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Bill Gates
You Are ThereImagine you were a student at Harvard University
when Gates and Allen were working on Altair
BASIC. Based on what you learned about Gates’s
personality from this book, what might it have been
like in the computer lab where they worked?
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Bill Gates
Surprise Me Chapter Three discusses Microsoft’s early days and
the part Bill Gates played in growing his company.
After reading this book, what two or three facts
about Gates and Microsoft surprised you? Write a
few sentences about each fact.
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Bill Gates
Dig DeeperAfter reading this book, what questions do you still
have about Bill Gates and Microsoft? Do you want
to learn more about Gates as a student in high
school or college? Would you like to learn more
about the development of the computer? Write
down one or two questions that can guide you in
doing research. With an adult’s help, find a few
reliable sources about these questions. Write a few
sentences about how you did your research and
what you learned from it.
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Bill Gates
Another ViewThis book talks about Bill Gates and his return to
Microsoft in 2014. As you know, every source is
different. Ask a librarian or another adult to help
you find another source about this event. Write a
short essay comparing and contrasting the new
source’s point of view with that of this book’s
author. What is the point of view of each author?
How are they similar and why? How are they
different and why?