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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Catherine Rampell is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post and in the past worked as a reporter for The New York Times. She has covered economics and launched the award-winning Economix blog along with several theater reviews (W.M.D). Mrs. Rampell‚ in her article‚ "Theater Censorship alive and well in Maine and NYC‚" articulates her view regarding the controversial play that was set to be performed by students in Maiden. The show is set in the context of the legalization of same-sex marriage
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of Russian History was lead by one of the country’s most notable rulers- Empress Catherine II‚ also known as Catherine the Great of Russia. The most powerful empress the nation has ever seen‚ the events leading up to her long reign (1762- 1796) were dramatic and unlikely. Born a German princess‚ Catherine was brought to Russia as an adolescent to marry Peter III‚ the heir to the throne after Empress Elizabeth. Catherine quickly won over the favor of the nation by adopting their religion‚ embracing
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(a short story) My Life has a Purpose One windy afternoon‚ swaying trees ‚ leaves falling scattered on the road‚ two newly friends agreed to take a walk to relax. On their way they saw a grocery store and dropped by to buy some snacks. They have reached the park and found a comfortable place under a tree. “What a tiring day!” said Cecile ‚ the older one as she lean on the tree. She is chubby with a long curly hair and has the asset of beautiful eyes. “You’re right. Thank God we almost done
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Amanda Robbinson Comp 1-Mrs. Dunker Profile Paper 1-24-14 Allen Fieldhouse The Kansas Jayhawks mascot was the first thing to catch my eye as I entered Allen Fieldhouse for the first time on January 20th‚ the day KU played against Baylor. The mascot was so big it stretched across the entire floor. Several other details seemed to catch my eye as well‚ like the glowing “KANSAS” letters that touched the wall next to the overpriced gift shop‚ the many show cases of KU basketball players and
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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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woody allen Woody Allen is a challenge for philosophy. Why? Laughter is of course not one of the most fundamental but is never- theless one of the most controversial and intriguing topics in philosophy‚ in whose analysis various philosophical dis- ciplines have to work together—philosophical anthropol- ogy‚ philosophical sociology‚ and aesthetics proper. This bestows on comedians a certain philosophical interest—the more so since‚ “while comedy may be the most widely ap- preciated art‚ it
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How Allen Ginsberg Challenges America | Dr. Anshen English 2304 American Literature | Lisa M. Alvarado | How Allen Ginsberg challenges America Allen Ginsberg’s America is full of conversational monologues; he uses several literary and poetic devices to challenge several aspects of the American Society. His tone plays a main role in getting his perspective across to the audience. This poem is filled with cultural and political references as well as references to incidents and events in his
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Jonathan Q. Stewart James Polizzi BUS 451 MAY 17‚ 2013 Booz Allen Hamilton: Shaping The Global Face of Business Introduction The modern day business arena‚ coupled with current economic conditions; mimic an alternate universe filled with complexities that seem to originated from a distant universe‚ risk that seem to have no clear solution‚ and unrelenting presence of the dark cloud of failure‚ which larks behind every single decision. They recognize utter importance in the relationship
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Life Has a Hopeful Undertone The Road by Cormac McCarthy follows a father and son who are struggling to survive after some global apocalypse. The father struggles to keep his faith and “carry the fire‚" he starts to question his faith in humanity him believe to have hope in the most difficult of times. Despite civilisation falling apart‚ in the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy hope is revealed to be a major theme by symbolism in the fire and the boy. The man and boy often find themselves in difficult
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