion and he knew his destination. Another interesting thing, which he had mentioned, in his address, was that no knowledge or information is invalid, irrelevant or obsolete.