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    computer using at least one software program from Microsoft. According to the Forbes magazine, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world and has held the number one position for many years. Gates was born and grew up in Seattle, Washington USA. His father, William H. Gates II was a Seattle attorney and his mother, Mary Maxwell Gates was a school teacher and chairperson of the United Way charity. Gates and his two sisters had a comfortable upbringing, with Gates being able to attend the exclusive secondary

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    So he did everything in his power to be the best that he could be. He was so advanced for his age, in school he was bored because he wasn’t being challenged enough. His parents took him out of public school and enrolled him into Lakeside School in Seattle, his birthplace. He did very well in all his subjects, especially math and science. But it was this school that made Bill even more intrigued with computers. A computer company offered computer time for students in his school, and this is where he

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    Bill Gates William Henry Gates, III was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He was the middle child of three born to William and Mary Gates. ATrey,@ as he was called because of the III, was sent to a private school by his father, a lawyer, and mother, a former teacher now on several prestigous boards (Moritz, 238). At age 13, Bill had completely taught himself programming after taking a computer studies class. After scoring a perfect 800 on the mathematics half of the SAT, he graduated

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    A Rogerian Analysis of the Debate over Arizona's Immigration Law 1. An introduction to the problem and a demonstration that the opponent's position is understood. America's illegal immigration problem is one of the most remarkable failures of the U.S. federal government. Undocumented illegal immigrants, many in our very own neighborhoods, are able evade the reach of our nation's laws and regulations with remarkable ease. This is a huge source of anxiety for many tax-paying Americans, who perceive

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    one flaw. A missing party member capable of alternating the event. Iowa was supposed to be the dark horse. The school destined to crash the party. Instead the Hawkeyes are the latest compelling what if sports story. A`la the 01 Seattle Mariners. While Sparty prepares for battle Iowa, the Big10, and the playoff committee will look towards next year. The most important potential team in the college football playoffs lived among corn. The Hawkeyes hadn't won a title since 1958. Iowa was bigger than a

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    Before we go deep into the topic of determining the marketing and branding strategies of Amazon & Flipkart in the highly unsaturated ecommerce market let’s focus on where does the American giant and the world’s one of the most ambitious startup lies. So, let’s see what the market share of both the ecommerce giants in the Indian market looks like The market shares are based on the volume of transactions clocked by e-commerce firms in more than 60 cities. Amazon is breathing down Flipkart’s neck on

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    The Vietnam War was a very long and messy war that started in 1954 and ended in 1975, although the United States joined in 1965. The united states projected the idea of stopping a Communist takeover of Vietnam as their main reason for joining the war. Soldiers fighting in the war were about two thirds volunteer and the rest were selected through the draft. This sparked outrage in many military aged men and was the beginning of the defiance towards the war. (thevietnamwar.info) With so many people

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    Alive: -In many instances Japanese soldiers who did become prisoners of war were shot and killed on the spot or en route to prison compounds by American marines. (Dower pg 69) -It was common practice for U.S. troops to not take prisoners during battle. (Ferguson pg

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    In 1993, citizens still cursed out the web World-Wide-Web and afterward accommodatingly shortened it (W.W.W.) for newcomers. A considerable amount has changed since that year, when it started to first light on activists, agitators, and nerds that organized PCs could be utilized as devices for individual and gathering political activity. The individuals who perceived the power and reach of broad communications had as of now been searching for approaches to talk back to government officials, organizations

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    (pg. 968) The west, which offered defense jobs that supported the war and higher wages, enticed many blacks to leave cities such as Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana to move to western cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, and Portland. (pg. 968) Furthermore, African Americans on the war front dealt with discrimination that inhibited African American participation in the armed forces. (pg. 969) Black soldiers were “initially excluded from combat units”

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