Before you get down to write down your advice for the freshpeople, you got to read and think how others have thought about this topic! Now the watch and read the following two speeches, and try to answer the questions. And think about what you have to say for your future lower classmates.
1. Steve Jobs’s commencement speech at Stanford Univeristy:
Read the speech and answer the following questions:
A. Please summarize one of Job’s three stories and the message he wants to share with the graduates through the story?
B. Where did he learn about the quote, “Stay hungry, stay foolish”? What does it mean to him?
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2. J K Rowling’s Commencement Speech at Harvard:
Questions to answer:
A. Ms. Rowling confessed to be extremely anxious preparing for the speech. But when she tried to recall the one she had in her own cereomony, she felt much relieved. Why?
B. What was the first lesson she shared with the graduates? How did she support her claim?
C. What was the second? What personal experience was cited to illustrate her point?
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30213Rachel
A. Please summarize one of Job’s three stories and the message he wants to share with the graduates through the story?
First one.He dropped out his college work and do what he interested in.And he invented Mac with his friend.
He said that you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. I feel frustrated about my future because i can’t be the student who enter the university early.Steve Jobs’ words really inspire me.
B. Where did he learn about the quote, “Stay hungry, stay foolish”? What does it mean to him?
In “The Whole Earth Catalog”.
Always be humble and keep a willingness heart to learn from others, and never feel satisfied with your knowledge.
Comment by 20213rachel — May 1, 2009 @ 5:00 pm |
A.Please summarize one of Job’s three stories and the message he wants to share with the graduates through the story?
The second story is about love and loss. He talks to the students about his career. He was fired by the Apple and joined to the NeXT. However, the Apple bought NeXT. So he returned back to the Apple again. When he chose his decision, he just wanted what he really interested in and had the faith in it. And as far as I am concerned, I think it is a important idea for everybody. We should choose what we really want to do, want to have. Then just do it!
B. Where did he learn about the quote, “Stay hungry, stay foolish”? What does it mean to him?
There was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog and it was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand. He and his team put out a final issue. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road. Beneath it were the words: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”
People should try to open each person’s mind to learn and obtain different things. And we shouldn’t waste our time living someone else’s life. We can go through the dilemmas we have met and hold a positive attitude to the unknown things. Then, we may see various faces of the things we will meet in the future.
Comment by Joe — May 2, 2009 @ 1:01 am |
A. Please summarize one of Job’s three stories and the message he wants to share with the graduates through the story?
Telling us about his cancer story and the faith he has always persisted in:If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right. When we are faced with some unavoidable choices, we should remember that perspective because only by this way we can throw other barriers away and follow our intuition. That makes things easier and makes you consider problems more thoroughly.
B. Where did he learn about the quote, “Stay hungry, stay foolish”? What does it mean to him?
In “The Whole Earth Catalog”.
Life is limited. Experiencing so much ups and downs in his life, even ran away from death, I think he can absolutely understand the feeling of despair and dissapointment. Thus, the quote to him, I privately think, is not only meant to be open-minded but also about treasuring everything and every resource that you can reach, including your lifetime.
Comment by Cosneo — May 3, 2009 @ 12:47 am |
30225 sharon
A. Please summarize one of Job’s three stories and the message he wants to share with the graduates through the story?
(2) Love and loss
Job found what he love and work for it. He and Steve Wozniak started Apple at the garage at first. Then it became a big company, with over four thousand employees. But he got fired at the age of 30. He almost gave up, but he found he still love what he likes to do before. He tried to start over again, and again he succeeded, founded NeXT and Pixar.
He wanted to tell the graduates that the failure can be a great turning point in their life. Just keep searching for what you love, and stick to it once you find it.
B. Where did he learn about the quote, “Stay hungry, stay foolish”? What does it mean to him?
He learned about this quote at the publication called 《The Whole Earth Catalog》. I think it means “never stop” to him. It tells him that he should never be satisfied with what he acquired, never stop thinking, and never stop searching for possibilities.
Comment by 20225funny — May 3, 2009 @ 9:22 pm |
30216 Sylvia
A. Please summarize one of Job’s three stories and the message he wants to share with the graduates through the story?
There was a quote affect Job a lot: If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right. It makes him treasure each day of his life. However, there was a shockable thing happened, he was diagnosed with cancer. Luckily, the tumor turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. After that experience, he realizes that our time is limited, so just have the courage to follow our heart and intuition. They somehow already know what we truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
B. Where did he learn about the quote, “Stay hungry, stay foolish”? What does it mean to him?
There was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog.
Our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out our own inner voice. And most important of all, have the courage to follow our heart and intuition. They somehow already know what we truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Comment by 20216blueblooded — May 4, 2009 @ 1:06 am |