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Melinda Gates was asked a simple question: what's the best give you've ever received?
"When I was in high school, my father brought home a gift that changed my life: An Apple III computer. This was long before most people had a computer at home. Part of the reason my Dad bought the computer was to help with the bookkeeping for the small business he and my mother started to help save for our college tuitions. But the other reason was that he knew my sister and I were interested in math and science, and he thought I'd be interested in learning about computers, too.
"When I was in high school, my father brought home a gift that changed my life: An Apple III computer. This was long before most people had a computer at home. Part of the reason my Dad bought the computer was to help with the bookkeeping for the small business he and my mother started to help save for our college tuitions. But the other reason was that he knew my sister and I were interested in math and science, and he thought I'd be interested in learning about computers, too.
He was right. I spent hours on that computer, learning how to code and imagining what I could do with a career in computer science. I knew this technology was going to be transformative for society, and I wanted to be part of that. When I left Dallas to go to college, I was one of only a handful of women majoring in computer science.
After getting my MBA, I was offered a job at a company called Microsoft, doing exactly the kind of work I'd always dreamed of doing. It's also where I met Bill. Nearly four decades after my father brought that computer home, I'm still mesmerized by the power of technology to unlock progress. And, more than ever, I'm determined to pay that gift forward."
Incredible! What if her Father did not have the presence of mind to buy a computer? Thanks be to God Almighty for such wonderful Fathers.
Well done Mr. Raymond Joseph French!
The morale of the tale? Fathers, invest in your daughters.
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Incredible! What if her Father did not have the presence of mind to buy a computer? Thanks be to God Almighty for such wonderful Fathers.
Well done Mr. Raymond Joseph French!
The morale of the tale? Fathers, invest in your daughters.
(c) JuicyChitChats 2015. [Wednesday 25th November]
TAGS: JuicyChitChats-News. JuicyChitChats-Technology. Best Gift Guide. Melinda Gates. Best Gift From Father. Apple III Computer. Education. Computer Science. LiveTalkLearnProsper!
HASHTAGS: #JuicyChitChats-News #JuicyChitChats-Technology #BestGiveGuide #MelindaGates #BestGiftFromFather #AppleComputer #ComputerScience #LiveTalkLearnProsper
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