Bill Gates was born on Oct. 28‚ 1955. He grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father‚ William H. Gates II‚ is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother‚ Mary Gates‚ was a schoolteacher‚ University of Washington regent‚ and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There‚ he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973‚ Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman‚ where he lived
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On January 1‚ 1980‚ Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas through the efforts of Al Edwards‚ an African American state legislator. The successful passage of this bill marked Juneteenth as the first emancipation celebration granted official state recognition. Edwards has since actively sought to spread the observance of Juneteenth throughout the U.S. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865‚ it was on
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In my freshman year at Franklin County High School I signed up for Family‚ Career‚ Community‚ Leaders‚ of America (F.C.C.L.A.). I didn’t know how much of an effect that this club would have on me . FCCLA has provided me with many opportunities. I have had traveled to places I had never been. Also‚ it has developed me as a person and shown me good character skills to have and to also use on a daily basis. FCCLA is a program that is dedicated to teaching young men and women the values of a good
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-Alean My mom also kept a journal entry via e mail to the same friend‚ this was her take: “We had a frigid‚ crowded‚ and utterly marvelous trip to Washington‚ D.C. It would take at least six journal pages to tell you all that we did. (I know this because that’s how long Tanner’s journal account is). If Tanner and Austin were real troopers‚ (and they were) their mother was a combination of professional
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The three branches of the United States government are modeled after three parts of Athenian democracy. Athenian democracy implemented three institutions that ran their government. While Athenian democracy was made up of the Ekklesia‚ the Boule‚ and Dikasteria‚ American democracy is made up of the Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judicial branch. There is a close resemblance in the Legislative and Judicial branches of American democracy and the Ekklesia‚ the Boule‚ and Dikasteria institutions of Athenian
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in the agency’s clandestine service. "I think there’s a degree of hypocrisy among the Europeans to say‚ ’Oh‚ my gosh‚ the Americans are spying!’ Well‚ so are they‚" said Earnest‚ the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington. In describing the espionage among friends‚ Earnest referred to a famous quote by 19th century British statesman Henry Temple‚ or Lord Palmerstone‚ who stated in Parliament: "We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests
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The Story of Hour Once upon a time there was a young man name Chris. Chris was 16 years old at the time. It was Chris 11th year of high school. He had worked all summer day and night to save up for a car. The car he wanted cost 3 grand. He had saved $2500. All he needed was 500 more. He was impatient and didn’t want to work another week to buy the car‚ so he tried to figure a way to get some quick money. So he decided to go rob a corner store. He knew this was the wrong thing
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computers‚ and his founding of Microsoft. I will then detail his unique leadership skills which have allowed him to take his company from a small upstart to a global icon. Childhood William (Bill) Henry Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington to a middle class family. His father was a lawyer and his mother served on the board of directors for a bank and the United Way. Bill Gates has one older and one younger sister. His parents had originally hoped that he would become a lawyer.[1]
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The life & times of three European explorers Introduction: In this essay you will be reading about the legacy of three explorers during renaissance. Firstly you will be reading about Marco Polo secondly about Christopher Columbus and lastly Ferdinand Magellan. These explorers have all changed the world by adding to the world map and proving things that no one else has discovered or seen before Marco Polo Marco Polo was a voyager‚ born in Venice‚ Italy. He was born on September 15th
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The first citizen of a nation can be seen as an individual who is at the head of his institution and also one of his own citizens. It may seem ironic or even impossible that a person can assume such high standing while maintaining the typical image of his fellow men. But with the unique structure of the American Government and the many interesting facets of its President‚ the American Presidency can assume such roles. Since the military is headed by civilian control‚ the President’s status as
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