Vanderbilt changed the business world has building and huge inspiration to other businesses. He easily could kept the money for himself but instead he use it to create a university that teaches young adults. He gave 1 million dollar seed into the capital which later started Vanderbilt University. One thing that Cornelius Vanderbilt would say is‚ “I don’t care half so much about making money as I do about making my
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Good morning ladies and Gentlemen and thank you for this opportunity to speak at this year’s Book Week event‚ ‘Words that Change the World.’ Poetry portrays a story; poetry has the opportunity to change people’s beliefs and change their lives. In 1914 a devastating war had occurred and many people sadly passed away during it. People from Australia were also going through war. Sandra Gal Hayman wrote a poem about the sadness and little recognition aboriginals get from serving in the war. This poem
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years. She has lived through World War Ⅱ‚ the Great Depression‚ and just her day-to-day life‚ which has instilled an aura of great wisdom. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou states in an exclusive interview with CBS. “If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” And‚ I think we all can agree‚ she has changed the world and their attitudes. Maya
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If you were born right now‚ this instant‚ at you’re present age without any knowledge about how women used to be treated‚ the assumption could be made that men and women are basically equal. Yes‚ men are a little stronger physically‚ but overall the two sexes are both equal. Things weren’t always so picturesque‚ though. Since people first settled here‚ on what is now the United States of America‚ women were thought of as inferior. Ever so slowly though‚ the men’s view on women began to change
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How should schools prepare children for a globalizing world? The world is changing. As I write this paper there are wars and peace treaties being made‚ children being born and people dying‚ new technologies shared and old technologies lost. The world is changing faster than ever before. The schools of today should be preparing students for the problems of tomorrow. Schools of today should be packed with computers and technology letting children learn in a more modern way. Children should
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One cartoon changes the world Each time when people talk about Mickey Mouse or share Disney cartoons‚ they all remembered a great man‚ Walt Disney‚ who make a wonderful dream become true and make people’s life much happier than before. However‚ not everyone knows about Walt Disney. Walt Disney’s childhood was not very happy. His father’s physical intimidation have left deep scars on Disney’s emotional makeup. As he has had joined the Red Cross during WWI‚ he witnessed the cruelty of the war. And
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If someone did you a favor‚ something big‚ something that you could not do on your own‚ and instead of paying it back‚ you paid it forward to three people. Imagine the next day‚ they each paid it forward to three more people. And imagine the day after‚ those 27 people each paid it forward to another three people. Then each day afterwards‚ everyone in turn paid it forward to three more people; in two weeks that comes to 4‚782‚969 people. This is the idea that gives the movie Pay It Forward such
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Recall a time when you have been at your best and did your best work. What does this teach you about your own strengths and gifts? I’ve always been motivated by the desire to do a good job at whatever position I’m in. I want to excel and to be successful in my job‚ both for my own personal satisfaction and for my employer.I had joined my current company Infosys as a fresher and have been working for more than two years where I have been working as a systems engineer.I had been associated with
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STEVE JOBS: THE INSPIRATION OF MANY HOW STEVE JOBS HAS CHANGED THE WORLD WITH APPLE Steve Jobs was one of the giants of the information age‚ and his influence will be felt for decades to come. Jobs introduced us to multiple products that have changed the lives of many. Job’s was born in 1955 in San Francisco‚ California. He was a US electrical engineer and computer inventor. In 1976 along with Steve Wozniak they formed Apple Computers (Hefner 2005) Getting to know Steve Jobs personally is not
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Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you‚ and describe that influence. People have many influences to why they are who they are. One influence that has made me who i am today is my mom. She encourages me to things that I want to do‚ she also influences me on whats right and whats wrong. She restricts me to be well rounded person. My mom encourages me to do things I’ve always wanted to do. Some things that I’ve wanted to do‚ sometimes insists towards bad things‚ but my mom doesn’t
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