The Invictus is a biographical movie talking about the leadership of Mandela on the Nation of the South Africans. The film is also based on a book. “Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation.” From the book title, one can...
Nelson Mandela is one of the most impactful and moral political leaders of modern times. He was an activist, lawyer, father, prisoner, survivor, and eventuality, president. As a vehement believer in human dignity and the equal rights of all people regardless of origins or backgrounds,...
The Bay of Pigs invasion took place from 17 April to 19 April 1961 in Cuba. The USA’s aim was to invade Cuba and overthrow the government who were under the leadership of Fidel Castro, in addition to keeping the entire operation covert. The Central...
It is a well-known fact that Nelson Mandela was a crucial activist in the regions of Africa. This humble political giant played an important role in making the countries of Africa a more manageable place to live. Born on July 18, 1918, Nelson Mandela was...
Living and survival go hand in hand, through living our daily lives, we are faced with survival every step of the way through personal experiences, experiences of friends or family or stories from the media and internet. We hear of survival stories all through daily...
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” (Nelson Mandela’s speech while he was at the court). The first anti-apartheid and black president who fights for his country peace, love...
In my opinion, one of the most important leaders around the world, and especially in America, is the world-wide known Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was a South African Politician and Activist who fought against racism and injustice and who, after facing struggles including 27 years...
Defining a Hero For a person to be considered a hero, I personally believe that it should be because they did something out of their willingness that helped or benefited a large number of people. The impact of their actions should resonate positively across society,...
Within Margaret Thatcher’s argument, lie many different flaws, which both limit the study of sociology, as well as the concept of simple logic. Sociology, the study of human society and social interaction, represents everything that Thatcher disagrees with. To Thatcher, it seems as if the...
Introduction Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, expresses profound sorrow in her eulogy to former president, Ronald Reagan. Thatcher predominantly uses pathos rhetoric to highlight Reagan’s successful presidency, especially during a time of great trials in America during the Cold War. In times...
Thatcher’s Britain Margaret Thatcher became England’s first female prime minister in 1979. The 10 years in which she was in power were characterized by many changes in policy. Thatcher had such a great impact on the country that her beliefs and way of rule are...
The symbiotic relationship between politics and the economy benefits society as a whole, and this carefully constructed, mutually beneficial connection can easily turn sour should one side negatively impact the other. To further expand upon this claim, it is hardly a revolutionary idea to say...
Putin: the Modern Machiavelli In March 2014, Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula was annexed at the behest of a Machiavellian leader. A treaty signed by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, meant that the land would become part of Russia when finalized in January 2015. Tensions...
Introduction Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s (a.k.a. Father of the Nation or Quaid-e-Azam) achievement as the founder of Pakistan dominates everything else he did in his long and crowded public life spanning some 42 years. Yet, by any standard, his was an eventful life, his personality multidimensional,...
The Vedanta philosophy and way of thinking takes root in the ancient Indian philosophy writing of the Upanishads. It is based around a monist world view, meaning all things in this world are one and all these things are god basically which is called Brahmin....
When asked to imagine something perfect, like a perfect circle, people across the globe imagine a concentric round figure fulfilling a set of standards. The term perfection, however, loses its static nature when applied to such concepts as the perfect human being. Throughout history people...
Nelson Mandela was and still is one of the most famous people in the world. Nelson’s childhood was a very good childhood. Nelson Mandela was born into a royal family in an African tribe. He was adopted by Jongintaba Dalindyebo, he is the supreme chief...
Donald Trump’s campaign and election raised expectations for change in the U.S.-Russia relationship. But just under a year into his administration, little has changed. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, however, quickly emerged as President Trump’s go-to-person on relations with Moscow. He described a step-by-step approach:...
On 27 April 1994, Nelson Mandela won the first democratic elections which was held at the South Africa by obtaining .62.65 % of the vote. At the age of 77 Nelson Mandela elected as the first dark president of the country on 10 May 94....