Rhetorical Analysis

A.J. Young
Mr.Keeley
10/7/07
English

Rhetorical Analysis

As I was watching the LDS General Conference this weekend. President Gordon B. Hinckley using the spirit of the Lord gave a very wonderful talk. This talk was specifically given to the priesthood holders of the church. In this talk, he talked about how to control our anger and not to let it get out of hand.
As he spoke, he related a story of a young man that had pretty strong values. He then continued telling us that this young man began to get angry, his anger got so severe that it led to him doing some things that he eventually ended up regretting very much. This young man is now serving time in a state prison; this is all because he did some stuff while he was very angry.
This story affected me greatly, knowing that something as little as anger can make someone do something to get them put in prison makes me really want to control my anger. A state prison is one place that I will always want to avoid.
I play tennis and it can be a very frustrating sport to play. When things don’t go your way you have the potential to get very angry. I recall a specific time when I was playing someone that I should have beaten quite easily. On this particular day things were not going my way. I remember telling my self to not get too frustrated. I ended up winning the match, but I feel like it was due to the control of my anger. I believe that if I would have lost my anger, I would not have been able to focus and I would have lost that match.
In conclusion, this talk has greatly affected me. It made me put my life in prospective and makes me think if I am controlling my anger or not. President Gordon B. Hinckley used the spirit to give a great talk on anger. I feel that the priesthood of the church will take this talk to heart and be in more control of their anger.