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    by Steve Jobs in one of his speeches‚ which signified the level of confidence and faith he had in his work. The only way to be satisfied is to do great work‚ which can be attained only by loving your own work. This was the main idea of his commencement speech in Stanford University. He was a born hero as even after going through serious difficulties in his career life‚ he still had that faith and confidence in himself‚ which made him the CEO of a two billion dollar company. He dropped out from college

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    Hey guys! Today I come before you to discuss a topic which has gone unaddressed for far too long: suburban kids that firmly believe they are gangsters. I have been permitted to choose my own words and discuss my own opinions regarding this topic‚ so here we go. These guys probably have no clue what gangsters do‚ or how they live. In their minds‚ being a gangster is seen as cool‚ or “swaggy”‚ but the reality of being a gangster has probably never struck them. These kids have nice

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    David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” is a commencement speech to a group of graduating college seniors‚ telling them the harsh truth about life as an adult American. He utilizes this piece to ponder the problem of how and why we as humans view the world in the way we do‚ regarding our specific viewpoints and respective realities. He thinks upon this problem by analyzing the human psyche’s “default-setting” of being self-absorbed‚ and how by “learning how to think”‚ this cycle can be broken‚ using

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    In his speech “This is water” David F. Wallace (2005) states the advantage of being open-minded and describes the effectiveness of proper way of thinking. At the beginning the speaker claims that throughout life people may not be able to notice and discuss what is really important in life by illustrating the example of fish talk about the water. He argues that even though people have the ability to analyze‚ nevertheless they may not be able to realize how exactly to do it‚ and this is what liberal

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    ENGL101 Final May 15‚ 2012 Invention Conan O’Brien gave his commencement speech at Dartmouth in 2011‚ congratulating the graduating class and imparting a few words of wisdom.During his speech‚ he appealed mostly to pathos and ethos‚ being as this was a commencement speech‚ there wasn’t very much need to appeal to logos using stats or facts. He used pathos to appeal to the graduating students by telling about his falling out with NBC and how he came back to fame with his talk show on TBS. He

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    and Sweat” Winston Churchill’s speech analysis The famous speech from Churchill is chosen as the subject of the study. Public speech‚ as important social-cultural phenomena‚ is an effective way to express feelings and convey ideas. In order to be attractive and persuasive‚ a successful speech should be formal and vivid at the same time. These requirements make a public speech have its own unique style. Public speeches are formal and so as this speech “Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears and Sweat”

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    Nguyen COM 111-550 06/14/13 CHAPTER 16 REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is the difference between an informative speech and a persuasive speech? Why is speaking to persuade more challenging than speaking to inform? Informative speech is designed to convey knowledge of and understanding and persuasive speech is to either reinforce or changing people’s beliefs or actions. Persuasive speech is more challenging than informative because there are different points of view on the topic your discussing since

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    graduation. He used one question at the beginning of the speech that caught the audience’s curiosity‚ "Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes?" He then branched out from there to discuss more important issues. This question helped him create an invitational environment. I think asking a question also helped him show a sense of organization and importance to the issue of why he was there. From the commencement of the speech‚ Billy Joel set a personable and comfortable tone. He spoke

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    degree never oblige one to do anything. Rather‚ the choice belongs to the graduate. Throughout her commencement speech at Bowie State University‚ Obama repeatedly announces that graduates have the duty to educate future generations for the sake of giving meaning to their past; she urges them to keep alive the hunger for knowledge and improvement. In her Bowie State University Commencement Speech‚ Michelle Obama utilizes historical events to relay her point which states that graduates have the obligation

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    Javier Hernando Ortega Cuellar Universidad Nacional De Colombia Philology and Languages: English Written Communication IV August 20 – 2010 Steve Jobs Commencement Speech’s Review. “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. Today‚ I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories

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