When people think of a hero they think of Superman, Batman or Spiderman, but what they should think of are people who make a difference. Bill Gates has made a huge difference in today's world; he is a very successful entrepreneur, an active philanthropist and overall a very motivated person. With this motivation he has achieved and will achieve everything he can think of. He was CEO of Microsoft and became the richest man in the world. He also created one of the most credible and generous charities in the world. Having a positive influence on today's world, Bill Gates has proven himself to be a person with his good work ethic, positive attitude and great achievements. To become one of the most influential people in the world, Gates had to have the work ethic and determination to get there. With great work ethic he began, as a child, debugging computers for the locals in his town (“Gates, William Henry, III” 1). This also started his love for computers, and as he researched and began to understand computers, he became more proficient with them. After he began debugging computers, he began to dabble in writing software programs. His first program that he and his friends built was a computerized payroll system for his high school ("Gates, Bill" 1). He and his friends then began creating more complicated programs, such as Traf-O-Data, which was a traffic counting program that Gates and his partner Paul Allen sold to the city they lived in for $20,000 when they were just fifteen years old. "William H. Gates" 1). Another activity Gates and his friends enjoyed was rummaging through the local software company's trash, looking for discarded software programs. When they found this program... middle of paper... it's thoughtful; he donated much of his money to save millions of lives and make the world a better place. People admire him for many things, but this is the most noble and beneficial thing, which turns an influential person into a role model par excellence for millions of people. Bill Gates, a positive person and role model, has done a lot for this nation and world with his motivation, ability to learn and positive attitude. He is one of the most successful people alive thanks to everything he has achieved and done. He was just as driven as a child, with his software engineering and business expertise, as he is as an adult today. He has achieved so much, the status of an entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. He continues to surprise the world with his successes and will not stop; he too is someone to look up to, a modern hero.