Rhetorical Analysis Of Commencement Speech By Madeleine Albright

In 1997, Madeleine Albright, United States Secretary of State, presented a commencement speech to the attendees of a graduation ceremony at Mount Holyoke College. Albright presents her points through a political lens, uses repetition, and appeals to emotion to motivate the graduates of the women’s college, the next generation of women who can make an impact on society. Albright utilized American, political achievements in order to motivate the graduating class. In paragraph 6, Albright says that they have built a growing world economy and instead of stopping at that, they are pushing for broader prosperity. This sets this example to be a story of perseverance. The audience is being told that there is never a limit placed on how much one can