postgraduate training or to pursue careers in public service or other areas that don’t pay high salaries. By removing financial barriers‚ scholarships make education and career goals easier to obtain. According to a study conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation‚ working while in college is the number one reason people drop out. Having a scholarship that pays for my education and living expenses can actually reduce my risk of dropping out and not getting the degree I want. I may even be
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William Henry Gates the third was born on October 28th‚ 1955‚ Seattle Washington. His parents were William H. Gates‚ Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. Gates is an investor‚ computer programmer‚ and inventor. Gates dropped 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
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Haili Jiang GE6 The Professions and Public Interest in American Life Midterm paper 1 Instructor: Shyam During normal usage‚ it seems that the terms “profession” and “occupation” are almost identical and are interchangeable. Generally they both define the work people do for a living. However‚ after delving into their meanings‚ one can easily notice that the word profession is a bit more advanced than occupation. In other words‚ there are peculiar criteria or characteristics that an occupation
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Raphaela Marie P. Espanio October 5‚ 2014 Section: A-21 Research Paper Title Reaction Recommendation 1. Food Security Codex Alimentarius (Codex for short) means “Food Code.” This world food code is a United Nations agency‚ jointly sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It has existed for nearly 50 years and its International Statute gives it a joint mission: protecting food safety and promoting world food trade. Codex
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societal welfare. This is because some of the profit gained from the selling of such technology is used to help those in need. Hence‚ money earned is‚ in a way‚ redistributed to the poor to boost their welfare. A case in a point is the Gates Foundation in which Bill Gates‚ the founder of Microsoft‚ channels some of his profit from his business in the computer field to build this foundation to empower the needy to lead a better life. his is obviously unacceptable because every person has the right to
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Young argue in this journal the situation of university investigation and its different facets. Since 1950s‚ university research is facing many changes. Some changes are positive‚ like the expansion of population going to university‚ but others are negative‚ like the interference of governments and industry. The view of the author of what a university should be is that of teachers and students engaged‚ mainly‚ in knowledge that will profit society not only with a short economic gain. History probes
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setting priorities when it came to education‚ but the accountability measures made it difficult to “use assessments as levers for good practices” (Phillips & Wong‚ p.38). The Common Core Standards‚ developed by the education team at the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation‚ is an education initiative that follows the basis of standards-based education. The purpose is to provide a clear and consistent understanding of what students are expected to learn. College ready is the goal. With this‚ parents
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Cudgel 1 Carnegie Generosity to Society Was Andrew Carnegie’s amazing rags to riches story and unheard-of devotion to charity made him the perfect poster boy for the Industrial Revolution and today’s Society. Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. Carnegie “was often noted as saying the man who dies rich dies disgraced”‚ (Carnegie) the” Gospel of Wealth” 1900 influence him to give to different mode
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Running head: BILL GATES: A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Bill Gates: A Leader in Innovative Technology Richardo Coccia Baker College MGT 451R: Management Styles and Strategies Tim Martin July 8‚ 2008 Abstract The Microsoft Corporation has been a giant in the software industry for over three decades. The company’s founders‚ Bill Gates and Paul Allen‚ put together an operating system for the computer world that ultimately captured the attention of every one on earth. However‚ it was
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The World in the Web -Connection and Entanglement In February 2010‚ I was at the annual cultural fest at my university campus‚ all excited because it was the first time I was going to see Euphoria- a famous Indian Rock band live. Eventually‚ the big moment arrived and I rushed towards the main stage area when I heard the presenter saying‚ “And here we welcome the band Euphoria. Give a huge round of applause for Dr. Palash Sen and
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