... who just paid a fortune to be where they are today so it shouldn't have been issued the way it was. Steve Jobs composed a commencement speech to be directed to the Stanford graduates of 2005. His purpose was to inspire their youth minds and 'open their eyes', however he uses his personal opinions and history to prove his point. Although he ... to reach out the graduates that failure can be good. Of course everyone can relate to failure. However these are young adults who just paid a fortune to attend to a ostentatious university like Stanford. In his speech he says, "You have to fo...

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On June 14, 2005, Steve Jobs delivered a very strong and powerful commencement speech to the graduating class at Stanford University. The purpose of the speech was to persuade the graduates about importance of being true to yourself, following your heart and intuition, and living authentically throughout your career. The central ... was honored to attend the commencement of one of the finest universities in the world. Then he followed that by showing the humility in admitting that he never graduated from university, and that was the closest he had ever gotten to a college graduation. In most...

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