The Influence Of Bill And Melinda Gates

What is Philanthropy? Who is a Philanthropist? A philanthropist is someone who gives their fortune back to schools, libraries, communities and much more. Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates did just that. They continue to give away their fortune to help others. Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates became very wealthy in different ways, shared similarities as well as differences with their works of philanthropy.

Influential Leader Melinda Gates’ dedication to improving the lives of people worldwide has transformed her into a well-known effective national and international influential leader. Together with her husband, Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill and Melinda Gates oversee the operations of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which have funded billions of dollars to national and global projects to improve the lives of people (Melinda gates. 2010). Melinda credits her, conservative childhood family life, stable hardworking upbringing, and college education, as the basis for her belief that she and her husband can make the world a better place through the Bill and Melinda Foundation (Melinda gates. 2010). Growing up in Texas, Melinda was one of four children born to Ray and Elaine French. Her father was an engineer in the aerospace program at Ling-Temco-Vought company and her mother was a homemaker (Melinda gates, 2010).

Human rights is a subject that is shown in our everyday life. The discrimination some groups face in the workforce is horrible. However, some people have stood up this and fought against discrimination. Three examples of these people are Cesar Chavez, a man who revolutionized the farming workforce, Mary Jones, a woman who changed the lives of young workers forever, and Lucas Benavidez, who fought against companies who mistreated farm workers. Lucas Benitez, Mary Jones, and Cesar Chavez all helped enact change in human rights by using persistence to change workers' rights to help others.

Cesar Chavez and Mahatma Gandhi both gave rights to people with very little rights. Cesar Chavez gave more rights to migrant farm workers and Mahatma Gandhi helped uninslave India from Britain. Both where historic defenders of human rights. It is essential to defend human rights because everyone is equal no matter what race or culture and no matter if you are rich or poor. People should all be given the same opportunities to be able to do anything they want to accomplish.

Free enterprise allows for individuals to have large economic freedoms with some regulations from the government. Many entrepreneur have taken advantage of the system and gained immense wealth. A great example is Bill Gate who has made a huge contribution to the technological industry. His investments in companies like microsoft has helped make it one of the biggest companies in the world. Without a lot of restrictions from the government Bill Gates's fortune grew and without free enterprise his companies wouldn't be as huge as they are now.

“The lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history. And their lives will improve more than anyone else’s” (Gates, Bill and Melinda 1). This is the big bet of Bill and Melinda Gates for the future. In the 2015 Gates annual letter, they discuss the opportunity in accelerating progress towards a big impact around the world. Their four major breakthroughs range from new vaccinations to innovations in technology. The first breakthrough specifically focuses on child deaths and diseases, and how these can be eradicated over time. There has only been one time in history where a disease was completely destroyed. If this is such difficult work, then how are they so sure that it can be done?

History is filled with stories of dedicated human rights activists that risked their lives to fight for what they believe in. Three good examples of human rights activists that never gave up are Melba Pattillo Beals, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Jones. Melba Pattillo Beals and Gandhi actively worked in fighting for racial equality while Mother Jones worked to improve children’s and workers’ rights. These determined human rights activists never gave up when fighting to improve the rights of persecuted people facing discrimination.

How can a person make a big difference in human rights? Well, Harriet Tubman, Mother Jones, and Melba Pattillo Beals are all examples of people who fought and made a big impact for all human rights. While Harriet Tubman and Melba Pattillo Beals stood up for African American Rights, Mother Jones fought for child labor laws, and all these individuals were determined to take action for their cause. These special people helped to enact change by standing up for rights they believe in, and fighting for equality due to racial discrimination or child labor.

Fighting for Human Rights How can a person make a big difference in human rights? How can someone change the human race for the better? How can a person be an integral force in a movement bigger than themselves? Harriet Tubman, Mother Jones, and Melba Pattillo Beals are all examples of strong women who fought for the rights of all humans and made a huge impact on social change. While Harriet Tubman and Melba Pattillo Beals fought for up for African American Rights, Mother Jones was fighting her own battles in improving child labor laws.

Throughout history, and even today, people have fought for what is just and right through a multitude of different methods, some violent, others entirely peaceful. There are three freedom fighters that stand out among the rest, however. Harriet Tubman risked her life many times to free her people from unjust enslavement, Mother Jones organized more obvious methods to set laws in place against child labor, and nowadays Christine Caine and the A21 Organization fight to save and protect victims of human trafficking. These three people have all fought valiantly, and continue to fight today, for the justice that every oppressed individual deserves, as they believe in equality for all on Earth.

In the history of the United States, there have been some champions who have defended human rights. For example, Martin Luther King who was an African American leader against discrimination; Betty Friedan who was an advocate for women's rights. Also, I have to foreground the name of Cesar Chavez who fought to improve life conditions for farm workers. Chavez won several rights among them the benefit to have breaks, clean water in the fields, and others. However, one of the most important was to receive a minimum salary for their work.

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Mother Jones stood up and fought for workers’ rights for mere children, marching with some all the way to the president to talk to him. Cesar Chavez was a well-known immigrant workers’ rights activist who had lived through the conditions he was trying to prevent. Emma Watson is a young feminist who is adamant about her cause and speaks out to the world. These chosen individuals may have campaigned for different things, but they all fought for enacting simple equality for everybody using a drive of passion and courage.

The major foundation that I chose to talk about is the Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation. Their foundation is one of the world largest philanthropic organization. There is a 43.5-billion-dollar trust which 3 billion is given out yearly in grant payment to help the poor people in developing countries. The foundation place emphasis on getting rid of malaria, polio, and controlling the spread of TB and HIV. This is achieved through prevention, immunizations and vaccinations. In 2010 Gates added two more things to his list by investing in systems that can help remove long lasting planet-warming emission, from fuel that burns carbon dioxide, from the air ( ). He believes that we need to get the carbon dioxide level in the air down

Bill and Melinda Gates have founded a foundation that provides help for poverty and places that don’t have many education or homes. They both contribute to negating poverty and increase schools and higher education in places that need it the most. They have in total given away 41 Billion USD in just only from 2000 to 2016. They are now spending and giving away 3 to 4 Billion USD every year to combat diseases, reduce poverty, and help increase better education. Every year Bill and Melinda Gates answer 10 “tough questions”. One of the questions they had responded with “The headlines are filled with awful news” “Every day brings a different story of political division, violence, or natural disaster. Despite the headlines, we see a world that’s

Fighting for human rights is one of the hardest and most important things one can fight for. Individuals like Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Jesse Williams have fought or for human rights. Gandhi fought for Independence, Chavez fought for workers’ rights, and Williams fought for racial justice. These three individuals helped to enact change by protesting for independence, workers’ rights, and racial justice even through adversity, and bringing others to see the problems within society.