Hello‚ I hear so many good things and am so fascinated with what you can do with the Internet. Finding all this information so quickly must make your life very easy. But please tell me: how do you assess the value of all this information you find on the Internet? How can you be sure that it is reliable and credible? Also‚ I have heard the term “digital divide.” What exactly does it mean‚ and how do you think this divide could be bridged? Thank you for helping me to understand these issues
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Bill Gates: Personal Life Born on October 28‚ 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington‚ William H. Gates III was the second child and only son of his parents‚ William Henry Gates Jr. and Mary Maxwell. His father is a prominent Seattle attorney‚ and his late mother was a school teacher‚ regent at the University of Washington and chairperson of the United Way International. Kristi‚ his older sister‚ later became his tax accountant and Libby‚ his younger sister‚ lives in Seattle raising her two children. (Bill
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The Early Years William Henry Gates III was born in 1955 into a family with a history of being extremely powerful and wealthy. Bill grew up the son of a successful Seattle-area attorney‚ and was curious about everything. This is apparently not the story of a poor kid making good. Gates was the middle child and only son‚ with a sister one year older‚ and another sister nine years younger (Lowe‚ p. 1). Bill’s parents met while still in college. Bill Sr.‚ Gate’s father was a partner in a prominent
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sorts of people. • By 2011 the viewership increased up to 2 million per month. • They got 10 million dollar from gates foundation and Google. • From the very early stages‚ many people were impressed by Salman Khan’s teaching • Wife of renewed venture capitalist‚ John Doerr who later contributed 100.000 Dollar to the foundation. • Bill Gates was also impressed and mentioned Khan’s name in the Aspen Ideas Festival and gave him 1.5 Million dollars. • Sal is famous
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Summary: Microsoft has a blinding reputation and presentation with the public and its users. They investment in the communities‚ the youth and globally. Not only the company invests but the employees contribute. As Always Bill Gates take it to the top with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft’s efforts and dedication is admirable. Its support of start-up software companies‚ creates a unique composition of company characteristics‚ that somewhat contradict their actions within the competitive
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WRC 1013 22 September 2013 Compare/Contrast: Steve Jobs & Bill Gates Steve Jobs (born in Green Bay‚ Wisconsin on the 24th of February 1955) is best known as the co-founder & CEO of Apple Computer and somewhat less so for his leadership of Pixar which is a computer animation studio. On the other hand‚ Bill Gates (born in Seattle‚ Washington on the 28th of October 1955) is known for the creation of the Windows operating system‚ as well as being the co-founder and current Chairman and Chief Software
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As the co-founder and chairman of Microsoft‚ Bill Gates has played a prominent role in launching the Information Age. In his book titled Business @ The Speed Of Thought’‚ he stresses upon how the expanding technology is propelling the business world into a new exciting economic era. This book in particular‚ deals with what is known as a Digital Nervous System’ (DNS). A DNS‚ in short‚ is the corporate‚ digital equivalent of the human nervous system‚ providing a well-integrated flow of information
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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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betterment. Bill Gates‚ is one of those people‚ a hero and a philanthropist‚ who contributed his life to advance the world technologically as well as by other means to today’s era. Bill Gates is a Renaissance man‚ a person who is skilled in multiple fields or has a broad base of knowledge. Renaissance
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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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