Essays on Chavez

Great Law of Peace

The one aspect that stands out is the use of the great tree to symbolize strength and peace. Its roots spread out in four directions like a compass. People who wanted to maintain peace in the Five Nations were required to trace the roots of the tree to come together and enjoy the shelter of the big tree (Wampum par. 4).

Declaration of Independence

The article outlines the principles of the U.S. Government as well as the constituents of the American identity one of the being mentioned at the beginning of the text that all men are equal and deserve happiness, liberty, ...

Behavioral interventions can be grouped as either antecedent-based interventions (ABI) or consequence-based interventions (CBI). CBI is a group of practices in which the problem behaviors are addressed by manipulating the reinforcement or punishment stimuli following an observed behavior, whereas ABI refers to a group of behavioral interventions that are concerned with the modification of environmental factors that are believed to precede problem behaviors (Tullis, Cannella-Malone, & Payne, 2015). Therefore, ABI strategies are implemented before the problem behavior occurs, so their unique quality is the possibility of problem behavior prevention, which makes the behavioral change easier to maintain compared to results ...

The Importance of Keeping Affirmative Action in the U.S.: The Struggle for Rights by the Chicano People The Importance of Keeping Affirmative Action in the U.S.: The Struggle for Rights by the Chicano People In a country like the US where racial and ethnic inequalities are a major social problem, affirmative action has become an important aspect of alleviating such differences and inequalities. Affirmative action programs are those policy actions that are meant at correcting past injustices that have been perpetrated against a group of people and any inequalities that exist between them and the native people in a ...

Media has been associated with various roles in promoting or inhibiting changes affecting societies. Researchers in the field of communications have for a long time been trying to investigate the influence that media has on society. Various theories have been advanced to explain how media affects social change. Literature highlights that early media theories were based on assumptions that there were direct and unmitigated influences on individuals at one level, and the society on another level. Later research sought to shade more light on the underlying assumptions, especially regarding the existence of all-powerful effects (Goodman, 11). This paper looks ...

Question 2: Energy and Risks

Energy is fundamental to life. Without the resource, billions of individuals would remain hungry and cold. The prominent source of energy emanates from fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and oil in the developing and industrialized nations. Despite providing numerous benefits that sustain human, plant, and animal life, the fossil fuels also present disadvantages that have resulted in ecological damage, political disruption, and production failures. This paper attempts to compare the political and environmental challenges introduced by natural gasses, coal, and oil as well as possible remedies that can alleviate the problems. The greenhouse emissions that arise from ...

Undocumented immigrants are individuals that cross the border into the USA without entry visas, especially individuals that avoid inspection or overstay their time allowed as visitors, tourists, or businesspersons. These illegal immigrants make up about 4% of the American population and account for approximately 8% of the children born. In the first class post, the author collaborates my view that undocumented immigrants’ children should be allowed American citizenship because the children have no control over where they should or shouldn’t be born. I agree with the author that the USA is a land of equality and opportunities that ...

Maduro has been one of the most controversial leaders in Venezuela’s history given that he has carried on Chavez’s terrible economic policies that has caused a great nation that used to be a superpower in Latin America to be in crisis both economically and politically. Maduro, like many other leaders in Latin America that are on the outs, is the symbol of an ending of an era that is too far to the left in Latin America. What Maduro stood for as a leader carried on the ideals of Chavez and Guevara in Cuba. These ideals are ...

The CIA has been used to initiate numerous coups in South America including Venezuela whose intent has over time been shown to be to advance the interests of the United States by overthrowing leaders that do not tow its line and replacing them with less reactionary leaders that it can easily manipulate. The involvement of the United States of America in South America has by all means been open, especially following the Cold War. These relations range from diplomatic, trade, security to political engagements as evidenced by the Organization of American States (OAS). However, deeply tacked in the historical ...

 To date, in the fourteen Latin American countries, those in power are leftist politics (the issue what kind of leftism and the degree of radicalism it is about) will be discussed later. Regardless of all the uniqueness of the moment and the apparent dissimilarity of modern Latin American lefts with their predecessors, there is a clear tendency, which is characteristic for the Latin American model of development as a whole – a tradition of powerful leftist movements, the struggle for social transformation. Facing deep structural crisis, the continent came into a long strip of the struggle against the dictatorship, local ...

United Farm Workers of America, also known as UFWA was a result of the coming together of two lesser labor unions. These labor unions were led by two people, Cesar Chavez and Larry Itilong. Larry Itilong was the founder and organizer of Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, also known as AWOC whilst Cesar Chavez was the founder and organizer of National Farm Workers Association, also known as NFWA.

The grand labor union was formed on the 22nd of August 1966 after the NFWA joined AWOC’s protest in Delano, California. Even though there had been a previous strike on the 8th ...

In the United States, the issue of illegal immigration is of great concern as it is affecting several institutions of the country. The immigration that is taking place on illegal grounds has exerted a negative influence in the economy. The population of illegal immigrants has considerably increased in the United States, which has exerted financial pressure and burden on the country because more resources are required in order to satisfy the needs and wants of the residents (Grandrath, 1996). The rise in population is increasing unemployment, which in turn is reducing the wages of employed individuals. The number of illegal ...

Question One: Significance of Proclamation Line of 1763

The Proclamation Line of 1763 was significant in that it asserted the Indians’ right to land. The proclamation sought to delineate the land that belonged to the Indians from the land that would be accessible and utilized by the colonists. In that vein, the line established the racial divide. In the interim, the proclamation gave the Indians a share of the land. The same should be understood in the context of the fact that the Indians would now be under the protection of the King. In addition, the colonists who had settled in the land reserved for the Indians were ...

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Federal judge strikes down Michigan’s gay marriage ban. By Paresh Dave, 4:12 PM PDT, March 21, 2014. http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-michigan-gay-marriage-20140321,0,418570,print.story The article depicts the striking down the ban on gay marriage. Bernard Friedman, the U.S. District judge, so it unconstitutional and it was time to give liberty to a lesbian couple in Michigan-the right for marriage. But the couple must have lived together for eight years. The judge also hoped that the children of same-sex couples will mature up with admiration for their families and comprehend that they are no diverse than other families in their ...

Compare and Contrast the Philosophies/Theories and Practice of Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King

Introduction Both Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King are an important part of Americans non-violent history. Although both of them were active in different areas of the civil movement, they are remembered with pride for their great achievements that made a huge impact in the lives of many American’s. Notably, the effect of their works is felt today especially by the minority groups of the nation. Even though Martin Luther King’s work is more recognized around the world than Cesar's’, they are both great heroes who deserve recognition and appreciation because of the sacrifices they made to ...

Hair transplant is one of the latest services in the health care sector. However, this procedure has been used in the United States since the 1950s. It involves taking a narrow strip from the back of the head where there is hair and placing it where there is totally no hair or where the hair has thinned out. The reason why it’s a modern service is because of the advancements in technology, making the process of hair transplantation and the aftermath appear as naturally.

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In addition to this, there are those people that have the hereditary gene for baldness. They ...

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1. In assessing and interrogating the success and /or failures of social protest many social scientists and historians introduce the “ human dimensions” of leadership as an explanatory variable (factor) , with regard to its impeding or catalyzing effects on policy and actions. In so doing they examine critically, the strengths and flaws of personal actions by these leaders in their quest for social change. With this context as a framework, please evaluate the leadership of Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jnr, and FDR, with regards to how the “human dimensions” of their leadership impacted their efforts, positively or negatively, ...

A writer ventures into the writing business with the aim of entertaining the readers. These personalities write captivating stories that entertain the readers. However, in this case, Upton makes the above statement to try and bring out the fact that even though the book was written to entertain the readers, somewhat it tampered with their inner feeling. The book centers around a Lithuanian immigrant who comes to the USA with the hope of having a better life. However, the turnout of events does not impress both the writer and presumably the reader. The book describes the life of one Jurgigs life ...

All pertains to race, but the race is not relevant. The mentioned was a statement of Chavez. Myriad horrific happenings in the United States history refer to a common understanding and knowledge. However understanding the history coupled with making the right connections of the said history, thereby, instilling relevance to it is vital. In the past, the Native Americans suffered significant racial discrimination. The mentioned discrimination got exercised by the white Americans. Subsequently, racism is often a hindrance to justice and freedom. In his book, Chavez aimed at enlightening the people and assisting in solving the mentioned menace that engulfed the United ...

Immigrants face difficulties when they are caught in the middle of two cultures. It becomes difficult for some to easily integrate while others try so much to fit in amid several challenges. There is always an effort to assimilate or incorporate a micro culture into a macro culture in trying to make one homogenous group, but it is not as easy as it seems especially when members of the micro culture are not ready to accept the macro culture. It is even worse off when the micro group does not speak the same language as the macro group. In the context ...

Immigration and Tolerance

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1. What are the main points made in the chapter, article? In this chapter, the main focus is on discrimination and injustices experienced by non-whites and immigrant students. The education of African American students was unquestionably altered when Linda Brown was denied admission into her local elementary school on the basis of her being a black student. The case of Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was brought to the Supreme Court in 1954. African American students joisted with the existence of societal obstacles in an attempt to fully close the perceived gap between ...

Ceasar Chavez is one of the important Latino leader in the history of the United States. He dedicated his entire life in helping others. Ceaser Chavez worked in various field and he was an American labor leader, civil rights activists, as well as a farm worked. Ceasar Chavez was born in the year 1927 and died in 1993. He was the second born in a family of six siblings. His parents were Juana Chavez and Libado Chavez (Stavans, 2010). His family had a piece of land, which came to an end due to the great depression. They moved to California as migrant ...

Diversity and differences among the groups of people is one reality in this earth. The world is composed of people with distinctive traits, culture, tradition and physique. How these differences will be respected in the sense of providing equal rights and privileges despite the differences remains a challenge for many nations and even for many institutions. M. A. MacConaill defined the difference between ethnicity and race. According to him, race refers to the physical characteristic of the group of people. A good example is the comparison of the characteristics of Caucasians and Asians. Caucasians have white skin, usually round ...

The Congress should pass the Dream Act. The first reason for this is that education is one of the fundamental ways of changing countries, for instance, the Soviet Union lessons from the fallen Wall and resulted into compulsory public education within the country. Secondly, the Defense Department's Strategic Plan for 2010-12 Fiscal Years makes an inclusion of the DREAM Act to be a way of helping shape as well as maintain mission-ready for all-volunteer forces. Third, the youth are the future and the promise of the state and nation, and hence the need to have them afforded opportunities of fulfilling ...

Latin American countries had adopted capitalism as an economic system that arose from the industrialized Europe and the more developed United Sates. However, capitalism did not solve the societal problems of many Latin American societies. Instead, capitalism created a society where a group of elites controlled the state and the economy of many Latin American countries. Even with the rapid economic development that many Latin American countries experienced in 19th century, economic development was not witnessed among the lower middle class and the peasant farmers. Abject poverty was still a feature of a large percentage of the Latin American populace. The urban poor ...

Despite its wide usage, the term Latino has no precise definition, rather its meaning depends on the context of use. Understanding the meaning of the term is imperative as there are several terms often used as its synonyms. Terms such as Hispanic and Chicano are in some contexts used interchangeably with Latino, despite the fact that they all refer to different people with different cultures (Delgado, 12). The confusion of the terms is based on the emphasis on the shared origin or heritage, while at the same time ignoring other differences. In deed the term Hispanic was coined in ...

Introduction

The Chicano Movement is traceable to the agitation of better Mexican-American human freedoms and civil rights, expanding from its humble beginnings of the 1940s, to the vocal Mexican American Movement it was during the 1960s. Its core goal was the agitation of greater Mexican American empowerment. The movement expanded from its humble beginnings, through time to later on transform into the national movement it became. As a whole, it encompassed a wide-ranging cross section of aspects and issues affecting the greater Mexican identity. As such, these included Mexican farm workers’ rights, the restoration of land grants, the enhancement of educational development, ...

2. How did the ancient Greeks perceive the Greek mythical tradition from the days of Homer and Hesiod up to the spread of Christianity during the Roman Empire? History of the Greeks is the most fascinating considering some of the great writers that keeps the memories of the culture in literature. This also has a link with early Christianity, which is also written in the most read book in the world, the bible. In this paper, we shall be discussing the influence of early Greek writers on modern Christian writers. We shall also be looking at the relationship between ...

Part I: Mathematical Anxiety and Defining “Good Teaching”

Anxiety in mathematics is a long-studied field of educational psychology, and is a problem that has many suggested causes. To understand the issues that arise for many people when confronting mathematics, it is important first to understand what the psychological concept of “mathematical (math) anxiety” is. Math anxiety is a perceived notion, defined by Ashcraft and Kirk (2001) as: “a feeling of tension, apprehension, or fear that interferes with math performance” (Ashcraft and Kirk, 2001). Notably, math anxiety or math phobia is not an actual inability to do mathematics; it is the perceived inability to do mathematics. This observation and the resulting research ...

1.Who was Gen. Augusto Pinochet and what did he do on Sept. 11, 1973? He was an army general in Chile and on Sept. 11, 1973 successfully staged a coup of Chile. 2. Who filmed this documentary and how did they gain access to Pinochet's Prisons? A European film crew talked their way into the concentration camps. They filmed many things that they were not supposed to, resulting in some of the only recorded records of what was happening.2. Who were people detained and on what grounds? People were detained if they were perceived to have ...

Introduction

Venezuela is a country in South America which is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states and bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Being an oceanic country, since pre historic period, it became a land of plantations, where African slave labourers used to work on cocoa, cotton, sugar, coffee, and tobacco plantations. Crude oil was then discovered, where currently, the country relies on it. Brazil is a country in the same region with Venezuela but more developed than Venezuela. This paper will look at the historical background, its current and future economy, and future development of the country, and ...

A carbon footprint represents the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted to the atmosphere by both direct and indirect activities of humans. One of the major contributors to the carbon footprint is the impact of manufactured goods. Greenhouse gasses are created in the production of goods (resource extraction and manufacturing) of both the product and the packaging materials. The carbon footprint for manufactured good also includes the cost of transportation of the goods from the source to the factory to the store. In addition, the disposal of the trash generated from manufactured goods contributes to greenhouse gas emissions ( ...

“To fight with the sword does call for bravery of a sort. But to die is braver far than to kill. He alone is truly brave, he alone is martyr in the true sense who dies without fear in his heart and without wishing hurt to his enemy, not the one who kills and dies” – Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1938 (Johnson, 105). History is replete with examples of countries which, in their darkest hours, rose to manifest the brave and virtuous traits of their great leaders. In 19th-century America, Abraham Lincoln’s inspirational leadership galvanized resistance to calls to accommodate ...

Over the years, immigrants have found their way easily to the United States. The level at which immigrants are increasing in the United States is alarming which has led to the creation of law that will govern immigrants. As immigrants infest the nation, the cultures in the societies become more with each growth of the population. The United States is said to have the greatest number of different cultures. The immigrants include, Asians, Africans, Europeans and the Hispanics from the neighboring South and North America continent. One significant immigrant population group in the United States is the Hispanics. ...

Over the years, immigrants have found their way easily to the United States. The level at which immigrants are increasing in the United States is alarming which has led to the creation of law that will govern immigrants. As immigrants infest the nation, the cultures in the societies become more with each growth of the population. The United States is said to have the greatest number of different cultures. The immigrants include, Asians, Africans, Europeans and the Hispanics from the neighboring South America continent. One significant immigrant population group in the United States is the Hispanics. The Hispanics ...

The state of Gran Columbia collapsed in 1830 giving birth to the country now known as Venezuela (the other two countries that came from Gran Columbia are Ecuador and Columbia which was formerly known as New Granada). The country has been ruled by military men until the start of democratic election in 1959 (CIA Factbook, 2013). In 1999, Hugo Chavez got elected as the country’s president and implemented a new brand of “socialism” which according to him was the answer to the pressing social problems of Venezuela. This move however, led the way to a host of other problems such ...

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Questions on Meaning - What seems to have prompted Chavez’s essay? How can you tell? What prompted Chavez’s essay is concerning the presence of “nearly 12 million illegal immigrants.” There is also the growing fear illegal immigrants “will never fully adapt” in the US. I can tell this when Chavez 73% of the children of half of these illegal immigrant households became US citizens. The common assumption to illegal immigrants is that they will remain poor, uneducated, etc. However, Chavez pointed out that this form of stereotyping is erroneous. She cited statistics that says illegal ...

Introduction: Explaining Nationalism

Nationalism provides for an underlying concept explaining the organization of humanity. Normally, nationalism bases its definition on the importance of a shared system of beliefs and heritage that characterize different forms of identities. As the world itself is diverse in geography and living conditions, it is inevitable for people across the globe to coalesce with one another based on the sameness and coherence of their consciousness and experiences. Along the way, they develop a closer sense of identity the more they find themselves affected by a certain event, particularly those whose landmark effects have enabled a ...

Cuba and Venezuelan Socialism in 21st century

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The world has witnessed various revolutions over the years. An activity or a movement, which results into fundamental changes in social, economic and political situations, can be termed as a revolution. There are numerous revolutions, which have either failed or succeeded in achieving the intended objectives to initiators and generations thereafter. 20th century is one of the most influential centuries in human history when there were numerous revolutions. One such revolution which took place was in the form of the rise of Socialism which first came into effect in Russia after the Czar of Russia was overthrown ...

Socialism in the Twenty First Century

Many researchers of the socialism campaign of the 21st century prefer to treat the word “socialism” as a misnomer. Hence, the ‘socialism’ that we talk of in this paper does not involve the political aspect but seeks to examine the term in the aspects of their style, rhetoric and actions. This paper takes only as broad overview of the topic, highlighting the major aspects without delving to the possible in depth analysis that could have been possible in a work of lesser scope. This paper has been prepared keeping this intention in mind.

Cuba & Its Tryst with Socialism

Whenever Socialism is thought of in regard to ...

The majority of underdeveloped countries, Venezuela being one of them, face some serendipity on the world, which include science, politics, orchids, investments and techs. For these countries, trouble-free wealth seems as being the sure path into failure, with Venezuela being an ideal example of that. Firstly, as a result, Chavez Hugo made a threat of nationalizing banks in case they failed in complying with the necessary agricultural loans credit quota. Unfortunately, Chavez was simply lying considering that private banks are abiding to the quotas while the public banks disobey this credit quota. Furthermore, Chavez has plans of making it mandatory ...

Crimes involving illegal immigrants, the mob, hate and youth are on the rise posing challenges to the authorities. This is because they perpetrate a great deal of crimes that involve assaults and murder. Illegal immigrants refer to those people who sneak up into the country illegally, the mob refers to organized criminal gangs, crimes of hate refer to criminal acts perpetrated towards vulnerable groups and youths in crime refers to the aspect of juveniles who participate in criminal acts. Therefore, the following paper is a criminal law paper explains the issues associated with criminal acts involving illegal immigrants, the mob, hate ...

Foreign Direct Investment in Venezuela’s Petroleum Industry

Q. Under the term of the new regulations announced in 2004 governing FDI in Venezuela's oil sector. What are/where the potential implications for oil production there, the long-term profitability of PDVSA, and the economic growth in Venezuela. A. In October 2004, Hugo Chavez the Venezuelan President announced that the royalties that the government would charge for drilling the oil along the Orinoco oil belt in the country's southeast would be increased. He hiked due the government to 16.7%. He also changed the terms on any new joint ventures with foreign oil companies. For new ventures, royalties ...

The global financial crisis adverse effects started in mid-2007 with the credit crunch that deepened in the year 2008. These effects initiated the most severe economic crunch since the Great Depression. It affected the economies of various countries and there geographical reach (Berkman, Gelos, Renhack and Walsh, 2009). Most developed and developing countries most of which that have developing markets encountered high levels of financial strain and slow economic actions. The aim of this research paper is to identify in detail the several ways in which the global financial crisis refigured international relations. The paper explains the role played ...

Introduction

In 1998, Hugo Chavez won the elections in Venezuela, a victory that marked the beginning of a reign that would later turn out to be oppressive and retrogressive. A huge bulk of his supporters was won over by his strong attacks of the representative democracy that characterized the regime that was at the helm of the country. He promised to break away from the past which he associated with the wealthy. Hugo Chavez and his movement which was known as Chavismo came up with an alternative system which entailed participatory and protagonist democracy. The implementation of this system began with the convening ...

Venezuela which is in the shape of a reversed triangle is located on the northern hump of South America and is twice in size of the land area of California. The climate of Venezuela is usually either winter or summer. The ethnic groups in Venezuela are Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German and African while the official language spoken in Venezuela is Spanish. 96% of the population is Roman Catholic while 2% of the population is Protestants.

The population growth rate of Venezuela is 1.47% in 2012 while the population in Venezuela that is urbanized stands at 93% in the year ...

2009 Coup in Honduras

The history background of the 2009 coup in Honduras is one which was characterized by imperialistic domination, poverty and exploitation. On the 28th of July 2009, a trained army stormed into the residence of President Manuel Zelaya and forced him out of power by taking him prisoner and banishing him from Honduras. The army which carried out this action was rumored to belong to United States, and it is a wonder that the coup happened without Washington’s tactic approval or knowledge. There was a close association between the pentagon and the Honduran army. Early, on the Thursday ...

Has oil been a curse or a blessing for Venezuela?

The oil in Venezuela has become a curse for the country. The present economic challenges facing Venezuela, originate from within the country’s leadership. These challenges are due to presence of oil in the country, which arose from state mismanagement of the 2003-2008, when the oil business was flourishing. This has crippled the Venezuela economy. Instead of modernizing the economy, which the government argues to have done, Cha’vez has used the oil boon to reproduce failed economic recipes from the ancient times. These ancient recipes include massive doses of nationalization, summing approximately four-hundred cases by the end of the ...

Which is better?

The Presidential election is coming up so a lot of important subjects are being discussed. One popular topic is over the type of economic system that is best for the United States. The two most talked about are on the opposite ends of the political spectrum: the Capitalist Self-Sufficiency model and the Social Welfare Net model. Both models seem to have valuable characteristics. For example a social welfare safety net maintains that to help people who have fallen on hard times is a good idea for the economy. When people are given some support during hard times it is easier for ...

Cesar Chavez has been known as one of Venezuela’s brightest stars and over the years he has worked hard and assiduously to create a country which is not constantly exploited by barons and international oligarchies (California Department of Education, 2009). He founded a broad coalition of civil rights called the Community Service Organization which eventually became the United Farm Workers movement. His work with the CSo demonstrated his strong commitment to civil rights and to the betterment of his fellow co workers who were being constantly and consistently exploited. He was consistent in the upholding of the rights of ...

‘Relief and Education for Alien minors’ by Juan Chavez

The paper recaps the struggle of immigrants, tentatively referred to as aliens, to fit and live perfectly in the United States of America, with a proficient medical care, education and other social facilities. In the article, there are skeptics in passing of the Dream Act Bill, and the immigrants are suffering and facing a lot of criticism from the Americans.

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Different nationalities have been migrating to America for the last five decades, ascribed to different facets, description of America as a land of opportunity, topping the list (Chavez, 2011). The reception of the aliens in America has not been satisfactory, depicted by ...

Leo Chavez’s book, Shadowed Lives-Undocumented Immigrants in American Society is a vital tool for communicating the much controversial topic in America, immigration. The book addresses factors that lead into the immigration process, the manner in which the process takes place, and the resultant influence that this whole process bears on their destination. Chavez convincingly communicates the challenges that result for both parties; the immigrants and their incorporation into the community and the pressure they put forth on the government and the people with whom they are supposed to live in the new places of residence.

In the first chapter, ...

Introduction

‘Leadership’ and ‘Change’ are interlinked in a very important way, they actually complete each other and it will not be wrong if we say that if there is a Leadership it will always bring a change or vice-versa. However change is basically a result and there are other factors which influence and help to achieve this result. Leaders have always changed the course of time and have brought revolutions in the fields like Politics, Spiritualism, Management, Science and Arts etc. However though all these may be defined under the definition of success the path obtained to achieve success is different for all leaders; ...