In the encouraging speech, “Lift Off,” narrator, Donovan Livingston, argues that education should not be wasted, but rather valued. Livingston uses connotative diction and some example to stress the importance of education. Connotative diction characterizes the speech and connects with the audience’s emotions. “But I’ve always been a thorn in the side of injustice” (Livingston, paragraph 1). The audience criticizes the justice and fairness system because of his diction. Livingston made the connection, but he also is stating that he is an education activist and a nuisance to inequity in education rights. He evokes the sensation of persistence because he implies that he doesn’t quit when he hits an obstacle. Livingston uses is an allusion in
