out of college and co-founded a company in 1976‚ called Microsoft with his good friend Paul Allen. This company later became the largest PC software company on earth. Gates had many positions during his career at Microsoft. He was CEO‚ chairman‚ and chief software architect. Microsoft had a big break in 1980 when the company IBM came up to them for a new operating system for all of the new computers. Microsoft became one of the main software manufacturing companies‚ just as the market for personal
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"denounced the proceedings‚ and quit the court." He knew he was wrong and that he signed innocent people’s death warrants. He tries to save the accused by urging them to confess‚ but it is too late. His change might have been lucrative if he would have been swifter. <br> <br>The protagonist‚ some what of a tragic hero‚ is John Proctor. Proctor is "a farmer in his middle thirties" who is " powerful of body‚ even-tempered‚ and not easily led." Although he isn’t rich‚ he still demands‚ and is shown‚ respect
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During the early 1800s‚ the United States went through a change in its economy called the Industrial Revolution. The country went from an agricultural to industrial economy. The change in the economy had an impact on many things in the United States‚ such as jobs‚ railroads‚ and factories. The way men and women earned money to make a living changed during this time. The California Gold Rush occurred during the Industrial Revolution and also had a big impact in changing the United States. The Industrial
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sociological‚ and political. The machine gun was a very big technological advancement in 1881‚ and brought about a huge change in how wars were fought. Taking some of the thought of the Gatling Gun‚ Maxim upgraded and made the machine gun more portable. One of the improvements was the way the gun fired. Taking away the rotating barrels of the Gatling Gun‚ Maxim’s utilized the recoil force to feed the ammunition through the gun. This made the functionality of the gun more “user” friendly‚ and could be operated
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In the 19th century‚ many changes of art took place. It started with a new "realism" approach‚ where artists did no longer want to paint what they were told to paint. The things that they previously had to paint were religious‚ Greek‚ or aristocratic. They were many art students that had the desire to step out of the box and paint "real life"‚ or the lives of regular people. This was a stark difference and shocking to people as all of the sudden their servants were depicted working hard in the fields
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Ronald Reagan was a leader all of his life. In school‚ he was president of the student body. When he went into acting‚ he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He then went on to be the governor of California‚ and eventually president of the United States. His political views shifted in the years leading up to his governing of California. This shift helped his leadership‚ as he was open minded to both sides and he could make compromises and form policies that benefited both parties. His presidency
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The Renaissance brought much change to those living in Europe in a multitude of areas. Change was occurring in all areas of human life‚ with the most well-known areas being art‚ science‚ music‚ and religion. The most controversial area was religion‚ which changed the lives of the majority‚ if not‚ all‚ people living in Europe. However‚ not only did religion change the people‚ but the people‚ in turn‚ changed religion. The most prominent religion in Europe during this time was Catholicism‚ which some
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the Great Depression‚ and just her day-to-day life‚ which has instilled an aura of great wisdom. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou states in an exclusive interview with CBS. “If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” And‚ I think we all can agree‚ she has changed the world and their attitudes. Maya has made history for her amazing accomplishments
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This is just the topic without warrants and not an introduction 5/25 In college‚ students tend to change their majors because they do not really know what they want to do with their lives. In Siddhartha‚ Siddhartha changed his path in life many times. Hermann Hesse says to find meaning‚ a person needs to follow many paths and make mistakes like Siddhartha did; he made the decision to to go live with the Samanas‚ to go to the buddha‚ and to become a businessman‚ but none of those patches were
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few weeks before the election‚ Martin Luther King jr. was arrested while leading a protest in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Kennedy phoned Coretta Scott King to express his concern about King’s safe release. Across the nation‚ more than 70 percent of African Americans voted for Kennedy; those votes provided a win for Kennedy. In 1960‚ six-year-old Ruby Bridges changed America by walking up the steps of a white only school to gain an education. To survive this experience‚ Ruby had to rise above prejudice‚ face
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