Robert Powell

Robert Baden-Powell, respected veteran of many wars, General for the British Army, founder of the scouting movement, and international spy? This question commonly surfaces when referring the Baden-Powell’s book, My Adventures as a Spy, in which he writes what is sometimes believed to be first-hand accounts of his actions involving international espionage for the British military during the time period from 1890 to 1893. He recalls many tasks assigned to him including the collection of data on foreign

Hitchcock described his film, The Thirty-Nine Steps, as “a film of episodes. He made sure the content of every scene was very solid, so that each one would be a little film in itself” (Truffaut, p.95). The sequence “The Crofter and His Wife” is one of the sections that acts as a film within the film. The central theme of this sequence is character entrapment. At around mark 26:30, the scene opens with a view of the countryside which appears to be picturesque and peaceful. However, it is clear that

When Baden-Powell was commanding troops in the Boer war, he took action when he realized that his men were incapable of surviving in the harsh conditions of the war-wracked frontier. In India he discovered that the soldiers he was commanding did not have the knowledge of basic first aid. To aid his fellow men, Baden-Powell wrote a small handbook called Aids to Scouting, which emphasized resourcefulness, adaptability, and the qualities of leadership that the harsh frontier demanded (“History of Cub

Introduction The scouting system in Trinidad and Tobago has made it hard for players to get scouted by international clubs teams around the world. In football there are two types of scouts a tactical scout and a player’s scout. A tactical scout watches the opponent matches and delivers information to his representing team on all information and data about their opponent. According to the book “Alex Ferguson is happy his investment in youth is paying off”, a scout and his/her roles can be defined

Success in Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick and the Life of Colin Powell What does success mean to you? I think the idea of success is affected by the social system. In America and Hong Kong, which are capitalistic societies affected by the American Dream, success means money and fame. In other societies, success might have different meanings. Some people said money and fame is the true meaning of success, but I think that the true meaning of success is to follow the interest of your own and being

The Girl Scouts started in 1912 with only a small number of girls. Juliette Low, the founder, was inspired to create the Girl Scouts after she went to a party in 1912. At this party, she met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, and wanted to create a similar program of the opposite gender. In present time, there are now millions of participating girls in this organization. Starting at the age of 5, a girl can enlist to become a Girl Scout and partake in the activities that range from

I have learned many lessons from Jack Welch on leadership. Jack Welch has been with the General Electric Company (GE) since 1960. Having taken over GE with a market capitalization of about $12 billion, Jack Welch turned it into one of the largest and most admired companies in the world by the time he stepped down as its CEO 20 years later, in 2000. Jack Welch used his uncanny instincts and unique leadership strategies to run GE, the most complex organization in the world and increased its market

Do you sit on the couch doing nothing all day. If so then you should join boy scouts. It’s a fun extracurricular activity. You get to camp, help your community, and you will learn valuable skills that you can use. Now we take a look deeper into these subjects. Boy scouts is a lot of fun. Some people may say that it’s a lot of work. Although it might be a lot of work boy scouts is still fun even if it is work. You get to meet new friends and go camping. For boy scouts you will have some meetings

How is Britishness represented in East is East, this is England and Enoch Powell’s rivers of blood speech? In its most simple form; Britishness is simply living within the nation of Britain, with a British passport and obeying and abiding to the laws and rules of the land. However, many people have and still do, see Britishness as something much more than just your nationality. People can view Britishness as a way of life where you have to abide and live up to certain values and fit in with certain

Retired General Colin Powell   Introduction Colin Powell stated, “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.” It seemed as if he had found his place while in ROTC. The discipline along with the structure, it was as if he had found people who were like him. He had fallen in love with the Army and after forty years of service, he had retired. He was ask, what would have you done if you had not come in the Army? “I’d probably be a bus driver, I don't know." The General had