The Pixar Touch Journal Entry #7

5 comments

1.) George Lucas doesn't know what he is missing out on when it comes to computer graphics.
2.) Pixar's graphics are amazing.
3.) I love how they make everything so real.
4.) I love how Lasseter made his dream into realty.
5.) I don't like how Pixar had to waste their time with Lucasfilm.

4 questions

1.) What was Pixar's first big hit?
2.) How did Pixar become part of Disney again?
3.) When will Disney take Pixar back?
4.) What inspired Pixar to make Toy Story?

3 vocabulary words

1.) Obviate - to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary Pg. 79
2.) Venerate - to regard or treat with reverence; revere Pg. 80
3.) Egalitarian - asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life Pg. 82

2 literary techniques

1.) "Although a blood test indicated a 94 percent likelihood that Jobs was the father, he refused for two years to acknowledge paternity." This is conflict because Steve Jobs is having conflict with his ex girlfriend about paternity tests. Pg. 81
2.) "The Macintosh and the LaserWriter together became the foundation of desktop publishing, which would ultimately bring professional-style layout and typesetting within reach of ordinary users." This is foreshadowing because it is foreshadowing what's to come in the future for ordinary users.

1 summarizing sentence

1.) The chapter is focusing on Steve Jobs and his arrogance as a man working with Apple and Pixar.