John Stewart Speech Analysis
Jon Stewart, an author, speaker, political satirist, comedian, actor and graduate from The College of William and Mary, took the time to address the graduating class of 2004 from William and Mary. The commencement address was a time for Stewart to express gratitude for receiving and honorary doctorate from the college. The speech was full of political satire, jokes about the university and some pure fact about life that every college student needs to hear upon graduation. For Stewart, addressing the graduating class was a chance to let them know that "college is something you complete. Life is something you experience" (p 204). This was one of the many ideas Stewart addresses in his commencement speech. Jon Stewart starts off his speech
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The problems that he is inadvertently addressing are those of health care, the War on Terror, education, and overall economic standing. The current political system is dragging down moral and causing the world to become "broken," as Stewart puts it. Although he is clearly being facetious, this statement it does hold some truth because of the current state the country is in. With the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11th and the current war in Iraq the world is broken. The pieces are no longer in order and the priorities are jumbled. Stewart switches to a very strong and factual tone for a moment when he talks about the attacks and the current state of the country. Truthfully it is up to the current generation to fix the problems, or at least make an attempt. Stewart quoted mayor Giuliani "You've got to get back to normal. We've got to show that things can change and get back to what they were" (p204). Also with the idea of having to fix the world comes the meaning of success. In order to make a change the attempt has to be successful. "Success is defined in myriad of ways, and you will find it, people will no longer be grading you, but it will come from your own internal sense of decency"(p204). In order for the generation to "fix the broken world," they need to understand that their success is within themselves, and
The problems that he is inadvertently addressing are those of health care, the War on Terror, education, and overall economic standing. The current political system is dragging down moral and causing the world to become "broken," as Stewart puts it. Although he is clearly being facetious, this statement it does hold some truth because of the current state the country is in. With the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11th and the current war in Iraq the world is broken. The pieces are no longer in order and the priorities are jumbled. Stewart switches to a very strong and factual tone for a moment when he talks about the attacks and the current state of the country. Truthfully it is up to the current generation to fix the problems, or at least make an attempt. Stewart quoted mayor Giuliani "You've got to get back to normal. We've got to show that things can change and get back to what they were" (p204). Also with the idea of having to fix the world comes the meaning of success. In order to make a change the attempt has to be successful. "Success is defined in myriad of ways, and you will find it, people will no longer be grading you, but it will come from your own internal sense of decency"(p204). In order for the generation to "fix the broken world," they need to understand that their success is within themselves, and