Here is the first Think Different Apple commercial that never aired,
narrated by Steve Jobs: "Here's to the Crazy Ones". What makes great
people great?
"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They are not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo.
You
can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the
only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things, they
push the human race forward.
While
some may have seen them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the
people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the
ones who do."
There are 17 great people in the commercial. How many did you recognize?
(taken from http://uptodate-amef.blogspot.com.es/2011/10/steve-jobs-think-different.html)
Steve Jobs was an immensely successful man during his lifetime. This is
his speech at the Stanford graduation in 2005. He talks about three stories
from his life.
Sit back and enjoy... and think about it, of course!
Answer the following questions from each part.
First story – Connecting the dots
1.- In
which college did Steve Jobs graduated?
2.- Why did he drop out? Why does he say dropping out was one of the best
decisions he ever made?
3.- What do
we know about Steve Jobs's biological mother?
4.- Why do you think his biological mother decided to put him up for adoption?
5.- Who was
going to adopt Steve Jobs at first? Why didn't they?
6.- Why was calligraphy important in his life?
7.- What reference does Steve Jobs do about Windows?
8.- Jobs
talks about “connecting the dots”. What does he mean?
Second story – Love and loss
9.- What
happened to Mr Jobs when he was 30 years old?
10.- He
says: “Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever
happened to me”, why?
11.- What
is the only way to do great work?
12.- If you
weren’t happy at your current job, would Mr Jobs advise you to continue? Why?
Third story – Death
13.- What
has been the best tool to help him make the big choices in life?
14.- What
happened to Steve Jobs in 2004?
15.- According
to Jobs, students have as much time as they want to make their dreams come
true. True or False
16.- What
was the name of the publication that Mr Jobs read when he was young, in the
late 60s?
17.- What
was their final message on the back of their final issue?
18.- In essence, what was
Steve Jobs's message to the graduating class?
The first unit in Batx2 is about education. Let's have a look at some boys and girls on their way to school.
This photo exhibition launched by SIPA Press, UNESCO & Veolia Transdev,
"Journeys to School" tells an inspiring story of girls' and boys'
journey to school. We learn about children's quest for education despite all obstacles --
gender inequality, poverty, social-exclusion, conflict, lack of public
transportation, urban insecurity, natural hazards.
Hello everybody.
I have created this blog to help all those students who cannot come to class to follow the lessons and those who come to remember what has been done. It will be an extra help (remember that moodle is the official system).
I will publish what has been done in class as well as some tips, advice and suggestions.
