Top suggestions for in deshauna barber's speech to the graduating class of virginia state university, barber utilizes a motivational tone to emphasize the importance of not being afraid of failure but of regret in an effort to encourage the students to stay diligent and resilient. to fully understand what barber is trying to convey and the use of her tone to emphasize the purpose of her speech, it is essential to understand that barber grew up with a fixed mindset with little expectations for herself .she would often give up but pageanting was the only thing, she held on to after failing multiple times whilst she was in the military. finally, after many attempts she won "miss usa" and was the first colored solider to do so. the author states in paragraph 6," don't fear failure, but please be terrified of regret". the use of language suggests that barber truly believes that all people with hopes and dreams have the potential to reach their own zenith if they persevered. summary |