Bill Gates is a hero that has a great impact on the world‚ he is a hero because he created useful technology. He started his own company‚ Microsoft‚ from scratch. Heroes have specific characteristics to fulfill their requirements. Heroes are often clever‚ promptitude‚ brave‚ and not afraid of taking risks. Promptitude is to be mentally quick and act in tough situations. Cleaver is how to know to act in very tough situation quickly as possible. Bravery is to take risks and not to be afraid of
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oting the book “Through Gates of Splendor” which tells the story of five missionaries who sacrificed their lives in the jungles of Ecuador‚ this documentary film “Beyond the Gates of Splendor” takes us through that original journey to the events that followed half a century after. A thoroughly informed and accurate story‚ it has some limitations‚ but is well worth the watch. The well-known facts about this story are that five men‚ Jim Elliot‚ Roger Youderian‚ Nate Saint‚ Pete Fleming‚ and Ed McCully
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Speaker’s Relationship with the Audience: The Brandenburg Gate Speech Ronald Reagan‚ the former president of the United States from 1981 to 1989‚ spoke in the Brandenburg Gate. Ronald Reagan gave his famous “Tear Down this Wall” speech in Berlin. Many people in Germany were ready for freedom and others wanted it as well. Many people felt there should be peace within the city. Ronald Reagan wanted to persuade the Soviets and Communists that change and openness was a great thing. Ronald Reagan’s speech
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the construction of The Ishtar Gate‚ one of eight gateways into Babylon‚ a city in what we now call Iraq. The gate’s name comes from Ishtar‚ the goddess of love and war. Years later‚ during 1899 to 1917‚ Robert Koldewey and his team‚ excavated the Ishtar Gate. The Ishtar gate was reconstructed in the 1930s‚ and currently resides at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The Ishtar Gate stood 46ft high‚ and 100ft wide; built mainly of blue varnished bricks. The Ishtar gate features intimidating patterns of
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heroic qualities and is able to be called a hero is Bill Gates. Bill Gates is able to be depicted as a hero because of his generous donations to charity‚ creation of Microsoft‚ and promotions of scientific research. To begin with‚ Bill Gates has made numerous donations to various charities throughout his career. Bill Gates’ generous donations demonstrate his willingness to help others and make sacrifices. It has been estimated that Bill Gates has donated over 36 billion dollars‚ half of his net worth
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Isabella Terry English Com 101 13 June 2011 My Plans for the Last Seven Days of My Life I would be devastated to know I only have one week to live on this Earth. I have a lot of goals set up; they have not been accomplished yet. I would feel like I failed in life‚ and this would depress me. On the other hand‚ I would not let the fear of dying in a week’s time deter me from accomplishing one of my dreams‚ and getting some plans in motion. If I
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Executive Summary Bill Gates is one of the 21st Centuries most successful entrepreneurs. This report will take a closer look into Bill Gates whilst simultaneous exploring entrepreneurship and its role in business‚ entrepreneurial approaches to opportunity and innovation‚ management and leadership‚ growth and longevity in additional to entrepreneurial traits and characteristics. Contents Executive Summary i 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 The Opportunity Recognised 1 3.0 The Entrepreneur 2 4.0 Managing
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During class‚ we have had several discussions about courage‚ specifically as one of the major themes of Gates of Fire. In our discussions‚ we have mentioned that there are‚ in fact‚ different types of courage. We mentioned courage in men‚ in women‚ and false courage or pseudoandreia; this idea of different types or grades of courage lead me to this page about developing courage: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/02/08/developing-manly-courage/ The website outlines four distinct types of (manly)
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profession. Independence is the first common issue considered by the SEC. To detect frauds or violations of independence of the CPAs and CPA firms in providing auditing services for their clients and protect the public interest‚ “Operation Broken Gate” was launched by the SEC in October‚ 2013. Through the
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Theme: Greek Military The themes represented throughout Gates of Fire‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ give us an idea as to how Greek society operated and what they valued. History comes alive when Pressfield discusses the battles and city-states of ancient Greece. With this fictitious account of real events we are able to relate to characters living during a different time‚ in a different place. We can try and understand‚ through history and Pressfield‚ how and why the Greeks fought and died. The Greeks
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