THE MANY FACES OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION GPA professionals in action!

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THE MANY FACES OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION GPA professionals in action!

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THE MANY FACES OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

GPA professionals in action!

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Billionaires in GPA

Mark Zuckerberg• Chief Executive• Founder of Facebook• Worth billions of dollars• Gave 25 million dollars to fight

Ebola• Donates millions to schools for

books and computers

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Celebrities in GPA

Angelina Jolie• Goodwill Ambassador• Represents the USA in many

countries• Helps bring awareness of world-

wide problems which effect billions

• Visits devastated areas and speaks with those who need help

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Chris Kyle• Special Forces/ Navy Seals• Served four tours of duty in Iraq (10

years of service)• Assisted soldiers returning from war

with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Created the FITCO Cares Foundation for wounded warriors

• Decorated war veteran

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Heroes in GPA

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Bill Gates• Chief Executive• Created Microsoft in his parent’s garage• Began school for Law and changed to

computer/ technology because it was what he loved

• Speaks on health issues around the world

• Donates millions to charities• Helps develop cleaner/ better

technology

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Celebrities in GPA—Then and Now

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John Madden• Reporters and Correspondents• Football coach of Raiders in 1969 at

33-years-old• Became a sports analyst and

broadcaster in 1980• At his height he won 13 Emmys for

his work on television and eventually entered into deals with major companies for videogame development

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Celebrities in GPA—Then and Now

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Al Gore• Climate Change Analyst• Vice-President for Bill Clinton from

1993-2000• Used political career and contacts to

raise awareness of climate control and global warming

• Speaks about global warming, leads summits on climate issues and environmental protection

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Celebrities in GPA—Then and Now

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Possible Factors• Feeling the need to help others

around the world or in your specific country

• A traumatic event (such as 9/11) which creates a desire to protect one’s country

• An opportunity appears and people take a chance to become a success and do what they love!

• A desire to make a difference for someone else in the world and to make a better future

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What Causes Occupation Changes?

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• http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49db77906.html

• https://www.biographyonline.net/business/bill-gates.html

• Conduct an Internet search for the following keywords:• The face of facebook new yorker• Biography of John Madden coach

television personality• biography of al gore the environmental

activist• The Real-Life Story Behind "American

Sniper“

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