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Bill Gates
When Bill Gates made his decision to drop out from Harvard, he did not care
too much of the result. Gates entered Harvard in 1973, and dropped out two years
later when he and Allen started the engine of Microsoft. Many people did not
understand why Gates gave up such a good opportunity to study in the world’s
No.1 University. However, with size comes power, Microsoft dominates the PC
market with its operating systems, such as MS-DOS and Windows. Now, Microsoft
becomes the biggest software company in the world and Bill Gates becomes the
richest man in the world.
We can learn from the experience of the great inventor Thomas Alva Edison
that sometimes a series of apparent failures is really a precursor to success.
The voluminous personal papers of Edison reveal that his inventions typically
did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly from
previous woks.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, dedicated the majority of
her life to helping the poorest of the poor in India, thus gaining her the name
"Saint of the Gutters." The devotion towards the poor won her respect throughout
the world and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She founded an order of nuns called
the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India dedicated to serving the po123
Almost 50 years later, the Missionaries of Charity have grown from 12 sisters in
India to over 3,000 in 517 missions throughout 100 countries worldwide.
Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Whales, is remembered and respected by
people all over the world more for her beauty, kindness, humanity and charitable
activities than for her technical skills.
Mandela
Mandela, the South African black political leader and former president, was
awarded 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to antiracism and antiapartheid.
Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an
international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial
oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of
his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a
quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the centre of the most
compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the
African National Congress and head of South Africa"s antiapartheid movement, he
was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority
rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights
and racial equality.
Beethoven
Beethoven, the German Composer, began to lose his hearing in 1801 and was
entirely deaf by 1819. However, this obstacle could not keep him from becoming
one of the most famous and prolific composers in art history. His music,
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