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Bill Henry Gates III

by Dilraj from San Diego

“I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act”
Bill Gates (Google Images)
Bill Gates (Google Images)

“I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act” (Bill Gates). This quote is by Bill Gates who is one of the most talented people in the world! Because of his hard work and generosity towards his work and other people Bill Gates is truly a hero. Bill Gates was born on October 27, 1995 in Seattle, Washington, United States. He was known as the whiz kid in his school. He was interested in computers and computer programming since he was 13. He entered Harvard in 1975 and dropped out on 1987. “Then he became a software designer and “entered the world of computer –driven multimedia. He began promoting CD-ROM technology”” ("Gates, Bill (1955-)." DISCovering Biography. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL. 22 May. 2010).

Bill Gates (Google Images)
Bill Gates (Google Images)

Bill Gates shows he’s a hero through hard work. He is very determined and he never gives up. “He made a program called BASIC. He worked on this project nonstop for 6 weeks ("Gates, Bill (1955-).” DISCovering Biography. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL. 22 May. 2010 ).” In the end he finished with great success. He started his own company. The company was known as traf-o-data which measured traffic flow. They earned $20,000. He shared his own company. It was called Traf-O –Data, they developed small computers to measure traffic flow. This project earned them $20,000("Gates, Bill (1955-)." DISCovering Biography. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL. 22 May. 2010). As you can see Bill Gates is very hardworking.

Bill Gates (Google Images)
Bill Gates (Google Images)

Not only was he hard working but he was also generous. His generosity shows he’s a hero. “He helped the community by donating. $2.3 Billion was donated to William H. Gates Foundation, a foundation that provides grants to cause related to world health” ( "Gates Foundation, Norway Contribute $1 Billion to Increase Child Immunization in Developing Countries." Gavi Alliance. Web. 22 May 2010. ). “He also donated $10 billion for vaccine development ("Gates: $10B Vaccine Program Could save 8.7M Lives." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. Cnn, 29 Jan. 2010. Web. 23 May 2010. .)”. “Also he shared his ideas with the world and made it a easier place to live in. He invented software to help do different things. Bill Gates invented software to help do different things. He developed ms-dos, which later became windows-os, this made computers much easier (Bellis, Mary. "Bill Gates - Biography and History of the Microsoft Chairman." Inventors. Web. 23 May 2010. . ).” Bill Gates is very generous.

Bill Gates (Google Images)
Bill Gates (Google Images)

Bill Gate is truly a hero because he has taught me to work hard and achieve my goals. He has also taught me to never give up even when times get rough. He is a very generous and loving person. He donates and helps move the world forward. As you can see, Bill Gates is truly a hero.

Bill Gates (Google Images)
Bill Gates (Google Images)

Work cited

Gates, Bill (1955-)." DISCovering Biography. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL. 22 May. 2010).

weeks ("Gates, Bill (1955-).” DISCovering Biography. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL. 22 May. 2010 .

Gates Foundation, Norway Contribute $1 Billion to Increase Child Immunization in Developing Countries." Gavi Alliance. Web. 22 May 2010. .

CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. Cnn, 29 Jan. 2010. Web. 23 May 2010. .

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Microsoft - The official biography from Microsoft of its Chairman and Chief Software Architect. Also his speeches and publications.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to bringing innovations in health and learning to the global community.
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Bill Gates Biography - Bill Gates biography, business quotes by Gates and a brief history of the Microsoft Company.
Bill Gates News - The New York Times - May 23, 2007 ... News about Bill Gates. Commentary and archival information about Bill Gates from The New York Times.