...treasurer and a schoolteacher. At the beginning of his life, the only kind of work that he knew was working with ranches in the Salinas Valley and the Monterey coast. When he was through with high school he went on to study at Stanford University. He was not much of a college guy though. After he was through with that he had many different little jobs. Until, finally he published his first novel in 1935 called Tortilla Flat. After Tortilla Flat, he began to build a successful career out of his writing. He published a best-selling novel in 1937, Of Mice and Men, a story about poor ranch hands in California. He had great sympathy for the “Okies”, migrant farmers from Oklahoma, which led to him writing The Grapes of Wrath. The Grapes of Wrath became a best seller and it won him a Pulitzer Prize. This novel is ultimately what launched him to the level of fame he had. Not all of his works take place in California though. Some of his other famous works are The Moon Is Down, taking place in a Nazi controlled Scandinavian village, The Pearl, dealing with the tragedy facing a Mexican family, East of Eden, considered to be his finest novel, and many others. Steinbeck has been cited as an author with “great feeling for nature, for the tilled soil, the wasteland, the mountains and the ocean coasts…in the midst of, and beyond, the world of human beings.” Also he’s noted for “a strain of grim humor which to some extent redeems his...
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...the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two nomadic consorts who travel through California looking for work. They have a dream of owning a small stake of land together and living a relaxed, comfortable life on that land. While living in a bunkhouse in Soledad, they meet an old man named Candy, who has no family or relatives that care about him. His only true friend is his dog. Through Candy’s speech and thoughts, Steinbeck reveals that everyone is much happier with a companion than without. Candy’s relationship...
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...George Orwell's essay 'Shooting an Elephant' gives remarkable insight into the human psyche. The essay presents a powerful theme of inner conflict. Orwell feels strong inner conflict between what he believes as a human being, and what he believes and should do as an imperial police officer. The author is amazingly effective in illustrating this conflict by providing specific examples of contradictory feelings, by providing an anecdote that exemplified his feelings about his situation, and by using vivid imagery to describe his circumstances. A police officer in the British Raj, the supposedly 'unbreakable'; ruling force, was afraid. With his gun aimed at an elephant's head, he was faced with the decision to pull the trigger. That officer was George Orwell, and he writes about his experience in his short essay “Shooting an Elephant” to save face, he shrugged it off as his desire to “avoid looking the fool” (George Orwell, 77). In truth, the atmosphere of fear and pressure overwhelmed him. His inner struggle over the guilt of being involved in the subjugation of a people added to this strain, and he made a decision he would later regret enough to write this story. In his essay, Orwell describes how the abuses and treatment he witnessed oppressed him with an intolerable sense of guilt, (Orwell, 72). This is not some minor pang, or nagging worry. The shame pressed down on his shoulders with an unbearable weight. He also describes the injustices in detail...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of The Study Every individual has problems in their life. The problem that appears is complex. Most of them related to human psychological condition. One of the basic problems of individual is feeling inferiority. This emerges as the result of psychological and social weakness. Inferiority feeling also arises for imperfection in doing something. Those feelings include subjective feeling, which is experienced by people because of their social disabilities. Thus, human beings try to compensate for their inferiority feeling by striving to overcome their feeling. Inferiority feeling influences human being life style. In other words, inferiority determines life style involving how people attempt to defeat their weakness. Commonly, individual applies their inferiority in social life. However, they tend to be motivated to overcome feeling of inferiority by building relationship with others to get their life’s goal. Sometimes, the goal of life will become difficult thing to be reached since there are many problems in human life. The problems in human life cannot be separated from thinking, feeling, and acting. Those are actually bringing up influence for the literary work. Therefore, literature closely related to psychology in human being including experiences facing the life. A work of literature is created not only to entertain but also to convey values and meanings to human life which can be discovered in the problem...
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...argument without making clear the charges he makes against utilitarianism and why they are considered to be effective attacks against the view. To get the clearest conception possible of the charges made, one should have a firm grasp of the utilitarian position so that one may successfully relate Williams’ criticisms to the theory. First, the utilitarian moral theory must be clearly formulated. Then I will present and clarify some of Williams’ objections against this theory. Finally, I will explore some utilitarian responses to Williams’ objections. Articulating Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a moral theory that is traditionally attributed to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.[4] In his essay An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Bentham illustrates his view on the notion of utility by stating at the very beginning that: Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we...
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...George Orwell conveys his thoughts and feelings to the reader by using different language devices. One language device he uses is superlatives such as ‘immense’ which empathises the size of the crowd and engages the reader, but is also shown to be ostracized from the large crowd as he is constantly referred to as the ‘white man’ this shows how insignificant he is from the crowd as he name is not often used. Another device used is colloquialism ‘it was a bit of fun to them’ and ‘excited’ I believe this is used to create unity between the reader and the author which sways the reader’s justification of the article to be positive. In addition a proliferation of negativity towards elephants such as ‘I had got to shoot the elephant’ showing an opposite side of the article, portraying the views of the natives, them being that the elephant had to be gotten rid of due to it ruining their lives. This creates a chance for the reader to change their opinions on elephants and to make a clearer conclusion. The tone of the piece is quite depressing and negative, although some language devices were used to make parts of the article positive the overall feeling in the article does not show that. I think that many parts of the article show that what George Orwell did was distressed which makes the article quite miserable, however I felt he did realise his actions were wrong which allows the reader to make a more comprehensive explanation of the...
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...Modern Leadership University of Maryland University College AMBA 600 9045 10/28/14 Susan Malone Abstract The following paper examines two different leadership styles. Daniel Goleman introduces emotional intelligence and he explains the fundamental elements that define emotional intelligence and make a good leader. Mitch McCrimmon examines thought leadership in the workplace and compares it to shared or positional leadership. Both styles of leadership are similar and yet much different. In order for an organization to be effective, it must utilize both styles of leadership. Today’s economic climate calls for companies to constantly think outside the box and be innovative and in order to do this, organizations need good leadership. What defines good leadership? Both Goleman and McCrimmon give examples of what comprises a true leader and what qualities should a good leader should posses. Leading from the Mind What is leadership? Leadership is defined as the ability to guide or direct a group of individuals. In order to guide or direct a group, one must be able to take charge and influence in an effective way. According to Daniel Goleman, leadership comes from a learned emotional intelligence. Goleman claims that in order to be a good leader, one must possess the quality of empathy. One must be able to emotionally understand others and use this understanding to exert influence. (Goleman, 1998) According to Mitch McCrimmon, anyone can be a leader. McCrimmon claims that...
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...20th of December 1968 of heart disease and congestive heart failure at the age of 66. He was of German, Irish and English descent. He was a college dropout from Stanford University back in 1925 and was a manual laborer before he started to achieve his success as a writer. The story takes place in a stream near Salinas River and in the ranch it the Salinas Valley of Northern California during the Great Depression. During that time, there were massive lack of jobs and increasing number of workers. The population travelled from one place to another to seek employment. Steinbeck’s way of writing reflects his character. Steinbeck concentrates on revealing the characters and presents them directly to focus the reader’s attention of their quandary. Steinbeck is very clever on using stereotypes and has highlighted the importance of human issues, friendship, intellectual prowess, different racial background, social status and responsibility. For instance, he describes Lenny’s appearance as an animal – which Lennie really behaves and looks like. The meaning of Steinbeck’s story is about what it means to be a human being – in different aspects, how the society looks at you as an individual. Steinbeck is a master of description, and one of his many passions was the California landscape. The setting in this novel contains the "golden foothill slopes" and the "strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains." It is quiet and natural with sycamores, sand, leaves, and a gentle breeze. The rabbits, lizards...
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...reasonably distraught, Californian, British born, homosexual, English professor, George Falconer. Isherwood’s novel addresses difficult concepts such as homosexuality, loneliness, oppression, depression, and the all too real inevitability of death. The oppression and alienation faced by homosexuals in the mid 1900’s, along with the psychological journey caused by great loss, is revealed in Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man when viewed through the feminist lens, with attention to themes, imagery, allusion, and symbolism. The 1900’s were a time of great change all throughout the world. Both of the World Wars took place in the 1900s, and after these came the war...
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...While Tom Buchanan and George Wilson have many differences, they also have some things in common. From Tom Buchanan and George Wilson and their financial statuses, their reactions to being cheated on, their ways of showing violence, and their attitudes towards women can be very similar or very different. Tom Buchanan and George Wilson have many differences. One difference between Tom Buchanan and George Wilson is that Tom Buchanan...
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...Many people have complication in their relationships, but George and Lennie are the same way through out the novel. John Steinbeck expresses George and Lennie’s relationship on different levels through out the showing the reader the different relationship. George and Lennie have three key relationship. George and Lennie have a very special relationship that can change depending on the situation that they’re dealt with. John Steinbeck wanted the characters, George and Lennie, to feel connected to each other through out the novel, and one of the relationships is brotherhood.George explains to Slim about how George and Lennie’s past,“I used to play jokes on "‘im ‘cause he was too dumb to take care of ‘imself ”(Steinbeck). Brothers play jokes on...
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...A. In this short story by Doris Lessing, we meet a young man, an individual from a group of schoolgirls, and most importantly, a man about the age of 60. The narrator, whose name and gender is not given, also plays a part in the story. The old man is described as well presented, and knows a lot about paintings, or at least George Stubbs’ chestnut horse. The narrator certainly has respect for the old man, and implies that if he spoke louder when telling about the painting, people would mistake him for an official guide. “How much I would have liked to know as much as he did, and to share his passion for Stubbs and the horse”. This shows that the old man is truly sharing his passion with his young acquaintance, who unfortunately does not want to sit through it. The narrator also has an important role. It is because of him/her we get to hear the old man’s story about his childhood love. However, it is not before he deems the narrator worth it, that he shares his story. “Now he looked properly at me, took me in, decided I was worthy to continue.” This shows that the old man finds the narrator more mature and interesting than the young man. One of the biggest themes is the different stages in life. When the old man was in love with a 16-year-old girl, just like the one who sleeps near him in the story, he was only 12, and it meant that they were in completely different stages of their lives. The age gap was too big, just like it is in the story, now that the man is 60 years...
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...Chase Davis Part1 1. The genuine connection of Helen and Michael can be portrayed as close relatives. Helen Turrell says that her sibling George Turrell had an association with the girl of resigned non-authorized cop. She additionally says that before George Terrell's passing, George conceived a kid, later on George kicked the bucket tumbling from a steed. As indicated by Helen, she goes to French on account of her lung issue and there she figures out how to bring the kid from India. Her guardians and sibling are not alive to know reality. She likewise says that Michael's mom said nothing for kid. At the burial ground the plant specialist, likewise she said Michael was her child. Truth be told, what she said to the villagers was false. She may have made this false story to keep the villagers quiet. Else, she would be denounced in the general public. 2. Symbolism is all over; symbolism exists at whatever point something is intended to speak to something else. Symbolism is a figure of speech that is utilized when a creator needs to make a certain state of mind or feeling in a work of writing. Symbolism is the utilization of an article, individual, circumstance, or word to speak to something else (a thought) in writing. 3. The title of the story originates from the diligent work that Delia does consistently washing garments for the white individuals in the adjacent city of Winter Park. The sweat of her forehead has profited to purchase her home and trust her languid spouse in...
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...quality of interpersonal treatment they receive during the enactment of organizational procedures (Bies & Moag, 1986). Distributive justice refers to the perceived fairness of the outcome. This was primarily based off the equity theory: a theory explaining how people develop perceptions of fairness in the distribution and exchange of resources (McShane, 2013, p. 156). This meaning an individual perceives whether or not there is a fair ratio between their inputs and outcomes. An individual’s input can range from numerous things such as: knowledge, effort or experience in exchange for outcomes such as: rewards, recognition, pay or satisfaction (Foster, 2008, p. 26-27) Procedural justice focuses on the fairness in the procedure in which resources are distributed. The first way to improve procedural justice is to give the employees a voice thus making them feel better after giving them an opportunity to speak. The second option to improve procedural justice is to allow the decision maker to be unbiased and also to give a thorough explanation of the decision. It has been argued that interactional Justice does not reply on comparative information (Bies & Moag, 1986). Interactional justice takes into consideration how fairly an individual is...
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...Essay on “A Good Night’s Sleep” You know the feeling. You went to bed three hours ago, and yet you have not fallen asleep. Panic is starting to take control of your mind and the darkness seems like a never-ending struggle. It feels as if you are being choked. It all starts out as tiny, red dots. In the beginning they are nothing but dots. When you notice how harmless they are, they start forming patterns. Suddenly they are everywhere. Among all the red dots monsters start appearing. Your biggest fear is approaching you and there is nothing you can do to stop the horror. A skinny arm of an abandoned child reaches out to touch you and in that very moment – you awake. You are all sweaty and frightened. You know, you have not been sleeping nor been awake. You have been drifting off to sleep and started hallucinating. Just as George Lockhart from the story you have just read. “A Good Night’s Sleep” is a Scottish short story written by Brian McCabe and published in 1993. The story takes place in a tenement building in Edinburgh. The place of action is on the third floor where George Lockhart, the main character, lives. I think the social environment is middleclass. The people living in the building are at all ages and appearances. The story being told from an apartment creates a sense of claustrophobia, which does not get any less when you are told about the noises from the street. The short story is being told from a third person omniscient narrative. It seems as a very reliable...
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