Summary of “David Foster Wallace on Life and Work” In David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech given to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College, he first points out to his audience that the most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are the hardest to see and talk about (para 2). Wallace continues throughout his speech sharing this idea of how sometimes our self-centeredness gets in the way of what is really important. For instance, we only see what we want to see. Wallace then carries on explaining to his audience that for most of us, it’s not really our fault, but refers to it as our “default setting.” Wallace elaborates on this topic for a while with examples from his personal experiences putting things into a better perspective. One of the most important arguments Wallace makes in his speech is when he’s explaining the liberal-arts cliché, “teaching you how to think.” “Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think.
Phil Knight By: Matthew Mata Career Prep- 1st period January 9, 2013 The Entrepreneur I picked to do my “Famous Entrepreneur Project” over is a man named Phil Knight. The reason I picked Phil Knight is because he created my favorite company that makes athletic attire such as shirts, jackets, shorts, socks, underwear, hats, gloves, watches, glasses, wallets, goggles, sweat pants, and my favorite shoes. I’m sure there are a lot of other things they make but those are just the ones that I buy from them. Phil Knight started when he was around twenty six years old. He was going to school for his MBA at Stanford in the early '60s, Knight took a class with Frank Shallenberger.
Recent controversy has been spared over and around two recent articles that originated as commencement speeches. David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” given to the graduating class at Kenyon college in 2005 was a revolutionary moment in the history of Commencement speeches because instead of traditional motivational tactics he tried to explain to the graduates how to better use their educations. A similar speech “Congratulations, by the way” was given by George Saunders and tried to touch upon the same message but failed to clearly see Wallace’s message. One clear difference in these two speeches is apparent by just looking at the message that the author is trying to convey to the audience. Wallace starts his speech by saying “liberal
This case is based on an interview of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, the author of Jobs's biography. His saga is the entrepreneurial creation myth writ large. Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents’ garage in 1976, was ousted in 1985, returned to rescue it from near bankruptcy in 1997, and by the time he died, in October 2011, had built it into the world's most valuable company. Along the way he helped to transform Page 370seven industries: personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, retail stores, and digital publishing…. When Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, it was producing an array of computers and peripherals, including a dozen different versions of the Macintosh.
On January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural speech at the White House. His speech was rather short and connects to his audience. While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration, its youthful energy and look to the future make it distinctly John F. Kennedy’s. In Kennedy’s inaugural speech he encourages change amongst his fellow citizens. He creates an invitingly hopeful and powerfully encouraging tone that unifies his people with a fresh perspective of the nation.
The campaign surpassed its goal of $100,000 in just 58 days. [26] Actors Malcolm McDowell, Richard Hatch, and Walter Koenig have signed on to the project. [27] In February 2013, Deen was invited to return to his alma mater, Pasadena City College, to speak to students about his career. The appearance, initially open to the public, was restricted by college administrators due to “public safety concerns” over “protesters”. [28] Deen was restricted to speaking to the students of PCC’s “Navigating Pornography” class.
Governor Mitt Romney presented his ideas and concerns to a vast audience in Manchester, New Hampshire on April, 24 2012. Romney discussed with his audience the improvements that will be made when he is elected our new President in 2012.This speech appeals to all age groups and classifications, but especially to the middle class Americans. Throughout the whole speech Romney uses pathos as a way to get the audience to listen with their heart rather than their head; he gains credibility by appealing to the audience’s emotions, but begins to lose credibility by not stating any logical facts of statistical evidence, but overall Romney’s speech is effective. Romney begins his speech by thanking America. He thoroughly explains his journey leading up to the Presidential Candidacy, he states, “After 43 primaries and caucuses, many long days and more than a few long nights,
Notre Dame High School National Honor Society, It seems like it was just yesterday that I was looking out over the National Honor Society Chapter at Notre Dame conducting one of our monthly meetings. As I examined the students in our chapter, I saw outstanding leaders, students, and hard-working individuals. These were the same qualities that someone must have seen in me to accept my application to the Society. And now, I am seeing these qualities every day in Jack Essner. I knew Jack was a man of good character soon after my first interactions with him.
On one occasion he boldly asked William Hewlett, the President, for some parts he needed to complete a class project. Hewlett was so impressed he Gave Jobs the parts, and offered him a summer internship at Hewlett-Packard. In 1976 Steve and friend “The Woz” Steve Wozniak redesigned their computer, with the idea of Selling it to individual users. The Apple II went to market in 1977, with impressive first year sales of $2.7 million. The company's sales grew to $200 million within
Barack Obama - “Yes We Can” Barack Obama’s ‘Yes We Can’ speech presented in Nashua, New Hampshire on the 8th of January 2008 is a defining moment in his career due to it’s implications to Obama’s presidential campaign. The speech was presented in Nashua South High School Gym on the night of the New Hampshire primary, where Obama lost marginally to Hilary Clinton. The audience of the speech is the people in the high school gym, but the target audience is the whole of America, as the speech was televised and available to Americans. In this speech, he aims to persuade the people of America that their quality of life can be improved. Barack Obama portrays this by using various persuasive techniques to interest his audience and his famous quote, “Yes We Can.” He uses the unity words “We” and “You” repeatedly throughout the speech.