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Micael Jackson

Singer, songwriter. Jackson was born August 29, 1958, in Gary,

Indiana, to an African-Americanworking-class family. His father,Joseph Jackson, had been a guitarist but had put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family as a crane operator. Believing his sons had talent, he molded them into a musical group in the early 1960s. At first,

the Jackson Family performers

consisted of Michael's older

brothersTito, Jermaine, and

Jackie. Michael joined his siblings

when he was five, and emerged

as the group's lead vocalist. He

showed remarkable range and

depth for such a young

performer, impressing audiences

with his ability to convey

complex emotions. Older brother

Marlonalso became a member of

the group, which evolved into

theThe Jackson 5.

Behind the scenes, Joseph

Jackson pushed his sons to

succeed. He was also reportedly

known to become violent with

them. Michael and his brothers

spent endless hours rehearsing

and polishing up their act. At

first, the Jackson 5 played local

gigs and built a strong following.

They recorded one single on

their own, "Big Boy" with the b-

side "You've Changed," but it

failed to generate much interest.

The Jackson 5 moved on to

working an opening act for such

R&B artists asGladys Knight and

the Pips, James Brown, and Sam

and Dave. Many of these

performers were signed to the

legendary Motown record label,

and it has been reported that

Gladys Knight may have been the

one to tell Motown founder Berry

Gordy about the Jackson 5.

Impressed by the group, Gordy

signed them to his label in 1968.

Relocating to Los Angeles,

Michael and his brothers started

work on their music and dancing

with their father as their

manager. They lived with Gordy

and also with Supremes singer

Diana Ross when they first

arrived there. In August 1969,

the Jackson 5 was introduced to

the music industry at a special

event, and later served as the

opening act for the Supremes.

Their first album, Diana Ross

Presents the Jackson 5, hit the

charts in December of that year.

It's first single, "I Want You Back,"

hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

chart in January 1970.

More chart-topping singles

quickly followed, such as "ABC,"

"The Love You Save," and "I'll Be

There." At the age of 13, Jackson

launched a solo career in

addition to his work with the

Jackson 5. He made the charts in

1971 with "Got to Be There"

from the album of the same

name. His 1972 album, Ben,

featured the eponymous ballad

about a rat. The song became

Jackson's first solo No. 1 single.

For several years, Michael Jackson

and the Jackson 5 maintained a

busy tour and recording

schedule, under the supervision

of Berry Gordy and his Motown

staff. Gordy wrote many of the

songs recorded by the group

and by Michael Jackson as a solo

artist. The group became so

popular that they even had their

own self-titled cartoon show,

which ran from 1971 to 1973.

The Shape Of Life

Sometimes we make mistakes and we have almost nothing to do then. Then it makes us to think, and finally we try it to do better and then best. But best is always very very clever. Very much time it fools us,And we don't understand. But that's nothing, we can do this more than it. And we wil do and must defeat it. Courages are the power for the time of all, for the situations of everything, and of course of the every sphere of life.

Bill Gates Biography

Entrepreneur. Born William Henry
Gates, III, on October 28, 1955, in
Seattle, Washington. Gates began
to show an interest in computer
programming at the age of 13 at
the Lakeside School. He pursued
his passion through college.
Striking out on his own with his
friend and business partner Paul
Allen, Gates found himself at the
right place at the right time.
Through technological
innovation, keen business
strategy, and aggressive
competitive tactics he built the
world's largest software
business, Microsoft. In the
process he became one of the
richest men in the world.
Bill Gates grew up in an upper
middle-class family with two
sisters: Kristianne, who is older,
and Libby, who is younger. Their
father, William H. Gates, Sr., was a
promising, if somewhat shy, law
student when he met his future
wife, Mary Maxwell. She was an
athletic, outgoing student at the
University of Washington, actively
involved in student affairs and
leadership. The Gates family
atmosphere was warm and
close, and all three children were
encouraged to be competitive
and strive for excellence. Bill
showed early signs of
competitiveness when he
coordinated family athletic
games at their summer house on
Puget Sound. He also relished in
playing board games (Risk was
his favorite) and excelled in
Monopoly.
Bill had a very close relationship
with his mother, Mary, who after
a brief career as a teacher
devoted her time to helping raise
the children and working on civic
affairs and with charities. She
also served on several corporate
boards, among them First
Interstate Bank in Seattle
(founded by her grandfather),
the United Way, and International
Business Machines (IBM). She
would often take Bill along on
her volunteer work in schools
and community organizations.
Bill was a voracious reader as a
child, spending many hours
pouring over reference books
such as the encyclopedia. Around
the age of 11 or 12, Bill's parents
began to have concerns about
his behavior. He was doing well
in school, but he seemed bored
and withdrawn at times. His
parents worried he might
become a loner. Though they
were strong believers in public
education, when Bill turned 13
they enrolled him in Seattle's
Lakeside School, an exclusive
preparatory school. He
blossomed in nearly all his
subjects, excelling in math and
science, but also doing very well
in drama and English.
While at Lakeside School, a Seattle
computer company offered to
provide computer time for the
students. The Mother's Club used
proceeds from the school's
rummage sale to purchase a
teletype terminal for students to
use. Bill Gates became entranced
with what a computer could do
and spent much of his free time
working on the terminal. He
wrote a tic-tac-toe program in
BASIC computer language that
allowed users to play against the
computer.
It was at Lakeside School where
Bill met Paul Allen, who was two
years his senior. The two became
fast friends, bonding on their
common enthusiasm over
computers, even though they
were very different. Allen was
more reserved and shy. Bill was
feisty and at times combative.
They both spent much of their
free time together working on
programs. Occasionally, they
disagreed and would clash over
who was right or who should
run the computer lab. On one
occasion, their argument
escalated to the point where
Allen banned Gates from the
computer lab. On another
occasion, Gates and Allen had
their school computer privileges
revoked for taking advantage of
software glitches to obtain free
computer time from the
company that provided the
computers. After their probation,
they were allowed back in the
computer lab when they offered
to debug the program. During
this time, Gates developed a
payroll program for the
computer company the boys
hacked into, and a scheduling
program for the school.
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Unwanted things

All of our world is full of mistery, there's something in this world that you know not about. There's some events that you can't explain. I confused sometimes is it our world. Did we make this world, or the world made us. Do we control it or this large piece of earth controls us. There's no answer.