According to this passage, why is Pausch giving the speech?

What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from the monkeys paw father and son

On a scale 1 to 10 how responsible are you? explain your answer

Which traits are strongest in your persuasive eassy: ideas, orginization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, or conventions? (provide textual evidence from your persuasive essay to support your answer.)