STEVE JOBS Biography * Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco‚ California‚ to students Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble who were unmarried at the time and gave him up for adoption. He was taken in by a working class couple‚ Paul and Clara Jobs‚ and grew up with them in Mountain View‚ California. * He attended Homestead High School in Cupertino California and went to Reed College in Portland Oregon in 1972 but dropped out after only one semester‚ staying on
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more and more in to a sideshow of ‘most Oscar-worthy’ winners of late; The Kings Speech‚ a tale about a monarch over coming disability‚ won Best Picture over the much more people pleasing‚ stylish and entertaining The Social Network. Animated films‚ especially Pixar films have long been signalled as best films of the year (Toy Story 1 and 2 have a 100 score on Rotten Tomatoes; whilst number 3 has 99%) but do they get much ecstasy around Oscar season? Not until they make a film about a paralysed centipede
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their cartoons and animated shorts. One could only dream that their name would one day be synonymous with entertainment worldwide. But then again‚ that is how The Walt Disney Company has made their fortunes over the last several decades: making “dreams” come true. The Disney brothers began creating countless cartoons (some successful and others not so much)‚ and in 1928‚ introduced Mickey Mouse to the world in the animated short‚ Steamboat Willie—widely described as the first animated film to be synchronized
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Gender has always been somewhat a significant role in animation‚ both in animated works and the industry itself. The representation and treatment of women in media has always been a topic that people like to tackle and for good reason. Women have been treated quite differently in the industry‚ and how they are generally portrayed in animated works that is affected by society’s views at the time. Over time the image of an animated female and their character has changed‚ most of the time for good with
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Princess and The Frog to the titular character from the upcoming film Moana‚ representation of minority groups in children’s animated media is improving. However‚ despite the promising leads‚ representation is barely reaching the heights it should have by this day and age. Racial stereotypes and whitewashing of black or Asian characters is still exceedingly common in both animated and live action films and‚ of course‚ misogyny still runs rampant on television. As a rule‚ animators and artists are given
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Walt Disney a hero? Walt Disney was known as a genius for his creations of the Disney productions. “ Walt Disney was one of America’s most admired geniuses‚ that dropped out of school to create Disneyland at age 16.”( Robert Dilts). He was a genius because he was only 16 when he created a theme park. Walt Disney was also artistic for creating animated characters in his movies and cartoons. “Walt Disney reintroduced more mischievous and adventurous sides of his personality‚ in his films.”(Robert Dilts)
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mass media and entertainment companies. According to Wikipedia‚ it owns several television networks including ESPN Inc.‚ Freeform‚ A+E Networks‚ and the Disney Channel. It also holds several famous entertainment companies such as The Muppets Studio‚ Pixar Animation Studios‚ Marvel Studios‚ and Lucasfilm. Disney owns 14 theme parks including one in Tokyo‚ Paris‚ Hong Kong‚ and Shanghai (sec. 1). 3. In 1923‚ The Walt Disney Company (then known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio) got its start when Walt
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I. “I only hope we never lose sight of one thing- It was all started by a mouse‚” Walt Disney. The Walt Disney Company has grown dramatically since its start in 1923. Its financial statements show that the company is in a great financial situation and looks to be continuing in that direction. II. A) The top management team is made up of John E. Pepper Jr.‚ Robert A. Iger‚ and Thomas O. Staggs. Pepper‚ 69‚ is the chairman of the board while he is also the CEO of the National Railroad Freedom Center
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CUSTOMER-DRIVEN MARKETING STRATEGY FOR LEGO (1) Does LEGOs web site (www.lego.com) help consumers through the buyer decision process LEGOs Mission Statement Inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow. The LEGO brand is more than simply a familiar logo. It is the expectations that people have of the company towards its products and services‚ and the accountability that LEGO feels towards the world around it. The brand acts as a guarantee of quality and originality. Visiting and browsing its
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By : Martin Cheruiyot Ketienya Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Early life 1 1.2 The founding of Apple Inc. 1 1.3 The founding of NeXT inc. 2 1.4 The acquisition of Pixar 3 1.5 Return to Apple Inc. 3 1.6 The successes of Apple Inc. 4 2.0 Steve Jobs’ entrepreneurial profile 5 2.1 Preference for moderate risk 5 2.2 Value of achievement over money 5 2.3 Future orientation 5 2.4 Confidence in his ability to succeed 5 2.5 High level of energy 6 2.6 Skilled
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