Bill wants people to know that they too can make a difference even if it is not a colossal change it will still help others. All things considered, Bill Gates has tremendously helped and changed the world by using his knowledge and skills learned over time to make a positive impact on the way humans live everyday and think about the…
Rockefeller helped his country by selling kerosene which helps heal certain illnesses. Rockefeller also helped people learn more academically and religiously. by donating over five million dollars to churches and universities. Rockefeller donating most of his money to help his country shows that he is positively affecting his country…
Freedom To Succeed Millions of people use amazon.com everyday without any concern for how it came to be. So for many who may not know already it was created by Jeff Bezos, an already young and successful millionaire working out of his garage. Would this have been possible in a restrictive economy? We must ask ourselves this when trying to determine if the free enterprise system made it necessary for Jeff Bezos to create this multi-billion dollar electronic commerce and cloud computing company.…
Some of his major accomplishments are as follows: He distributes thousands of dollars in college scholarships to help deserving students continue their education. Has created programs to help raise money and personally deliver thousands of toys to children every Christmas with a massive toy give-away.…
This article discussed the early accomplishments, documentaries, and controversies surrounding the life of Henry Louis Gates Jr. Born on September 16, 1950, in Keyser, West Virginia, Gates continued to travel and study internationally before he became in charge of Harvard’s African-American studies department. Additionally, Gates was an exceptional student who continued to excel academically, he graduated with a degree in history from Yale University in the year 1973. He continued to pursue high education at Clare College, which is a part of the University of Cambridge in England. He obtained his doctorate degree in 1979, making him the first African American to even receive a Ph.D. from this University (biography.com).…
While reading Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s, essay, Delusions of Grandeur, It became clear that there is in fact an awful truth which takes place within the United States today. Throughout the essay Gates accurately depicts the truth that young African American students are being drawn towards success in sports, rather than success in school. The essay emphasizes that African American students are not the only group that needs to be aware of this issue, but all Americans as well. Although Gates has made strong points in his essay about African Americans attraction to professional sports, he is lacking in supportive text and a few key sources to really give his essay the persuasive strength it needs.…
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s article “Wealth,” later known as “The Gospel of Wealth,” was published in the North American Review in June of 1889. In his writing, he rejected the traditional goals of charity. He depended less on carefully discriminating between the “worthy” and “unworthy” recipients than on attacking the root causes of unequal distributions of wealth itself. Carnegie believed that wealth should be invested in such worthwhile ventures for the wellbeing of the public being rather than using money senselessly and ineffectively. With regard to Carnegie’s belief, he indicates that the estates of the dead millionaire, or so to say, should be taxed increasingly so that the tax can go towards helping the public.…
There is no doubt that major industrialists acquire wealth through the investments of major companies. However, it is not so much of why they are considered wealthy but more so of how they became wealthy. Major industrialists can be considered a Captain of Industry or a Robber Baron. A Captain of Industry is considered a business leader whose means of acquiring wealth, positively contributed to the country like providing more jobs or increasing productivity. A Robber Baron is considered an industrialist who acquires wealth by unethical means, such as: questionable stock-markets and exploitation of labor.…
Steve Jobs can be considered an American icon. He helped create a society filled with technological advances no person could have ever imagined. In 2005, Jobs presented a commencement speech at Stanford University that captured the hearts of many people through his use of emotion and rhetoric. By breaking down his speech into three parts he was able to develop one overlying theme, never give up until you find something you love. The three stories he decided to share included connecting the dots, love and loss, and death.…
The Great Impact of Bill Gates Bill Gates tremendously changed the lives of American citizens. Bill revolutionized the technology industry by personalizing it and created one of the largest monopolies in U.S. history. Along with this honorable achievement, currently, Bill and his wife, Melinda are extremely involved with charity work and make enormous contributions to philanthropic causes. These are the great contributions that Bill Gates has made to history and he will forever be discussed as one of the most influential people of his generation. His impact on history is indisputable and many are unaware of how much he has done that affects our daily lives.…
Bill is a very wealthy man and doesn’t need to nor is obligated to help anyone, but he does it anyways. He raises money along with spends millions of his own to help people in lesser developed countries. He also accepts the face that some of the projects that he funds may not be a success. He states “because we think an essential role of philanthropy is to make bets on promising solutions that governments and businesses can’t afford to make”. If a project fails they just learn from it and they don’t give up.…
Bill Gates also plays tennis and has done the ALS ice bucket…
Siddhant Jain Professor Chocos Freshmen English 102 February 6, 2013 Do What You Love “ There are three apples important in this world, Adam’s apple, Newton’s apple and Steve’s apple”. This was one of the lines quoted by Steve Jobs in one of his speeches, which signified the level of confidence and faith he had in his work. The only way to be satisfied is to do great work, which can be attained only by loving your own work. This was the main idea of his commencement speech in Stanford University. He was a born hero as even after going through serious difficulties in his career life, he still had that faith and confidence in himself, which made him the CEO of a two billion dollar company.…
1. Carlos Slim Helú was born 28, January 1940 and he is a Mexican business magnate, philanthropist and investor. From 2010 - 2013, Carlos Slim was graded as the richest person in the world. The position was taken back by the Bill Gates in the year 2014 before Carlos Slim reclaimed the position again in 15, July 2014. Recognized as the Warren Buffett of Mexico, Carlos Slim has wide holdings in a significant number of the Mexican companies through his SA de CV, Grupo Carso, conglomerate, have collective interests in the fields of real estate, communications, media, airlines, retailing, finance and technology.…
Rhetorical Act A commencement address is an opening speech that given to graduating students and their family members when they obtain the degree. The person given such a speech is known as a commencement speaker, who is often a famous and elite person as well as would like to share their life experience, values and advice during the speech. This is a platform for speaker to say amazing and unlimited things to attract audiences. Bill Gates has stated at a positive and inspirational college commencement address at Harvard University while getting his bachelor degree on 2007. Due to the information and technology limitation when he was young, Bill Gates had no chance to get a real awareness of the awful inequities in the world until he left Harvard.…