In “Where is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oats‚ she uses a few different methods of indirect characterization to describe the character who is only known as “the visitor”. The five methods are appearance‚ speech‚ actions‚ reactions of others‚ and private thoughts. To begin‚ we will analyze the physical appearance of the visitor. In the beginning of the short story‚ Oats describes the character as a man in his late forties who was wearing a dark‚ conservatively cut suit. His hair was described as “thin”
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The poem closes with reminders of oppression‚ control and confinement. Possibility that was once limitless for the dolphins now has ’limits’ imposed upon it that will become impossible to bear. The realisation will probably hasten the creatures’ death‚ signalling that there is as much at stake from a psychological perspective as there is from the physical circumstances. Stifling of natural impulse and behaviour can have fatal consequences. The ’plastic toy’ is a further reminder of the indignity
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I grew in the back seat of the taxi cab‚ my dad’s taxi cab. I watched the seats deteriorate‚ the smell of the car worsen after the umpteenth drunk passenger left their Saturday night entree inside of it. The cab had accumulated so many battle wounds‚ but that was its appeal. It had character. It encapsulated the moments that I wasn’t privy to. It was a living memory capsule. I was never able to witness what it was like while it was alive‚ I didn’t know what it was like to have strangers in your car
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TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ABSTRACT In this global competitive environment‚ effective leadership style is necessary to reduce the attrition rate. From the effective leadership styles only it is possible to achieve organizational goal productively. This paper wanted to see the transformational and transactional leadership style. Where Transformational leadership can be categorized into Charisma‚ Inspiration‚ Intellectual Stimulation and Individualized Consideration. While in Transactional leadership variables
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Developing a Growth Mindset Speaker‚ Carol Dweck‚ p. 78. In the video‚ “The Growth Mindset‚” she speaks about the power of the words “yet” and “not yet” and how this can ultimately change your outlook or your perspective. Dweck talks about how these words can create two distinct kinds of mindsets. She discusses the effects of a fixed mindset and a growth mindset‚ and how it affects the newer generation. The way Dweck views a growth and fixed mindset aligns with my beliefs because I believe that
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Can a person change their ways? Scrooge from Scrooge & Marley :A Christmas Carol went through a huge transformation because of the things he did. Transformation or change is a big part of everything‚ a few events and actions can change someone’s life forever. Ebenezer Scrooge went from being a selfish man that cares about no one other than himself to a thoughtful person. He also changed from a greedy old man to more charitable to everything he can. Another change Scrooge went through in his time
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Re-read Act 1 from page 34 (Carol: What do you think?) to the end of page 41. Discuss how Mamet presents the significance and the effects of misunderstanding in this extract and at least one other point in the play. Throughout David Mamet’s ‘Oleanna’ the effects of misunderstanding is a central theme. You could say that John’s incapability to listen to and understand Carol’s situation is the reason for the miscommunication in this extract. Whilst Carol is getting upset and tries to explain
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Contrasting Servant Leadership to Transactional Leadership Organizational Behavior and Management defines Transactional Leadership as being‚ “Helps the follower identify what must be done to accomplish the desired results (e.g.‚ better-quality output‚ more sales or services‚ reduced cost of production) and ensures that employees have the resources needed to complete the job‚ (Ivancevich‚ Konopaske‚ Matteson‚ p. 453).” Business dictionary defines transactional leader as a‚ “style of leadership that is based
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Organizational Behavior – Carol Bevin’s Perceptions at OptiCo 1. What was Carol’s perception of Levy and Johnson? How did Carol’s perceptions change during the case? Carol’s perception of Levy: Based on the information of Carol Bevin’s perception‚ her first impression of the new chief financial officer Harold Levy was rather negative: he was stern‚ demanding and impatient. She thought that his flamboyant and aggressive style would not fit at OptiCo. Then‚ after a few months working with
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transformational leadership is a kind of leadership style that can inspire and stimulates positive changes in individuals that follows. Transformational leaders are usually emotionally intelligent‚ energetic‚ passionate‚ and fervent. Transformational leader also concentrated on assisting every follower of the group succeed as well. Transformational leaders are individuals‚ who encourage and inspire followers together to attain astonishing values and‚ in the process‚ develop their own leadership capacity
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