Historical Figures Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

However, the reign of Hatshepsut, one of the most potent and outstanding Egyptian women, contributes to a better understanding of gender and the role of women in the state.

However, having received the opportunity to become a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Graz, he changed his life plans and decided to enter the path of science.

3 The vessel's owners made Jones the master of the ship and the crew, giving the commander ten percent of the cargo in reward for the work well done.

Nevertheless, in early 1941, Hitler promoted Rommel to the commander of the German troops in North Africa, and shortly after, the whole world recognized the military genius of Rommel.

3His cruel leadership was evident because, during his ascension to power, he ordered a mass human ritual that involved the slaughter of slaves and criminals all over the temples and arenas of the city.

As part of the discourse on Snowden's social responsibility, one of the central themes of the essay is to determine the moral background of the government's actions in collecting personal data.

Numerous scholars attribute the Great Purges to the paranoia and insatiable ambitions of Stalin. The ideology was a distinguishing factor to identify those in favor of Stalin and against him.

Stiglitz is renowned for his market theory on asymmetric information and contributing to the existing intellectual application of economic policies. The findings were critical in advancing the practical application of economic theories in the stock [...]

Differences between HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein and HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum The two women have totally different personalities, unlike Haya Bint Al Hussein who love sports and even [...]

He was the leader of the Vietnam independence movement and established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam which was governed by the communists.

He came to be known as the Butcher of Uganda for the despotic and brutal policies that he followed while he was the President of Uganda during the 1970s.

After Germany overran France in the early part of the Second World War, de Gaulle shifted to Algiers to run a shadow government and lead the Free French Forces for the liberation of France from [...]

Nicknamed 'the Merchant of Death,' he is thought to be involved in supplying weapons and ammunition to wide-ranging customers from the Taliban in Afghanistan, to rebels in Columbia and warlords in Africa.

Cloaked with his faith in God he proved to the world that he can move mountains out of his inventions.R.G. That God sees the heart of King David and dwells in him to manifest God's [...]

He further rallied his allies to convince the unstable Reichstag to pass the dictatorial Act that initiated the Nazi revolution. He could design and enforce his purpose to people with the help of his self-dramatizing [...]

During Augustus's reign, the Roman Empire conquered Egypt, the land along the southern bank of the Danube, the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the territory between the Rhine and the Elbe.

These personalities change the image of the world forever and lead to the appearance of some unique phenomena which predetermine the further development of society and the whole world.

Hutchinson was a key personality in the controversy that surrounded the antinomy. The feminist command of Hutchinson was contributed by a number of factors.

This he does by teaching them the art and creativity of speech for the sole purpose of getting advantage over their peers. He was a proponent of multiculturalism who invited the barbarians and the Greek [...]

This was highly unexpected, as Caesar, a declared dictator, had the support of all the people of Rome, and his death resulted in administrative imbalances.

She was assassinated in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguard in revenge for her ordering the invasion of the Golden temple, which was a Sikh holy place to flush out separists hiding in the temple.

This segment of the research paper explains some of the facts in the life of Charles de Gaulle, which are relevant to his role in France and Europe.

He also used to stress he was one of his people as he had the same background and he had to face the same hardships.

Henrich von Treitschke, a German logician argues that another reason that led to the rise of Hitler was the shame subjected to the background of Hitler as he described the conformity of the masses as [...]

This is generally because the discovery of America is greatly attributed to Columbus who in 1942 is said to have visited the Central America.

Pearson then managed to be in the following positions: "chairperson of NATO in the year 1951; the captain of the Canadian team to the United Nations in the decade that ended in 1956".[6] In the [...]

His government duty as a diplomatic official and an ambassador led to the establishment of the American constitution and American flag and currency, which was unique among all the nations.

Genghis Khan is considered to be one of the brightest figures in the world history; his cruelty and the desire to conquer and rule created quite a scare and, at the same time, respectable picture [...]

Not only that, during the reign of Vlad the III there was a certain degree of internal stability within the country, unheard of at the time, due to his brutal murder of thousands of boyars [...]

His utterance aimed to inspire the youths and the public to work hard, as nothing is easily achieved. Jones urged the public to get educated, as knowledge was critical in facilitating his innovations.

The author discusses the role of Afro-Mexicans in the foundation of Mexico as a country and the lack of acknowledgment of this diaspora.

In the wake of his tragic death, Collins's image never fades from the pages of books and magazines and is especially noticeable in the online space.

Therefore, the source of Stalin's power was his ability to compel and his expertise in the military. Stalin relied on several combinations of power tactics to keep his followers in check and control the country.

The 20th century bore witness to the prevalence of malignancy in various guises, ranging from the horrors of Nazi Germany to the scourge of racial discrimination in the United States.

In conclusion, the incredibly inflated ambitions of Alexander the Great were both a plus and a minus of his personality and approach to rule.

Her life and work serve as living proof of the ability of love, empathy, and kindness to make the world a better place for everybody. The conditions of Mother Teresa's life and ministry were among [...]

Thesis: Gloria Steinem's direct, bold, argumentative, and explicit style of conveying her ideas and values is the result of her political activism, feminist leadership, and her grandmother, Pauline Perlmutter Steinem.

The Haitian Revolution, led by Toussaint Louverture, is the most comprehensive case study of revolutionary change in modern history and is widely seen as a defining moment in the history of the African diaspora.

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine adopted an informal tone to influence his audience; in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson adopted a formal manner to express his thoughts.

Clay's idea was essential for the growth of the American economy in that industrialists and agronomists were to exist side by side.

Jackson's presidency increased the authority of the presidency and focused on improving the lives of the common people. They both made similar contributions to the development and expansion of presidential power.

This paper describes the Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth Caliph of the Muslims, History of his life, the way he think, his battles, accomplishments and how did he die.

Her contributions include the first solo cross-Atlantic flight completed by a woman, the books she wrote on the topic of aviation, and the establishment of "The Ninety-Nines" group.

John Gotti's incarceration was at the Marion, in one of the penitentiaries in the United States, Illinois; he spent the majority of his sentence in solitary confinement.

Pennoni was the first one in his family to gain the higher education, owing to his commitment and his parents' understanding of "the value of education".

The author stated that the Jews were deluded and yielded to temptation of the creation of monarchy that is considered one of their sins.

In April 1984 Milosevic replaced Stambolic being elected as the president of the Belgrade City Committee of the League of Communists. Stambolic, in his turn, got the post of the head of the Serbian Communist [...]

Chapter 7 of the book deals with the life and achievements of German sociologist Max Weber, one of the greatest sociologists of the end of the 19th beginning of the 20th century.

King provides a clear background of the real reasons of his arrestment and his desire to grab attention of the Christian society of Birmingham's clergymen in Alabama.Dr.

He was much fascinated with Marco Polo who had managed to travel across Europe to India in reaching the far East, and it was in this context that the idea was born in him to [...]

Sometimes he is fictionalized in films and literature that people of the present age who have not known the real history behind the fiction believe that Jack the Ripper is just a figment of a [...]

In her time, Victorian society prevented women from acquiring formal education and practicing medicine; thus, Barry adopted a male persona throughout her career, a strategy that enabled her to rise to the rank of Inspector [...]

Shakespeare: Well, I assume you have watched the play and if you have not I would request that you do for you to understand the meaning of these words within their context.

Although the rebellion was defeated, many of the demands made by the rebels were complied with soon after, in order to pacify the population and improve the public image of Virginia's ruling elite.

Second, the leaders of the new government generally come from the armed forces and have a substantial support both of the citizens and of the military.

Okuma hailed from Saga, a city that lies in the southwestern region of Japan and he was the first-born son of a Samurai father.

Desmond Tutu is a South African Archbishop who rose to international fame in the late 1970s and the early 1980s because of his role in fighting apartheid a racial segregation policy in the RSA.

John Glenn's trip to space in the Friendship 7 capsule in 1962 was a major accomplishment for the American space program.

The media was all over, and other Libyan officials joined the crowd to witness with their eyes the body of Gaddafi and his son Mutassim.

Russell's understanding of feelings and soul are evident in the following: "nothing can penetrate it except the highest intensity of the sort of love that religious teachers have preached; whatever does not spring from this [...]

Over the years, scientists and researchers from every corner of the globe have hailed his theory of relativity as the only practical explanation of the physical world today.

Bagdad brightened the world at that time with its brilliance, and the intellectual dominance of the Arab civilization influenced the Western Europe to a great extent.

As Hurston later glorifies in her literary works, the town was the first to offer African Americans the chance to live freely and independent of the Whites, as they desired.

Booth was against the abolition of slavery and the right of the former slaves to vote that he wrote a letter criticizing the Union Government for wanting to abolish slavery.

She also makes her decision to move to South Vietnam because of her spirited heart of humanity and love and long for an end of the war and the sufferings and pains subjected to the [...]

Wesley was not like any other minister of the gospel but he was a courageous and spirit-filled minister of the gospel who preached under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, impacting millions of people.

He narrates in details the events of his life from childhood to the period he enters into politics, in a bid to free his country from the vice of apartheid and the consequences of this [...]

At Duncan Sherman and Co, he spent the first few months as a copyist and later advanced to positions of higher responsibility due to his father's influence in the business world.

The evidence of his greatness is revealed by the massive conquests he made. He was assassinated in the process, and Alexander took over the throne.

The problem of women inequality with men had been considered in the society and Jane Cunningham Croly was one of those who wanted to contribute to the movement, and her journalistic activity was that measure.

His role as a leader among the Mandinka people of Mali since the time when he founded the Mali Empire in the year 1230, till his sudden death in 1255 propelled him to the rank [...]

Caesar's role in the play is not immense, though he dominates the play, even after his demise in the third act of the play.

After the continued poor performance in Apple, the CEO was fired and Steve appointed chairman of the board and CEO of Apple.

American culture has numerous characteristics, and the definition of a true hero is one of those aspects that have to be developed both from inside and outside of society; the evolution of the American heroic [...]

In his childhood, Bradford had to endure the loss of several of his close family members. The success he had in the leadership position was largely due to his resolute personality.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the influence of Fidel Castro 53 years rule and the impact of the 1959 Cuban revolution to the modern day Cuba Republic.

Economic instruments are trade, fiscal, and monetary policies, the level of easiness of doing business and market development in the country, access to international markets, and all instruments enabling the country to influence the world [...]

Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant and traveler who presented the story of his travels in Asia in the famous Book of the Diversity of the World.

The act signified the end of salt laws and allowed Indians to harvest saltwater and produce salt locally. Mahatma protested unfair salt laws imposed by staging a peaceful walk from his hometown in Ahmedabad to [...]

Staples begins the essay with an incident on the street that happened to him in the 1970s and continues with various episodes from the author's personal experience, indicating fear and distrust of Black men.

Both speeches address the same issue that concerns the inequality that exists in the US society when it comes to the rights of black and white people.

The history of the Tubman family on the United States' soil began with Harriet's grandmother, who was brought to a farm in Maryland.

Due to his creativity and unusual vision, the artist managed to renown the traditional use of Arabic calligraphy and contributed to its increased recognition in the world.

Malala Yousafzai is a young girl who has taken the mantle to feel the leadership vacuum in the Pakistan education sector.

The article provides a thorough examination of Martin Luther's religious, political and intellectual views as well as his role in the establishment of the Protestant Reformation.

Moses kept on expanding his knowledge in matters of administration, power and public relations through interaction with influential people and those in power, and in the 1930s, Moses had already earned himself a good reputation [...]

He negotiated the Concordat of 1801 to win the faith of the Catholics and regulated public worship in France. He bought the trust of the Pope and thus he was able to use religion as [...]

Wu Zhao is not only a compelling historical figure to study because of her gender but also because of the circumstances that surrounded her ascendancy to the throne plus the fact that she was not [...]

Napoleon Bonaparte, Klemens von Metternich, and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck are the great historical figures who successes and failures were the results of their own actions but not of their acting according to the circumstances [...]

The first of the lessons that comes overwhelmingly is his commitment to ethics, even in the course of business. Through his responsible handling of the two Tylenol capsule poisoning crises the profitability of the company [...]

Epistemologically, the principle of harmony implies that our understanding of the universe needs not only to consider geometry but also harmony, the complementary facet to the geometrical nature of the universe.

He was a son of a peasant farmer, who lived in a small town in the suburb region of china in 1893.

This paper aims to reveal the cause of the problems faced by the United States and Germany as identified by their leaders in inaugural speeches and the ways Roosevelt and Hitler were planning to solve [...]

The reason Gorbachev chose the United Nation as the forum to deliver the speech had something to do with the target audience.

The issues of race and a variety of aspects of equality in all spheres of life are the most important issues in the history of the United States.

Mandela displayed humility in various ways in his fight for the liberation of the Black people in South Africa. His persistence in the fight for freedom is an indication that he is a strong willed [...]

Furthermore, there was another nickname that Henry II was known with as "The lion of Justice" this nickname was given to Henry I who was the grandfather of Henry II.

The destiny of the country was about to change after the end of the Chinese Civil War and the establishment of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong.

The queen wanted the assistance of Caesar, and thus she found a way of going to the Regal citadel to speak to Caesar and request for her cause for action.

Armstrong became a naval aviator at the age of 20, and it marked the beginning of his illustrious career in aviation and aerospace.

Mandela states that, as a leader, an individual should consider the outcomes of the circumstance and not the tactics to be used in addressing the issue.

Nelson Mandela's first name reveals the way the people of South Africa cherished their tribal traditions in the beginning of the twentieth century.

Some of the most important of these transformations include the 'Long March' that took place before his leadership, development of the Five-Year Plan, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution that is the subject [...]

Of relevance in the paper is the discussion of the nature of work and tasks that he was involved in and how they shaped the field of intelligence then and in the contemporary times.

According to Weston, the Civil War between the samurai clans of Minamoto and Taira in 1160 led to what the defeat of Minamoto in what was called Heiji rebellion. Japan was under the control of [...]

2 He emphasizes that every outstanding accomplishment in the current society originated from the thoughts of the great persons and he refers to these great persons as leaders, modelers, and even creators of the history [...]

Every event in the historical record of the relationships between the Catholics and the Protestants led to the conclusion which Elizabeth provided; the idea of creating a church which would unite the existing confessions was [...]

Unlike Bill who was from a second-class family who could afford his education, Benjamin had to drop out of school due to inability to afford it and work for his brother in the printing sector. [...]

Later on, he shifted to Bukhara where he got his accreditation in the field of mathematics as well astronomy based in medieval principles.

Under his leadership and due to his close connection to the President in the Republican politics, the Bureau gained national control of the forest reserves, and this led to the name Forest Service.

Many people had lived the way he did, mainly the refugees, but he did so by choice, since his teachings emphasized that people should live a natural life, he chose to teach the people by [...]

Clarence Thomas book, My Grandfather's Son explores his biography in terms of his childhood, life achievements and also his misfortunes in life. The absent of a father figure in their lives contributed to the grandfather [...]

Among the changes realized at the time was the restoration of pope as the head of the church in England. The battle of Agincourt was a war fought between the English and the French in [...]

One of them was Malcolm Baldrige and when he was the Secretary of Commerce he was the "advocate of quality management as a key to U.S.prosperity and sustainability".

According to Marx there are two major classes of people in a society; the ruling class and the subjects. Marx also used capitalism to define and study history and he concluded that all social conflicts [...]

He is also the best selling author and he has sold million copies of his books in America and abroad; he was included in the list of the 'ten most fascinating people' by Barbara Walter.

Gandhi played a monumental role in the liberation of India from the colonial rule and his approach inspired many people across the globe.

In this book, Rossabi focuses on a man known as Khubilai Khan who "lived during the height of Mongol power" and was perceived by many writers as a mythical and legendary figure who was able [...]

He was one of the authors of several theories: the theory of computability, the invention of the computer, and the formulation of the theory of algorithms.

It was a declaration of liberties that limited the monarch's authority and safeguarded the feudal privileges of the barons. The response from the nobles was not merely a reaction to his failures as a liege [...]