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Colin Powell, 2004.
An analysis of Colin Powell and his role in the war on Iraq.
2,836 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper presents a brief biographical sketch of Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State. The paper discusses Powell's 1991 Iraq War experiences. Powell's role in the George W. Bush 2003 war on Iraq is explored. The paper attempts to determine how much credibility Powell has now, two years into the war. Powell's differences with George W. Bush's policies on the Iraq war are examined.
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"When Colin Powell came into the position of United States Secretary of State, in the George W. Bush administration in 2001, he arrived with much fanfare, pomp and circumstance - and a well-deserved solid military reputation. "Colin Powell is the most heralded secretary of State since Gen. George C. Marshall at the beginning of the cold war" (Newsweek, 2001), according to a national magazine article in March, nearly four years ago. Staffers at the State Department, "a chronically dispirited organization," lined up "to shake his hand" when he first arrived. Some people "wept" at the sight of the "charming, eloquent, larger than life" Powell, the magazine reported. Clearly, his sterling military record, and the fact that he was the first African-American Secretary of State, a highly-visible figure who transcended the military uniform he wore, pushed the envelope to positive extremes as far as his public credibility. Simply stated, Colin Powell attracted widespread international media recognition and brought hope and a refreshing candor to the State Department."
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Colin Powell - From Harlem to Washington, D.C., 2006.
A brief biography of Colin Powell focusing on his military career and his entry into politics until 1993.
1,489 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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The paper shows Colin Powell's military career through his rise to the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, America's highest military position. The paper focuses on Powell's influence on the wars in Nicaragua and the first Gulf War in Iraq. Powell is described as the "reluctant warrior". The writer shows how Powell believed in settling conflicts without war when possible. In conclusion, the paper explains how Powell's centrist positions in politics are an echo back to his moderation as a military commander and a Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs.
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"Once returned from the war, Powell began to involve himself in the political arena. In 1972 - a year after finishing his MBA at George Washington University - he served in the White House's Office of Management and Budget under the directorship of Caspar Weinberger. He continued working in the government, holding various positions in the Department of Defense under the Carter Administration. Powell also continued his military leadership, graduation from the National War College in 1976 and rising to the position of Commander of the 2nd Brigade in the 101st Airborne Division, which was an air assault team. A year later he was offered the position of Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and he continued in this position until 1981. In that year he took over the post of Assistant Division Commander for Operations and Training in the mechanized 4th Infantry Division."
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Colin Powell, 2002.
A biography of Colin Powell.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This is a paper on the topic of how Colin Powell influences my life.
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Colin Powell, 2007.
A portrait of Colin Powell, one of the most popular military and political figures of this generation.
2,086 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The paper discusses Colin Powell's background as a poor African-American in the Bronx in New York City who rose to attain one of the most powerful positions in the United States government. The paper looks at his impressive military record and shows how Powell became a key figure in many military and diplomatic endeavors. The paper points out that despite his military record and role in the Bush team that began the war in Iraq, many Americans perceive Powell as being the voice of peace and dissent in the Bush White House. The paper concludes that Powell's commitment to hard work, careful advising, diplomacy and might when necessary has made him one of the most popular and distinguished soldiers and statesmen of the 21st century.
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"General Colin L. Powell is a study in contrasts in many ways. He has enjoyed a distinguished career in the United States Military, many high-ranking political positions including Secretary of State, and as the founder and chairman of the charitable group America's Promise. He is, arguably, one of the most popular military and political figures of this generation, but his reluctance in those roles is one of the most noticeable characteristics of his service. Although he was nudged by scandal on a few occasions, it rolled off him and never became part of his great legacy."
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General Colin Powell: Strong Leadership in the Face of Adversity, 2002.
A biography of the career of General Colin Powell, one of the United State?s greatest leaders in history.
2,233 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper attempts to acertain what makes Colin Powell a great leader and why Powell?s role in the White House Administration has been such a huge success and why he is clearly the right person for the role of Secretary of State despite his differences with the Bush Administration. It examines his 35 years of military history, rising to the rank of 4-Star General and how he has earned great respect and admiration for his leadership, experience and integrity. It looks at how his more realistic policies are in the best interest of the United States and evaluates his policies on the Middle East, Iraq and North Korea.
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"Powell?s determination has been instrumental in preventing wide-spread chaos in the Middle East. Many have believed that the Bush administration was initially willing to support Israel?s all-out assault on Yasser Arrafat?s Palestinian Authority until Power publicly warned that, ?The violence and anger and frustration which feeds that will still be there unless we find a negotiating process.? Powell has been credited with making the Bush administration aware that it would pay a very high diplomatic price if Israel reoccupied the West Bank. As a result, Bush reversed his original course and urged Israel to end its incursions and to support the creation of a Palestinian state."
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Colin Powell, 2007.
A discussion of the background, rise to power and current position of Colin Powell.
1,517 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper describes the life and rise to power of Colin Powell. It begins by describing his childhood. It then describes his entry into the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and his commission in the United States Army. The paper also discusses how Powell was appointed Head of the National Security Council by President Reagan and, later, the sixty-fifth secretary of state by George W. Bush.
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"Today, Colin Powell lives a fairly private life. In autumn 2003, he was diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and went under surgery that fully recovered. During Prostate Cancer Awareness Week in 2006, Powell was a key speaker on prevention. The same year, he toured the country as a motivational speaker with Rudy Giuliani. This tour, called Get Motivated, openly criticized Bush's administration. In July of 2007 Colin spoke up against the Iraqi war, claiming he spent hours trying to persuade President George W. Bush not to invade. Today he is a part of the board of director of a company called Revolution Health. This company, founded by the co-founder of American online, Steve Case, has a mission to change healthcare by giving people the tools, information and support needed to manage their health and wellness actively. Colin Powell did not only have a successful military career, he also had a very successful civilian life. During the African-American Civil Rights Movement Powell did not let this drag down his military career. His hard and dedicated built him to be the highest ranking person in the military, being the first African-American to hold the position."
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Colin Powell, 1999.
An insight into the life and military career of the first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 79.95
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General Colin Powell was the first black officer to become the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This accomplishment came after a long history of discrimination and abuse of blacks in the U.S. military, extending even into the early part of Powell's career in the army. Powell worked his way up though the system to become a general, but it was his performance and prominence during the Desert Storm situation that catapulted him to national prominence as the news media centered on this leader, the highest-ranking African-American in the history of the country. Powell's story is a truly American version of success. He was born of immigrant parents form Jamaica and grew up in moderately poor circumstances. His education was in average public schools. He succeeded through his own hard work, though ..."
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DiMaggio and Powell Industry Analysis, 2006.
A review of the article 'The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields' by Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell.
854 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explores industries that best illustrate the concepts in DiMaggio and Powell's article, 'The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields'. According to the paper, isomorphism's illustration in the disk drive industry is analyzed from the coercive, mimetic and normative mechanisms that the authors analyze and present in their article.
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Isomorphism & Storage Technologies: Made for Each Other
Exploring the Facets of Institutional Isomorphism as it Relates to the Storage Industry
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"In terms of coercive isomorphism, the disk drives' industry has at times be hypocritical in their practices on the one hand and their reliance on government intervention on the one hand. When Japanese manufacturers were the first to generate the highest densities and the lowest cost per GB and in turn beat other nations; manufacturers to the next level of performance, US and westernized nations aggressively used anti-dumping policies through their governments in an attempt to slow down the technological leads in other nations. Yet these same disk drive manufacturers would load up their channels and report shipped storage products as sold on their balance sheets when they had merely been sent to distribution partners. This level of coercive isomorphism became heightened and was driven by manufacturers looking for differentiation through public policy, having exhausted product-related differentiation as products at this point were different only on price and their date of availability."
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Three Black American Generals, 2002.
An analysis of the memoirs of three black U.S. generals, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. and Colin Powell.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the three black generals of United States history in the memoirs that they have kept. The three books chosen on these men will be: "Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.", 1880-1970 by Marvin E. Fletcher, "Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr." by J. Alfred Phelps and finally, "Colin Powell, (My American Journey)" by Joseph E. Persico. The study will seek to find the motive behind these memoirs and what these gallant men of arms stood for being minorities in such high positions within the mostly white dominated army. These will be the themes that will be covered within the scope of this paper.
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First Black Secretary of State, 2006.
This paper discusses the achievements and influence of Colin Powell, as the first black Secretary of State.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at the career and influence of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and his position as a role model for many African Americans in the US. The paper looks at Powell's views on racism, affirmative action, and the attitudes that have gotten him into the upper levels of the White House administration. The paper suggests that he is an excellent role model.
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"Colin Powell, first Black Secretary of State Former General and career soldier Colin L. Powell was appointed Secretary of State by President George W. Bush, and sworn into office on January 20, 2001, becoming the first black Secretary of State in the US. His role in American culture and history is significant because of his impact on the larger African American community. Colin Powell's rise to such a prestigious position has positively affected millions of African Americans throughout the country and around the world. By examining Powell's history and military career, his experience and achievements in the political realm one can begin to understand his popularity and the impacts that he has had on minorities in this country, especially in the past fifteen years since his rise to fame that has made Colin Powell a household name."
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?The Forest People? by Colin Turnbull, 2005.
This paper discusses "The Forest People," by author ColinTurnbull in which he analyzes the BaMbuti, 'people of the forest', located in Congo, Africa, specifically in Ituri Forest.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that "The Forest People" by Colin Turnbull uses a personal narrative and ethnographic analysis to describe an anthropological experience which took place in the mid 1900s. The author points out that the author's ethnographic account differs from other studies of this type because he puts BaMbuti life in the context of the rapid industrialization taking over the region. The paper concludes that modernization has no place in the lives of most Africans because they have learned to survive and live despite the inconveniences forest life.
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"Indeed, many social scientists like Turnbull had attempted to depict an accurate and objective picture of what life in Eastern and Middle Eastern nations is, determined through scientific methods. By scientific method, this means that the procedures in which anthropological accounts were recounted were through systematic and objective thinking and analysis on the part of the researcher/anthropologist. Thus, during Turnbull's time, qualitative studies have become prevalent because the qualitative paradigm offered more avenues and opportunities for new discoveries to be generated in exploratory studies conducted in nations and societies in the African and Asian regions, among others."
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" The Mbuti Pygmies" & "The Forest People" ( Colin Turnbull ), 1997.
Reviews two works' ethnographic examination of Congo Pygmies & earlier research.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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" Colin M. Turnbull's two works on the Mbuti Pygmies represent two very different approaches to ethnography. The Mbuti Pygmies: An Ethnographic Survey (1965) was originally written in 1956 as Turnbull's thesis at Oxford University. This work was published in 1965 with a limited number of revisions. The thesis is a description of all the known ethnographic facts about the Pygmies of the Congo region. In the years 1957-1958, however, Turnbull had made an extended stay among the Mbuti. Though Turnbull had visited the Mbuti earlier, the 1957 stay was undertaken as intensive field research in which he studied the single Mbuti hunting band with whom he lived. An account of this field work was published in 1961 as The forest people. The Mbuti Pygmies (1965) surveys all the data accumulated by previous travelers and anthropologists and was a necessary preliminary to the field work.."
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"Nine To Five" by Colin Higgins and "The Graduate" by Mike Nichols, 1994.
A description and comparison of the films' comic spirits, themes, characters, plots and the role of change.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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"The comic spirit is apparent in films like The Graduate and Nine to Five, both of which are resolved ultimately through the "intervention of change" as a means of bringing about the "happy conclusion." The element of change is essential in all drama, comic or not, but it serves a certain purpose as a means of resolving issues well in comedy, whereas in drama it may produce a tragic conclusion. Both tragedy and comedy involve conflict, and conflict is resolved by change. The comic spirit in the two films under discussion begins in both cases with a firm grounding in the real world--these are comedies that satirize real life and the problems faced by people everyday, which gives them a strength and an appeal beyond more contrived comedies. The issue in The Graduate is the transition from youth to adulthood, and in Nine to Five the subject is the state of office relations in..."
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"The Forest People: A Study of the Pygmies of the Congo" by Colin Turbull, 1994.
A summary of 1962 study, includes the relationship with and respect for the forest, justice, play, gender roles and threats.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"This study will provide a summary of Colin M. Turnbull's The Forest People: A Study of the Pygmies of the Congo. Turnbull has a deep respect for the Pygmies of the Ituri Forest in the Congo after living with them for years, and his emphasis in the book is on life as seen, experienced and loved by the Pygmies themselves:
This book tries to convey something of the lives and feelings of a people who live in a forest world, something of their intense love for that world and their trust in it. It is a world that will soon be gone forever, and with it the people (5).
Turnbull wants to show the reader how the people themselves feel about their world, the forest, the sounds, the animal and plant life, their culture, their practices, social system and beliefs. Outsiders---even villagers who live near the forest--..."
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Foundations of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism ( Colin Baker ), 1996.
Critical review of work on bilingual theory, effectiveness, strategies, student communication and feedback.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"The text entitled Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism by Colin Baker is a comprehensive look at the theoretical basis of the field of bilingualism, but it falls short of teaching educators practical ways of reaching bilingual students. In that sense, it is not a well rounded introduction to bilingualism for those who find themselves teaching bilingual students.
Ofelia Garcia's foreword notes Baker's psychological and sociological perspectives, and acknowledges that Baker "engages them [educators] in making decisions about appropriate educational approaches and pedagogical approaches" (vii). Baker may engage his readers in a discussion, but he does not offer a sufficient number of practical guidelines with which a teacher could successfully teach bilingual students. Again and again, he.."
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