Steve Jobs The Hero Of The 50's

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obs could not be the Steve Jobs we know if he is born in 1855 vs. 1955.

In the 1950’s, America is remembered as “Happy Days”, which has as much or more to do with a television show with that title.

The show itself did not air until 1974 and portrayed the carefree, simple times through the high school characters' antics. The memory for most Americans of that generation was idyllic and reinforced further by shows such as “Leave it to Beaver”, and “Father knows Best”. The facade of peace and tranquility would be washed away in the turbulent 60's. In modern American history, each decade shapes the next, with massive industrial growth and technology. In the 50's a man and woman are sentenced to death for espionage, that judgment is unimaginable
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“Ike” as he was affectionately known was a middle of the road type of guy. He was able to prevent democrats from expanding the New Deal while stopping republican's from reversing the major reforms. The earmark of the 50’s was a strong economy and peaceful times, which was what most people wanted after WWII and the Korean War. Security, peace and harmony are conducive to creativity.

Every generation must have its antagonist who generates a contradictory energy.

Perhaps the greatest controversy was rock and roll music and the splash of a new talent who was hated by most parents of the time...”Elvis Presley”. The 50’s were happiest when compared to the 1930’s great depression, 1940’s and World War, the social strife of the 1960’s and the pure indifference of the 1970’s.

Major events of that time was the formation of the CIA to fight the expansion of communism. The first major effort to fight Communism took place in Iran when Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh nationalized British Petroleum. To the CIA, any nasalization of a private company was outright Communism, which made them fear a greater involvement of the Soviet Union in Iran. The CIA formed a local mob to run Mossadegh out of office and return American backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to
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This may seem like a strange concept, but the stage of a relationship has much to do with how you both react.
When your first dating people are on their best behavior, little things do not matter or not mentioned. When your exclusive people find their own center and compromise begins and this is the first hurdle. When you decide to get married things start to tilt on an axis, McCoy learned that he revolved around his wife, he would not freely admit this to anyone.
While at the bank, he became friendly with a co-worker, who seemed in many ways more worldly than his 30 years would suggest.
There were just slight things, his style of dress which for his position in the bank should have been “Brooks Brothers”, was instead “Paul Stuart”, he was calm and suave without being pretentious, a hard thing to do at any age. Over drinks he spoke little of himself and wanted to know more about McCoy. In NYC, McCoy understood about other lifestyles, the term “Metro-Sexual” is unknown in 1980, McCoy thought “Gay” or “Bi”, neither of which interested

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