Skinny‚ shy and awkward‚ teenaged Bill Gates seemed an unlikely successor to his overachieving parents. His father‚ powerfully built and 6’6’’ tall‚ was a prominent Seattle attorney‚ and his gregarious mother served on charitable boards and ran the United Way. While he showed enormous talent for math and logic‚ young Bill‚ a middle child‚ was no one’s idea of a natural leader‚ let alone a future billionaire who would reinvent American business. Born in 1955‚ Gates attended public elementary school
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CHY 4U RESEARCH ESSAY October 10‚ 2012 Who was the better leader‚ Louis XIV or Peter the Great? ---A Better France Under the Rule of Sun King: Louis XIV Louis XIV and Peter the Great were two of the most famous absolutism monarchs in Europe. In my point of view Louis XIV did a better job as a leader. In the 17th century the Europe world entered the age of absolutism. After the religious wars‚ most European people put their attentions back from the wars and more focused on their own life. At
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achieved by reducing costs and off-shoring production to China and elsewhere. Louis Vuitton handbags‚ on the other hand‚ are priced high. Such high prices are unnecessary for merely stowing and carrying things. In essence‚ the Louis Vuitton difference is value‚ not price—this being absolute value‚ not relative value. Many of the principles for Price were innovations that came about after Kyojiro Hata became president of Louis Vuitton Japan and that subsequently went global. With the Yen getting strong
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erousThe Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence In Dangerious Delusions of Energy Independence‚ Robert Bryce argues that Americans embody freedom and autonomy. becoming “energy independent” energy demand is too large that to develop a domestic supply and to try be energy independent from Islamic countries is counterproductive to the. Since post 9-11‚ the words oil and terriorist have been a major concern‚ politicians and news also have promoted heavily on this idea. American image is independence
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How do two of the set speeches represent Henry V’s unique qualities that make him the ideal king? Henry V’s qualities as an ideal king are represented significantly in both his speech of “The Gates of Harfleur” and “Before the gates of Harfleur‚ Addressing the governor”. In both of these speeches Shakespeare has portrayed Henry V with a king like nature‚ conveying that possess the unique qualities that is needed to be successful king. In the first speech he evens the social status‚ exclaiming that
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Who is Frank William Abagnale Jr.? Question #1 After watching the movie Catch Me If You Can‚ it was inevitable to me that the most important line in the movie was “I Am Frank William Abagnale Jr.” Frank Jr. was the main character and so it was important to know who he was throughout the whole movie. Frank Jr. was a young man who idealized his family‚ but mostly his father. He noticed things about his father and how he handled his business. Frank Sr. wasn’t always honest to his family and
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Bill Gates: Biography William H. Gates Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation‚ the leading provider‚ worldwide‚ of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $8.6 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1996‚ and employs more than 20‚000 people in 48 countries. Born on October 28‚ 1955‚ Gates and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father‚ William H. Gates II‚
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LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE AND ABSOLUTISM QUESTION: In Louis XIV’s view‚ what were the qualities of an effective monarch? In his opinion‚ what were the main obstacles to absolute rule? Louis XIV is known as being one of the most remarkable monarchs in history. He reined for seventy-two years (1643-1715) and from 1661‚ he personally controlled French government. The 17th century is labelled as the age of Louis XIV. Louis XIV‚ was a strong believer in “absolutism” - term used to describe a form of monarchical
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“Discuss the subjects in which you have had difficulty...” There comes a time or two in our lives where we struggle with certain aspects which we will overcome at a later time in life. As a child‚ I was told that I was very outgoing and friendly‚ but I felt like a shy and quiet soul. While my friends were shining stars and found merriment in groups‚ I was just merely a shadow behind them‚ finding content in being alone. However‚ teachers would notice this trait of mine and try to pull me out
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