Henry Louis Gates

“I know, I know, just bear with me for a minute. Whether we like it or not, the Common Core State Standards are here to stay. So, by a show of hands, how many of you know what the Common Core is?” Every hand in the room went up. “Okay, who would like to give me a thumbnail sketch?” Several hands rose excitedly. “Yes, you,” James said, pointing to a boy in the back row. “The Common Core is another blatant attempt by the federal government to take over control of public education, and centralize…

The title of the autobiography is Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch. The genre of the book is focused on the business and entrepreneurial standpoints in his own life. He relates to how he began with little to no ambitions to become a businessman and how his own life experiences shaped him to become one of the most successful businessmen in the United States. This stands out to me because of my interest in business and entrepreneurship. Jack and I also share many similarities such as both…

Ethical Situation Bernie Madoff is a prime example of an ethical situation involving a salesperson with a real world company. This man founded a Wall Street firm, in his name, and was the chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. His employees surrounding his business included family members such as a brother, niece, daughter and sons. The firm was a well-known marketing business and he was an individual who was trusted among his peer. At the start of his…

The purpose of the essay is to evaluate the leadership style of Mark Zuckerberg. In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg was termed as a person of the ‘year by TIME’. Mark Zuckerberg’s current net worth is $28.5 billion as per the records of Forbes, which makes him as one of the youngest billionaires in the world (Forbes.com. 2017). On the other hand, Zuckerberg et al. (2016) asserted that Mark Zuckerberg has also received various criticisms for cyber crime and profile hacking issues of its users. The essay…

Bill Gates “What’s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school making the rest of their life so much more interesting, they would be more motivated. Its far away in time that they can’t appreciate what it means for their whole life” (“Bill GAtes Brainy Quotes”). Bill Gates said this quote referring to how important it is to do good in school. William Henry Gates the third aka Bill Gates was born October 28 1955. When he was younger he was a voracious reader spent hours…

The video recorded at the Ted conference in 2006 was a short eighteen-minute speech from Sir Kenneth Robinson. He gave a compelling argument about creating an education system that empowers the creativity side of a child, rather than one that undermines and dismisses it. Does one have to first be credible though in order to captivate their audience as quickly as he did? Why was his speech on the Ted conference which was published in 2006, still being shared to this day? He had already captivated…

Jack Welch Former chairman and chief executive officer, General Electric Company When we think of Jack Welch than we think as one of the most successful business leaders in the 20th century, recognized and awarded by Forbs magazine (McKelvey, 2010) and wildly recognized as the best CEO in the world. He had been appointed in 1981 as the youngest CEO in General Electrics. During his time, he managed to increase the company value from $13 billion to $480 billion as the biggest company worldwide.…

Leadership through connecting with people. He tells Business Insider, “Great businesses can create value for several major constituencies, not just shareholders. They can create value for customers, shareholders, employees, and communities” (Blodget Henry). Mark Cuban leadership style is quite unique. He is unfiltered, very opinionated and has a pretentious personality. It is said that he made waves when he called Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case ‘great for the NBA. Its reality television,…

It may seem odd to think that without Bill Gates this world may never have come to the technological advancements that east today. Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle. He and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975. Bill Gates never finished college but went on to become the richest man alive, changing the world through technological innovation and business strategies and helping the less fortunate through charities and donations. Bill Gates did not even finished college but that…

Bill Gates obviously wants to make the world a better place to live in. He has impacted the world since 1975 when he discovered Microsoft©, and plans on pursuing his impact throughout the 21st century. Over the next 15 years, Gates plans to help improve many different factors. He calls them “breakthroughs.” Improvements among health, farming, banking, and education will be made. Deaths, food, technology, and software are linked to each of the four breakthroughs. Gates has many valid points…