Biography Paper
Biography Paper comparing the lives of Colin Powell and Judith Nies
December 6, 2012
Presented to
The first book I selected to read for this assignment was “The Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the Sixties” by Judith Nies and published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. in 2008. The book is an autobiographical history of the authors personal and professional experiences. Judith Nies is a feminist activist and has spent much of her adult life promoting equal rights for women. She is a graduate of John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and has written several books and many articles appearing in such magazines and newspapers as the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, Ms., the Harvard Review, and other publications. The second book I selected is also an autobiography “My American Journey” by Colin Powell with Joseph E. Persico. It was published by Ballantine Books in 1996. Colin Powell is a former Secretary of State and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Persian Gulf War. He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on
December 6, 2012
Presented to
The first book I selected to read for this assignment was “The Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the Sixties” by Judith Nies and published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. in 2008. The book is an autobiographical history of the authors personal and professional experiences. Judith Nies is a feminist activist and has spent much of her adult life promoting equal rights for women. She is a graduate of John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and has written several books and many articles appearing in such magazines and newspapers as the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, Ms., the Harvard Review, and other publications. The second book I selected is also an autobiography “My American Journey” by Colin Powell with Joseph E. Persico. It was published by Ballantine Books in 1996. Colin Powell is a former Secretary of State and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Persian Gulf War. He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on
Bibliography: 1. Nies, Judith. The girl I left behind: a narrative history of the Sixties. New York: Harper, 2008. 2. Powell, Colin L., and Joseph E. Persico. My American journey. 1995. Reprint, New York: Ballentine Books, 1996.