In his Stanford University Commencement Speech, Steve Jobs said, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. ...Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
Do you personally agree or disagree with this statement? Why? How do you think Jobs exemplified this in his daily life?
You may choose to review the excerpt from Steve Jobs: The Many Who Thought Different in order to find supporting
details. Your response should be about 150 words.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.