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him in the ranking of billionaires or even language business at the Foreign Languages
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trillionaires, what he had done with his wealth of Hangzhou Teachers College.
is what will be marked in the long 5000 years of Ma Yun is also a very kind person. On April
human history. 3, 2015, Ma Yun donated 100 million RMB to
his mother school, Hangzhou Normal
Jack Ma/Ma Yun University, and set up the "Hangzhou
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B Y C H A S E N C . G R 9 Normal University Ma Yun Education
Jack Ma is a man that earns a lot of money. Foundation", which was usually used to fund
His life is talked about as a legendary story. He educational projects. Also in April 2015, Ma
was born on 10 September 1964, and he is a Yun, Ma Huateng and others set up another
Chinese businessman, investor, and politician. foundation that helps with the Environment
He is the co-founder and former executive protection.
chairman of Alibaba group, which is an As of April 2020, Ma is the second-richest
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overseas technology group. Ma is a strong person in China with $42.1 billion, as well as
supporter of an open school. That’s the thing one of the richest people in the world,
that makes him rich and powerful. ranked 17th by Forbes. In 2019, Forbes
Ma is a global ambassador for Chinese named Ma in its list of "Asia's 2019 Heroes of
business and is often listed as one of the charity" To praise him for his work for the
world's most powerful people. However, no Chinese, Africa, Australia, and the Middle
one knows that Ma had difficulties during his East community.
early years. In 1982, after finishing his high The last thing I want to say is that Ma Yun
school, Ma Yun joined the first university is a person with a lot of perseverance. It is
entrance exam and got 1 point in math. In because of this perseverance Ma Yun can
1983, he took the high school exam for the have today's achievements. I admire Ma for
second time, and still failed. He got 19 points in many reasons; for example, I like Ma Yun's
mathematics. Therefore, after his father spirit very much. His long-term efforts
asked, he started to send books on bicycle for finally paid off. Also, Ma Yun is a decisive
the three kinds of books called Psalms of person. When he is in trouble, he will not
Mountain and Sea, The Eastern Sea and The waste his time. He will solve the problem
Southern River. In 1984, he joined the decisively. I regard him as my goal. Learn the
university entrance exam for the third time, advantages of him. His perseverance and
with a score of 89 in math, and finally entered decisiveness made me choose to write his
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