being extremely powerful and wealthy. Bill grew up the son of a successful Seattle-area attorney‚ and was curious about everything. This is apparently not the story of a poor kid making good. Gates was the middle child and only son‚ with a sister one year older‚ and another sister nine years younger (Lowe‚ p. 1). Bill’s parents met while still in college. Bill Sr.‚ Gate’s father was a partner in a prominent Seattle Law firm‚ his mother‚ Mary Maxwell Gates‚ a former teacher‚ was unusually well
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Duy Do Seattle Pacific University Supplement Essay 11 – 14 - 2012 Topic: While Seattle Pacific does not require a profession of Christian faith for admission‚ we do seek to admit students who will benefit from a Christian learning environment. Please describe your own faith perspective and how it shapes your daily life. I was born in Vietnam‚ a country whose over ninety five percent of its citizen follow Buddhism. My parents are Buddhist and therefore I was raised with the Buddhist perspective
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Starbucks: Global Coffee Giant Has New Growth Plans There is a lot of excitement emanating from the Seattle based coffee giant. Just a year ago a new blend of coffee called blonde roast was introduced. This attracted new customers who prefer a lighter blend. In addition there is more food for breakfast and lunch including more baked goods coming soon due to the company’s acquisition of La Boulange‚ and juices too with Evolution Fresh. And maybe upward?. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
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Thomas Classical Music Report 10/18/2006 Dear Friend‚ I attended a classical music concert recently at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The collection of artists seated uniformly by size of instrument went by the name of Seattle Symphony. The grand orchestra was mainly an older group and were dressed to occasion wearing black outfits. The conductor‚ Zuckerman‚ also played the violin in a primary position. It was very interesting how he balanced
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Demographic Shifts 1. Describe how the population of the Pacific Northwest changed from 1900 to 2000. In 1900 the foreign born in the Pacific Northwest was mostly Western European with a percentage of around 33%. Around the 1990’s the foreign born becomes mostly Asian-Middle Eastern with a percentage of foreign born at about 8%. The lower percentage is due to the population increase and the immigration acts‚ which both decreased foreign born (1924) and then increased foreign born again (1965). In
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sales‚ translating to $30‚000 lost under the program last year (Thompson 4). Since schools are losing so much money‚ they are losing funds for athletics and other activities. In 2001‚ Seattle made $214‚000 from vending machines‚ but in 2011 they made $17‚000 (Losing Money‚ Seattle 3). Between 2001 and 2011 Seattle had a $197‚000 drop in profits‚ which means that the schools lost a lot of their funds for after school activities and other needs they may
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Starbucks case study analysis Founding Starbucks is an international coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle‚ Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ with 19‚435 stores in 58 countries‚ The first Starbucks opened in Seattle‚ Washington‚ on March 30‚ 1971 by three partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin‚ history teacher Zev Siegl‚ and writer Gordon Bowker. The three were motivated to sell coffe with a high quality to the customers. Starbucks sells drip
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originated in 1971 as a coffee and tea café opening in a small neighborhood of Seattle‚ Washington (Starbucks Corporation‚ 2010). Starbucks continued its service for Seattle residents for a decade when the new director of retail operations and marketing‚ Howard Shultz‚ decided to make some beneficial changes to the company. After two years of employment Howard Shultz decided to expand Starbucks outside of the Seattle area. In 1987 Starbucks was entering in the coffee market and the few numbers of
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What is a sport?: Defending Dodgeball Defining something as a "sport" is not always as easy as you might think. This is because there really aren’t any official guidelines as to what makes a sport a sport. Personally‚ I believe that a true sport should consist of team effort toward a goal‚ physical fitness and activity‚ and some form of formal scoring system. Dodgeball is considered a recreational activity by most people’s standards‚ and I know that dodgeball is usually just associated
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His name name was Edward James Wolff‚ he was born in San Diego‚ California April 7th 1896. Lived with my parents Edward Wolff and Pauline Wolff‚ they came to the United States from germany. He moved to Seattle‚ Washington at the age of 4. He went to school in Seattle and it was great. He didn’t really mind about me being from german descent because germans were one of the biggest immigrant groups in the United States and he was taught that everyone is equal. He always felt comfortable and not scared
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