speech Shanksville which was a commemoration to flight 93 was an appropriate speech, and the historical analogies that he used at the beginning was also effective. His moving words were very powerful and well received by the audience.…
Throughout her speech Kelley compares and contrast different states child labor laws. Kelley states, “In Alabama the law provides that a child… not work longer than 8 hours”. Here kelley creates a general idea of how long kids have to work. She does this to represent the hardships the children are facing. Then she continues and says, “In Georgia there is no restriction whatever!” Emphasizing the workload the children have Kelley sparks anger within the NAWSA. As she compares the workload of New Jersey to Alabama, “New Jersey took a long backwards step”. New Jersey repealed a law that required children to stop working earlier. This is very clear how they took a step backward because with this law repealed children must work more which is not…
The text of David McCullough Jr’s high school graduation speech was very agreeable. Most individuals address graduating as a finish line, once it’s reached everything is just done, but David views graduating as a beginning to life. He compares a diploma to a spouse by reciting some of the traditional marriage vows with his own input. If someone can not commit thirteen years of their life for school, how can they expect to commit their whole life to another human being?…
In your analysis of McCullough’s speech, I really like the reference you made to preparing the students for “the real world”. I sincerely agree with that statement however, there may be another possible explanation that is directly related to your assessment. I feel that it is possible that McCullough is actually suggesting to the students what, in his opinion, is required to be happy and satisfied in the real world vice showing what brutal reality they will be confronted with after high school. His continued use of statistics and condemnation of tangible individuality associated with trinkets and participation forces me to think that he is steering the audience away from what is generally accepted in society as the definition of happiness.…
McVeigh dropped out of college and joined the army when he was 18 years old. He felt that the government had no reason to kill several people at Waco or Ruby Ridge. This is when he decided to take care of the situation himself, and decided to blow up a building and murder countless people. He believed that people learn traits from the government and he felt that the government were not higher up that the people of the United States. It's an "equal" country, so shouldn't everyone be "equal?" I agree with his rational for this, but his actions definitely spoke louder than his words.…
In 2005 David Foster Wallace delivered the Kenyon College commencement address that was not the typical commencement address you would normally hear at a graduation. He starts off his speech by telling a story having the idea that even the most “important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” He talks about living in the adult world that these soon to be graduates will enter and how it can be very dull at times. And how learning about how to think about the choice we make in our life, the choices we make will impact our life whether it be a good impact, or a bad impact.…
We all may have asked ourselves this question. Who made us? What is our purpose? Well we find in Genesis, God created Adam and Eve. Adam was created first, showing that God wants the man to be the leader of the household. Then God made Eve from the rib of Adam, signifying that woman is to be the helper or support to the man. Ultimately, when you are married, you are to be united as one. Genesis 2:18-25. We are created in the image of God, which means we are to be like God and serve God for His purpose. Scripture tells us that everything we do, we are doing it for the Lord, 1 Corinthians 10:31.…
Looking back at my state of mind before reading that speech. I feel embarrassed to have conformed to the stereotypes of society that causes one to believe that success is only limited to a selected few. Since reading that speech I now make decisions without having regrets, like the classes I take or switching my musical instrument to one I have never played. I allow myself to learn as much as I can by participating in the classes I could not take and even after that I am still…
Everyone wants to have a purpose in life. Christians find their purpose in glorifying their Creator. This is accomplished by being a light to the fallen, sinful world; showing them the glory seen through the death and resurrection of our Lord (Matthew 27-28, Matthew 5:13-16). Glorifying God can be accomplished through a variety of actions such as worshipping, obedience, and prayer but the main purpose is found in Matthew 28: 18-20 in the passage known as the Great Commission. If we are not making disciples then we are glorifying God for others to see. Glorifying God goes beyond the intimate moments of prayer or worship but is an outward expression, sanctification, which allows the whole world to see something is different. “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven,” (Matthew…
With this we find that God has given us a reason for our existence, a meaning for our existence. We were created by him, according to his desire, and our lives are to be lived for him so that we might accomplish what he has for us to do. If our ultimate goal in life is to bring glory to God then we can do that by being the best at what we do in the various callings of life (1 Cor.10:31). God wants us to know him as stated in John 17:3 and we can do this by having a personal intimate relationship with him so that we can truly glorify and enjoy God forever.…
However, as described by Rick Warren, true purpose comes from a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It comes from living out this purpose through serving and sharing one’s life and faith with others. Understanding one’s purpose and meaning in life helps one to live this purpose out in his or her life, which in turn gives one a reason to live. In addition, when people live their lives for reasons outside of their own selves, it changes the way individuals approach their personal and professional lives. It allows humans to grow and succeed, and as pointed out by Aristotle, it can bring one to a sense of eudaimonia.…
It is important for everyone to explore what they believe is their own sense of meaning and purpose.…
What’s the purpose of life? What's the meaning of life? Is purpose of life to pursuit happiness throughout one's life? Happiness in life is directly related to having a specific purpose and interaction with others. the pursuit of happiness is a part of the american dream, every American and future citizens of America from other countries dream of it.…
The purpose and meaning of life, is to live it in the most meaningful way a person can. I work hard on this daily, and try to show the younger generation that life can be so beautiful in a lot of positive ways if you lead it the way you want it. My personal narrative will be away to express myself like I have not done before by using theories in my readings.…
The simple answer is simply this: the meaning of life is whatever we choose it to be. One person may choose to provide food and shelter for oneself, for a family or for total strangers. Another person may choose to provide inspiration and guidance to others, or to accumulate wealth, and yet another person may choose, on a moment to moment basis, that which brings peace and happiness to oneself. This decision in what makes your life meaningful is something each one of us makes for ourselves and it is always open to change. It becomes the basis for many other decisions that we make on a day to day basis. If we decide the…