Although Iyer spent the last 48 years of his life in the United States, he is 100% Indian. In addition, he explains that if 'home ' defined by the place we spend the most time, for him it would be Japan where he has spent the past 25 years traveling. Home has never been just a piece of land, explains Iyer. Iyer refers to many people he has met through traveling "home-less." "Home-Less” in the sense is that have a place they associate with different people in their lives. "Their whole life is going to be spent taking pieces of different places and putting them together in a stained glass whole."(Iyer) Iyer insists that country or culture origination used to define our identity, believing that the place that made you comfortable or stayed the longest. Home is not a place; it is a feeling. In this era, Iyer believes that 'home ' is not soil, but 'home ' is what defines your soul. Iyer wants us to realize that you need to explore and travel, and not watch your life pass by.
In this Ted talk Iyer uses many uses of rhetoric to get his point across to the best of his ability. The rhetorical terms I am going to talk about three specific terms used by Iyer Ethos, Pathos, and logos I think Iyer does a good job representing …show more content…
As simple as the question may seem Iyer wants us to think deeper. Home before this video may have been the house you have lived in your entire life. After this video you realize home is more than a physical residence like Iyer 's house burning down, is never permanent. The sense of comfort, love, and happiness is what home really is, it is the place your soul feels. Made up of many "puzzle pieces" from your family to your favorite place to travel, home is love. Standing still is what Iyer wants us to refrain from the main focus of Iyer 's speech is to get people to travel. He in relation cares for the global interaction of different cultures, and
In this Ted talk Iyer uses many uses of rhetoric to get his point across to the best of his ability. The rhetorical terms I am going to talk about three specific terms used by Iyer Ethos, Pathos, and logos I think Iyer does a good job representing …show more content…
As simple as the question may seem Iyer wants us to think deeper. Home before this video may have been the house you have lived in your entire life. After this video you realize home is more than a physical residence like Iyer 's house burning down, is never permanent. The sense of comfort, love, and happiness is what home really is, it is the place your soul feels. Made up of many "puzzle pieces" from your family to your favorite place to travel, home is love. Standing still is what Iyer wants us to refrain from the main focus of Iyer 's speech is to get people to travel. He in relation cares for the global interaction of different cultures, and