Madeleine Albright

Success is, in many ways, a branch of perspective, and yet societal norms seem to dictate what many view as success. Through my personal experience, and through the reading of Frederick Douglas I believe that the idea of personal success in correlation with perspective is a subject worthy of debate. Dissecting the difference of what many view as success and what may actually be success is essential for growth personally, and for people collectively. For example; currently many in our society view

World Bank and IMF The birth of World Bank and IMF can be traced to the 1944 Bretton Wood meeting in US which brought over 700 delegates from 44 countries together to “establish a framework for a global system of financial and monetary management” to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression of 1930s (Moyo, 2009, p. 10). Three organizations were founded to achieve this goal: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and International Trade

‘Today’s China is both a “status-quo power” and a “revisionist power”’ The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become more integrated and willing to cooperate within the global political and economic systems than ever in its history. However, there is growing apprehension in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. in regards to the consequences of rising in economic and military power in China. Descriptions about Chinese diplomacy in the policy and scholarly are less positive lately concerning China’s

has served as the United States’ Secretary of State from 2009-2013 , Arkansas First Lady , and as the United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009 . Her political influence can be compared to numerous female political figures such as Madeleine Albright , the first woman to be appointed as the United States Secretary of State or even “the Iron Lady”, Margaret Thatcher, who was Britain’s

Bill Clinton Bill Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Bill spent the first six years of his life in Hope, Arkansas, where he was born on August 19, 1946. Bill’s father, William Jefferson Blythe, died in a car accident several months before his mother, Virginia Cassidy Blythe, gave birth to him. Bill has two brothers and one sister, Roger Clinton, Henry Leon Ritzenthaler and Sharon Lee Blythe. Bill Clinton attended Yale Law School

Women were not role players in the national government until 1917, but over nearly the past century, the impact women have had on Washington’s politics has begun to unfold into the current role women play in the US government today. Before 1917, no woman had ever been elected to serve and represent their state in Washington, D.C., although many had tried. In 1917, we saw our first congresswoman on the national stage, and throughout the year’s woman have played many roles in government. These roles

Americans had to do something to ensure that Saddam would not fire his missiles at them or sell them to terrorist that would (Pollak). Saddam refused to cooperate with the United Nations and to hand over his WMD. The Secretary of State at the time, Madeleine Albright is quoted to have said “Iraq is a long way from [America], but what happens there matters a great deal. The risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us is the greatest threat we face” (Weapons)

The Controversy Over the Death Penalty Why is the death penalty used as a means of punishment for crime? Is this just a way to solve the nations growing problem of overcrowded prisons, or is justice really being served? Why do some view the taking of a life morally correct? These questions are discussed and debated upon in every state and national legislature throughout the country. Advantages and disadvantages for the death penalty exist, and many members of the United States, and individual

BACKGROUND. Raised in all wars in the world is difficult to understand the roots of conflicts, simplifying, the causes can be psychological, traditional or modern base. History is always present and is used as a motivating force, along with others, in almost every war there are economic reasons as secondary causes. In the Balkan War, it has historically been characterized by its high vulnerability to conflicts of low, medium and high intensity, especially because of the events that took place during

“Who run the world? Girls,” is an iconic lyric from Beyonce 's “Run the World,” and may give the impression that women have been dominating the world, just like men. What a listener will not hear in “Run the World” is how long it took and how much effort it took just to give women the slight feeling of equality that they have today. The rights women have now would not be in place without the feminist movement, starting in the 1960s. In the 60s, women began to take action, believing that the phrase