traits and uses it as an accepted guide to classify personalities. 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
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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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with multiple challenges including health problems of society. In 2003 a request for these challenges were gathered and included in a working paper in the Journal of Nursing. Here is the list of identified challenges that was sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Cancer Institute (http:/www.grandchallengesgh.org/).. Suggestions for improving education for women‚ addressing problems in the social environment focusing on reducing poverty to decrease illness/diseases. Make
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Charities Charities are non-profit organizations with very specialized aims. They exist to raise funds for good causes and draw attention to the needs of disadvantaged groups in society. Charities rely on donations to earn revenue. They aim to minimize cost by raising funds through events such as fetes‚ raffles and sponsored activities. Benefits Public recognition Charities are generally recognised as a positive organization. A lock on Assets Charitable organizations are prevented from
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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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purpose in each person‚ which in turn is translated into charitable deeds and make you reach out and create a big difference in other people’s lives. That’s why all of us should do charity work. Charity work can really benefit you‚ such as gives you skills or change your view and make become a better person. In charity work‚ you can help others learn and you can gain yourself new skills. If you are a member of a team organizing fund raising events for a local community organization‚ you learn 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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