Memoir Historical Investigation for Steve Jobs biography “The Man Who Thought Different” By Jani Myllyla
Primary Source:
This is a picture of Steve Jobs holding the first iPhone in Apple’s keynote in San Francisco. I chose this picture because this is one of his greatest inventions along with iPod, iPad and Mac.
Secondary Source: Quote by Steve Jobs: “Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.” I chose this quote from Steve Jobs as my secondary source because this shows how he thought. You can see this idea when you look at Apple’s products. They are built carefully and designed well. For example other manufacturers release multiple new phones every year, Apple only releases one, but they make sure it is the best possible quality.
Summary: This book is about Apple just as much as Steve Jobs. It tells how he was adopted, how he grew up in San Francisco, dropped out of school, invented Apple with Steve Wozniak in his garage and how he and Apple developed over the years.
Review: If you are even a tiny bit interested in technology or specifically Apple, this book is for you. If you own an Apple product or are about to invest in one, this is a great book to read to learn more about Apple’s and Steve Jobs’ exciting pasts. As an Apple customer I found this book very informational and detailed. It had all the essential information that one would want to know about Steve Jobs’ background from his adoption, growing up, dropout, inventing Apple, getting fired and finally experiencing cancer and leaving Earth. Overall it was an extraordinary book that I recommend to anyone.
Jani Myllyla Ms. Cross LA8 F October 11th, 2012
A Man Who Thought Different “Hey Jack, have you heard of the new iPhone?” my friend Nick questioned me in an ordinary Tuesday school morning. “Heard of what?” I replied back in confused voice. “The new iPhone, that Steve Jobs introduced yesterday at the Apple Keynote in San Francisco.” Nick explained to me as we walked towards our first class. “So, what’s so special about this new iPhone?” I asked as we walk into the classroom realizing we were late and the whole class had been waiting for us. “I’ll explain later,” Nick whispered right before the teacher told us to sit down and stop wasting everyone’s time. When I went to home, I opened my computer and typed new iPhone to Google Search. The first link that popped up was Apple’s website where all the information about the new iPhone was gathered into one neat paragraph. It had everything from new features such as email and internet capabilities to technical specifications.. After a while of researching I told myself this is the phone that I wanted to get. At the moment I had a cheap Nokia. It was a very durable phone that could handle text messaging and calling very well. I, however, wanted a phone that could do more than that. For example, the ability to access internet, email or music playback would be something a phone should have in my opinion. Well this new iPhone had all of them and much more. It had a calculator, calendar, email, internet, games, calculator, voice recorder and more in it. This truly was a revolutionary step in the mobile phone industry as Steve Jobs described in the keynote. He was the man that started Apple along with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. He was also the CEO of Apple and introduced all of their major products such as the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He truly was a man who thought different.
Next day at school Nick was showing off everyone his new shiny iPhone. I requested him if it was okay for me to try out his new phone. This made me want to have it even more than before. There was only one problem; my parents. They have always told me that you need to earn something, and that nothing is free in the world except oxygen. I thought that when I get home I would make lunch for the whole family including my mom, dad and little sister Jessie. After that when my parents would be in a good mood, I’d talk about the new iPhone with them. It was going to be hard but worth it at the end. As I walked into my house I realized my parents are not home. After setting my backpack aside I took my phone from my pocket and dialed my mom’s phone number in. Just before calling I noticed a note in the kitchen table. It read, “Jack, I and dad are shopping for a gift for your sister’s 8 year birthday. We’ll be back around 17.00. There is noodle soup in the brown cabinet. Love you.” Damn it, I thought to myself shortly after realizing that my parents weren’t going to be here for lunch. I guess I will just have to save it for tomorrow, since we are going to dinner with my mom’s friend and her family tonight. The school day was boring; we barely learned anything that interests me. After school I started preparing lunch for my whole family. I was going to cook rice and salad along chicken breast. For dessert I was going to prepare chocolate shuffle which is my parents’ favourite dessert. Afterwards I would talk to them about the new iPhone. “So mom and dad how did you like the lunch?” I asked after we had finished eating. “Oh, it was wonderful, dear,” my mom stated after swallowing the last bit of the food.. “It was great, but what was this all for?” my father suspiciously questioned me. “Umm, mom and dad, I wanted to talk to you about something I’ve been thinking about for a while now,” I mumbled. “Go on son,” my dad encouraged me to keep going. “Well, you know how I’ve had the same phone for a quite long time now.” “Yeah, but doesn’t it work perfectly?” my mother wondered. “Yes, but all my friends are getting this new phone called iPhone. It is a
touchscreen and has internet, email, music playback and all other sorts of cool features,” I try to explain as confidently as I possibly can. My mom looks at my dad and then states, “Honey, you’re only 13, are you sure you need all of those things?” “But mom, all of my friends have that phone, and I would even pay half of it myself from my savings!” My mom looks at my dad again and asks, “What do you say John (my dad)?” My dad closes his eyes for a moment then says, “That sounds like a very cool phone, but it most cost a lot of money.” “Yes. I am, however, willing to pay half of the phone’s cost from my own savings.” I propose to my dad. “That sounds like a fair deal. You still need to take the dog to a walk once a day and do things at home that me and your mother ask you to do, is this clear?” I jump up and yell, “Yes, thank you mom and dad!” After giving my parents a hug, I run upstairs, text my friends that I’m getting a new phone and then keep working on my homework. Weekend was finally here and we were on our way to buying the new iPhone. We jumped in our Volkswagen and drove to the nearest Apple store. This is the first time I ever went to the Apple store and I could not have been more excited. As we walked into the store full of people looking and testing new Apple devices, one thing caught my attention over everything else. The new iPhone; standing on its charging dock, waiting for someone to pick it up. Overall it is just a phone. I am sure I could live just fine without it.
Works Cited: Steve Jobs Holding IPhone. Digital image. Digital Trends. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2012. <http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/steve-jobs-holding-iphone.jpg>.