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1、BillGatesWhenBillGatesmadehisdecisiontodropoutfromHarvard,hedidnotcaretoomuchoftheresult.GatesenteredHarvardin1973,anddroppedouttwoyearslaterwhenheandAllenstartedtheengineofMicrosoft.ManypeopledidnotunderstandwhyGatesgaveupsuchagoodopportunitytostudyintheworldsNo.1University.However,withsizecomespow
2、er,MicrosoftdominatesthePCmarketwithitsoperatingsystems,suchasMS-DOSandWindows.Now,MicrosoftbecomesthebiggestsoftwarecompanyintheworldandBillGatesbecomestherichestmanintheworld.ThomasEdisonWecanlearnfromtheexperienceofthegreatinventorThomasAlvaEdisonthatsometimesaseriesofapparentfailuresisreallyapre
3、cursortosuccess.ThevoluminouspersonalpapersofEdisonrevealthathisinventionstypicallydidnotspringtolifeinaflashofinspirationbutevolvedslowlyfrompreviousworks.MotherTeresaMotherTeresa,winneroftheNobelPeacePrize,dedicatedthemajorityofherlifetohelpingthepoorestofthepoorinIndia,thusgainingherthenameSainto
4、ftheGutters.ThedevotiontowardsthepoorwonherrespectthroughouttheworldandtheNobelPeacePrizein1979.ShefoundedanorderofnunscalledtheMissionariesofCharityinCalcutta,Indiadedicatedtoservingthepoor.Almost50yearslater,theMissionariesofCharityhavegrownfrom12sistersinIndiatoover3,000in517missionsthroughout100
5、countriesworldwide.DianaSpencerLadyDianaSpencer,PrincessofWhales,isrememberedandrespectedbypeopleallovertheworldmoreforherbeauty,kindness,humanityandcharitableactivitiesthanforhertechnicalskills.NelsonMandelaMandela,theSouthAfricanblackpoliticalleaderandformerpresident,wasawarded1993NobelPeacePrizef
6、orhiseffortstoantiracismandantiapartheid.NelsonMandelaisoneofthegreatmoralandpoliticalleadersofourtime:aninternationalherowhoselifelongdedicationtothefightagainstracialoppressioninSouthAfricawonhimtheNobelPeacePrizeandthepresidencyofhiscountry.Sincehistriumphantreleasein1990frommorethanaquarter-cent
7、uryofimprisonment,Mandelahasbeenatthecentreofthemostcompellingandinspiringpoliticaldramaintheworld.AspresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongressandheadofSouthAfricasantiapartheidmovement,hewasinstrumentalinmovingthenationtowardmultiracialgovernmentandmajorityrule.Heisreveredeverywhereasavitalforceinthefig
8、htforhumanrightsandracialequality.BeethovenBeethoven,theGermanComposer,begantolosehishearingin1801andwasentirelydeafby1819.However,thisobstaclecouldnotkeephimfrombecomingoneofthemostfamousandprolificcomposersinarthistory.Hismusic,including9symphonies,5pianoconcertos,severalsenatesandsoon,formesatran
9、sitionfromclassicaltoromanticcomposition.GeorgeBushOnJanuary16,1991,PresidentBushorderedthecommencementofOperationDesertStorm,amassiveU.S.-ledmilitaryoffensiveagainstIraqinthePersianGulf.Inlate1992,BushorderedU.S.troopsintoSomalia,anationdevastatedbydroughtandcivilwar.Thepeacekeepingmissionwouldprov
10、ethemostdisastroussinceLebanon,andPresidentClintonabruptlycalleditoffin1993.JimmyCarterPresidentCarterspolicyofplacinghumanrightsrecordsattheforefrontofAmericasrelationshipswithothernationscontributedtoacoolingofColdWarrelationsinthelate1970s.In1980,forthefirsttimeinsevenyears,FidelCastroauthorizede
11、migrationoutofCubabythecountryscitizens.TheUnitedStateswelcomedtheCubans,butlatertookstepstoslowthetidewhenevidencesuggestedthatCastrowasusingtherefugeeflighttoemptyhisprisons.NevilleChamberlainIn1938,BritishPrimeMinisterChamberlainsignedtheMunichPactwithAdolfHitler,anagreementthatgaveCzechoslovakia
12、awaytoNaziconquestwhilebringing,asChamberlainpromised,peaceinourtime.ElevenmonthsafterthesigningoftheMunichPact,GermanybrokethepeaceinEuropebyinvadingPoland.AsolemnChamberlainhadnochoicebuttodeclarewar,andWorldWarIIbeganinEurope.WinstonChurchillIntheearly1930s,ConservativeM.P.WinstonChurchillissuedu
13、nheededwarningsofthethreatofNaziaggressionfromhisseatonaHouseofCommonsbackbench.WithGermantanksracingacrossFrance,ChurchillspoketotheBritishpeopleforthefirsttimeasprimeminister,andpledgedastruggletothelastbreathagainstNaziconquestandoppression.Inthesummerof1940,thedemocraciesofcontinentalEuropefelltoGermanyonebyone,leavingGreatBritainaloneinitsresistancetoAdolfHitler.TheNazileaderwasconfidentthatvictoryagainstBritainwouldcomesoon,butChurchillprophesiedotherwise,tellinghiscountrymenthattheBattleofBritainwouldbetheirfin
