A Rhetorical Analysis Of A Short Speech By Steve Jobs

Growing up, children are taught from a young age to work hard in school in order to go to college and eventually get a job that can provide for them and their families for the rest of their lives; a problem with this is that they are never told to pick something that they are absolutely in love with which can mean the difference between a happy and an unhappy life. In 2005, Steve Jobs gave a speech preaching that no matter what people do in life they should always go after what they love in order to live happily and to the fullest. His speech although had much praise, also had who disagreed by saying that just because someone has the passion and love for something does not mean that it can provide the proper income that is necessary to survive.
This is the basis for Steve Jobs speech at Stanford in 2005. He began by talking about his early life and how he did go to college but felt that it was not benefitting him, and just costing his parents money. With this feeling, he dropped out and decided to pursue his dream which, eventually, became not only a reality, but something bigger than he could have ever imagined. With how Job’s life turned out, he felt that if someone has enough passion for something they love then they can turn it into a career and always be happy within their jobs since it is something they love. If someone does whatever it is that they love, no matter how much money they make, it will always be worth it since they feel that there is absolutely nothing better than what they are doing. To some people no amount of money can make them want to change their job because of how much they truly love it. Others though, feel that just because someone may love a certain thing does not mean that they should try to turn it into a
Whether it be reading, writing, spending time with friends, or even traveling many experts believe that it is much better to enjoy work but not make it solely the thing that a person loves. It is crucial in life to have a balance between work and free time in order to live contently. If a person is so in love with what they do typically they tend to be unaware of the labor they are doing and also unaware of the hard work that others are doing around them. These factors make it important for someone not to engulf themselves in work, that way they can be aware of others hard work and also able to create a reasonable work schedule with appropriate work