Today I am happy to bring you a very special guest. A man who followed one of his crazy childhood ideas that led him to fortunes. He is considered to be one of the smartest and wealthiest people in the world. He has given speeches in Washington D.C., to government leaders in Rome, and even to high school students. He is here to talk to you today about following your dreams and the difference you can make and the differences he has made in the world.
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He lived with his parents William and Mary Gates and his two sisters. He was very intelligent as a child and was put into Lakeside, a private school that was known for intense academic environment. There he was first introduced to computers at the age of 13 and developed an interest for them. As a boy computers were only used by comp
Try to imagine the world today without computers. If you’re like me it’s hard to do. Something in my everyday life relates to computers in some way. Bill gates wrote “we are in the early years of a time I call the "digital decade" -- an era in which computers move beyond being merely useful and become a significant and indispensable part of everyday life. “ (Global Agenda 2003 (World Economic Forum)) From a dream he had as a little boy, it led to something that without it our world would change dramatically. It’s hard to think that one boys dream could make such a difference in the world. That boy is here to tell you that you can follow your dream. Pleas welcome Bill Gates.
He was admitted to Harvard University in 1973. Entering Harvard he still had no idea of what he wanted to do so he decided to follow his father footsteps an
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