Commencement Speech Fear of the unknown can be a very terrifying situation, many people graduate college thinking they are done when in reality they are just getting started with life. In Steven Spielberg’s Commencement speech to the Harvard Graduates, class of 2016. Spielberg exploited the fears and truths in life, what he was faced with and how life turned out for him. In my opinion Steven Spielberg did a really good job of structuring his speech and keeping the audience’s attention, Spielberg’s speech was well written and well delivered. He used some very nice quotes in the speech to inspire the audience. Steven Spielberg’s Speech was effective in persuading the audience, he really showed great use of ethos in his speech because many of the audience could relate. And just like in his movies Spielberg used pathos in his speech when he connected some of his popular movies with the speech in order to appeal to the audience. Steven Spielberg, a screenwriter, Director, and producer born on December 18th, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up Steven was an amateur filmmaker. He became one of the youngest television …show more content…
Students, and alumni and you too, President Faust, all of you, turn to someone you don’t know or don’t know very well. They may be standing behind you, or a couple of rows ahead. Just let your eyes meet. That’s it”. This was a good example of Spielberg’s speech being interactive. In addition to saying a few jokes here and there, Spielberg had that sense of humor. For part of his speech Steven Spielberg also uses pathos to get his message
In her ,“Harvard”, address, actress, comedian and producer Amy Poehler speaks to the graduating class of 2011. Her speech is filled with her uplifting sense of humor and her down-to-earth personality that you can’t help but enjoy. Poehler utilizes various rhetorical strategies throughout her address such as allusion, and conveying pathos in a humourous as well as an emotional way. By using these, she successfully encourages the young students and families at Harvard University to work their hardest and take on the world.
David McCullough Jr., delivered the commencement at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts on June 1st 2012 to staff, the 2012 graduates, and their family and friends. The speech was straightforward and supplied valuable information for their future. . McCullough’s speech at times felt harsh, offensive, and insulting. His words and examples were given to achieve insight, knowledge, and awareness for each student’s future. The commencement expressed a great deal of achievement, but conveyed that there was more work to be done. His speech was effective and appreciated through humor parallelism, repetition, and anaphora. His point of view has obtained respect and determination by all those that have been challenged and have heard his words.
Beginning a "Commencement speech" is tough, but once Powell gets confidence the words flowed normally. He said that making a Commencement Speech is a real Challenge. commencement speaker always
But, coming to a conclusion via logic reasoning can be seen in the speech. Carrey uses the logical appeal as he follows the format of an epideictic speech. He first acknowledges the students, faculty members, and parents attending the graduation ceremony. Then, he states the central value of dreaming big and choosing love rather than giving into fear. In order to logical appeal to the audience, he shares different examples to support his claims. One of the most memorable supporting evidence was when Carrey shared personal anecdote about his childhood. He said his father could have been a comedian but chose to be an accountant because he wanted a stable job. Carrey's father later lost his job, which taught Carrey an important lesson. "I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love," Carrey said. In the context of rhetoric, logos here appeals to an audience’s sense of logic, reason, and rationality. Following the epideictic speech format, he ends the speech by challenging the audience to live by the central value, “after you walk through those doors today, you will only ever have two choices: love or fear. Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful
On the third Monday in January, we celebrate a man who helped change the course of history in the way people treat others who are different than them. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American clergyman and civil rights leader for who was made famous by the glorious speech “I Have a Dream”. (Norton 1152) In this speech, he spoke of a future where Caucasians and African Americans would no longer be segregated and to not be judged by the color of our skin but to be known together as equal. During his speech, whether he did it purposely or accidently, he used rhetorical devices to help deliver his message to his audience. In the speech, Dr. King used ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to his audience in an ethical, logical and emotional
1947, Steven Spielberg was born in 18 December in Cincinnati, Ohio, eldest child of Arnold and Leah Posner Spielberg of Jaws that a 1975 American thriller film directed
Ethos is one of the most complicated appeals for most people, but it’s simpler than you think. Ethos is based on the credibility of the person. For example, in Everything’s an Argument Terry Williams was poisoned with nuclear radiation and was one of the few that survived she had “...two biopsies for breast cancer and a small tumor between my ribs diagnosed as a ‘borderline malignancy’” (58). She has the right to speak on this because she lived through the nuclear peril and is authoritative on the subject in a bold way which causes us to willingly listen to her. “Credibility speaks to a writer’s honesty, respect for an audience and its values, and plain old likeability” (59), so if a writer is credible than it has good ethos which will persuade people willingly read or listen to what they have to say. There are a few good ways to establish credibility such as humor, choosing a correct medium, connecting your own beliefs to principles that are widely respected, and showing respect for
President Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address” was extremely influential on the nation. In this speech Lincoln addresses where the United States was at this time, where the nation had been before, and where the nation was going in the future. He motivated America to come together and unite as one, and stated we as a nation must not let our soldiers die in vain. Throughout the speech he uses strong diction, and appeals to ethos and pathos.
Sir Robinson utilized Pathos most effectively within the TED Talk. He did make himself credible (Ethos) by establishing that he used to be a professor and he connects with the education system; created the logos by reminding everyone why they were there – to discuss education and its effects on children (Shea, 18). Starting ith the point of the school system today creates future university professors provided a pictorial idea of the purpose of modern school. The use of stories the audience could relate and visualize provided the pathos.
When I first read David Foster Wallace’s Kenyon Commencement speech, I instantly gained a reaction from it. What struck me the most was the way that I felt, I had actually had a connection with what he was talking about. I felt as if I had actually been in the audience and was sitting right below him listening to every ounce of word he was saying. His sole purpose in his speech was to introduce and redefine what education was. Not only did he make his point across through his speech thoroughly but the way he did it with his choice of words, tone, and style were what impressed me the most.
Jim Jones was born on May 13, 1931 in Lynn, Indiana. In the film, we go back to his childhood and talk to his childhood friends who say that at 5 or 6 years old that he was always a little strange. He was not normal. He h...
Steven Spielberg is an American motion-picture director, producer and executive, who has achieved great commercial success and is among the most popular film-makers of the late 20th Century.
I consider Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005 to be one of the most effective speeches. He uses mechanics of speech to craft a well-rounded speech that is crowned by his use of rhetorical devices. Jobs gives relevant and fundamental knowledge of his life and experiences with his rhetorical approach. In his speech to the Stanford’s graduation class, he tells different stories of love, loss, discovery and difficulty he faced in his life to encourage new graduates as they continue to mature in life. He encourages students to pursue their dreams and not be discouraged by failures they might experience in life.
This really stuck with me because I sometimes get frustrated easily which is not a good thing. Like Randy said, everyone has a good side, we only have to be patient enough with them to see it. Brick walls really are there to be broken down and I feel like the only brick wall that can stop me is myself because I know that if I put my heart to anything, I can get it done. I think the fact that Randy one of the reasons randy became a professor is to help people achieve the childhood dreams. I think it is very important to help people in this world because when you help people, they will remember you forever and you would have made a positive impact on their lives. Even though I do some charity work at my, this speech has inspired me to even do more to help other people. Even though I don’t plan on being a professor or being in academia, I plan to help make people’s lives better if I don’t help them achieve their childhood
Spielberg was born in December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah Posner was a concert pianist and restaurateur, and his father, Arnold Spielberg, was an electrical engineer who was involved and worked on the computer development. In his young age, he faced difficulty reconciling being an Orthodox Jew because of the perception to his parents’ Jewish practices.