Bill Drayton is the chairman and founder of Ashoka‚ a global citizen sector organisation that fosters social entrepreneurial activities by empowering people to provide solutions for their communities’ most pressing problems (Ashoka‚ 2011). Drayton has received sundry awards from prestigious institutions‚ for his efforts in addressing social problems (Ashoka‚ 2011). He has also been considered by the US News & World Report one of the best leaders in America‚ the selection committee of America’s
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family Conversation with the topic "The Infamous Bill Gates". A great amount of information most likely was shared about Bill’s trial to Achievement during these dinner table talks. While fanaticizing about the material items that I would purchase with Bill’s fortune‚ and how happy they would make me‚ I realized I had no idea what happened for bill to get where he was. I started researching With the question "What is the history of Microsoft?" Bill Gates began using the word Microsoft in November of
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BENSON Bill Gates and Steve Jobs When IBM wanted an operating system for its Personal Computer‚ it turned to Gates. When Apple needed software for its Macintosh‚ it gave Microsoft a test model to use in writing the programs. Gates helped with the design of Radio Shack’s Model 100‚ the first truly portable computer… Thanks to that business (and more)‚ Gates… has become America’s software tycoon.1 — 1984 Time article‚ “Bill Gates: A Hard-Core Technoid” Jobs is‚ in a sense‚ the anti-Gates: a master
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Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates: both incredibly rich‚ incredibly generous (or so it appears) men from two differing time periods.Both men were self-made and owed their wealth to much hard work‚ and both were distinguished figures during their times. Furthermore‚ both utilized their wealth to perpetuate meaningful social change rather than reforming society altogether. Despite the similarities they share‚ the two men originated from relatively different backgrounds and did their benefacting through
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Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy‚ is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th President of the Philippines since June 2010. Following the death of his mother on August 1‚ 2009‚ many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9‚ 2009‚ Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election‚ held on May 10‚ 2010. On June 9‚ 2010‚ the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential
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Sir Francis Galton was one of the pioneers who have put in efforts and great times in experimenting human nature and how would individual personalities and traits. He also started to take an academic approach to measure traits. Galton measured the weights of livestock and aristocrats‚ the speeds of reaction times‚ the sizes of heads‚ the shapes of fingerprints‚ and many other characteristics. (Nettle‚ David 2007). Galton has also contributed significantly in the personality theory by taking scientific
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if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act”‚ once said William Henry Gates III. Gates is an innovator‚ genius‚ philanthropist‚ and entrepreneur; he has made a huge impact on our society. The ideas he put into his projects and the choices he made all led up to the creation of Microsoft‚ and the development of the personal computer. Gates has been considered one of the wealthiest men of all time‚ and without a doubt has changed the world with the modifications
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1. At the beginning of the film‚ Steve Jobs thanks Bill Gates for "standing with us"‚ why? Support your answer(s) with specific information from the internet. I don’t know why Steve Jobs thanks Bill Gates for standing with us. I thought that with the merger of two small enterprises they had joined forces an outside threat‚ ie. IBM. The IBM as a company represented the censorship and government control exerted on budding capitalists in the early 80’s. 2. Who did Steve Jobs think was the "enemy"
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Tips for a Successful Leadership Application Apply When You’re Ready Most students who are successful in the leadership scholarship application process are those who are beyond the "idea" stage and have begun planning or implementing their ideas. Planning may include activities such as making contact with involved persons‚ scheduling and organizing meetings‚ recruiting volunteers or participants‚ writing a mission statement‚ or getting elected to office. The scholarship committee members need to
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Business @ the Speed of Thought BILL GATES Level 6 Retold by Stephen Bryant Edited by Mike Dean Consultant Editor: David Evans Scries Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter Contents Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate‚ Harlow‚ Essex CM20 2JE‚ England and Associated Companies throughout the world. ISDN 0 582 34300 3 First published in the USA by Warner Books‚ a Time Warner Company 1999 This edition first published 2001 Original copyright ©William H. Gates‚ III‚ 1999 Text copyright Penguin
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