Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was the first African American woman to become Secretary of State. She is also a renowned political science professor at Stanford University and a concert pianist. With hard work, dedication, confidence, and support, she became one of the most successful politicians America has ever seen. Condoleezza Rice’s success story is interesting because various aspects of her life prove many of Malcolm Gladwell’s theories, including the Matthew Effect, The 10,000 hour rule, timing, support, and practical intelligence. THE LEGEND Condoleeza Rice was born at a time where racism and segregation were still present in Birmingham, Alabama. There was racism in schools, public transportation, and even in local restaurants. Although the odds of becoming successful in the town of Birmingham were slim, Rice was strong and was able to defy all odds. A portion of Rice’s…

Condoleezza Rice is considered as the former Secretary of State of the United States who helped the President George W. Bush during his elected term. She is considered the first black woman to maintain this powerful role in a political position, the most influential woman affects not only in the United States but around the world. In addition, she is general applauded and praised as the influenced of powerful women. But everyone will have never known before she has a power that she has been…

Without a doubt, Condoleezza Rice won many awards for her achievements. There was many for her teaching skills, for example one she got was in 1993, she won School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching. This was the Dean’s Award to recognize the labors of exceptional teachers in the School of Humanities and Sciences. Another one was NAACP Image Award – President's Award in 2008. This was the NAACP President’s Award, chosen by NAACP President and CEO Cornell William…

ondoleezza Rice was born on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama to John Wesley Rice Jr. and Angelena Rice. Her father, was a Presbyterian minister in Birmingham's Westminster Presbyterian Church, as well as a coach and a guidance counselor in a black public school. Her mother, was a teacher and an avid opera lover, which explains why she named her only child after and Italian expression "con dolcezza" which means "with sweetness." Despite growing up in the segregated south, attending a…

under the Bush administration. In May 12, 2003 suicide bombers blew themselves up in a truck filled with explosives in a complex that housed staff working for US defense firm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Eight Americans were killed in this attack. Al-Qaeda, an Islamic terrorist group, was the suspected perpetrator of this attack. (Politifact) In September 17, 2008 suspected Al-qaeda militants blew a vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, shot rockets and grenades,rockets and firearms on…

The term, “glass ceiling”, first introduced in the 1980’s, is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as "an unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people (such as women or people of a certain race) from getting the most powerful jobs; an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions.” The proverbial glass ceiling remained the one thing that kept women just below the surface of leadership in nearly every realm of business and…

"A drive to do big things" landed Sheila Dilley in Berklee, where she ended up juggling the full load of a Music Business degree, newly married life, and assisting the President of Berklee himself - with the same radiant joy and enthusiasm for people she exudes as I sit in front of her today. Photo Credit: Alexandria Marie Clark Photo Credit: Alexandria Marie Clark For Sheila and her husband Jef, both currently based in Seattle, music continues to be their "number one dream". And if there is…

however, many people do not take advantage of the benefits it possesses. Although the Louis J. Esposito dining hall is considered a cosmopolitan canopy due to the rich diversity that it attracts, it is often times plagued by the division of individuals based off of differences in race and background. The vast assortment of food the dining hall offers attracts students and faculty of various ethnicities and cultures. As one enters the entrance of the dining hall, there is a gluten-free food…

Occupying substantial areas of land, the massive reservoirs, or barays, of Angkor have much debated purposes. One such debate paints the Khmer capital as a hydraulic city, in which the barays, along with other waterworks, were a part of an extensive, meticulously planned, and utilitarian water management network built primarily for the purpose of irrigation. Acker points to four roots of the hydraulic debate and the argument for rice agriculture in Angkor (1998:12-13). The first root is inspired…

No More Mr. Rice-Guy: Handling Pests and Selling Rice In a dream world maybe everyone lives in a castle or people can fly, dragons exist or wizards are real, or maybe rice crops would never be devoured by pests or attacked by disease. This miracle dream world may vary by age, whether you are a 2nd grader hopped up on sugar or a farmer with a good imagination and high hopes. However, for the farmer the only part of their dream that is so far fetched is ‘never’ because there are ways to handle…