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“Why did I really have to mow the Lawn? … Why couldn’t I put jelly beans on my oatmeal?” (Smith, 2015). This moment encourages the audience to reflect on their personal interactions with their parents which then hooks them to the talk. The vital point from this was that we are all the same since we thought the same when we were kids. He balances out subtle gestures with is passionate voice combined with his interesting speaking style that attracts the audience and keeps them attentive and involved in the presentation. In the speech, the themes of poverty, humanity, injustice and the author’s struggles as a black kid in America are