The Importance of Education
On September the 8th 2009 the President of the United States, Barack Obama, held a “Back to School speech” at Wakefield High School in Virginia. In the speech, Barack Obama emphasizes the importance of education not only for the individual but also for the country through the use of bond, repetition, and destination.
Throughout the speech, Obama is able to create a bond with the audience, which makes it easier for the audience understand his message. Obama is speaking to students and therefore the speech needs to be easy to understand and relatable for children and teenagers. He is especially creating a bond through the use of anecdotes. He tells the audience about his own life and education: “I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams”. Through this personal anecdote, he showing the audience that he has been able to get an education even though he faced problems. In this way, he is using pathos in order to appeal to the audiences’ feelings, since many of them might have a similar dream of going to college and follow their dreams. Obama also uses anecdotes from other students such as: “Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who’s fought brain cancer …show more content…
In the beginning of the speech, Obama talks about that he has given a lot of speeches about education and he repeat the word “I’ve” five times while explaining what he has done in order to improve education for the students. Hence, he is able to use ethos because he appeals to the audience with his credibility. He is the president of the United States and as a result a lot of people have respect for him and listen to him. Therefore, when he says that the students need to take responsibility for their own education there is a greater chance that they will listen because Obama has a lot of
On September the 8th 2009 the President of the United States, Barack Obama, held a “Back to School speech” at Wakefield High School in Virginia. In the speech, Barack Obama emphasizes the importance of education not only for the individual but also for the country through the use of bond, repetition, and destination.
Throughout the speech, Obama is able to create a bond with the audience, which makes it easier for the audience understand his message. Obama is speaking to students and therefore the speech needs to be easy to understand and relatable for children and teenagers. He is especially creating a bond through the use of anecdotes. He tells the audience about his own life and education: “I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams”. Through this personal anecdote, he showing the audience that he has been able to get an education even though he faced problems. In this way, he is using pathos in order to appeal to the audiences’ feelings, since many of them might have a similar dream of going to college and follow their dreams. Obama also uses anecdotes from other students such as: “Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who’s fought brain cancer …show more content…
In the beginning of the speech, Obama talks about that he has given a lot of speeches about education and he repeat the word “I’ve” five times while explaining what he has done in order to improve education for the students. Hence, he is able to use ethos because he appeals to the audience with his credibility. He is the president of the United States and as a result a lot of people have respect for him and listen to him. Therefore, when he says that the students need to take responsibility for their own education there is a greater chance that they will listen because Obama has a lot of