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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:audience
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graduating students
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:Kenyon_College_Commencement
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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This Is Water
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gptkbp:impact
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widely discussed in popular culture
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gptkbp:influence
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inspired various interpretations and adaptations
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 22 minutes
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Gambier,_Ohio
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gptkbp:medium
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spoken word
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gptkbp:message
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value of education
importance of empathy
navigating adult life
recognizing the mundane
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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The default setting is the most important thing.
The most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see.
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gptkbp:published_by
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book form
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:informal
philosophical
conversational
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:musical_group
awareness
choice
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:This_Is_Water:_Some_Thoughts,_Delivered_on_a_Significant_Occasion,_about_Living_a_Compassionate_Life
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:2005
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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