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Designed By:
Christian Alas
Created and illustrated By:
Angelo Romero and Camilo Sanabria
Bill Gates
Bill Gates developed software programs that make computers easier to use. Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He always had a great passion for computers. He met Paul Allen when he was working as a computer technician. Paul Allen is now Bill Gates’ business partner. They would later start a small company called Traf-O-Data. This company used software that Allen and Gates developed to monitor the amount of traffic that went through a city.
When going to school, Bill Gates was more knowledgeable about computers than his teachers. Later on, Bill Gates developed a software program that arranged class schedules at his school. After high school, Gates went to Harvard University where he developed more software programs.
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He dreamed of being a millionaire by the age of 30. He actually became a billionaire by the age of 31, thanks to the success of his company Microsoft. Now, Gates is recognized as one of the wealthiest men in the world and also one of the smartest.
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Unit 1 – Maïs – French – Beginning 
Zoo – Moodle 
ESL – Picnics 2 – Moodle 
ESL – Picnics I – Moodle 
ESL – Spiders 2 – Moodle 
ESL – Spiders – Moodle 
ESL – Crocodiles – Moodle 
ESL – Puffins and Parrots – Moodle 
ESL – Pirates – Moodle 
ESL – Living Creatures – Moodle 
Planeta – Unidad 1 – Español – Advanced 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 17 – Mustang– Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 16 – Reading – Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 15 – Vincent Van Gogh– Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 14 – Penguins – Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 13 – Medicine – Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 11 – Paris – Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 10 – Superheroes– Moodle 
HS – ESL3 – Unit 8 – Earthquakes – Moodle