The speaker is Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Inc. His life started out hard when his biological mother sent him out for adoption because she wanted Steve to live a nice life that she couldn’t provide for him. All she wanted was for Steve to go to college. Her wish was granted and Steve Jobs went to Stanford, then Reeds College where he dropped in, but then dropped out of college. Although he didn’t pursue his college career, he chose certain classes that interested him and that he actually liked. These classes gave him ideas when he was making the Macintosh computer with Woz. For example, in his calligraphy class, he learned about the different type phases like serif and sans serif, varying the space between letter combinations, and what makes typography great. If Jobs did not drop out, personal computers, starting with the Macintosh would not have this wonderful …show more content…
In his speech, he shares his philosophy to the brightest minds in America. Jobs emphasizes that you must follow your dreams and your heart, trusting where it will take you. Many people that have a bright future ahead of them lose hope, and their career is ruined. Jobs shows that the worst things that could happen might turn out to be the best thing that could happen. Too many young Americans are giving up after a seemingly “my life is over” event, and ruining their chances of a fantastic future. Jobs wants to show people through his own experiences that everything will be ok and you just have to keep on getting back on your feet and “live your life to the fullest”. This speech was especially important in this setting because these fresh out of college Americans will be the people that will shape the future, and if they all follow Job’s philosophy, the world will truly be an amazing place for every single person. Jobs’ speech follows a chronological pattern, and serves as an analogy to the graduates in