... education and the status of women. Hussein first began a successful development program of Iraq’s huge petroleum resources. However, this development and economic and social advances were at risk when Iraq went to war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. Hussein started this war to control Arab-inhabited areas and especially for oil resources. Hussein is also known as a ruthless leader who used chemical weapons on Kurdish people seeking freedom in the 1980’s. In August, 1990, Hussein invaded and annexed Kuwait for violating oil production laws set by the Organization of Petroleum Exports Countries(OPEC). (Kuwait ...

... of his life. He was a very serious boy and spent many hours in his father's library reading as many books as he could get his hands on. He loved to play with his friends, swim and hunt. Lee looked up to his father and always wanted to know what he was doing. George Washington and his father, "Light-Horse Harry Lee," were his two heroes and he wanted to be just like them when he grew up. In 1811 the Lee family moved to a larger home in Alexandria, Virginia. The next year his father received injuries in a Baltimore riot from which he never fully recovered and that also caused his leaving of Alexandria for a warmer ...

... Psychiatrist and psychologist (1870- 1937) Adler worked with Freud from 1902 to 1911. He developed a system of therapy called individual psychology. Adler believed that a persons goals and values is what guided them.Adler later on introduced the concept of the inferiority complex. He believed that everyone once in their life feels inferior, espically children.He also said the people who feel inferior would try to do things to make them feel better like trying to seek out power or maybe going out and spending a large sum of money. Adler wrote a book called "Understanding Human Nature". In his book he laid out his bas ...

... showing affection only to his mother. Shaka lived with the Langeni until about the age of fifteen, when he met his father for the first time since his banishment and they quarreled, causing Nandi to send Shaka to live with her aunt for fear for his safety. Nandi’s aunt lived with the Mthethwa, a very powerful group. Here he learned many of the skills that later made him a successful warrior. That was also where he came under the guidance of Dingiswayo, an important factor in the shaping of his thinking. Dingiswayo introduced age regiments where young men were called up to serve for a part of every year, men from t ...

... She wanted to die before the disease robbed her of her competence (Larson 229). Kevorkian later killed Adkins and faced the consequences boldly (Hendin, ³Suicide in America² 247). The background, process, and effects of Dr. Kevorkian¹s questionable first patient, Janet Adkins, have a very detailed story in them. Janet Adkins led a very productive life up to and even after she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer¹s, but she couldn¹t handle losing control of her brain (Filene 188). She was 54 years old and lived in a wealthy Oregon suburb with her stock broker husband, Ron. She was also the mother of three ...

... where he exhibited a precocious ability to comprehend the complexities of commerce and accounting. As time went on, he was later able to enroll at a grammar school at Elizabeth, in New Jersey (1772-1774) and then entered King's College (Today Columbus University). 5. Who raised this person? Hamilton lived with his parents up to the age of twelve. He then moved with David Beckman and Nicholas Cruger at Saint Croix. They took care of Hamilton as if they were his real folks until the age of 23 which is when he married Elizabeth Schuyler, daughter of General Philip John Schuyler, a member of an influential Ne ...

... productivity. First, he assumed that all labor is homogenous, which meant that one labor hour is a perfect substitute for any other labor hour, but when marginal productivity was decreasing, the industry found it more profitable to replace labor with machinery. Clark believed that to make a sound economy wages had to be equal to the marginal productivity of labor. This was also beneficial to both the industry and the labor. Secondly, Clark ignored the distinction between land and capital, grouping together both kinds of non-human inputs under the general term "capital," which he then assumed that the broadene ...

... parliament. The size of Henry’s argument would have had him killed, re-incarnated, and then killed again. As Jefferson said referring to the King of Great Britain, “He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.� Jefferson opposed the king’s idea to do what was right for the “people.� Opposition usually resulted with death, something neither of the orators received. Thomas Jefferson built his ideas from previous ideas of another person, while Patrick Henry was driven on sheer hatred. Using some ideas from Jonathan Edwards, Jefferson derived ideas and statement ...

... Pershing and travel to France where they learned how to use the newest weapon of war, the tank. [Biography] This would play a major significance in the up coming war. The American's first battle with Rommel, the desert fox, was a disaster. The American forces needed a leader who could whip the troops into a fighting machine. That man was . took control of the Second Armored Division, in January 1942. [Biography] When he learned, that Rommel's forces were going to ambush his troops, through an intercepted message, staged his own ambush. This was the first American victory in Northern Africa. The Allied forc ...

... the life and example of , Jr., we learn that his moral values of integrity, love, truth, fairness, caring, non-violence, achievement and peace were what motivated him. King is not great because he is well known, he is great because he served as the cause of peace and justice for all humans. King is remembered for his humanity, leadership and his love of his fellow man regardless of skin color. This presence of strong moral values developed King’s character which enabled him to become one of the most influential leaders of our time. Integrity is a central value in a leader’s character and it is through ...