Thomas Jefferson: An Indespensible Leader

By in Political Leaders

“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Thomas Jefferson   We always hear about Thomas Jefferson in our history classes, as one of the most influential American politicians at the time of the nation’s birth.  Though, we don’t always take the time to understand why this is the case.  Looking at what he accomplished as president and politician seems mind boggling.  In my blog, I will discuss Thomas Jefferson’s major accomplishments, his leadership lessons, and criticisms of his actions. Before engaging the thesis, I want to discuss Jefferson’s background, before the late 1770’s.  The reason being that his major accomplishments come during and after this time period.  It is important to discover what his actions were at this early stage in his life, to understand how he came to be one of...

Steve Jobs

By in Business Leaders

“Consumers don’t know what they want until we’ve shown them.” – Steve Jobs A visionary, an entrepreneur, a leader, the father of Apple, many people see Steve Jobs as these, not only for how or what he did to raise Apple from the ground but for his accomplishments. His accomplishments improved technology as well as consumers everyday lives from the Ipod to the Iphone to the Ipad. He is criticized as being an entrepreneur that did not care for his family but only for his business as well as the entrepreneur that ended the music CD business. But through his simplicity and confidence and through his leadership methods which allowed him to connect with consumers and employees alike, letting him succeed in the business world like few else. Steven Jobs’s background: Born out of wedlock, his mother, Joanne Schieble, a German/Swiss Catholic, under pressure...

Margaret Thatcher

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“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s a day you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it.”

Margaret Thatcher

Puerto Ricans, Politics, and Power: An Electoral History in New York

By in Immigrant NYC, Latin American Immigration, Leadership, NYC History

BBy Ryan Clinton History major, Wagner College  ’14 Ortega Family History “Look at my hands. I don’t want you to have these kinds of hands,” Manny Ortega’s father used to tell him, raising his calloused palms and drawing attention to his right hand, which was missing half of the middle finger. “He stressed [education for me]” (Ortega Interview). Manny Ortega, the 52-year-old law chairman of Staten Island’s Democratic Party and a practicing family law attorney, emphasized his family’s role in his pursuit of higher education and professional opportunities. Mr. Ortega’s father, an Ecuadorian immigrant to the United States, came to this country in the late 1940s seeking work. He came to New York and joined the merchant marines. An injury tying ropes on the docks sliced off part of his finger. His broken English hampered his ability to receive many distinctions and promotions that he...

Ronald Reagan

By in Celebrity Leaders, Leadership, Political Leaders

Ronald Reagan played a huge influential role in the history of the United States of America and the world. He first took charge as president of the United States during economic crisis in 1981 and knew exactly what he wanted to do for the benefit of all American society. Reagan relied mostly on his strengths of communication and abilities to bring people together through a common appreciation for their country. Not only did he restore America to its original power, but he also helped to maintain democracy in other countries around the globe. Ronald Reagan played a key role in the ending of the Soviet Union while also maintaining his focus on creating a stronger and safer America. Because of his ability to speak powerfully and effectively, he was able to change the United States of America’s reputation of being pliable and weak to being one that is strong, determined, and superior....

Vince Lombardi

By in Leadership, Sports Leaders

Leaders can be found in a plethora of settings around the world and can rise up from the lowest corners of the earth. These leaders all have different philosophies and revolutionary styles that make them unique and better than others. Being a good leader can start at birth or be a role taken on during a moment in one’s lifetime. Leaders can be found in fields like military, political or sports. All of these fields require a very strong type of leader who can take on enormous responsibilities bigger than that person. Being a leader is certainly not for everyone and few people can master the craft of being an excellent leader that people will remember forever. Leaders like Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Theodore Roosevelt executed the art of leadership excellently; people and history books will remember them forever. There is different leadership styles people can be described as....