In Greek mythology Echo was a wood nymph who loved a creature named Narcissus. Narcissus however believed no one was worthy enough and basked in the praise of the nymphs. The only thing Echo loved as much as Narcissus was talking and one day helped Juno's cheating husband escape by distracting her. Juno punished Echo by making her only able to repeat words already spoken. One day Echo was waiting in the woods for Narcissus hoping to finally be noticed. Narcissus heard foot steps and called out summoning Echo to come over to him. Echo threw herself at Narcissus and he angrily pushed her off of him. Echo was humiliated and went in the mountains and died of grief. All that was left of her was her voice. Narcissus continued attracting nymphs and the Gods became tired of Narcissus' antics. They cursed him so that he would feel what it was like to love someone who would never love you back. One day Narcissus was walking by a puddle and saw his reflection. He instantly fell in love however every time he went to touch the reflection it would vanish. Narcissus became distraught and sat staring at the puddle until one day he died of grief.
"Legend of Echo and Narcissus." Echo.me.uk. 30 Apr. 2008. Web. 12 Nov. 2014. <http://www.echo.me.uk/legend.htm>.
Bill Gates and Donald Trump both have one thing in common; they are both very wealthy. However, what they do with that wealth and how they present themselves in entirely different. Donald Trump is narcissistic to say the very least. He loves to be in the spotlight, taking to his twitter to call people out ranging from Russell Brand to President Obama. He is his number one fan throwing around his money, talking about his great leadership skills and his intelligence. Bill Gates possesses much more humility than Mr. Trump. Bill Gates is rarely in the news and when he is it is for his various charitable endeavors. Bill Gates and his wife have their own foundation (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) established to support initiatives in education and world health. Mr. Gates has also pledged to donate his 58 billion dollar fortune after he dies. Yes, Donald Trump does donate money to charity, vowing to donate 5 million dollars to charity if President Obama presents his birth certificate but my guess is his motives are not exactly pure.
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