Assignments 7 - Steve Jobs' speech

(a)
commencement:
a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees
tuition:
the money paid for this type of teaching
e.g.Few can afford the tuition of $12 000 a term.
subtle:
small but important
e.g.There is a subtle difference between these two plans.
renaissance:
a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature or music
e.g.Opera in Britain is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance.
diagnose:
to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it
e.g.The electrician has diagnosed a fault in the wiring.
dogma:
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts
polaroid cameras :
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farewell:
the money pwhen someone says goodbye
e.g.We said our sad farewells and got on the bus.
not scruple to do sth:
to not care that something you do is morally wrong or likely to have bad results


(b)
Jobs told us three stories in his speech. The first one is about that he did not scruple to drop out college for finding what he loved. The second is that even though he got very frustrated he still insisted in what he loved. The final one is telling us that everything is secondary, what you have to do is just have the courage and follow your heart and intuition.

In our society, it is almost impossible to do as what he said. There is a quote from Jean Jacques Rousseau, "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains." We are expected to do too many "right" things. Our voice in our soul is drawn out, we can't help but to follow the dogma.

Jobs told us to have the courage to find what we want and insist on it. I think it's true but it's not easy to do so. There are two problems: It's hard to find what we truly want. If you really find it, but it's not the "correct" thing the society admit, it's will very difficult to keep on. Jobs did not only have the courage to follow his heart but also the determination.

Making the conclusion, find what we "truly" want is important, not like I like to sleep or I love to hanging out and have a chat. And after figure out we truly want, we should spare no effort to do it.