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S t e v e J o b s

Personal Statement: Steve Jobs is a man of creativity and inspiration. He is a man who knows no bounds. He founded Apple, and created a legacy for himself for years to come. Born February 24, 1955, Steve Paul Jobs always had a way of getting what he wanted. When he was in school, he played many pranks that eventually caused his expulsion. In order to continue receiving an education, Steve would have had to transfer schools. But, as it turns out, he did not want to go to any of the schools that were offered to him. He then began to try convincing his parents to move to California so that he could go to the schools there.

He eventually succeeded, and took those skills of persuasion with him. Steve Jobs would use those skills with just about any business deal that he had to work with. He would soon use those skills to inspire others through public speakings, and create a name for himself that would last him a lifetime. Steve Jobs is the man who invented the Macintosh, in every way but programming, and changed the way the world looked at computers.

Steve Jobs had also purchased a little company called Pixar. At first, Pixar wasn't the movie making company that they are today. The company actually started out selling the 3-D animation computers that they currently use for creating movies. The computers did not sell, and became a burden on everyone involved. As a form of advertisement, Pixar created a short film that showcased the technology's capabilities. This idea eventually lead them into being the animation film studio that we know today. Steve Jobs was, at this point, responsible for changing the world's outlook on two of its most promising forms of entertainment. But, he wasn't done yet, not by a long shot.

Steve Jobs also created the iTunes Store. This made it easier for customers to buy music in hopes of saving the industry from piracy. In order to complete this mission, he created a device that would make it easy for customers to carry around their music and listen to it on-the-go. Steve would call it the iPod. The iPod became the new must-have item of the music industry, and stopped the industry from sinking.

To this day, Steve Jobs has changed three entertainment industries. First, he changed computer technology, then he put Pixar on the map, and finally released the iPod, which changed the way people listened to music. What amazing feats will he pull of next? That would be difficult to say. But it would be easy to say this: Steve Jobs isn't done, in fact, he may just be getting started.

P.S. Sadly, this was written using the Windows Operating System by Microsoft. The irony is baffling.

References: John Lasseter, Movie Director of Pixar. Phone: 637-975-3078 Jonathan Ive, Vice President of Apple. Phone: 738-967-7753 Steve Wozniak, HP Technical Engineer. Phone: 847-934-9575

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