theory is not singularly constrained to one viewpoint; therefore‚ they can read and interpret the literature based simply on their own thoughts and ideas. The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ is a book about a father and son‚ set in a post-apocalyptic world where cannibals and hellish weather are abundant. Using the “Transactional” method of Reader Response theory‚ I interpret The Road’s foundation as describing the positive influence of the complex relationship of father and son‚ and
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passage‚ the wolf is mentioned within a dull and mysterious environment full of negativity. Moreover the horse is known more to be on the peaceful side‚ witnessing peace‚ cleansing‚ and repentance. Last but not least‚ the text written by Cormac McCarthy emphasizes the contrast between white and black‚ good vs. evil. perfection vs. sin. Using very deep rhetorical strategies and connections; enhancing the text and giving it more
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cannibalism or committing suicide? On the other hand‚ would you choose to be on an ethical route by grasping on life delicately? In the midst of the unflinching and empty world with virtually no hope‚ the father and son in the novel‚ The Road by Cormac McCarthy‚ choose to be the “good guys” by staying alive and refraining from cannibalism and thievery. They tried desperately to remain alive by roaming as nomads looking for shelter‚ edible foods‚ and avoiding the “bad guys” from preying on them for food
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There are three types of leadership styles‚ Transformational‚ transactional‚ and Charismatic. Transformational leadership style is a style of leadership in which the leader moves and changes things in a big way by communicating to followers a special vision of the future‚ tapping into the follower’s higher ideals and motives. Followers trust and respect transformational leaders because they have a strong vision for the future of the organisation. Some of the Core characteristics of transformational
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Transactional Flowchart: Guidelines and Examples A Transactional Flowchart depicts all the activities in a process‚ from beginning to end. You can use a Transactional Flowchart to: • Provide a pictorial representation of each activity in a process • Show the sequence of tasks for each activity • Show the flow of inputs and outputs for each task in a process • Analyze the relationship of tasks involved in each activity This guide provides basic instructions for creating a transactional flowchart
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I scored a total of 37 points on the Transactional or Transformational Leader Self-Assessment scale‚ which runs from 10 points (meaning leans more toward transactional leadership) to 50 points (meaning leans more toward transformational leader). This finding suggests that I exhibit slightly more transformational leadership qualities than transactional qualities‚ although I am somewhat balanced between the two types of leadership. As with similar assessments that were taken earlier in this course
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Games People Play by Eric Berne Games people play was actually I really awesome book. I enjoyed reading it very much. I totally now realized now that people do need interaction with others. I never noticed that most depressed people are the way they are because they don’t have enough physical interaction. I also never noticed how people will play games. You aren’t always aware that you are doing it. Like when you play poker. You have a real payoff but you hide your motivations to get there. What
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1. TFL (TFL) is one of the most studied and researched taxonomies in the leadership archetype. Over the years‚ different situations‚ culture‚ organizational requirement‚ and nature of subordinates have encouraged the development of numerous leadership theories‚ of which ‘TFL’ is probably the most effective. Army leaders lead more closely than most of their counterparts in civilian life do‚ in situations where a lack of effective leadership may have catastrophic result (Transformational Leadership
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Transformational versus Transactional Leadership This document is intended to compare and contrasts Transformational and Transactional Leadership and discusses how they are used in management of organizations by managers. Before we can delve into the comparison or contrast‚ we first need to define what we mean by each of these terms we are comparing and contrasting. Transformational Leadership Defined This type of leadership can best be defined as a process in which "leaders and followers help
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The novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy is about a journey between two people‚ a young boy and his father who are left in a catastrophic‚ destroyed world. The two travel through the southeastern part of the U.S where the landscapes are on fire. There are abandoned towns and houses‚ rotting corpses and these two travel with little food‚ supplies or shelter. They have to escape from people who might seek to steal from them or even kill them for their supplies. The father and the boy are the two travelers
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