I want to say about William Henry Gates‚ also known as «Bill Gates». He is the youngest self made billionaire and may be the best businessman in the world. Bill Gates is important not only because he changes the computer technology in America‚ but also created the biggest‚ richest and the most powerful company in the world. Bill was born in 1966 in Seattle‚ USA. His parents‚ Mary and Bill‚ had one other daughter Kristi. When he was young‚ he went to a well-known private school Lakeside in Seattle
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Bill gates was born in Seattle washington. He was son of a lawyer. While growing up Bill had been told he would become a Lawyer like his dad but he didn’t know exactly what he wanted to do in life. At the age of 13 He enrolled into a prep school and began to get a stronger education. During this time there was a small increase in technology not so much computers but other innovations that were coming out to help small businesses and companies. Some of the board members had bought the very first Teleprinter
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On March 26‚ 1997‚ in what has become known as one of the most noteworthy mass suicides in history‚ thirty-nine men and women affiliated with the Heavens Gate cult took their own lives by ingesting a combination of Phenobarbitals mixed with applesauce and alcohol. Each was dressed all in black‚ their faces covered by a purple shroud. Those who wore glasses had them neatly folded next to their body‚ and all had identification papers for the authorities to find. The house was immaculate‚ tidier
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The Fiftieth Gate. Mark Raphael Baker’s novel is a combination of fiction and non-fiction which is brilliantly used to express history and culture and what can be achieved when history and memory are fused together to create an impression of the past and its connection with the present in a unique and evocative way. Baker takes us on a journey through the history of his parents as holocaust survivors‚ casting light on their memories hidden by pain and despair and through the process takes his
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Summary of the Speech "The Fiftieth Anniversary of the March on Washington” by President Barack Obama Even though some people think Martin Luther King is only remembered for helping the African Americans rally for their rights‚ he is responsible for much more. He helped Americans find their strength‚ and subsequently helped us learn that in the face of any odds‚ people who love their country can change it together. Barach Obama’s speech was addressed specifically to the King family‚ President
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Steven Pressfield’s The Gates of Fire is set in the fifth century B.C. in Greece. The story revolves around the famous battle of Thermopylae where three hundred Spartans held off hundreds of thousands of Persians‚ saving Greece. Pressfield creates a fictional story around the battle where one man‚ a squire named Xeones‚ survives to tell the Spartan story of the battle and the events preceding it. Xeones‚ who is the protagonist‚ tells his life story to the royal Persian historian while in captivity
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Gates of Fire By: Steven Pressfield Subject Person- Spartan Warriors Place- Greece 480 B.C. Event- Battle of Thermoplae. Concept- Xeones recounts his life leading up to the battle. Object- Greek city-states consisting of 300 Spartan Warriors‚ 400 Thebans‚ 700 Thespian Volunteers And around 900 Helots Fought The Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Reason For Choosing Book Prior to reading this novel I had some knowledge of the Battle of Thermopylae. I watched the movie 300last year
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Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates: both incredibly rich‚ incredibly generous (or so it appears) men from two differing time periods.Both men were self-made and owed their wealth to much hard work‚ and both were distinguished figures during their times. Furthermore‚ both utilized their wealth to perpetuate meaningful social change rather than reforming society altogether. Despite the similarities they share‚ the two men originated from relatively different backgrounds and did their benefacting through
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A Book Review Barbarians At The Gate The Fall of RJR Nabisco By Bryan Burrough and John Helyar Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time - the definitive account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 from the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco‚ Inc. by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $24.9 billion. It was the largest takeover in Wall Street history. It was co-written by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
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Bat Mitzvah / Fiftieth Birthday Hollywood Premiere Event Michael West Gwm1979@yahoo.com Keller Graduate School of Management Professor Davis 6/23/2013 HOSP590 Stakeholders Client/Host –Adira Tanzer / Wife Guests of Honor – Tobias Tanzer / Husband Carmela Tanzer / Daughter Guests – 172 / Family and Friends Event Planner – Michael West Adira is the wife and mother of the guests of honor and is also working with the event planner to make
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