So what do billionaires spend their money on? Paul Allen may not be a household name. but he is one of the world’s richest and most influential men‚ with a wealth of interests and a gift for ideas. Paul Allen is the computer genius who‚ with Bill Gates‚ launched Microsoft‚ the world’s largest producer of software‚ in 1975. Since then‚ he has built up a fortune estimated at the turn of the century to be worth over $30 billion. Allen was Vice-President in charge of research and product development
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Fear of Devil-worshipping and witchcraft swept through Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ like a plague. During the years of 1692 and 1693‚ more than 200 people—men‚ women‚ and even children—were accused of witchcraft (Blumberg). Words of friends‚ neighbors‚ and even complete strangers put many people’s lives in danger. Nineteen people were hanged‚ one person pressed to death‚ and four known deaths occurred in prison. The accusations‚ the trials‚ the executions‚ and the events leading up to and after the deaths
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Paul Allen co-founded the Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates (1955- ) ‚ adapting existing programming languages such as BASIC‚ which was originally written for mainframe computers‚ into software suitable for personal computers. Such innovations enabled the software industry to become established and expand as a viable business‚ strengthening the American economy and creating new groups of computer entrepreneurs and users. As personal computers became more affordable and accessible during the 1980s
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The early 20th century in France was a cultural moment which artists and aesthetic sensibilities influenced each other‚ especially in costume. The French couturier‚ Paul Poiret (1879-1944)‚ born in Paris to a cloth merchant had the good fortune of being immersed in the traditions of the French couture. As a young boy‚ Poiret was fascinated with color‚ design‚ and fabric. He experimented with scraps of fabric on a wooden mannequin during the first job for an umbrella maker. His first break came when
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‘Fear Constructs our Reality’ “The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown‚ the complex‚ and the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.” Henry Louis Mencken. Fear is one of the strongest emotions for every human being; like love or hate it can distort our mind‚ causing us to not think or act logically in different circumstances. Fear‚ like the fear of speaking in public‚ can effect each individual differently; some of us are able to control
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The Salem Witch Trials brought a lot of bad consequences when they misjudge a lot of people in Salem‚ Massachusetts when they were all in fear of something they didn’t know what it was . Even though the lesson from the Salem Witch Trials about the mass hysteria it’s still repeated in modern times . People let their fear or panic take over their decision in life . When people are scared they don’t tend to stop and think about their decisions and just go with what they think is right ‚even when they
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Don’t do this‚ please!! Polished Piece 4 ~ Critical/Analytical Response to Literary Texts. Translation: an English 30-1 Diploma Style Essay…a chance to write‚ and rewrite/rework an essay – based on a text we’ve studied in class – to the best degree possible…all in preparation for the “Big Show” on January 14th. Content and Craft are essential! You will annotate your final draft‚ with the goal of demonstrating your skill in incorporating as many “reasonable-to-include” stylistic devices
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Paul Revere Paul Revere was born on Jan. 1‚ 1735 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. His parents were Paul Revere (Apollos Rivoire) and Deborah Revere. Paul Revere’s only sibling was Deborah. As a boy‚ Paul Revere went to an “Infant School” until he was 7 or 8. Then he changed schools and went to “North Writing” (an all boy school). When he was 15 his father died and he had to take care of the family. He took over the family business as a gold and silversmith. For extra money he took the job of a
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THE HISTORY OF PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston on December 21‚ 1734. His father‚ a French Huguenot was name Apollo Revere‚ came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. By the time the married Deborah Hitch born‚ a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf‚ in 1729‚ Revere had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Their son‚ Paul Revere‚ was the third of 12 children and eventually the eldest surviving
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“Few prime ministers have provoked such strong public reactions as Paul Keating”. David Day. Keating’s left-wing political beliefs stemmed from his pro-Labor‚ Catholic‚ working-class family background. Having left school at 15 after completing his Leaving Certificate‚ Keating went to work‚ studied electrical engineering at night‚ and joined his father in supporting the Labor party. Through his political interests‚ Keating met former controversial state Labor party leader‚ Jack Lang who took
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