SOAPST

  Ralph Waldo Emerson has written a speech about education. His speech is called "from Education". He has many arguments and in his speech each argument was emphasized. The SOAPST for this speech is: subject-education, reformation and philosophy; occasion- American Scholar 1800's; audience- readers do the magazine, educators, and parents; purpose is to persuade and educate; speaker is Ralph Waldo Emerson; and his tone during the speech is philosophical, confident, professional, and considerate. Emerson's main point in his speech is that education should not be taught with just only a teacher. Students should start learning with observations, nature, and experiences. He also stated that parents should not force their children into the careers they do not want to pursue. Children should find their own future and pursue their own dreams and goals.   
  This article can be effective and ineffective. It can be effective because this essay will teach parents not to pressure their children into the field the parents want their children to pursue. Children will be inspired by his methods of education and try it out through experience.This speech can also be ineffective because he states that children should not attend and find their own path through life. School is important to attend because by going through different subjects students can see what subject they are interested in and love learning, and they can pursue in the future.  
  In this piece of literature SOAPST helps us understand the main key points he is trying to make in his essay. SOAPST helps us understand the context more thoroughly. The SOAPST shows the time period that it was written in and the type of audience the author is trying to target. It shows what he is trying to do and if he has successfully persuaded the audience.