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
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
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
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
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?
• 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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