Steve Jobs Research Paper

Steve Jobs is a very intriguing man. He seemed to have it all from wealth, to intellect, and even a sense of humor. Regardless, his life wasn’t always what the media portrayed it to be. From everywhere from adoption, bullying, corruption, and even spiritual journeys, Jobs has been there and back. Even Steve Jobs, a successful inventor and co-founder of Apple, went through many unrecognized hardships.

Steven Paulis was born on February 24th, 1955 on a cool winter day in San Francisco, California. He was born to two University of Wisconsin graduates, Abdulfattah Jandali, a political science professor, and Joanne Shieble, a speech therapist. After birth Paulis was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs as an infant and was raised with one sister, Patti

Throughout school, Steve was described as a loner who kept to himself. Although, Steve was brilliant. He was bright and creative, but for some reason, Steve had a very hard time in school. Others teased him for being different. This, sadly, did not discontinue after he skipped a grade in high school. Steve Jobs began to work with his future co-worker, Steve Wozniak “Woz”, and in the summer, Jobs began to work at Hewlett Packard. After high school, Jobs attended the University of Oregon, but then dropped out after his first semester. Jobs began working with Atari as a video game designer. Although, months after starting, he quit to travel to India in hopes of spiritual enlightenment. After his empty return, Jobs began to again work in Palo Alto,

Although, after their reign as supreme in the technological world, it resulted in an inevitable downfall. Apple began releasing multiple products with countless flaws in design and compatibility resulting in disappointment, as well as endless recalls. A marketing expert, John Sculley of Pepsi-Cola, who was hired to fill the role of president, found that Steve was damaging Apple. Soon his co-workers began to sound him and his ideas out, leaving Jobs with no part in his own company. Jobs began a new company of his own known as NeXT, Inc. Also, he purchased an animation company from George Lucas, the creator of the world renowned phenomenon, Star Wars. He later re-established this company as Pixar, which cost nearly $50 million dollars in investment fees. Under the supervision of Jobs, Pixar went on to produce history making movies such as Finding Nemo, Toy Story, as well as the Incredible’s, netting a total of about $4 billion