【正文】 voked the American Dream in what is perhaps his most famous speech: ―Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.‖(I have a dream) In the 20th century, the American dream had its challenges. The Depression caused widespread hardship during the Twenties and Thirties, and was almost a reverse of the dream for those directly affected. Racial instability did not disappear, and in some parts of the country racial violence was almost monplace. Since the end of World War II, young American families have sought to live in relative bourgeois fort in the suburbs that they built up. The possibility of great wealth has remained more of a distant dream in the recent century, while the widely held goal of home ownership, financial security, and civil and international stability have e to take the place of the mon American dream in modern times. . The Target of Modern American Dream New American Dream’s stated mission is to ―help Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.‖ The anization 長 春 大 學(xué) 畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）紙 共 25 頁 第 頁 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 裝 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 訂 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 線 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 8 works with individuals, institutions, munities, and businesses to conserve natural resources, counter the mercialization of the culture, and change the way goods are produced and consumed. New American Dream encourages people to ―live consciously, buy wisely, and make a difference,‖ which it explains as follows: Living consciously means getting more of what really matters in life, being aware of what’s going on around you, finding balance, and having a little fun while you’re at it。t sell yourself short in the name of personal time. ―Higher earners with balanced lives don39。s most exclusive schools. Gates soon befriended a student named Paul Allen and together, using the schools miniputer, they practiced their skills. After they were admitted to Harvard University, Gates and Allen began to write a new version of Basic programming language for the first personal puter, the Altair 8800. Later Gates dropped out of Harvard to spend more time on the new business. 長 春 大 學(xué) 畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）紙 共 25 頁 第 頁 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 裝 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 訂 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 線 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 12 Their break came when they developed an operating system called MSDOS for the first IBM personal puter, and later managed to persuade other manufactures to standardize their systems to run MSDOS. This standardization started a new puter industry boom throughout the 1980s as MSDOS took hold of the market and gained popularity, Microsoft also started developing applications such as word processors. Microsoft announced Windows in 1983, which promised a graphical user interface (GUI) graphics and multitasking. However the final product was not released for another two years until 1985, and as it had very few patible applications, Windows did not sell well. Over the next five years Microsoft released a number of upgraded windows versions which added many programs, versatility and features. As Microsoft grew, its share price sky rocketed, and at the age of 31, Bill Gates became the youngest selfmade billionaire in American history. In 1990 Microsoft headed by Gates created a new version of Windows called Windows with a much improved GUI and features which sold more than 10 million copies, quickly followed by Windows , and workgroups which added working support. Building on their success Microsoft developed Windows 95 followed by windows 98, 2020, Millennium Edition and The current version Windows XP. Each new windows release saw Microsoft gain more market share and soon Gates bee the richest man in the world worth an estimated US$46 billion. Gates also has interests in other businesses having many investments and positions in panies like Corbis Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Teledesic Corporation. In 1998 Gates gave up his role as CEO of Microsoft to focus on development of new technology and products. Bill Gates married Melinda French in 1994 and they have three children, Jennifer, Rory and Phoebe. Both Bill and Melinda are keen Philanthropists starting the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which has mitted more than US$ billion to global health, US$2 billion to improve learning opportunities for low ine families, US$477 million to munity projects and more than US$488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns. . Family Background 長 春 大 學(xué) 畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）紙 共 25 頁 第 頁 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 裝 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 訂 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 線 ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ 13 As son of a lawyer and a teacher he didn39。s rummage sale to purchase a teletype terminal for students to use. Bill Gates became entranced with what a puter could do and spent much of his free time working on the terminal. He wrote a tictactoe program in BASIC puter language that allowed users to play against the puter. It was at Lakeside School where Bill met Paul Allen who was two years, his senior. The two became fast friends, bonding on their mon enthusiasm over puters, even though they were very different. Allen was more reserved and shy. Bill was fe