Essays on Persons Page 4

As stated in the The American Spectator, “As young men born in he same year (1 955), they set out from the same starting point, but with radically different personalities. In the early days of personal computers, both dropped out of college and launched their own businesses. Of the two, the late Steve Jobs was…

Michael Jackson was loved and idolized throughout the world, but wasn’t numb to suffering as other human beings would. Although he was once known as the King of Pop, Michael can be considered a tragic hero. His lack of self-confidence, sexual molestation charges (for which he was acquitted), and the loss of a happy childhood…

Introduction In 1991 Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins starred in a movie, based on the 1988 book of the same name by Thomas Harris, called Silence of the Lambs that would go onto win several academy awards. In the movie Foster plays Clarice Starling an FBI agent in training and Anthony Hopkins plays Dr. Hannibal…

Bill Gates – Strategic Thinker & Leader? Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to explore the published work on strategic leadership in order to develop an inventory of qualities, skills and behaviours that define and explain the concept of strategic leadership. A full review of literature on this topic aims to shed light…

For most people growing up in the Americas, Columbus is not just a historical personage. He is also a cultural icon who carries many burdens. He is alternately a hero for his voyages of exploration, the founder of a new race by inaugurating colonialism, and the person who initiated the devastation of native civilizations. Columbus…

Born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, William H. Gates III was the second child and only son of his parents, William Henry Gates Jr. and Mary Maxwell. His father is a prominent Seattle attorney, and his late mother was a school teacher, regent at the University of Washington and chairperson of the United…

I. Introduction Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. His election in 1828 marked the end of the aristocratic tradition in the Presidency that had prevailed since the nation’s beginning. Jackson, a self-made man, frontiersman, and military hero, was the first President from the west of the Appalachians. He was identified with…

‘Battle Royal’ by Ralph Ellison and ‘Big Black Good Man’ by Richard Wright. As we move towards a society of equality and acceptance of our differences, we must reflect on one of the most controversial issues in history that still exists today: racial discrimination or racism. One’s race, ethnicity, and color define their social position….

Born 1955 Los Altos CA; Evangelic bad male child who, with Steve Wozniak, co-founded Apple Computer Corporation and became a multimillionaire before the age of 30. Subsequently started the Following Corporation to supply an educational system at a sensible monetary value, but found that package was a better marketer than hardware. Steven Paul, was an…

On January 1836 at Sydney, Australia he was congratulating himself that he was born an Englishman, and Darwin wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia. On September- October of 1835 at the Galapagos Islands Darwin discovers many species unique to the islands but they are mysteriously related to mainland species….