I.S.119 Nicola Zabiega Class 803 November 1st‚ 2012 BILL GATES OUR MODERN DAY ROBBER BARON You cannot live on past applause’ Ever since the industrial revolution in the 19th century the business men of America have tested to the limits of how far you can go to produce a product at a quick pace‚ and a cheap price. The start of this came many methods and new strategies to help earn the most money possible from the consumers. They worked off on the
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Both Bill and Melinda Gates possessed various aspects of each category listed within the realm of the Big Five. Bill was able to dominate the PC world because he possessed characteristics from the Big Five. He has a strong need for surgency‚ which includes dominance‚ extraversion and high energy with determination (Lussier & Achua‚ pg. 37). From early on it appears Bills’ desire was not only dominate his field but be a leader. It is stated in the text that in order to reach full leadership potential
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discourse is paid more attention depends on the key global actors‚ for instance the nation states‚ donors and global institutions. For example‚ the Gates Foundation‚ a philanthropic organization‚ aims mainly at developing and delivering vaccines‚
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line managers My Answers Bill Gates is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. He is co-founder‚ chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation - the world’s leading provider of software for personal computer‚ co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation‚ the biggest charity in the world. He is the world’s third richest person since 2008 (Forbes‚ 2012) and one of the 100 most influential people in the world (Time Magazine). Bill Gates is the living statue for not
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was Bill Gates‚ "Ultimately‚ the PC will be a window to everything people are interested in-and everything we need to know."-Bill Gates. I see Bill Gates as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time he built a two man operation into a multibillion dollar company which is outstanding if you ask me. Bill Gates success determined of these concepts Focus‚ Thinking Big‚ Passion‚ Learning as a lifelong process‚ and giving back to society. Without these five concepts in my opinion Bill Gates
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was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen (who resigned from his position on the Microsoft Board of Directors in 2000). The three Xbox consoles (Xbox‚ Xbox 360‚ Xbox One) were made under Gates’ steps. Bill Gates is an American investor‚ computer programmer‚ inventor‚ and philanthropist. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is consistently ranked in the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest people. During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the positions
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1970’s‚ when two computer enthusiasts Bill Gates and Paul Allen sees personal computer is the key to the future. In 1975 they established their first company‚ Traf-O-Data‚ which sold mostly rudimentary computers that recorded and analyzed traffic data. Then after a year later Gates named their partnership as Micro-soft. In June 1980‚ Microsoft got their first break through‚ when IBM contracted Microsoft to develop languages for the PC operating system. Gates and Allen bought an existing operating
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Anshuman Bakshi Mr. Smith Honors Sophomore English‚ 4 February 6‚ 2013 Homeless and Hopeless Why do we work so hard? Why do we go through school and college just to get stuck at work all day? The answer is poverty. Poverty is the fear and scourge of all—the hidden evil that forces us to embrace our inner motivation. Unfortunately for the destiny of humanity‚ the majority of people selfishly work only for themselves‚ but throughout history there have always existed the unique and selfless people
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charity. 2. Bill Gates (USA) - $56 billion‚ Microsoft Sensing the start of a personal computer revolution‚ Gates‚ 55‚ dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 to start Microsoft and pursue a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home. Microsoft went public in 1986 and by the next year‚ the soaring stock made Gates‚ at age 31‚ the youngest self-made billionaire. In 2008 he stepped down from what is now the world’s largest software firm to work at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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millions. Bill Gates‚ founder of Microsoft began to donate money after learning about a disease that kills half a million children each year. This disease is called rotavirus. He was astonished that more money and attention wasn’t being given to stopping this disease. It also shocked him to know that some people‚ according to their actions‚ don’t consider all human lives to be of equal value. This is when Bill and Melinda Gates stepped in. During the World Health Assembly‚ Bill Gates made a speech
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