Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world. For many years‚ he was the richest. Bill Gates would have still been the richest man on earth if he had not been as philanthropic as he has been in the last two decades. He has even got Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffet to pledge half their fortunes for charity. Bill Gates is a legend in his own right. Very few people have shaped up the latter half of the 20th century as he had done. Not everyone can aspire to be a Bill Gates and not many can
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How much change has there been in rights for women? The social media leads the stereotypical thoughts that society has about women. During the early 1900’s‚ women weren’t allowed to leave their houses and were domestic servants for their husbands. They couldn’t vote at all. If they were divorced‚ they would have been treated as an outcast and have no employment and would not be able to drive. The Suffragists and Suffragettes used contrasting methods to try and get women the vote. The Suffragists
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Bill Gates Speech at Harvard President Bok‚ former President Rudenstine‚ incoming President Faust‚ members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers‚ members of the faculty‚ parents‚ and especially‚ the graduates: I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: "Dad‚ I always told you I’d come back and get my degree." I want to thank Harvard for this honour. I’ll be changing my job next year ... and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume. I applaud the graduates
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Bill Gates: Man of Magnitude A man of magnitude is someone who has made an impact on society and has done something or created something for the greater good of the country or world. I think what best describes a great man‚ or woman is a quote from Bob Marley‚ ““The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires‚ but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” This quote is close me because of the work my grandfather did with his business and providing work
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After reading‚ Why This Hurricane Season Has Been So Catastrophic‚ by Michael Greshko I’ve come to understand that climate change isn’t “directly” linked to specific environmental events‚ but can be used to explain such natural phenomena and their extremity‚ like hurricanes. Even though the article was not specifically geared for discussing climate change‚ it posed a specific type of natural disaster‚ hurricanes‚ which can be excited by climate change. In the article‚ Greshko specifically explains
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On February 26th‚ Bill Gates gave a speech to governors‚ policy makers‚ and business leaders from across the nation to discuss the problems with education. During that speech‚ Bill Gates gave a keynote address where he called American public schools "obsolete." This statement made by one of the most powerful and influential men in the world could destroy the education systems of the United States let alone destroy the education systems of the world. Gates has spent almost a billion dollars influencing
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1 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? An industry analysis through Porter’s Five Forces reveals that market forces are favorable for profitability. Defining the industry: Both concentrate producers (CP) and bottlers are profitable. These two parts of the industry are extremely interdependent‚ sharing costs in procurement‚ production‚ marketing and distribution. Many of their functions overlap; for instance‚ CPs do some bottling‚ and bottlers conduct many promotional activities
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One day Bill Gates had a perfect day until his best friend betrayed him. This villain name was the ACAR guy his true identity is Apple George he created the second best company in Gotham. He was always jealous of Bill Gates he always was in the shadow he planned on killing him. Then he went to Gates enterprise it was night and raining. He walked in and asked “ Do you know where Mr. Gates is I need to talk to him.” he said. The assistant said “ Yes the top floor sir.” she said. He made went up then
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2011‚ 2:55 PM PST Takeaway: The legacies of both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are solidified in the technology pantheon‚ but which one ultimately made the bigger contribution. Vote here. The technology world got the unfortunate news on Monday that Steve Jobs was taking another medical leave from Apple in order to focus on his recurring health issues related to pancreatic cancer and his 2009 liver transplant. Since Jobs has been one of the most enthusiastic evangelists for the role of technology
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Bill Gates Bill Gates was an individual who changed technology and he made it easy for people to live their lives and work. Bill Gates was born in 1955 on October 28 and he was a very argumentative child. When Bill was just 13 he started working on code. He was banned from his school’s computers for the rest of the year because he hacked into companies and changed their work. Bill dropped out of harvard to fulfill his dream to make his own company. Bill is a very competitive person who always
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