Speeches appear in all shapes and sizes, some fantastic, some horrible, some motivational and some inspirational. The single detail I can tell you there is always a few that will linger and stick around in your head. These speeches go through history as being remembered and studied for decades. A few that come to mind are “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King, “Never give up…Don’t ever give up,” by Jimmy Valvano and “You’ve got to find what you love,” by Steve Jobs. Each and every one of these speeches was written by men who were challenged to make difficult decisions in their lives which would inadvertently affect their future in one way or another.
The most current speech of the four is Steve Jobs’ “You’ve got to find what you love.” His speech targets college graduates of the 21st century. After I read Steve Jobs’ speech, I understood the power of his words. At the beginning, he stated that he, unlike the graduates, never graduated from college; he dropped out after 6 months. Additionally, he reveals information about himself throughout the speech, such as being adopted, and the fascination for calligraphy. At the age of 20, Steve and a friend created Apple, a computer company in his parent 's garage, later to be fired from his own company. But of course that did not stop Jobs; he ended up creating two more companies called NeXT and Pixar. Presumably, the scariest time in his life started when he was diagnosed with an incurable pancreatic cancer later
There are many things that a speech must contain to make it a well written and spoken speech. John F. Kennedy 's speech he gave on September 12th 1962, titled “Address at Rice University on the Nation 's Space Efforts”, better known as “We Choose to go to the Moon” contains many of the important factors of a successful speech. Kennedy used rhetorical strategies and skills to help him influence the American people to help accomplish the major goal of reaching the moon. Kennedy did not only want to reach the moon, but he wanted to be the first country to do so. President Kennedy effectively told the objective he found important by using ethos, pathos and kairos throughout his speech to help get the support of the people. By using these three rhetorical strategies Kennedy gave a moving speech.
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
John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered one of the most important American speeches after being sworn in as president on January 20, 1961. His inauguration speech was so influential that it seized the nation’s attention, and quotes from it are still clearly remembered by people today. It is considered one of the best speeches ever written and ever delivered. It presents a strong appeal to pathos, ethos, and logos and accomplishes what any speaker strives for – it speaks straight to the heart of the audience and inspires people.
Racism has always been a major problem in America. However, it was known to be the most problematic in the late 1950s. On August 28 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his infamous speech “I Have a Dream” to America. His dream highlighted the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that took place in this nation every single day. Dr. King inspired thousands despite the color of their skin, to take a stance against racism, with his powerful way with words. In his speech MLK efficaciously uses, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos by using allusions, developing credibility, in his speech to persuade all Americans to be aware of the problems with racism.
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.
audience to tears and put the narrator it a state of emotional shock because of the wisdom
King, Martin L. "I Have a Dream Speech." Speech. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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.”
Probably the most famous part of the march was Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. A lesser known fact is that King did not plan this speech and that the speech was scheduled for four minutes but ended up lasting around sixteen minutes. He threw out his preplanned speech and delivered what is highly recognized as one of the most famous speeches of the Civil Rights Movement.
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.
thing. Despite the monotony, Bill Gates made it. You now see that you need to be somewhat obsessed with something that relates to your goal before you can achieve your goal.
In the morning we ate breakfast in the dining hall and then, went to morning church service. In service, I noticed how much singing there was and how it played a critical role of worship, similar to the Way of Life Church. Since it was a Friday morning service it was short and the pastor welcomed us for coming. At the end of the service everyone got up, forming a line and we became to shake each other’s hands in the traditional African way. It was different, but I enjoyed being able to greet everyone and I felt a greater connection to the people because of the gesture. Later, we changed and meet with the Diakonia AIDS Ministry team to go over the plan for the day. The ministry team were in high spirits, making jokes and ready to have a good day. Since Fridays were random projects and finishing up projects of the week, we split up into different groups. I was a part of the big garden crew. Although to my surprise it was not the type of gardening I anticipated. We went to an empty field a few blocks away from the compound and it was full of grass and weeds. Basically, the ministry needed us to get rid of all the weeds and rake the soil to be able to replant vegetables. At first, I struggled with the tough dirt, but I later got a hoe instead of the shovel I was using and made gardening much easier. I appreciated how kind the workers were and asking how we were doing or if we needed to take any water breaks. It was hard work that I was not used to. But, once the land was cleared