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Steve Jobs known as an inventor and ex-CEO of Apple first invented an ipod that had lots of functions like a calling system and a music device. It was really a sensational goods, so he earned a lot of money. After that, his successive invention made people realize inportant of a creative thinking. In other words, being different from others makes us successful.

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