Now I Can CONFIDENTLY Say That the 'Last Lecture' Is A Great Speech

       When I reflected upon my first blog post, an explanation/analysis of Randy Pausch's 'Last Lecture', I realized that I still find the speech to be magnificent, and an example of what I someday want to be able to achieve. However, I feel now that I have completed CAS100A, I can better analyze Pausch's speech, and explain more knowledgeably, why it is so successful.
        I never mentioned Pausch's ability to gain ethos, within my first blog post. I mentioned Pausch's clear comfort and confidence, and the fact that he was speaking about a subject that he was qualified to discuss, but either I was unaware of the term ethos, or lacked the knowledge of it's connotative meaning. Randy Pausch undeniably succeeded in achieving a remarkable ethos, and that should've been discussed in my initial post.
       CAS100A helped to inform me of the proper way to construct a speech, and the basic techniques of designing various types of speeches. I had stated in my initial post that I wanted to be able to present a speech like the 'Last Lecture', but I never clarified what aspects of the speech I truly wanted to obtain. Now, I know that Language Style and Delivery are two of the '5 Classical Canons', and the two aspects that I admired most in Pausch's speech, even though I didn't really know what I was recognizing.      
        Clearly, the two speeches that I've presented in class were nowhere near the caliber of the 'Last Lecture'. I can honestly say that I strived to use correct, simple wording, a relatable tone, and appear confident and relaxed, like Pausch, when presenting each speech, though. I feel that CAS100A personally helped me to refine the skills surrounding Language Style and Delivery, like designing an outline, providing terms for the inferences I had never before known, explaining the connections between ethos, logos, and pathos, and identifying key points of analyzing an audience, but Randy Pausch provided an example, which inspired me to produce the best possible speech delivery I possibly could.
         In conclusion, now that CAS100A comes to an end, I remain to see the 'Last Lecture' as an admirable, well-presented speech. I feel more confident when analyzing the 'Last Lecture', and stating my opinion, now that I have completed a semester of speech class. I've been familiarized with the vocabulary, reasoning, and basic techniques of "speech-giving". Looking back, I would say that I'm lucky, perhaps, that I chose to post the 'Last Lecture' as my first blog post, because it did provide me with an excellent example of a speech, and helped me to design goals, which I held throughout the class.