Many people believe that it is impossible to get to a status of that such as Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft, however, Elon Musk has accomplished what many have thought to be near impossible. Knowing how one has become successful could help others become just as successful or somewhere close. Having spent over fifty hours with Elon Musk, Ashlee Vance has uncovered the qualities and life choice made by Elon Musk in his first ever biography, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future. Vance has the chance to examine one of the most successful businessmen in the world. She looked into his life growing up, his family, his childhood, and many more aspects that would transform him into what he is now. She got to know the inner …show more content…
workings of how Elon Musk came up from a small town in South Africa and through a studious work ethic, became the owner of Tesla and SpaceX. Having a hard working ethic can lead you to great success. One who tries to become successful will obviously run into failure, however; “[i]f at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again”(Edward). (Vance dissects Musk’s beginnings and struggle of becoming a successful man. After almost running his companies and investing everything he had, Musk managed to skyrocket his company to success.)
Vance, in the first-ever biography of Elon Musk, uses many rhetorical techniques to describe the events that occur in Musk’s childhood and the strong sense of what becoming successful means and what it takes to achieve such stature. Vance also incorporates several statistics and Elon Musk is a truly fascinating character with special characteristics that are rare to come by.
Many of what Ashlee write on Elon Musk dates back to the occurrences in his childhood, which can be said to be rough times for him and his other siblings. Vance shows these events with well thought out rhetorical techniques. Though life could seem admirable from the outside, it was filled with difficulties and encounters that made the life for Musk and his siblings at times burdensome. Vance uses personal experiences from Kimbal, Elon Musk’s sibling, that show some of the things their father would do like “lecture at them for three to four hours without the boys being able to respond”(Vance 24). Taking the fun out of everything was a common thing Errol Musk, the father of both Elon and Kimbal Musk, would carry out. Elon and Kimbal would also be physically abused but those details were not shared “because they are horrendous”(Vance 24). If only Kimbal would have described what that would have looked like, a finner sense of the scenes could have been perceived by the audience and connected the feelings of what Elon and Kimbal went thru straight to the reader. Although knowing what that would have been like most likely would have brought out a more vivid image of the type of abuse they confronted, one can say both Elon and Kimbal were shaped by it in a positive way which is something Kimbal said himself. One type of literal imagery that is used in this book in the “Photographic
Insert” chapter that is dedicated to showing both current and past events that happened with Musk and his workers in both SpaceX and Tesla. Most of these images tell a story whether it is the excitement of seeing you first rocket being made and launched or the prototype for the first ever Tesla Roadster they had built in a “warehouse that they had turned into a garage workshop and research lab”(Vance 83). Contrast and comparison are also used to compare Elon Musk and what he has done or is doing to what other entrepreneurs and businessmen are doing to become successful. For one, Elon’s work ethic was “one of the more unusual things I had ever heard”(Vance 30) says Christie, a friend Elon met at his birthday party. Vance also includes Christie’s thoughts on Elon on how he was different and she was captivated by that. Elon was also different to many due to the amount of work he put into whatever he put his mind to. Even at a young age, this characteristic was something that stood out told by Christie. Having that type of ethic at such a young age helped propel Elon just as changing work ethics helped Allison Change the way she saw work. She would see work as something tedious and could not wait to leave home. However, after changing her view for the better, she has improved her job and gained new responsibilities as a worker and even got a fourteen cent raise. Her ethic helped her value her job and has gained more experience.
For example, Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, earned a scholarship to Harvard University, and took his time and spent it all on the school's computer and he knew he had potential. So he dropped out of college his sophomore year, and started a company: Microsoft. This man is what is known a as a pure risk taker. Gladwell states, “Bill gates got to do-real-time programming as an eighth grader” (12). He then evolved his company and he launched it on April 4th, 1975. He knows how to sell his products to needing customers. He interprets how to communicate with customers to attract them to his product that he wants to sell. He excelled at monopolizing his company. In all, he went way beyond just ten years. He knew that in all these events that led to his goal, he was exceedingly lucky. This does not mean he wasn't a brilliant man or that he just relied on luck. He just had excellent communication skills and knows how to sell and induce customers to buy his product, and this led him to achieve a great
To start off the new year, in January of 2018, a new “Ted Talk” was posted, perhaps to persuade its audience to add another resolution to their list. Justin Baldoni, famous actor, talks about,” Why I’m done trying to be ‘man enough’”. Justin discusses his journey of discovering that he has lived his life wrongly and in shame due to not expressing how he truly is because of the pressure society has put on him to be “masculine”. Justin uses personal stories, credibility, and body language to ensure his speech is effective to his audience. Along with other techniques, I will be analyzing the organization and delivery of Justin’s speech.
In Scotland, summer of 2012, Melissa Marshall spoke at a TED Talk titled “Talk Nerdy to me”. In this short and direct speech, she illustrated to the audience the importance of being knowledgeable of what was occuring in the scientific field. Coinciding with that, she said that scientists should want and need to make that knowledge accessible and comprehensible to the public. In her mind, it would be beneficial to everyone if scientists involved the public in discoveries about great issues in our world such as health care, the environment, energy resources, etc. In order to build a bridge of communication, Marshall outlined some general tips for scientists and engineers on how to better bring the public into their wonderland.
Every 20th of January, the United States undergoes the passing of power from one president, to another. On this specific election, Donald J. Trump was elected as president. He has received much criticism from opposition, but much praise from his supporters. Although a very controversial person, Trump gave a great speech that was based on uniting the people as one. Trump used multiple rhetorical strategies such as repetition, pauses in speech, and listing are just a few of them. Adding hints of populism, his speech was one that touched many citizens. While very controversial, Trump’s inauguration speech was one that was based on the people, not the elite, about bringing back what made America great, and uniting everyone as one.
Today, in the business world, there are many influential and successful men and women; however, one particular man has influenced my life, as a role model and inspiration. Matthew Menner is the senior vice president of strategy for Transplace, Inc. He works for a leading third-party logistics and technology solutions provider, focusing on transportation management business processes outsourcing. Throughout his life he has held many jobs, but they all have one thing in common: each job he has received is from his network. Though his jobs are respectable, it is not just those that have inspired me; it is how he got there and the process of becoming a successful business leader that motivate me. Matthew Menner graduated from Green Mountain College, where he received his associates degree in liberal arts. From there, he followed his dream of working on the railroad and went to college at Syracuse University and completed a bachelor’s degree in business administration-marketing management, and masters in transportation and distribution-marketing management (Green Mountain College). After meeting Menner during a presentation at Castleton State College, I realized he reminded me of myself. His inspiring story encouraged me to believe I can and will achieve my goals because of the determination and drive he has shown me I possess. I know I can accomplish the unimaginable, because of Menner’s success.
Today there are many defects acquiring as well as up rising in the academic field as teachers and parents alike teach a student and aid the needs these students need. The entire Ted talk is presented by RSA animation an interesting format not at all the usual Ted presentation. As well as not the only Ted presentation, Sir Ken Robinson has presented. As Sir Robinson conveys his thoughts and studies his words guide the animation in a very impressive visual. Sir Robinson will be conversing about three troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. RSA animation successfully presented a visual presentation simple and complicated at the same time that vividly guides the viewer on a journey with Sir Ken Robinson as the tour guide.
A TED Talk video is spreading ideas in a speech that takes about eighteen minutes or less.In a TED Video, the speaker uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, to persuade their audience to believe them.Ethos is an ethical appeal (credibility), convincing the audience that the speaker is someone worth them listening to.Pathos is when the speaker uses emotions to persuade their audience.Logos is when the speaker uses reasoning and common sense to get to their audience.
Nishan Panwar said, “Follow your passions, follow your dreams, but most of all follow your heart.” Steve Jobs advocated for this type of attitude at his Commencement Address at Stanford University in 2005. Using tricolon, antithesis, and pathos, Jobs urged the graduates to follow their dreams despite struggles in life.
“The beauty of me is that I am very rich” according to Donald Trump. His ignorance has lead him to do things that he shouldn’t being doing or has done. In the past few months he has been racist man that would insult people that are from a different race. When Trump started running for president he would insult and bully everybody in general not knowing the people’s stories. He made people seem like they are poor and have nothing to live for, Trump’s inability to see past his greed. He wants to separate the United States and wants people to think he is the best of the best; Trump should not be President.
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change. She has origins in nutritional science and has worked across FMCG and multiple organizations dealing with media, charities, and pharmaceuticals. Ramsey was also the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. Her TED Talk, “Why Thinking You’re Ugly Is Bad For You” occurred in September of 2014 at TED@Unilever in London. The audience that Ramsey is trying to target is the parents of young men and women who are struggling or may begin to struggle with body image/low self-esteem. She speaks to the parents directly about what can be done to minimize the use of the internet and social media at such a young age. Ramsey’s talk is affected by the audience in the sense that she uses
Try to imagine $8,737,540.00. What would you with that money? Solve world hunger…? Donald Trump has used that money to build his empire. Donald Trump now has a new aspiration to run for the Presidency of the United States. In Doanld Trumps Presidential announcement speech. Trumps argues that America is in a downward spiral. Using the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals such as pathos, ethos and logos.
On January 20, 2017, The Inauguration of the forty fourth president took place in Washington DC. President Donald Trump walked up to the podium confidential to give his speech. To Americans the Inauguration is traditional and it’s symbolic of a change in power. Because it demonstrates the president's plans for the next four years and it assures the population that the country would be in good hands, the inaugural speech must be effective. Trumps inaugural speech contains pathos but it lacks in ethos, logos; a convincing and effective speech will have all three components.
At the 2012 Freedom to Connect Conference in Washington D.C., Aaron Swartz gave an effective speech titled “How We Stopped SOPA.” In his speech, Swartz recounts how he was able to stop the “Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeit Act,” later called the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” from passing through Congress. This seemed like an impossible task, but Swartz goes into depth regarding how he and his peers made the impossible become reality. Swartz’s purpose is to create a sense of patriotism throughout his speech and prompt his audience to protect and defend the most valued right given to American citizens: freedom. Swartz employs a relatable and honest tone using anecdotes, gains the trust of the audience by appealing to ethos, and emphasizes his ideas with the aid of repetition. Swartz
Elon musk is considered visionary entrepreneur, because he is a risk taker and a billionaire entrepreneur. He is CEO of many companies and inspires people to follow their dreams and to maybe be as successful as him. His journey and all his success speaks for itself. His vision for Tesla Motor’s is to produce high efficiency low cost vehicles to reduce gas emission lowering pollution and to move toward a safer renewable world. His main goal is to transition into more sustainable energy and to be less reliant on fossil fuels. Elon is most notorious for his CEO position in Tesla Motors, but he is involved with much more than Tesla. He is involved with SpaceX, The Boring Company, and SolarCity. He is leveraging all aspects of innovation through so many different companies and organizations. Including vehicle production, rocket production, and Hyperloop production. Elon and his team introduce many innovative features to all these different aspects across all levels.
So here I present you the path that gave us the Bill Gates we have today. Firstly, Bill Gates was fortunate enough to be born in a fine and educated family, where his parents were an educator and a lawyer. He had the privilege to all the essential necessities, such as clothing, food, and water sources which many other kids do not have. More than that, his family was wealthy enough to buy him toys and games and other things which would be far too extravagant to others. These small things created a stronger foundation for Bill Gates’