These students were forbidden to talk in their own languages, keep to their customs (such as keep their long hair, follow their religions, etc)
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Strategic use of audience appeal
The goal of Steve Jobs' speech is to persuade the graduates to find the jobs that they can truly love because of their passion for the definite activities.
Most workers for the Union Pacific Railroad were Chinese. There was a large immigrant population during this time and the Chinese went to this region.
He was a Republican so he believed that the federal government should keep its hands off the economy although he did also believe that some action from the federal government was necessary