Steve Jobs Commencement Address Rhetorical Analysis

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In Steve Jobs’ famous Commencement Address, he inspires the graduating students of Stanford University by telling his life story as a way to empower them to follow their dreams. This brilliant man that everyone aspires to be never graduated college. Although what Jobs says in his address is motivating and captures life experiences, I believe this speech is not appropriate for this particular audience. How is dropping out of college a good thing? Steve Jobs said “After six months, I couldn’t see the value in it”, but six months really isn’t enough time to have it all figured out. He also said he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life and no idea how college was going to help him figure it out. I really admire his courage, and I also