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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“Interrelationship of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation” by Jerry Dermer‚ there are three different assumptions about the interrelationship between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation from three different researchers. Firstly‚ Deci‚ E.L. stated that an extrinsic performance-contingent reward reduces people’s intrinsic motivation. Secondly‚ Hofstede‚ G.H. supported that intrinsic motivation is a necessary co-requisite for extrinsic rewards to be motivating; however‚ intrinsic motivation is not reduced in
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Intrinsic Viscosity Introduction One of the most precise measurements in polymer science is also the simplest and cheapest. Intrinsic viscosity‚ which is measured from the flow time of a solution through a simple glass capillary‚ has considerable historical importance for establishing the very existence of polymer molecules. It also provides considerable physical insight. In this lab‚ each group will study the intrinsic viscosity of hydroxypropylcellulose‚ a common polymer derived from cellulose--hopefully
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Review of Related Literature According to Seligman‚ M.E. (1990) motivation is the driving force which helps causes people to achieve goals. It is said to be intrinsic or extrinsic. The term is generally used for humans but‚ theoretically‚ it can also be used to describe the causes for animal behavior as well. But what Seligman is stating about motivation refers to human motivation. Motivation may be rooted in a basic need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure‚ or it may include specific
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later sell it for millions? Do you know anyone who has done this? I do. His name is Bill Gates. Who is Bill Gates? Through his programming skills‚ competitive business practices‚ and ability to spot innovative products‚ Bill Gates has been the richest person in the world for the last 12 years. Bill Gates’ success would not be possible without his programming genius. Back when computers were a luxury‚ Bill Gates was already discovering the mysteries of programming on his high school’s only computer
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Comparisons of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs I think the decisions of both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were unethical and wrong. To start with‚ they were both dropouts of college. Bill Gates was a drop out of Harvard University and Steve Jobs dropped out of Berkley University. Steve Jobs was adopted where as Bill Gates had his original family. Steve Jobs was a very odd man‚ to say the least. He was a hippie in the early days of his life. He did drugs such as acid. Bill Gates was a very plain boring
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Running head: BILL GATES: A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Bill Gates: A Leader in Innovative Technology Richardo Coccia Baker College MGT 451R: Management Styles and Strategies Tim Martin July 8‚ 2008 Abstract The Microsoft Corporation has been a giant in the software industry for over three decades. The company’s founders‚ Bill Gates and Paul Allen‚ put together an operating system for the computer world that ultimately captured the attention of every one on earth. However‚ it was
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who is accomplished‚ of good character‚ and a patron for the arts—an overall outstanding individual. Bill Gates is one of the few‚ his charitable acts bring out his good character‚ his intelligence exceeds the extraordinary‚ and his passion for art designate Gates as the modern day Renaissance person. Mr. Gates puts billions of his fortune toward enriching the lives of others. This aspect of Gates demonstrates his good character‚ a quality of a Renaissance person. “Let the man we are seeking be.
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Bill Gates: One of America’s Greatest. Bill Gates was one of the most creative and smartest people in the world. His vision of the future and ideas about changing the technology and making the world better changed the world. Bill Gates achieved the American Dream because his ideas about software changed the world‚ he worked hard to make his ideas become reality despite that he was already wealthy‚ and he founded Microsoft which is one of the biggest tech companies in our world today. William Henry
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you will learn how Mrs. Madame C.J Walker and Mr. Bill Gates impacted America. “The Article Madam C.J. Walker Biography.” In Ms. Walker early life‚ she was born Sarah Breedlove on 23rd of December 1867‚ on a cotton plantation near Delta‚ Louisiana. Her family members were slaves‚ who lived for many years in a plantation in the state of Louisiana.
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