When was Napoleon defeated,where,by whom and when?

The Art Of Being A "Little Napoleon"?

• I have a few questions that perhaps someone here can help with. I'll ask a question and give a bit of a back story to help. I'm a five foot seven inch male living in the United States and a college student. I played football in high school and am a off and on musician in my spare time. I generally try to be friendly and confident but not to the point of being egotistical. 1a: Why are confident short men "Little Napoleons"? 1b: Why are quiet short men "badazz wannabes"? This is something I noticed back in high school; If I was with a group of my teammates and other students my taller teammates could brag about being the best athlete ever and everyone would laugh and agree but whenever I made the same remark no matter how jokingly, someone would make a point to say something along the lines of "look at the little Napoleon" or "haha (my name) has short mans syndrome!". So eventually I quit bragging and kinda kept to myself but then those some people who used to call me "little Napoleon" would instead say things like "look at the little dude, he thinks he's a badazz". Basically no matter what I did, bragging or being quiet- it was negative and it was related directly to my height. 2: Can a short man defend himself without being the bad guy? (Somewhat related to question 1) Despite being a football player with a athletic/muscular build whenever a bully wanted to show how "powerful" he was I (or any other short guy within eyesight) was his target. Whenever I would stand my ground and not be intimidated I still somehow ended up being a "wannabe badazz" and a "little Napoleon" in most of my schoolmates eyes. 3: Can a short man ever defend his date? Last year I was dating a woman who by all means was great, she was pretty and had a great personality and I felt that we "clicked". However she ended up leaving me because she didn't feel "protected" around me. Again, I was a football player and I've kept my muscular build. A few months later I saw her dating a guy who is around six foot two and skinny as a twig. That's not to say he's not a good guy or anything but if her beef was with being "protected" I don't see where he fits in. 4: Do short men "overcompensate" for everything? This is something that kinda bugs me. Whenever I try hard at anything I'm labeled as "overcompensating for being short". When I was playing football the extra time I spent in the weight room was according to some me "trying to overcompensate for being short". Whenever I'm the leader of a study group and I make sure everyone's attending and paying attention according to some in the group I'm once again "overcompensating for my lack of height". Basically any time I put any effort into whatever I'm doing I'm apparently "overcompensating". Those are just a few questions and here are a few others that basically summarize this question. Why are short men forced to work twice as hard to be taken seriously but when we do we're labeled as overcompensating? Just how exactly are short men supposed to act? If we aren't timid then we're called "little Napoleons" but if we are quiet and keep to ourselves then we're "wannabe badazzes". Why are short men treated as a group? If someone meets a tall guy who happens to be a jerk the person will say "oh he's just a jerk, oh well" but if someone meets a short guy who happens to be a jerk the person will say "all short men are jerks". Yes I am generalizing here but as someone who has been generalized due to height I feel it is only fair. PS: Napoleon was of average height of his time so you might want to come up with another term. PPS: Martin Luther King Jr was about five foot six so feel free to call me a little "Martin Luther King Jr." ;)

• Answer:

  Do you see a theme here in the people you have surrounded yourself with? People who do not stand up for their friend when someone says something like that, people who take you at "face value" when they should know better if they are your friend, people (women) who have self esteem issues and feel they need "protection". Personally, I like a man I can look in the eye. Unfortunately, you cannot change anyone; only your reaction to them.