...Monte Cristo, there are two words at the end of the novel. They hold high importance. These words happen to sum up the entire novel in a nutshell. The two words are seen as an important element or theme in the novel as well. Those words are ‘wait and hope’. When reading this novel, you easily realize that this story revolves around the misfortune of others. Dante’s seeks revenge from all his enemies. He skillfully plans out how he will make them rue the day that they ever crossed him. It is as if Dantes feels as though he is helping God by serving justice in a timely manner to all who he feels deserves it. As if God has appointed him to do His job. Some may agree that when wrong is done, the culprit has to pay. How the culprit pays is usually where the issues come into play. Waiting means remaining inactive or in a state of response; as until something expected happens. To hope means to have the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. “Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, --‘Wait and hope’” ( ) . This is when Dantes finally fully realizes that he cannot play God here on earth. Man cannot choose the fate of others. Hoping and waiting could have saved Dantes a lot of trouble. This is an important element and theme in the novel because not only does it capture the true essence of Dantes , but it captures the true essence of man and what the world is...
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... As one of the characteristic of the usual Shakespearean Sonnets, Sonnet 18 formed as fourteen lines of iambic pentameter with a varied rhyme scheme. It contains 3 quatrains which state the problem leading to the couplet which expresses the theme of the sonnet and presents the solution. Unlike other Shakespearean sonnets, this sonnet is quite easier and understandable than other sonnets because the way he structured the sonnet is simple. At the first glance, the poem simply gives us the idea that how Shakespeare describes his lover by comparing ‘thee’ as summer’s day. Basically, the first quatrain shows the features of summer that followed by the first line of the poem “shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” After this line, the poet stated the features of summer until line 7. 7th line explains how the summer’s day beauty will fade away by the changing of time and the 8th line stated that thee’s eternal summer day will not fade away. Shakespeare structured form in a simple way.?? To wrap it up in a nutshell, it’s like there’s an object and we compare or contrast it as another object. To find out their similarities or differences, we first figure out for the features of both objects. Then, state our view of both objects. The focused theme ‘time’ is influenced by the structure of the sonnet. It is the...
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...If the CEO and other top leaders of the organization behaves ethically, then so does the entire organization (and if they behave unethically so too). Every human is unique in terms of a wide range of variables right from skill set, capabilities etc. In the same way human responses and actions to situations may differ from one to the other which can be attributed to differences in norms, values, past experiences, cultural background or religious beliefs. Ferraro (2011) also argues the fact ethics is relative to culture, history, society, organization, individual experiences etc. Thus what might be ethically right for one may be unethical for the other. Certainly behavior is not solely influenced by personal values but being a member of an organization as well. Every organization has its own unique way of going about its business, which eventually tends to be the “culture hallmark” of that particular organization. An organization’s cultural standard is strongly influenced by top management or ethical leadership perceived as the statutory role models of an organizations set culture. They are also responsible in enforcing what is considered acceptable behavior and contrary to what is not through their ethical leadership and the organization’s code of conduct. As much as this might set the tone for ethical behavior, it is not guaranteed. Mayer et al (2010) and Stouten et al.(2010) research has established ethical leadership to be effective in reducing employee misconduct, deviant...
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...The four frame analysis model which views organizations in four images, which these frames are captured by distinct [metaphors]: structural [factories or machines], human resource [families], political [jungles], and symbolic [temples or carnivals, theatres]. Each of these frames is equal to a mental model. This enables one to decipher those clues by getting a more comprehensive picture of what is going to happen in future and what they need to do. Besides that, it also helps them to think of a frame as having several potential functions such as map, tool, lens, orientation, filter, prism, or perspective. First of all, for structural frame, in simple words, I will define it as a frame which such as basically contain of rules and regulations, roles, goals, organizations policies, division of labour, coordination of activities and hierarchies of organizations. In structural frame, it focuses on the task assignments within the organization and how are the tasks or roles well assigned and filled perfectly. Besides that, this frame also concern of the overt or explicit goals, strategies of the organization and future technology that will influence the organisation’s structure. When structure does not line up, problems arise. Reorganization or redesign may help or solve remedy the structural misalignment. Rational analysis may help the organisation to the development and implementation of work roles and tasks and the appropriate coordination and integration of individual and...
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...statements, brought us to a letter written by Sandy Kemper. Within the letter written by Sandy, about his involvement in Vietnam, he shows us the contemptuous nature of war and conveys a hateful attitude favoring his surroundings. Kemper employs sarcasm, strong tone, asyndeton, and other sue of rhetorical devices, to tell "Mom, Dad, Shrub, the Egg and Peach", and in the aftermath, the rest of us, the truth of war. Early Greeks and Romans wrote of war, along with many others over centuries and centuries of time. This letter has made an enormous impact on me, and my thoughts on war. The firm, angry tone of Kemper has brought about many anti-war feelings within my soul. The books, A Fable, Catch 22, and Company K all contain anti-war themes within them. Sandy's letter has all the components and characteristics to fit right in alongside these writings....
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...Eugene Choufani September 16, 2016 The Catcher in the Rye Reading Journal This book is certainly one open to a lot of controversy and debate, yet that is what makes it such an interesting read. The Catcher in the Rye surely wouldn't be everyone’s cup of tea, however I find it an exciting and compelling book, with just a bit of reality poured in along with some humour. Despite being written in 1951, I think many teenagers, just like myself, would be able to relate to the various themes present in the book. I find the main character, Holden Caulfield, absolutely intriguing and as I read the first 7 chapters, it was really fascinating to get inside the head of the strange, rebellious protagonist....
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...the book that his purpose is to bring together those themes that mark the hectic life of the Weimar Republic. In this context, first, he describes the trauma of the birth and views the birth of the republic as an outcome of a tragedy- the tragedy of the World War 1 that left no stone unturned in destabilizing Germany on various levels like political, social, and economic. However, in the subsequent chapters, he depicts the rise of the Weimar Republic, arguing that this brief rise of Weimar in every respect was astonishing in a sense that on the one hand, the nation was weak after the catastrophe of the World War, while, on the other, the popularity of Weimar culture in literary, artistic, and musical fields...
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...indicated and presented the season. It was time of ancient sacrifice and excess, with stones representing the most ancient sacrificial weapons (2). Apart from that, the name Martin signifies monkey or ape. The above is juxtaposed intentionally with Dickie Delacroix and Harry Jones with an aim of urging the people to be aware of the Ape residing within them. Indeed, “Delacroix has been vulgarized in the story to “Dellacroy,” who becomes the first person to pick a large stone something that encourages others to stone Mrs. Hutchinson. The above is a clear indication of forces against change in the society. The presence of Old Man Martin further symbolizes conservatives whose role is to undermine any attempt to discard old traditions (3). In a nutshell, this is a reliable source for my research since Nebeker has made every possible attempt to identify various facts about the historical context of the short story. Jackson, Shirley. The Lottery. Mankato, Minnesota: The Creative Company, 1948. In this short story Shirley Jackson describes one of the smallest towns in contemporary America. The story revolves around an annual event or ritual referred to as “the lottery.” The author seems to have kept the intended meaning of the short story to herself with an expectation that it will become clear overtime. However, with regards to hostile reactions from readers Jackson was...
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...influencing the masses. Cinema has truly played a major role in changing our society. Patriotic movies make us remember to love our nation. Good comedic movies have treated many patients through laugh therapy. Adventure movies have given us a sense of adventure to explore new possibilities. There are many more! In our society there are many practices and traditions which are based on ignorance and which have withheld the progress of our society. Rigidity of caste system, untouchability, dowry system and purdah system have done enormous harm to our society. Cinema films can do a lot to eradicate these evils. They can be used for promoting national integration, Prohibition, inter-caste marriages, family planning, eradication of illiteracy, etc. Such themes can help the transformation of our society. The cinema to guide them along the right path. It can help in removing ignorance from our society. Not only this, several much needed social reforms can be introduced and brought about with the help of the cinema. The cinema exercises a great influence on the mind of the people. It has a great educative value. It can achieve splendid results in the field of expansion of education. There are certain subjects, such as science and geography, which can be more effectively taught with the help of talkies. Lessons on road sense, rules of hygiene and civic sense can be taught to the students and the public as well in a very effective manner with the help of cinema pictures. Many successful experiments...
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...Thoreau writes of his experiences living in a cabin in the woods in his pursuit for solitude, self-reliance and greater self-awareness. Similarly, in this particular passage, Thoreau urges the reader to be unperturbed by daily happenings and to live and let live as one with nature. Thoreau’s underlying message of self-sufficiency is apparent through his usage of diction as well as natural imagery as metaphors. In this way, this passage is typical of the wider text. Firstly, Thoreau implores the reader to strive to do his or her best under any given circumstance and not be affected by insignificant events, or societal pressures. The passage opens by requesting we “spend one day as deliberately as Nature” and not be distracted by “every nutshell and mosquito’s wing”. In nature, there is only survival of the fittest and everything happens with purpose. By requesting we live “deliberately as Nature” Thoreau is perhaps appealing for the reader to find purpose in life and give his or her best in working towards it each day. Thoreau also questions conformity, wondering why we should “go with the stream”. These ideas coincide with Thoreau’s belief that through pursuing meaningful work one can truly become self-reliant and thus attain fulfilment. Secondly, Thoreau’s usage of natural imagery as metaphors serves to criticise the superficiality and pretensions of society he disagrees with as well as reveal his reverence for nature. Thoreau appeals for the reader to look past the “mud...
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...The analysis of two outstanding artworks: The Divine Shepherdess and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel The art works in the art center provides a broad range of artistic visions from different period of times as well as various cultural backgrounds. Among them I choose two religious painting as my favorite: The Divine Shepherdess, from 1780-1800, which is an oil painting on canvas; and Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini’s Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, from 1518-1520. The latter one is also an oil artwork, but on panel, not on canvas. According to the annotate of The Divine Shepherdess, the theme source comes from the words of Saint Antoine, who said: “Mary is the Good Shepherd who pastures the church with the blessed fruit of her womb.” In The Divine Shepherdess, Mary has been portrait as a young woman with care and love, providing protection and shelter to the lambs. Sitting on a rock under a tree, Mary wears a tunic with delicate gild flower patterns embroidered on it. On her shoulder hangs a dark blue mantle, which embroidered with identical gild flower pattern as her tunic and trimmed with lace. On the shepherdess’s dark wavy hair she wears a golden lace timed hat with red feather on the top. Two angles, one on the top corner at each side, hold a crown and are about to put it on Mary’s head. The red and white ribbons around the angles symbolize Mary and the lambs. Near Mary’s right hand was a shepherd’s crook...
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...Man’s Search for Meaning Book Review There have been several books written by those who suffered in concentration camps during World War II; however, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is the both a fascinating and hopeful book from this period. This book is comprised of two primary parts. Part one is “Experiences in a Concentration Camp,” and part two is titled “Logotherapy in a Nutshell”. There is also a postscript entitled “The Case for a Tragic Optimism”. Throughout the book, Frankl gives the readers a new perspective about to how to view life and reiterates the statement that life is utterly what you decide to make of it. Frankl clearly states that he did not want to solely focus on the negative aspects from his stay in four different Concentration Camps including Auschwitz and Dachau but rather his own personal experience of survival. Immediately upon entering Auschwitz in 1942, he had to part ways with his prized almost completed scientific manuscript, which meant a great deal to him. Man’s Search for Meaning teaches the reader that it is possible to be positive in the most dire of situations. There are several factors in the book that Frankl discusses that helped him survive in the camps. He noted that there are three phases of the inmate’s mental reactions to life in camp: the admission period, the period when he is deep into the camp routine, and that after his release and liberation. His camp experience seemed nothing shy of a nightmare. Liberation...
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..."The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" (1917) Summary: This poem takes the form of a letter from a lonely wife who has not seen her husband in five months. She begins by reminiscing about meeting him during childhood. She was pulling flowers at the front gate and he came by on stilts, playing horse. The next two lines, "And we went on living in the village of Chokan/Two small people, without dislike or suspicion," imply that the pair did not grow close right away following that encounter; they continued to grow up separately. In the next stanza, the wife describes marrying her husband at age fourteen. After that, she was continuously shy, either out of respect, sub-ordinance, or just because of her introverted personality. According to the next stanza, she became more comfortable with the marriage by age fifteen and "stopped scowling." A year later, her husband (a merchant) departed for another village, which is where he has been for the past five months. The monkeys' sorrowful noise mirrors her loneliness. She writes that her husband "dragged [his] feet" when he left - indicating that he did not want to leave her. She ends her letter by writing that if he comes back along the river, he should send word ahead, and she will come out to meet him. The poem is signed "by Rihaku." Analysis: Pound was not the creator of this poem; he translated it from the original Chinese version by Li Po. The Chinese original likely had a specific form and identifiable meter, but Pound...
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... Student’s signature: Ditti Kovács Boglárka Kiss British Literary Seminar 05 May 2013 Ditti Kovács Boglárka Kiss British Literary Seminar 2013.05.05. Love and Death in Keats’ “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” In poetry the most important things are to express feelings and to tell a story. Obviously most of the time these poems are about life, death, the meaning of life, love, but it can also tell a complete story. Throughout the history, basically every poet has written about love and death. Because of the fact that these themes surround our whole life, it is not surprising that these topics have an impact on people’s mind, and they have to deal with these in a way, and poetry is perfect for this. People have always been interested in the question of death, the unfulfilled love and suffering, and because of the fact that these feelings are related to every people in the world somehow, these poems, which deal with these themes, are considered to be the most beautiful ones. These works can be understood easily, and readers can feel close to the poet’s feelings. In the early 19th century, in Europe, people became interested in the folk roots of literature. Poets want to show the natural, ancient state of the people, which is relatively close to the nature, not the modern personalities. In the romanticism adventurous, tragic, hopeless love stories and the expression of the individual’s feelings and emotions became popular. Turning to the past, mainly to the gothic...
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...Organization development (OD) is a deliberately planned, organization-wide effort to increase an organization's effectiveness and/or efficiency and/or to enable the organization to achieve its strategic goals. The primary purpose of OD is to develop the organization, not to train or develop the staff. “Interventions” are principal learning processes in the “action” stage of organizational development. Interventions are structured activities used individually or in combination by the members of a client system to improve their social or task performance. They may be introduced by a change agent as part of an improvement program, or they may be used by the client following a program to check on the state of the organization's health, or to effect necessary changes in its own behavior. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) * About the company Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, with a high level of certainty. TCS offers a consulting-led, complete and integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. * Intervention I: PROPEL- CULTURE BUILDING AT TCS (Human Process Intervention) PROPEL was introduced as a revolutionary intervention with the dual objectives of facilitating the exchange of ideas and helping in immediate problem...
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