Question

(i) the reference to Steve Jobs embodying the Silicon Valley dream writ large?

Answer 1

Answer:

It means that Steve Jobs created a start-up in his parent's garage and built the start up to be the world's most valuable company. The energy of Silicon Valley is shown in what he does because he was a child of the valley.

Explanation:

Steve Jobs was not only smart but a genius, he was trained in Zen Buddhism and began to value experimental wisdom and intuition. he is imaginative and applied his imagination in his works. He was a child of the valley because he was raised by a couple who lived in silicon valley town of Mountain view, California.

When Jobs was a child, he saw the founders of Hp as his 'idols' and by the age of twelve, Jobs told the president of William Hewlett Corporation in silicon valley that He wanted to make a frequency counter which will be used for a school project. Hewlett spared some parts for Jobs as he has asked of as well as a summer job.