The Pros And Cons Of Steve Jobs

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There are many different ways in which intelligence is expressed. The most common way is through the standard IQ test. With this IQ test, those brilliant enough to receive a score above 144, are looked at as a genius. On the contrary, those who don’t reach that criteria for the IQ test, are looked at as the average joe. Certain people have the type of intelligence that don’t transfer over to tests and school in general. Instead, these certain people have that specific type of intelligence for situations and real world problems. People often compare the two and try to agree on what it truly means to be a genius. Rob Siltanen once said, "About the only thing you cant do is ignore them?" He is saying that, the world may view those people that …show more content…

Many may think that he was a successful man through all his years of college and studying. But little do they know, Steve Jobs dropped out of college. In his biography, Steve Jobs stated, "While Jobs was always an intelligent and innovative thinker, his youth was riddled with frustrations over formal schooling. Jobs was a prankster in elementary school due to boredom". This shows how he went through the same hardships as normal people even with himself being considered a "genius". This didn’t stop him from applying his intelligence to things other than school and exams. In his short time attending Reed College, he spent only six months and later dropped out. He and his later to be partner, Steve Wonzniak, later went on to create the amazing Apple company in his garage. This little invention went on to make him very successful and rich. This shows how those people geniuses who couldn 't apply their intelligence to school relate things, can still become successful and make an impact in the world like Steve Jobs …show more content…

At a young age he was so intelligent but had a difficult childhood. "He felt alienated there and struggled with the institution 's rigid pedagogical style". Einstein felt left out because his mental capabilities restricted him from fitting in with the rest of the kids. This didn 't stop Einstein neglecting that and later making good use of his gift and later winning the Nobel Peace prize for physics (www.biography.com). His inabilities to fit in, while being viewed as a "misfit" by many, didn’t stop Einstein from continuing his life and having not affect him in a negative way. He also experienced a hard personal life with his family as well as, his son was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and he was divorced multiple times. "Einstein wed during the same year of his divorce. He would continue to see other women throughout his second marriage, which ended with Löwenthal 's death in 1936". Einstein had trouble staying with women which impacted him even

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