Historical Figures Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

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Dr. Martin Luther King’s Speech I Have a Dream

For example, at the beginning of the speech where he began by lamenting on the precarious justice system in the United States that was tilted against the Negros, he figuratively used the terms "promissory note," [...]
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Montezuma II and Hernando Cortez’s Methods of Rulership

THESIS: Analyzing personality of Hernando Cortez and Montezuma II, one can notice that some signs of Machiavelli's idea of the ruler are present in both historical persons; however, the use of power, violence and brute [...]
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The Activities of Malcolm X

This desire elevated him to one of the highly influential African Americans in the long history of the United States and the black community in the country.
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Common Leaders in History

The visionary nature of these three leaders is shown to be responsible for the stability of their kingdoms and the fact that their legacies are part of modern systems Hammurabi is an ancient Babylonian ruler [...]
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Nelson Mandela’s Biography and Influence

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 [...]
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Sheikh Zayed as an Undisputed Boss in the UAE

The documentary about the History of Abu Dhabi put a great emphasis on the role Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan played in the establishment and the development of the United Arab Emirates.
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Desmond Tutu’s Fight Against Apartheid

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.
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Henry II of England, His Life and Work

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.
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Burt Rutan Biographical Studies

Through his company, he designed several planes that have left a legacy in the aviation industry. The success is a major achievement in the aviation industry, especially for the private industry and the rejuvenation of [...]
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Al Capone: Bootlegger, Gangster, and Racketeer

Mentioning the word 'Capone' evokes in the minds of many people the bad memories of the 1920's gang era. This came as a betrayal to Capone as he was a helping hand in the mayor's [...]
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Marcus Garvey: Afro-American Political Leader

Being the enthusiast of the capitalistic ideas, he was convinced that the Afro-Americans, as well as other black people all over the world, had to combine their efforts for a creation of such institutions that [...]
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George McClellan, The US General and Leader

The very persona of General McClellan is often viewed as controversial due to his infamous retreat in the course of the Peninsula Campaign and his role in the Civil War; however, he still should be [...]
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Mao Zedong: Oppressor of China

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.
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Conqueror and Liberator

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.
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Douglas MacArthur, American General

The greatness of General MacArthur was later to be reiterated by the protests that followed his recall from the United States military.
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Adolf Hitler Life and Strategies

This research paper critically analyses the life of Hitler as the president of Germany and the extent he went to conquer the whole world which he sought to do.
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Mao Zedong: A Philosopher Turned Into a Dictator

Although Mao Zedong is often referred to as the great dictator of the XX century, he, in fact, was considerably less harmful to China and its residents than the members of the political movements that [...]
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Galileo Affair in Letter to Grand Duchess Christina

In spite of the desire to advance Galileo's points of view, it is not enough to rebut the conservatives' argument concerning the role of Trent in society; it is more important to collect all ideas, [...]
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Nikola Tesla Biography and Contribution

He was in a position to look at the inefficiencies of direct current motors and hence establish certain mechanisms for improving them through the use of AC.
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Life and Carrier of Dmitry Medvedev

If a student wants to know the way to success and recognition, one of the possible and the most effective options is to observe and analyze the life of Dmitry Medvedev.
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Erich Hartmann’s Biography

As the book's name implies, it contains the biographical account of the life and career of the highest-scoring ace of all times a German fighter-pilot Erich Hartmann, who, ever since 1942, when he joined the [...]
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Chinese History – Empress Wu Zhao

2 This essay focuses on discussing the social and political life of Empress Wu Zhao, as the first Chinese empress in the Chinese history and her special contribution to the Tang Dynasty and the uprising [...]
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American Astronaut Neil Armstrong

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

Hutchinson was a key personality in the controversy that surrounded the antinomy. The feminist command of Hutchinson was contributed by a number of factors.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Public Appearance

Upon the election of Abraham Lincoln as the president, several states in the south voiced the intent to break up from the American union. The Gettysburg Address is among the famous speeches in the history [...]
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Biographical Studies: Bill Gates

The article is very instrumental, as it explains the crucial role that Bill Gates has played in Africa to improve the quality of life and minimize the effects of food shortage.
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Andrew Jackson: The 7th U.S. President

He was the seventh president of the USA between the years 1829 and 1837. The southern region mainly practiced farming and became the producers of raw material for the northern frontier that was industrialized.
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Eli Whitney Life and Influence

On the whole, he demonstrated the importance of the scientific method for the progress of the country. This is one of the reasons why the slave economy of the South was in decline at the [...]
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Abraham Lincoln’s Historical Influence

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States of America. However, Lincoln believed in the unity of the United States and that saving the union was an embodiment in the principles of democracy.
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Cleopatra: The Last Queen of Egypt

Cleopatra was the only female ruler in prehistoric times to customarily govern autonomously- not simply as an heir to her late husband- but to a great extent; she attempted to rescue and save a dying [...]
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Christopher Columbus and His Condescending Attitude

Columbus' entrepreneurial family initiated him into the world of seafaring, however it was the expansion of the Turkish Empire that fired up his imagination with regards to testing the claim that the earth is round [...]
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Isocrates: Antidosis and Panathenaicus

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 [...]
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“Nelson Mandela, Autobiography” Book

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.
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Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress

Mandela as well as many other Africans was in favor of the major goals of the organization. 2 The organization was very close to African people as it was formed by Africans and for Africans.
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Three Names of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's first name reveals the way the people of South Africa cherished their tribal traditions in the beginning of the twentieth century.
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James Dyson and His Success as an Entrepreneur

The bag that was supposed to act as a catcher for all the dust that the vacuum sucked up kept on getting clogged up with dust making it necessary to stop the vacuum every once [...]
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

However, his oratory skills were not always perfect and at some point in his life, he had to contend with speech impediment that he overcame to become the perfect orator.
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Life of Abdur Rahman

Other sources are presented in the form of a historical and political analysis of the period under consideration and Rahman's place in the transformation of the Afghan government.
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Adolf Hitler: From Patriotism to Racism

He was also forced to live and work in the city and it is was the cultural and social shock that he experienced as he transferred from the rural to the urban that changed the [...]
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Schwarzkopf and his Leadership Style

On the other hand, there was also a trace of the interactive style of leadership in his repertoire, because of his capability to work with others. I will look for leaders that were able to [...]
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Roy Jenkins – Churchill: A Biography

The zenith of the narration is in part five, The Savior of His Country and the Light of the World- 1939-1945, where the leadership of Churchill is evident.
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Last Night I dreamed of Peace

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 [...]
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Last Night I dreamt of Peace

Despite the love that she has for her nation and the effort that she had put into place to ensure that all her personal goals of freedom and peace have been achieved, Thuy was also [...]
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George Appo’s Autobiography

At the 'Sing Sing' prison, where he served most of his sentences, Appo describes the brutality and torture he and the other convicts experienced at the hands of the guards.
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Thomas Paine’s Vision and Legacy

In his simple radicalism and using means he could, that of the pen, Paine used it so effectively that he is credited with the success of the American revolution, the French revolution, and the British [...]
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Mao Zedong’s Rise to Power

They give preference to qualitative data that allows the reader to understand the opinions of Mao and his opponents. In my view, David Apter and Tony Saich were able to capture the essence of Mao [...]
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Steve Jobs: Quest for Perfection and Total Control

This paper will discuss the biography of Steve Paul Jobs, well-known as a co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.for investigating Jobs' case and the balance between his quest for perfection and total control in their [...]
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Colin Powell: General and Statesman

He was the first to do and to prove a lot of state affairs. As far as he was rather successful military man and it was in time of Vietnam War, when Colin Powell was [...]
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Global Leadership – Mandela: a Biography

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 [...]
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Hitler’s Rise to Power

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 [...]
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The Two Lives of Charlemagne

His biography of the king arises out of his personal experiences with the king and the things he observed in the palace.
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Analysis of Christopher Columbus Voyage

According to Butterway, the fallacy anchored on the aim of Christopher's voyages was that he was not motivated by the possibility of gaining more wealth for himself and his Spanish government, but to construct the [...]
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Review of Colin Powell: My American Journey

He was recruited in the United States Army after graduating from the City College of New York in 1958 and he rose quickly in ranks and became a General."He was the chairman of the joint [...]
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Egyptian President Anwar Al-Sadat

Five year later, Anwar Sadat assumed the position of the secretary to the National Union and eventually the speaker of the legislative assembly from 1960 to 1968.
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Joan of Arc as the National Heroine of France

The two competing groups were the Armagnacs and the Burgundians: the former were loyal to the Dauphin, the future Charles VII, who reclaimed his throne with Joan's help; the latter supported the Duke of Burgundy [...]
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James Brown, the Godfather of Soul

In 1958 Brown and his band were propelled to the top of the charts by the hit single Try Me and it remained to be the best of Brown's best tracks for a period of [...]
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Chris Herren: An American Tragedy

It remains the dream of many youngsters to have the chance such as the one that Herren had. Herren's life and career as presented in "Unguarded" is more representative of the American tragedy than the [...]
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

He stopped going to school at the age of ten, and at the age of twelve, he was already an apprentice to his brother, James. Franklin was sent to England in 1757 to explain to [...]
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Florence Bascom

Therefore, for Bascom to define her niche in a field dominated by men, she must have exercised lots of expertise in the field to garner the recognition she was able to achieve.
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Neil Armstrong and Baby Boomers Generation

Neil Armstrong was instrumental in the investigation of the Apollo 13 crash and he was able to recreate a comprehensive sequence of events that occurred before the crash.
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Jane Cunningham Croly: Fighting for Women Rights

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.
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Mercy Otis Warren: Liberal Woman and Explorer

Warren's place, as a woman, gave her plenty of time to consider the activities of the revolution and offered a keyhole, which allowed her to record the events of the war.
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Muse’s of Marylyn Monroe

However, the film was not successful, and the leaders of the studios began to blame Monroe for her bad acting and the failure of the movie.
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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

Suetonius' father was a tribune of the armed forces and was theretofore involved in the battle of Betriacum during the reign of the four Emperors.
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Colin Powell Leadership Characteristics

During Powell's service as the Joint Chief of Staff, he was involved in the decision-making process that saw the US take part in the invasion of Panama, and the Persian Gulf War.
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Julius Caesar and Rome

Julius also lost support from the Senate because he was perceived as a leader of the masses rather than the aristocrats. To some extent, Caesar was a statesman because he cared about the needs of [...]
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin

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.
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“My Grandfather’s Son” by Clarence Thomas: A Memoir

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 [...]
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The Renaissance Era: People and Events

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 [...]
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Life of a Japanese Warlord: Oda Nobunaga

The Nobuhide's branch was stationed at kiyosu and was run by three elders; the second branch of the family was housed at Iwakura castle in the north of Omwari province.
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Laura Welch Bush: Former American First Lady

From significantly advancing education in America and the world at large, to speaking out for the less fortunate women in Afghanistan who were undergoing oppression by the Taliban, Laura Bush has captured the imagination and [...]
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Social Science Theorist: Karl Marx

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 [...]
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The life and works of Margaret Mead

As a politician she served as an ambassador, without a portfolio, to many presidents in the areas of ecology and nutrition something that gave her the title, "Mother of the World" in 1969.
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Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Wigand

Wigand is known as a good and fair scientist, who cares about people, promotes healthy style of life, does not afraid to argue about harm of smoking, being a part of a tobacco industry, and [...]
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The Reign of Vlad Tepes

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 [...]
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Gamal Abdel Nasser: Former President of Egypt

In 1954 when Naguib moved to consolidate support from the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups, army members of the RCC loyal to Nasser Kidnapped him and Nasser was later installed as the Prime Minister.
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How Hitler Compares to Stalin

Initially the post of General Secretary was not so powerful in the party; however, following the death Vladimir Lenin who had led the communist party from 1917, Stalin strengthened the opposition by eliminating opposition within [...]
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Machiavelli: Father of Modern Politics

The contemporary political world owes a lot of its stature to defining and perception of Nicolo Machiavelli in his works, and The Prince gives a particularly vindictive view with respect to the societal norms and [...]
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Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution

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.
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