Powershell: Isn't Write-Host Just Like "Echo"?

$MyReportingObject = New-Object PSObject -Property @{
  Name="Scripting Games"
  Value="Learning PowerShell"
  Result="Being More Effective At Work"
}

cls;for ($i = 1; $i -lt 16; $i++) {write-host};Write-Host (" "*15) `
"you gotta"(" "*2) -nonewline; Write-Host(3|%{[char]$_}) -nonewline `
-foregroundcolor red; Write-Host (" "*2)"your job";for ($i = 1; `
$i -lt 16; $i++) {write-host};start-sleep 25