Essays on Philanthropist

“The question is not where KHC is as a company right now, or even what it has achieved to date. The big question is what the future holds, and if we can continue to deliver the same spectacular level of growth and success? The simple answer is ‘yes’, and furthermore we’re well placed to even exceed what has been achieved before.”- Alwaleed Bin Talal (Kingdom, n.d, p. 1)

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Alwaleed Bin Talal is the key figure behind the Kingdom Holding Company (KHC). This is an international holding company that is unrivalled in the world. He has been twice named ...

Introduction: Oprah Winfrey is known across the world as the host of the most popular talk show. Due to her talk show, Oprah became a household name and her show has millions of viewers. Oprah is also one of the richest women of the world. At the same time, she has also raised millions of dollars for charities. Early Life: Born in 1954 in Mississippi, Oprah experienced child abuse when she was growing up which made her work for the rights of the children later on in her life (Mair 1995). She helped in drafting a bill that was later ...

- There are many business personalities out there, people who can inspire thought and dread in equal measure. For their successes seem like fairy tale, yet only a few have remained committed to the ideals of humanity. - These individuals have invested billions of dollars on philanthropy and sought to change lives of people so far away from home. Bill Gates has remained at the forefront of philanthropy for more than a decade now, showing the same dedication to giving out money as he has in making it.

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- Of all the business personalities that I have come to appreciate ...

Frederick Nietzsche is perhaps among the most controversial philosopher and thinker of his time. Mostly remembers for his highly scandalous declaration that God is dead, Nietzsche explored the concept of will to power in his book The Gay Science. The concept that Nietzsche was driving at with this concept is that men by nature has that instinctive drive that urges him to insist his ways and values to other people . Nietzsche was trying to suggest that regardless of the superficial intent in one’s action, whether it is by virtue benefiting or harmful to another person, the motive of ...

Henry Frick was born in West Overton, Pennsylvania in 1849 ("Henry Clay Frick"). He amassed a fortune from his coke and steel business, and he was extremely respected among 19th century industrial magnates for his business and accounting acumen. He became the head of the Carnegie Steel Company; however, after years of contention with Andrew Carnegie, Frick formed the United States Steel Corporation ("Henry Clay Frick"). Known among his contemporaries as a quiet philanthropist, a dedicated family man, and an avid art collector, Frick was not respected or well-liked by the general public. Competing business owners and working class men and women ...

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The arts and culture are always the means through which everyone can relay their experience, master and form their identity and envisage their future. Culture and the arts have a constancy and variety that enables people in exploring their individual humanity and understanding of the whole society. Everyone needs the arts and culture in order for their lives to make sense and so that they can know themselves better. Further, the democracies in people’s societies need the arts. This is because they tend to make a civil society conscious while also stretching their imaginations. It is the arts that make ...

Kantianism and Aristotelian are examples of theories that define the nature of thought or idea. Kantianism dictates that the mind is set to allow immediate interpretation of data presented to it on time against inclinations. Differences between the two philosophies are based on attractiveness, tension and the truth defined by each of them. A philanthropist and training baseball pitcher represent Kantian philosophy. Aristotelian philosophy may be well defined through analysis of natural baseball pitchers. There exists an exclusive difference between the two forms of philosophies. An outstanding example of an action influenced by the Aristotelian theory is that ...

Ted Turner

Ted Turner is one of the wealthiest individuals in earth, a media mogul, and a UN philanthropist from the United States. Born Edward Robert “Ted” Turner III on 19 November 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ted Turner has lived to be an influential person who has transformed the telecommunications industry all over the world (Auletta, 2004). Ted Turner’s family moved to Savannah, Georgia when he was aged nine years. He began his schooling at Georgia Military academy and, he proceeded to McCallie Boys Preparatory School in Tennessee for his high school (Auletta, 2004). Ted Turner began his University education at Brown ...

Management: Introduction to Computer

A computer can be defined as an electronic device, which manipulates data or information and has the capability and ability to process, store, and retrieve data. It can be used for document typing, internet searching, surfing, and emailing. Computer can also be used in handling accounting, spreadsheets, database management, games, and presentations. The development and production of the present-day computer is credited to the result of advances and progress in technologies and need for quantification. Abacus, which was one of the first counting machines, paved the way for the production and manufacture of computer (Kopplin, 2002). The first ...