Blog 5- Commencement Address

Jon Stewarts commencement speech that was given at the college of William and Mary was a modern classical speech, that combined new generation comedy with an elegant grace of the T.V show personality. Jon Stewart was a perfect candidate for the speech since he is in tuned with the newer generation and combines old traditional values that should be passed on to every new generation.

The traditional themes of the commencement address was that the universal element of hope and gratitude was used in place in this speech. Jon Stewarts manipulates the audience to think and expect nothing of the world, in doing so Stewarts techniques displays in expecting nothing you will be more rewarded in life. His commencement speech offers hope to the new graduates that they will influence that way that the new world is shape and molded to a better place. He offers his gratitude to the class and appreciation of the graduates on their degrees. He appreciates the value and time spent on working so hard to obtaining their degrees, and he is ultimately grateful to them because they offer the world hope where there isn't much.

Jon Stewart is not the typical traditional speaker at commencements, but offers a certain spcie and twist from usual commencements speakers such as writers, CEOS, and etc.