DeAvion A. Stevenson Mrs. Cox American Studies 16 September 2014 Horatio Gates Horatio Gates served as an American general during the Revolutionary War; he was known to be one of the Revolutions most vexed military figures. Gates encountered many successful battles, he was also known for having very little courage when it came to fighting in the fields. Furthermore, Gates generated a plan to have George Washington removed as commander-in-chief of the Continental army. Lastly, Horatio was prominent for being in constant competition with George Washington, causing friction between the two leaders.
Bill Gates was a wealthy man who might have been greedy and only in for the money. He was also a generous man who employed a lot of people and donated $40 million. Most revered critics believe that Cornelius Vanderbilt was a Robber Baron. For example, he was never known to engage in philanthropic activities
Andrew Carnegie, one of the best businessmen in all of american history. Most consider Carnegie as a robber baron but I disagree. I say that Andrew Carnegie was in the place of a captain of industry. Carnegie was a captain of industry because he was the world's richest business man that came from a poor shoemaker house in scotland and once he sold away his massive company he turned to the people and became a philanthropists.
Did you know Bill Russell was known for playing basketball in the NBA? Bill Russell was born on February 12, 1934 in Monroe, Louisiana. When he was 10, his family moved across the country to Oakland, California and his dad worked in a shipyard. In California Bill 's mother became very sick and died. After Russell 's mom died he began to play basketball for McClymonds High School in Oakland but by his senior year he earned a starting spot.
Dysfunctional Families William Shakespeare’s Hamlet presents two families who are dysfunctional. The first family and the main one is Hamlet’s family. Queen Gertrude and King Claudius got married very fast after Hamlet’s dad died and even though they are not related by blood, they are still related by martial bonds. This means that their marriage is considered incest.
“No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days year fails to make his family rich”(Gladwell 249). In Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell shows that many factors come into play when looking at successful people. He shows that a series of luck, work ethic, and persistence can lead to success. When looking at people like Bill Gates and Bill Joy, Gladwell shows how these factors came into play in their early lives and allowed them to build their opportunity to become successful. Gates and Joy worked hard at what they were passionate about and ended up creating two major technological companies.
What are some of the characteristics of an entrepreneur? - Discipline: The number one quality of an entrepreneur is self-discipline - Curiosity: The best entrepreneurs always want to learn more - Creativity - Willingness to try things - Honesty - Do not lie to yourself or anyone that may be helping you What are some of the drawbacks of owning your
Sawyer Logan Mrs Gallagher Literature and Comp 01 February 2017 The Greatest to Ever Step into the Batters Box “A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities” (“Hero”). Ted Williams was a Major League Baseball player, who had one of the best careers ever in the history of baseball. He spent his whole career with the Boston Red Sox. After 16 All-Star game appearances, 2 times winning MVP, 6 time batting title winner and 4 time player of the year, and a phenomenal career, Ted Williams retired from the Major League of Baseball.
The death of Ted Sanders shocked America. He was an icon, a symbol of charity. Ted Sanders was the creator of Omega Incorporated, the largest health and medical science corporation in the world. Ted and his team of scientists are known for making treatments and cures to hundreds of sicknesses and diseases. Ted was apparently dumped in the ocean after his death.
Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders was born on September 8th, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY. Bernie is a Jewish man who grew up in Burlington, VT. He attended, Brooklyn College BS, University of Chicago, in 1964. He has a TON of political experience, including his time as Senator in the United States Senate from 2006 to the present time. He wants to improve the United States, and this is how he’s going to do it.
Bernie Sanders, a United States Senator and former representative from Vermont, he focuses on economic issues such as income and wealth inequality,raising the minimum wage, universal healthcare, reducing the burden of student debt, making public colleges and universities tuition-free, and expanding Social Security. "I am prepared to run for President of the United States." –Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders throughout the course of his life has spoken his mind, stood by what his beliefs and principles regardless of the consequences. For example, while at the University of Chicago he led a rally protesting university president George Wells Beadle's segregated campus housing policy in which he said "We feel it is an intolerable situation
In today’s society the term “rags to riches” is heavily overused, someone can strike it rich in the stock market or the lottery and earn the term. However, a few key figures in history have actually lived a “rags to riches” life. Andrew Carnegie is one such man.
Poverty is a worldwide issue many people suffer with, narrowing it down to 14.5% of citizens in America, or more than 45 million. People raised in these conditions struggle to pay for transportation, proper medical aid, food, and clothing; usually surviving on a few dollars a day for either themselves or a full family. These issues make living in poverty seem like an infinite curse that holds onto their unfortunate victims until old age, but with the effort and determination needed and combined, people can find their way out of the stereotype and into success. Ben Carson, a now well-known neurosurgeon, makes his success almost dream-like; going from being raised in poverty and by a single mother, to becoming the first doctor to ever perform
To begin with, Ben Carson is a very famous and well-known individual for his excellent work on separating two conjoined twin babies in Singapore, Southeast Asia. Ben Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan the year of 1951. Ben Carson began his first challenges in life at a very young age. He experienced his first challenges and difficulties in school. Ben Carson was always at the bottom of his classes and soon became the object of being ridiculed by his classmates.
Case Study – Bill and Melinda Gates 1. What do you think Bill and Melinda Gate’s personality traits are for each of the Big Five dimensions? Compare the two. The purpose of big five is to categorize the personality traits into different dimensions which can help us to understand better how people behave to others and how react in their life.
