Colin Powell

Mao Zedong as having helped him defeat Chiang Kai-Shek in the Chinese Civil War. Ho Chi Minh was a fan of Sun Tzu. He led the Communist Vietnamese in their fight against American-backed South Vietnam. American generals Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. and Colin Powell followed principals in the Art of War in the Gulf…

The Gulf War, also called The Persian War, was in the frontlines of America’s news from the beginning of the war until the very end. This war took place 2 August 1990-28 February 1991. This war was fought between Iraq and 39 other nations including The United States, Great Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia. This war lasted 6 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days. The Gulf War was fought in multiple different countries including Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. This war was fought to…

Franklin Delanor Roosevelt and the Great Depression; John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the Cold War; George Walker Bush and the Middle Eastern powers. All of these leaders had optimistic and enthusiastic mindsets that helped pave the road to their successes. Optimism is a key factor in succeeding one 's goals. Throughout literature, history, and media, characters with good attitudes usually prevail in the end with their ordeals. Having an optimistic attitude in difficult times improves one’s personal…

Marcelite Jordan was the first African American female to become a general officer in the Air Force. Forty years after military segregation ended, General Colin L. Powell was the first African-American appointed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense overseeing Operation Desert Storm in Iraq (Powell, 2012). Even in today’s military African Americans continue to break barriers and make history in the military. In 2005 Sergeant…

DEVELOPING A TEAM PERSONALITY By developing a great program culture, we will reap a great team personality. The personality of any team will reflect the type of people involved and the principles valued. We will put high character individuals in an environment where winning principles are highly valued. We know that character recognizes and promotes character. We also know that highly motivated and highly competitive people thrive in an environment that prizes great values and rewards merit. The…

TO WHAT EXTENT CAN MASS MURDER IN DARFUR BE CALLED A GENOCIDE OR A CIVIL WAR Darfur is a western region of Sudan in Africa and is home to about 6 million people, the majority of which are Muslim. Violence in Sudan broke out in February 2003 when 2 rebel groups -the Sudan liberation Movement/Army (SLA/M) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) – began fighting the government of Sudan which they accused of oppressing Darfur’s Non Arab population. The government’s response to this was to begin…

A Texan with the wild temperament and extremely self-confident, C. Wright Mills were out spoken against his social scientific community. Earning his Ph. D in three years, while publishing articles during his academic years, Mills became a pioneer who showed the way in matters such as predicting a cascade of movements in the United States and elsewhere which is a new directional change. Even though not all his analyses were right, his conscious of organization making the difference in today’s…

And while other senior officials had used personal email accounts for official business, including Colin Powell when he was secretary, the rules made clear by the time she became the nation’s top diplomat that using a private server for official business was neither allowed nor encouraged because of “significant security risks.” Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private server was known by some officials beyond her closest aides, but no one in the State Department told her directly to use the…

no exception. The organization will have to overcome 200 plus years of culture and tradition to ensure that this change strategy is a success, which will present leadership obstacles and opportunities. Former Army General and Chief of Staff Colin Powell comments on addressing organizational change that “good leaders defy conventional wisdom. They engender a climate of let’s try it experimentation, demand innovative initiatives from people, and reward performance” (Harari, 2002, p.…

Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” On a different note, Kevin Conroy stated, “Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handled it that makes people unique.” From these two quotes, one could say that it is possible to overcome adversity through the determination to preserve. Often in life, people will let hardships get the best of them. It can be hard for people to stay…