Rhetorical Analysis Of Steve Got To Find What You Love

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In the speech “ You’ve got to find what you love “ , CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios Steve Jobs discusses three stories about his own life and he finds a way to connect his life experiences with reality . He states this speech at Stanford University to explain to the students the three man points they will face throughout their life journey. Steve’s first story is about him not graduating from college . Steve states that it's okay to not know what you want to do with your life but that doesn't mean that you can't keep connecting the dots . Steve states “ You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward .” You have to put faith into those dots and trust that they will connect in your

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