Colin Powell

“We live in a dangerous world and a world of opportunity. Increasing our diplomatic and development resources is absolutely critical and money well spent to deal with the dangers and seize the opportunities” - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The U.S using its foreign aid budget to help 3rd world countries into flourishing. An increase in America’s budget towards aiding foreign is beneficial because in past events ignoring countries pleas is shown to be ineffective and by aiding them…

weapon of mass destruction. The Bush administration and UN work together to put sanctions on Iraq and keep the regime on check. However, the Bush government claimed the UN sanction on Iraq was weak and ineffective therefore, the Secretary of State Colin Powell initiated a new proposal known as “ smart sanctions” as economic sanction that will limit exports to Iraq (Duelfer, 2016). In Bush eight months of presidency in the US, the nation faced with a shocking terrorist attack on 11 September…

Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work”. In the story Hatchet, 13-year old Brian Robeson truly understands the meaning of determination. Brian was on a plane to visit his father in Canada. During the flight, the pilot suffered a heart attack and the plane crashed into the Canadian wilderness. Over the course of the next month, Brian was determined to survive. He faced many obstacles, but none were able to stop him.…

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." -- Colin Powell, our iconic leader and former secretary of state quoted very true statement. In fact, behind every success, there is no any secret connection that helps a person to get ahead, but it is a cumulative effort of many things; motivation, exertion, passion, and desire to achieve it. Besides, during that process never holds back your expectations and persuasions because of fear of…

He hopes you are having a good time, he hopes you are learning all about us. He said it's on him."(Colin Powell). This is a really great example of the aspect of unity in America. The manager could’ve made the students pay for their food, but instead he wanted them to see America’s true colors of unity. Just like at a football game the crowd is unified…

The President of the United States of America has more duties than we think. In fact, the President wears seven hats, all of which are equally important. Five of the seven hats include Chief Executive, Chief of State, Chief Legislator, Commander-in-Chief, and Foreign-Policy Chief. All of these hats describe the President’s powers and jobs. These hats are divided into political, economic, and social branches. The Chief Executive is the head of the executive branch of government. He carries out…

The city of Southfield, MI has requested that a new charter high school is created that would represent the diversity within the city. Southfield currently has eleven private schools, five universities, and seventeen public schools (Market Research Services Oakland County Planning and Economic Development, n.d.) (City of Southfield, n.d.). Demographics According to CityData.com, a website that details the demographics of cities, the current breakdown of races is as follows: African American 70…

Simon Childs, conveys a ‘matter of fact’ type of tone. For example, Mr. Childs stated, “Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired US Army colonel and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Since his retirement, he 's gone rogue, lambasting many aspects of the Iraq war, including his own preparation of Powell 's presentation to the United Nations. But in a world where the invasion hadn’t happened? “I think we would have a rough balance of power,” he answered. “Saddam Hussein would…

Everyone believes there will be a defining moment in their life that will mean everything that will allow them to make their impact upon the world. Whether it be winning an Olympic medal, publishing a book or finding a cure, the path we are on to arrive at this destination is far more valuable than the moment itself just like in the inspirational poem, The Moment by Margaret Atwood, an amazing Canadian poet. The great thing about poetry is that everyone’s understanding can differ; this poem can…

According to Richard E. Neustadt, ‘The power of the American president is to persuade.’ I am going to analyse this statement in my essay, by answering why a president must persuade, looking at the relationship between the president and government, giving examples of when persuasion has worked and when it hasn’t, focusing on other ways the president can influence and finally ending with a conclusion. Firstly, why is it important for the president to persuade? The power to persuade is seen as…