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were stricken with polio, now it is down to one thousand (Tweedie). If this trend continues Gates’ money and time spent to erase polio will have made a large significance to society. Gates will provide over ninety-five percent of his wealth to his foundation which will provide enough money for the research for cures of other diseases for twenty years after Bill and Melinda Gates are deceased (Tweedie). This is a global impact that will hopefully abolish other fatal plagues. Bill Gates was a…

Dale Chihuly’s installations do not only appear in Museum’s. Two Chandeliers were set up at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Dr. Jonas Salk, the founder of the Institute, commissioned Chihuly, because he believed that art and science coincide. These chandeliers were specifically designed to hang between the towers, bordering the courtyard. Each chandelier contained a different color-scheme, but both were vivid colors that could serve as an inspiration to the…

Elizabeth F. Loftus was born in Los Angeles, California on October 16, 1944. While studying to become a math teacher she discovered psychology. She received a BA in math and psychology. While at Stanford became interested in long term memory. She was an expert researcher on the malleability and reliability of repressed memories. Loftus’s work has made a huge contribution to psychology and opened a unique and controversial aspect of psychology and memory. She began her research with…

a Harvard University Drop out who became an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, and computer programmer. Today his worth is 79.2 billion USD. Organizations that Bill is involved with are Microsoft and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill focuses on what he calls “catalytic philanthropy: investments in innovations that will improve life for the poorest” basically meaning he works to help those who are poor with no help from the government, just all on his own. The reason…

Entrepreneurial Legend - Warren Buffett For my famous economic entrepreneurial legend I have chosen Warren Buffett. He is agruably one of the richest men in the world with a net worth of over 70 billion. Coincidentally, Warren Buffet earned his MS in economics in 1951. As CEO of Birkshire Hathaway his company’s Class A stock lists for around 213,000 per share. Birkshire Hathaway’s company performace regularly outperforms the class of Index 500 stocks. Buffett has taken on considerable investment…

Bernard Madoff and the Largest Financial Scam in History Class Assignment 1. Why in your opinion did Bernard Madoff do this? He had been exceedingly successful in the electronic exchange trading that he had started and his firm continued, and he had clearly achieved both wealth and stature. What was it that drove him, again in your view, “off the cliff”? What does this say about the human character? What does this say about the nature and/or culture of the investment community? After reading…

Economy “The moment I started reading the Bill Gates article about Educating America young people for the global it caught my attention.” The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation strives for all students in the United States to have the opportunity to receive an outstanding education. For generations, education has been the foundation for a better future in the United States. However, today other countries are catching up and are being even more successful than us in education. Times have changed…

Throughout history there has always been a problem with the discrimination of people of different color, sexual orientation, gender, and other historically persecuted groups in the United States. The solution that colleges, including Hillsborough Community College to prevent any discrimination towards students in which they have started to implement speech codes that regulate what can and cannot be said on campuses. Under the 1st amendment all speech is protected no matter how offensive or…

Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation: Bill Gates is one of the wealthiest men in the world, his net worth alone is $77.7 billion dollars as of July 14, 2016, ranking him number one of the wealthiest people on the planet according to Forbes. This to some, will not come as a big surprise since Gates is both the founder and owner of Microsoft Corporation. However, with great power comes great responsibility to dedicate the wealth you have earned to something that will benefit…

A survey published in 2013 by the Pew Research Center found that an increasing number of Americans want the US to “mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own.” 52% of Americans agreed with this statement, which was the highest it had ever been since the survey was first conducted in 1963 (Drew). More and more people are expressing this sentiment just as frustrating international problems seem to be escalating. Disease outbreaks, poverty…