Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Steve Jobs Real Life Hero

Birth- Steve Jobs was born to an  unwed family, and then had him adopted to a middle-class family. http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Supernatural Guide- Jobs meets Stephen Wozniak, who is 5 years older and is a "computer-whiz."  He co-founds Apple Computer with Jobs, and teaches him a lot about computers.
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Call to Adventure- A computer hobbyist club wants to buy a computer board made by Jobs and Wozniak.
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Crossing the Threshold- Once they come out with the Apple II, they have almost immediate fame and success.
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Hero Partners- Woz becomes a close friend, and helps Apple become successful.
http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=49

Tests/Ordeals/Hero Deeds- Industry-giant IBM plans to come out with a personal computer, so Jobs and Apple must create a great computer that can compete.
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Jobs.html

Ultimate Boon- Becomes successful and gets a lot of money, which he is able to use to invest and further help his business.
http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm

Death of the Hero- Jobs gets fired from his own company in 1985 by CEO John Sculley
http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm

Journey to the Underworld- Starts his own company called Next Computers, but isn't successful due to high price.
http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm

Apotheosis- Apple buys Next Computers for $402 million, bringing Jobs back to Apple.  He quickly becomes the CEO.
http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=49

Sunday, September 26, 2010

PIE Paragraph

While Luke Skywalker and Doug are both heroes, they are not heroes for the exact same reasons.  One reason why they are both heroes is because of their journey.  In the beginning of their stories, an event happens that causes them to embark on a journey, whether they like it or not.  For example, Doug is busy studying and doesn't want to be distracted, but then Quinn comes and forces Doug to get in his car, although he is reluctant.  While they have that similarity, they also have differences.  The setting in which they are heroes is extremely different.  Luke is busy in a galaxy far, far away, while Doug is in Las Vegas.  Luke is fighting in a war in space and receives huge recognition, but Doug is only in a city, and doesn't get any recognition for his heroic efforts besides Quinn.  Lastly, they are different because the objectives of the quest both deal with life and death, but are somewhat opposite.  In Star Wars, Luke's objective is to destroy the Death Star, and in turn kill many people, while Doug's objective is to simply save his friend's life.  While they are both for the greater good, Luke ends up killing and saving, while Doug simply saves.  Although both of the protagonists complete the Hero's Journey, they both have many differences that set them apart.