Silicon

In the spring of 2005, over twenty three thousand souls gather in Menlo Park to witness the newest graduates of Stanford University walk across the stage in their caps and gowns to receive their college diplomas. Prior to the commencement, one of the most triumphant and revered entrepreneurs in the world gave a indelible speech that will forever be remembered. Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., stood in blue jeans and tennis shoes and astonished his audience with his remarkable…

Steve Jobs is one of the most successful people in America and is not a college graduate. When the topic of technology comes to mind, his name is automatically assumed. He was the founder and once the CEO of Apple, a company known for their innovation and propriety software. He uses his unstable and untraditional beginning of his life as a rhetorical advantage to grab the audience’s attention. His goal in his Stanford speech is to convince the audience that the stereotypical “money equals…

The San Jose Museum of Art mission states that it“reflects the diversity of cultures and innovative spirit of the silicone valley through exhibatition programs scholarships and collection”. I checked the validity of this statement by meandering through recent exhibits list on the art museums website. I came across multiple exhibits that showcased the diversity in the Silicone valley. Thre Photography and Inherited History of India, which showcased from beginning of Febuary to the beginning of…

In his speech Steve Jobs explains that you should always trust in yourself to get you somewhere. He states in the beginning of the speech that “You have to trust in something— your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and It has made all the difference in my life.”(Dlugan, 2005). In that part he tells you to just believe in yourself because you never know where you're going to end up even if you wanted to be a teacher and you end up being a doctor. Your…

Solyndra, A U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturer Solyndra was the first manufacturer to receive a guaranteed loan from the government under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and was endorsed as a model manufacturer for the clean energy economy. In this essay we will look at a brief history of Solyndra, their unethical behavior, ethical framework, and the laws that pertain to this company. It is always an unfortunate situation when a large company, such as Solyndra, is viewed as becoming very successful…

During Steve Jobs speech to the graduating students at Stanford Jobs uses a lot of examples throughout his lifetime and tries to relate as much as possible to the students through stories about his lifetime and how his companies came about. Jobs uses different forms of Ethos, Pathos, and also Logos in his speech to Stanford. The issue is does Jobs fit the criteria to actually be speaking to graduating students about life challenges and his college experience. Here I’m going to go over the rather…

Steve Jobs turned out to be very successful even though he wasn’t a college graduate. Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement speech is considered to be very effective and moving, because of his use of his rhetorical devices. Steve Jobs shares three stories of his past to play upon his rhetorical strategies. While speaking to the Stanford graduates who are ready to start a new chapter in their life; Jobs uses love, loss, discovery, death and adversity to persuade them not to give up as they continue…

Now that we know the whole story, let’s look at both sides of the coin. Sandra Bland was driving to her new job in Texas on July 10th, 2015. She was pulled over by state trooper Brian Encinia because of an “erratic lane change” on the busy highways of Texas in the middle of the day. In the video, yes there is a video, Officer Brian walks over to her car and tells her what he is pulling her over for, and asks for her license and registration. Everything is going fine and Sandra is cooperating…

Lumin Abdur-Rashid Rhetorical Analysis The article “No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car” written by John Markoff. The technology industry is constantly creating new things. An aerospace engineer, has piloted a flying car (Kitty Hawk Flyer) above a lake about 100 miles north of San Francisco. There are many positives and negatives to having the Kitty Hawk Flyer available in society. Markoff uses visuals to appeal to the reader, such that can catch the reader's attention…

breast augmentation is silicon implants. That being said I wanted to learn more about silicon and what people are putting in their bodies. Silicon is an element a pure substance that can’t be broken down. Silicon was first discovered in 1824 by a Swedish chemist named Jons Jacob Berzelius. This element is the second most abundant and it makes up about 27.7% of the earth’s crust. Although silicon is the second most abundant element, and it can’t be found free in nature. Silicon is usually found…