Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

William Henry “Bill” Gates III is an American entrepreneur, who co-founded Microsoft. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important” (Gates). Mr. Gates scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. He is a college dropout at Harvard College. When he was in college, he chose to major in pre-law. However, he took mathematics and graduate level computer science courses. Microsoft is the world’s largest…

GATES FORUM MARIALUISA RINCON AND JIMMIEKA MILLS “Both the Gates and French Families instilled the values of volunteerism and civic engagement. Our families believed that if life happens to bless you, you should use those gifts as wisely as you can.” Wherever you go in Seattle, you’ll find someone welcoming you to the Pacific Northwest. Even the ambiance at the first ever U.S. Education Learning Forum, a gathering of the nation’s greatest minds in education. The event marked the fifteenth year…

When people think about Bill Gates they have a tendency to think of him as just the billionaire who founded Microsoft. What they do not realize is that he is so much more than that. Bill Gates has shaped our world into what it is today through technology and charity work. With hard work and simple kindness, he has impacted millions of lives. Some say Bill Gates is simply lucky, however few know that he is a true American legend for his work in shaping technology at such a young age, the…

Bill Gates is known for being one of the most successful men in the world. He is the founder of the Microsoft company which is worth billions of dollars throughout the donations, and all of the technology. Bill Gates had a very good early life when he started getting to love computer technology as a 7th grader. Later on in life, he became the founder of the company Microsoft, which he has made billions of dollars off of. He has had many good contributions with all of the money that he has earned…

Even if wealth was measured by knowledge, Bill Gates would still be the richest person in the world. As a man with extreme ingenuity, and expert business skills, Bill Gates has a net worth of over 78 billion dollars and is considered the most affluent being alive. Coming from a privileged family, Gates’ was taught the importance of good work ethic, and working hard to achieve his goals. As more of an introvert, Gates was pushed to be more social, so he was sent to a private school in hopes that…

Bill Gates In today’s world we are surrounded with celebrities. They are on television, in movies, playing professional sports, serving their nation or in any number of other realms. They seem very familiar to us when we see them or hear their names, but what do we really know about them? Most of them probably do much more than we realize, and one in particular is Bill Gates. Born on 28 October, 1955,(Biography.com) to William and Mary Gates (Goodell), who named him William Henery Gates III…

riches and power, but very few ever attain this sweet dream. This dream happened to be achieved by two men who got to that level of success by doing what they love, and making sure they were the best at it. Considering how both Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates are derived from different beginnings. They both embraced life’s challenges and made the decisions necessary to, one, become the wealthy men they desired to be, and two, not forget about those in need, through charity work. In a small…

People are not heroes based on what they do. A hero should be recognized for what he inspires in others: welcoming, love, importance, and so much more. Warren Buffett is regarded by many as the epitome of a hero. Formerly a poor farm boy living in Nebraska, Warren Buffett transformed into arguably the most successful investor worldwide. Miraculously, Warren is still remarkably generous and modest even with the unimaginable power provided by his wealth. Warren Buffett is a hero to our society…

This is Buffett’s style. We can learn from Buffett here by focusing on the inside, such as management, values, and good leadership, instead of the enticing for sale sign in the front lawn. Yet, how does one value a company? In an interview with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, Buffet was asked a question along the lines of what are some key pieces he looks for when investing in a company. Buffett responded, "I have turned down business deals that were otherwise decent deals, because I didn 't like…

Warren Buffett is arguably the wealthiest man in the world. He invested, saved, and established businesses to earn his net worth of over $65 million. He has generously donated much of his fortune to charity. He had to learn to be patience to earn this abundance of money, but with hard work and determination, he made it happen. Warren Buffett, born August 30, 1930, has been investing ever since he could understand what it was. For him, that was at age 11. Up to that time, he had been…