commentary-Pot-Soil-Water

Pot,Soil,WaterThoseofyouwithagreenthumbknowthatahealthyhouseplantlikethisoneneedsanumberofthingstogrow,includingagoodpot,richsoil,andadequatewater.Thepotistheplant’shome,thecomfortingplacewhereitgrowsup.Thesoilgivestheplantnutrientsandhelpsitsrootsexpand.Wateristhebasisofalllifeandallowstheplanttothrive.Likethisplantandthepot,soil,andwateritrequirestogrow,youcangetasenseofmygrowthbylookingatmyfamily,myfriendsandmyinterests.Theintroductioncapturesattentionandrevealsthetopic.Bycomparingherselftoahouseplantandtheelementsitneedstogrow,thespeakerprovidesacreativetouchthatrunsthroughtheentirespeech.Thepotrepresentsmyfamily.Apotholdstheplanttogetherjustlikemyfamilyholdsmetogether.Mymomanddadnotonlygavemelifebutalovinghometogrowupin.IfIeverhadabadday,theykeptmefromfallingapart.Astheplantprotectstherootsandthesoil,myfamilyprotectedmeasIgrewthroughmychildhood.Eachmainpointinthebodyisclearlystatedanddiscussed.Asyoucanseefromthevideo,thespeakercommunicatessincerelyandwithexcellenteyecontact.Thesoilrepresentsmyfriends,whohavesupportedmeasIbranchedoutintonewexperiences.Hereoncampus,mythreebestfriendshavehelpedmeadjusttocollegebyshowingmearound,byintroducingmetonewpeople,andbyhelpingmewithmyassignments.Theyencouragemetofollowmydreamsandarealwayswillingtoofferadvice.Asthenutrientsfromthesoilfeedtheplant,myfriendshavehelpedmegrowanddevelop.Theassignmentforthisspeechrequiredstudentstouseanobjecttointroducethemselvestotheclass.Asthespeechproceeds,noticehowthespeakerdosenotfocusondescribingtheobject—inthiscase,herhouseplant—butonhowtheplantprovidesinsightintothespeakerherself.Thewaterrepresentsmyinterests.Withoutwater,thisplantwouldturnbrownanddull,butwithwater,theplantisbrightandfulloftime.Likewaterforthisplant,myinterestshelpmeflourishratherthanwilt.Ihaveabroadrangeofinterests,includingmusic,art,swimming,andwatchingmovies.Myinterestsmakemypersonalcolorsmorevibrantandallowmetobloom.Thespeakercompletesthebodybymentioningsomeofherpersonalinterestsandweavingthemintotheoverallthemeofthespeech.Iwouldn’tbewhoIamtodaywithoutmyfamily,myfriends,andmyinterests.Butlikethisplant,Istillhavesomegrowingtodo—morethingstolearnandmorethingstoexperience.Luckily,becauseofmyownpot,soil,andwater,I’mconfidentIwillblossomintothepersonIwanttobe.Thespeakerprovidesaharmoniousconclusionthatendsonapositivenoteandcompletesthecomparisonwithherhouseplant.