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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Paul Cezanne‚ Pines and Rocks‚ 1896-99 Oil on Canvas Museum of Modern Art This simple painting of a small‚ intimate landscape is a good example of Paul Cezanne’s mastery of the impressionist style. The scene is of a rocky path‚ possibly a hiking trail on the side of a mountain‚ and a few trees that veil the sky in patches of leaves. Cezanne’s method of painting is rather interesting‚ in that he paints each stroke like a plate of color‚ creating an overlapping mosaic. The palette he chose is also
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Paul Cronan and New England Telephone Company Case Analysis Legal Case Analysis Facts: Paul Cronan was a long-term New England Telephone Company (NET) employee (1973 - 1986)‚ assigned at South Boston. Paul was diagnosed with AIDS Related Complex (ARC) in 1985. Paul informed his supervisor about ARC when asked about his third request to leave work for a medical appointment (1985). Paul had a poor attendance history. His tardiness and medical appointments concerned his supervision
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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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Paul McCartney was born June 18‚ 1942‚ in Liverpool‚ England. His work with the Beatles in the 1960s helped lift popular music from its origins in the entertainment business and transform it into a creative‚ highly commercial art form. He is also one of the most popular solo performers of all time in terms of both sales of his recordings and attendance at his concerts. Paul McCartney began his lifelong love affair with music at an early age. Although he took formal music lessons as a boy‚ the future
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PAUL CÉZANNE Post Impressionism‚ as the name would suggest‚ is the art movement that directly followed Impressionism. One artist‚ who led the Post Impressionism movement‚ was French artist‚ Paul Cézanne. Much of his early work was pure Impressionism and‚ although he was introduced to the style and guided by Camille Pissarro‚ Cézanne’s works showed a distinctive uniqueness. Cézanne broke away from Impressionism because of the lack of composition; he felt the desire to depict subjects in the
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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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Nickesha Larmond Paul and Peter Background information about Paul Paul whose name was Saul was an early Christian missionary and theologian‚ known as the Apostle to the Gentiles was born a Jew in Tarsus‚ Rome. As a minor‚ he was trained as a rabbi but earned his living as a tentmaker. A zealous Pharisee‚ he persecuted the first Christians until a vision of Jesus‚ experienced while on the road to Damascus‚ converted him to Christianity. Three years later he met St. Peter and Jesus ’ brother
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