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Duffy, Brian. (2005, October 31) The Kid of No Promise. Retrieved November 18, 2009 from the U.S. News official website: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051031/31powell.htm

Encyclopedia Britannica. Colin Powell. (2009). Retrieved November 19, 2009 from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/473238/Colin-Powell

General Colin L. Powell. (2009, January 18). Retrieved November 15, 2009 from the Academy of Achievement official website: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1

Major Player: Gen. Colin L. Powell (Ret.). (2000) Retrieved November 16, 2009 from The Washington Post Online: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/gop2000guide/powellpost.htm

Profile: Colin Powell. (2008, October 19) Retrieved November 19, 2009 from BBC News Online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2246150.stm#top

Scholastic.com. Meet General Colin L. Powell. (2000, February). Retrieved November 15, 2009 from: http://teacher.scholastic.com/barrier/powellchat/transcript.htm

Secretary of state Colin L. Powell. (2003, April 29). Retrieved November 16, 2009 from The White House official website: http://georgewbush- whitehouse.archives.gov/government/powell-bio.html

Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Colin Powell. (2009, November 14). Retrieved November 19, 2009 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell

April 5, 1937, a day which holds little significance in the minds of most Americans, proved to be the start of something great. On this day, the life of a four-star general would commence. This decorated soldier would go on to claim his spot as the 65th United States Secretary of State. Living a relatively uneventful childhood, this Harlem, New York native defied his youth and transformed into an extraordinary individual. Born to immigrant parents Luther Theophilus Powell and Maud Arial McKoy, Colin Luther


Bibliography: Duffy, Brian. (2005, October 31) The Kid of No Promise. Retrieved November 18, 2009 from the U.S Encyclopedia Britannica. Colin Powell. (2009). Retrieved November 19, 2009 from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/473238/Colin-Powell General Colin L. Powell. (2009, January 18). Retrieved November 15, 2009 from the Academy of Achievement official website: 15, 2009 from: http://teacher.scholastic.com/barrier/powellchat/transcript.htm Secretary of state Colin L Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Colin Powell. (2009, November 14). Retrieved November 19, 2009 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell
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