SAT作文素材名人故事37：沃伦·巴菲特
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>作文素材名人故事37：沃伦巴菲特</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span>: <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span></p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinarily">extraordinarily</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="investor">investor</span>, <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bred">bred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Omaha">Omaha</span>, <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="stucco">stucco</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Farnam">Farnam</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="for">for</span> $31,500. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="rumpled">rumpled</span>, <span word="nondescript">nondescript</span> <span word="suits">suits</span>, <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="Cherry">Cherry</span> <span word="Coke">Coke</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dairy">Dairy</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 68-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Omaha">Omaha</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budding">budding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="savvy">savvy</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>. <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 30, 1930, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grocers">grocers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stockbroker">stockbroker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="congressman">congressman</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="door">door</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="soda">soda</span> <span word="pop">pop</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="horseracing">horseracing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="theirStable">theirStable</span>-<span word="Boy">Boy</span> <span word="Selectionstip">Selectionstip</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="license">license</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grandfathers">grandfathers</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11, <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. , <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paperboy">paperboy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>-<span word="Herald">Herald</span>. <span word="Buffett">Buffett</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> $175 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p>
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