Quick Summary. The Latin root word mal means âbadâ or âevil.â This root is the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including malformed, maltreat, and malice. You can recall that mal means âbadâ through malfunction, or a âbadlyâ working part, and that it means âevilâ through malice, or intentional âevilâ done to another.
R I P. Steve Jobs will be missed by the world. It is important to note that the National Cancer Institute spent only an estimated 89.4 million on pancreatic cancer research in 2009. This represents only 2% of the NCIâs budget.
How does one follow in the footsteps of a genius? Thatâs the question Apple CEO Tim Cook has faced in the two years since his predecessor, revered Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, died after a long battle with cancer. Cook, a 52-year-old operational wizard from Robertsdale, Ala., took over as Apple CEO a few months before Jobs died on October 5th, 2011.