Paul Allen co-founded the Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates (1955- ) ‚ adapting existing programming languages such as BASIC‚ which was originally written for mainframe computers‚ into software suitable for personal computers. Such innovations enabled the software industry to become established and expand as a viable business‚ strengthening the American economy and creating new groups of computer entrepreneurs and users. As personal computers became more affordable and accessible during the 1980s
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Amanda Robbinson Comp 1-Mrs. Dunker Profile Paper 1-24-14 Allen Fieldhouse The Kansas Jayhawks mascot was the first thing to catch my eye as I entered Allen Fieldhouse for the first time on January 20th‚ the day KU played against Baylor. The mascot was so big it stretched across the entire floor. Several other details seemed to catch my eye as well‚ like the glowing “KANSAS” letters that touched the wall next to the overpriced gift shop‚ the many show cases of KU basketball players and
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SOPHIA HENRY WEEK TWO ASSIGNMENT ETHICS: PROFESSOR KNOX GROUP A A newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later she is offered a position with another newspaper chain at a higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money she notifies the first chain that she is breaking her contract. The court will decide the legality of her action. But what is the morality? Did she the columnist behave ethically? An airline pilot goes for his regular medical checkup
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Republic of the Philippines UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES Vigan City‚ Ilocos Sur COURSE SYLLABUS Subject Code: Engl 125 Descriptive Title: English for Specific Purposes; English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation Pre-Requisite: Engl 121‚ Engl 122 Credit: 3 units I. Subject Description: This course is intended to develop students’ skills in the use of the English language in the context of teaching profession. Like any course in English for Specific Purposes‚ it is
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1BC 11 June 2012 Allen Ginsberg to be honored on Postage Stamp Irwin Allen Ginsberg was born 3 June 1929‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the younger son of Louis Ginsberg‚ a high school English teacher and poet‚ and Naomi Levy Ginsberg. He was from a family of Jewish Russian immigrants (Morgan 4)‚ his family had ties to the radical labor movement‚ his mother was insane‚ and he was a homosexual: four prescriptions in the conventional1940’s and 1950’s for a sense of deep alienation. Allen Ginsberg was one
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So what do billionaires spend their money on? Paul Allen may not be a household name. but he is one of the world’s richest and most influential men‚ with a wealth of interests and a gift for ideas. Paul Allen is the computer genius who‚ with Bill Gates‚ launched Microsoft‚ the world’s largest producer of software‚ in 1975. Since then‚ he has built up a fortune estimated at the turn of the century to be worth over $30 billion. Allen was Vice-President in charge of research and product development
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Proficiencies Of Human Resources Manager • HR Proficiency: Employee selection‚ training and compensation falls under this proficiency. It represent traditional knowledge and skills in those areas. • Business Proficiency: A Human Resource Manager has lots of duties and responsibilities. To assist top level manager for formulating strategies a HR manager should be familiar with strategic planning‚ marketing‚ finance‚ production‚ etc. Those knowledge will help top level manager to formulate new
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Michael Montgomery Period 6 11/30/05 Edgar Allen Poe Death Theory The true cause of the death for famous author and poet Edgar Allen Poe remains largely in debate leaving the question of how it really happened to be answered‚ but just how much of a mystery is it really? Simply‚ one of the most popular ideas of his death seems to make the most sense. Poe died of his own destructive behavior involving alcohol‚ the most important factor in the events that built up towards his ultimate death
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Ethan Allen‚ an American Hero Born on January 21st of 1738 in Connecticut‚ Ethan Allen was destined to be a hero. Allen not only helped to make Vermont a state‚ but he also captured Ft. Ticonderoga‚ and attempted to capture Montreal. This true American performed many amazing deeds in his 51 years‚ and even today‚ he is a known piece of our country’s history. Allen‚ a tall‚ broad-shouldered man always had a love for Vermont which had been know then as the “Hampshire Grants”. After returning
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Writer our great Founder Richard Allen was born into slavery in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania on February 14‚ 1760. He and his family were later was sold to a Delaware Farmer in 1767. At the age of 17‚ Allen converted to Methodism after hearing a white itinerant preacher rail against slavery. His master‚ who had also converted agreed to let Richard and his brother buy their freedom for $2‚000 each. After attaining his freedom in 1783‚ Richard took the last name Allen and moved back to his hometown Philadelphia
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