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string(58) " do more than just delegate work and build relationships\." Transition Leadership: Managing Change In Your Organization in today’s deregulating and increasingly competitive business environment, organizational change is becoming inevitable. Today’s successful organizations are experiencing transitions in the areas of technology, process re engineering, mergers, and organizational restructuring in order to remain competitive. However, although these areas impact employees at all levels of the company, senior management often overlooks this fact. We will write a custom essay sample on Transitional Leadership or any similar topic only for you Order Now Therefore, it is imperative that company management understands the impact of organizational change on employees and manages these effects accordingly. By doing so, organizational leaders minimize the negative impact change has on productivity and performance. This paper will focus on the activity of successfully leading employees through significant changes brought about by new technologies and process changes and will focus on three areas of transition leadership. First, the discussion conveys the impact that change has on an organization’s employees.Second, an overview and discussion of transition leadership and its role in managing organizational change is given. Finally, ways to effectively manage employees through these reactions to change is presented. By understanding the elements of organizational change and its impact on employees as well as the appropriate ways of managing people through these revolutions, organizational leaders will be better prepared to address the challenges that are inherent in major business transitions. The Impact of Change on People Frequently, information technology professionals overlook the impacts of technology changes on people.Almost any change to technology will have an impact on business processes, which will directly impact the day-to-day jobs of individual employees. As a result, changes to technology require attention to the impacts that they have on both process and people. The practice of Organizational Change Management (OCM) focuses on ensuring that the people side of change is addressed appropriately. OCM is the process of aligning the organization’s people and culture with changes in business strategy, organizational structure, technology, and business processes.OCM is important because, at the most rudimentary level, all change involves some degree of loss whether it is loss of stability, loss of expertise, loss of relationships, or loss of understanding. People often try to avoid the experience of loss by resisting change. Resistance can come in different forms and be expressed with different emotions such as anger, frustration, fear, etc. Due to the tendency for change to elicit an emotional response, any large-scale change initiative will likely remove the employees’ focus from the business to transition-related issues.This shift in focus will likely disrupt the productivity of the business. Many technology implementation/business process redesign efforts fail because they overlook the impacts that change will have on the people in the organization. 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Transition Leadership Given the impact that change has on employees, it is clear that managers must learn to proactively manage employees through the many changes that are inherent in most organizations.In geospatial environments, managers and other key stakeholders often focus on technological and process changes that will make their businesses competitive in the 21st century. These issues are important, but the changes ultimately will not be implemented successfully without the cooperation of employees. Only through effective transition leadership are employees able to effectively cope with and accept the changes they are presented with. Ten Characteristics of Effective Transition Leaders The role of transition leader is an often overlooked but important aspect of management.There are several characteristics that make up a good transition leader. Here we identify the main characteristics that are needed in a successful transition leader. In general, there are 10 characteristics of effective transition leaders: †¢ Gains support from and confidence of others. Change is not accepted and work cannot be done without the buy-in of key stakeholders. For this reason, it is imperative that transition leaders gain the support and confidence of other key employees in the organization. †¢ Listens and collaborates effectively. No matter how good a manager is, people will not follow without a sense of ownership in the organization. One of the key ways to secure this ownership and trust in employees is through listening and collaboration. †¢ Takes accountability. As with any effective manager, successful transition leaders take accountability for their own work as well as that of the entire organization that he or she manages. †¢ Provides constructive feedback to others. Transition leaders also provide constructive feedback to employees and colleagues. This type of feedback enables employees to be more effective in adapting to and accepting change. Builds relationships with customers, peers, and project team members. Effective transition leaders are also successful in building relationships with customers, peers, and project members. This alliance building enables leaders to effectively delegate and gain the buy-in from key resources, which further enables change within the organization. †¢ Inspires and motivates. In order to manage change effectively in the organization, transition leaders need to have inspired employees and stakeholders. †¢ Communicates openly, early, and often.Since change is such a complex and fearsome idea for most people, it is important for transition leaders to open the flow of communication. This holds true on a day-to-day basis as well (and especially) during times of change. †¢ Provides clear direction. In order for the organization to get to where it needs to be, employees and stakeholders have to understand where they are and where the organization is going. With this in mind, transition leaders need to clearly communicate the organization’s vision and goals to stakeholders and clarify individual roles and responsibilities within that context. †¢ Models the way for the team.Successful transition leaders do more than just delegate work and build relationships. You read "Transitional Leadership" in category "Papers" They also lead by example in order to build credibility and trust. †¢ Creates opportunities for small wins. The change involved in large scale and complex IT implementations often appears insurmountable to employees. Therefore, it is important to frequently reward and recognize team members to help boost morale and to keep change initiatives from failing due to a burned-out staff. These 10 characteristics of a good transition leader ensure that change is implemented successfully and that major obstacles and resistances to change are minimized.The Roles of Transition Leaders In addition to these characteristics, transition leaders must play a number of roles in order for organizational changes to be successful. Since transition leaders are responsible for directly influencing the outcome of IT and process change implementations, successful change requires that transition leaders assume different roles. In general, transition leaders have four primary roles: catalyst, system and process helper, solution giver/gatherer, and resource linker. The first and arguably the most difficult role that a transition leader faces is that of Catalyst.While many organizations are content with the status quo, it is the transition leader’s responsibility to create and communicate the need for change within the business. This involves instilling a sense of urgency and purpose for the change and overcoming organizational inertia. In addition, this role entails acknowledging areas of resistance and addressing them appropriately. Change will not happen successfully if key stakeholders do not realize and understand the need for change, and it is the responsibility of transition leaders to make this need evident.The second role of a transition leader is that of a System and Process Helper. Once the need for change has been recognized by the organization and change initiatives are created, it is the transition leader’s responsibility to ensure that the organization is assimilated into the process and IT changes that ensue. This involves understanding the process and IT changes, the impact these changes have on jobs and policies, and effectively communicating these changes to the individuals impacted. The tasks performed by the System and Process Helper helps permeate the required change throughout the organization.The third role that a transition leader plays is that of Solution Giver and Gatherer. This role is needed to identify and resolve issues that may hinder the success of the implemented change. In particular, the Solution Giver and Gatherer will promote the use of an issues resolution mechanism, provide solutions that benefit the entire organization, and assist in the development and implementation of solutions. In addition, an important element is the need for leaders to listen to suggestions and provide feedback and recognition when appropriate.As discussed above, effective transition leaders communicate, provide feedback, and celebrate small wins, which is important to inspiring and motivat ing project teams. The final role of a successful transition leader is that of Resource Linker. This role involves the more traditional management like delegating tasks, and most experienced managers are capable in this arena. In short, the Resource Linker brings people and resources together, recognizes resource constraints, leverages skills and resources across site locations, and acts as a communications link between resources.This role is important, but it is the three roles described above that most managers overlook when implementing change initiatives. How To Manage People Through Change When incorporating change in an organization, it is useful for transition leaders to understand how change impacts people and how to minimize the negative reactions to change. All successful change initiatives follow a similar pattern or sequence. The first step consists of â€Å"unfreezing† the current way of doing things. 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The final phase consists of a series of activities aimed at measuring results and identifying lingering gaps and issues that need to be addressed in order to achieve the project’s intended benefits. While the above phases outline the sequence that change initiatives normally follow, there are three corresponding phases that describe the psychological experiences that people have when affected by change. These come from William Bridges’ book Managing Transitions (1991).The first phase is called â€Å"Letting Go. † This is the time when employees will begin to understand that things are changing, and that in the near future they will be challenged with letting go of the old way of doing things. This may include letting go of old ways of working, relationships, feelings of competence, etc. The second psychological phase, the â€Å"Neutral Zone† is the difficult period when the work is done to implement change and the transition from the old way to the new way begins. 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Conclusion Transition leadership, while often viewed as a â€Å"soft† or â€Å"touchy feely† issue not appropriate to geospatial managers, is clearly a relevant and critical issue to managing the changes that are inherent in organizations today.Even the most robust GIS package with the highest benefits potential is meaningless if employees and key stakeholders do not effectively accept and adapt the changes to their everyday lives. By embracing the understanding of the impact that change has on employees, the role of transition leaders, and how to manage employees through change, managers will ensure that the changes stick and the anticipated benefits are realized. How to cite Transitional Leadership, Papers

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A discussion on the American agriculture industry by focusing on cranberry growing. This paper discusses the American agriculture industry in general, and the cranberry growing sector in particular. The author explains how cranberry growing affects other agricultural and non-agricultural areas such as economics and cosmetics. In addition, cranberry growing enables the US to penetrate and compete with international markets. The vitality that characterizes United States agriculture began to develop more than two centuries ago, at the arrival of the Industrial Revolution. From the earliest days of United States History, farming has held a crucial place in the American economy and culture. Farmers play a vital role in any society, but farming has been particularly valued in the United States because farmers were the pinnacle of the economic virtues that Americans to this day hold in high esteem, such as hard work, initiative, and self-sufficiency. Moreover, many Americans found that owning a farm was a ticket that allowed them to participate in the American economic system, Especially immigrants who may have never were given the opportunity to own land and did not have ownership over their own labor or products. We will write a custom essay sample on The American Agriculture Industry or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page

Gatsby and the Complexity of the American Dream free essay sample

The Great Gatsby is an exploration of the American dream in modern society, in which money and prosperity are significant factors and it may not be as simple as you think; and the movie Citizen Kane is another example of the complex issues relating to the American dream. First, we will explore the American dream, in which it is to make a great deal of money because it provides for a comfortable living, and characters in the novel reflect upon this very ideal. Second, achieving the American dream of wealth is perceived to bring happiness, but that is not always the case as will examine the dream relating to the characters in the novel. Third, we will explore the American dream of Jay Gatsby in comparison to Charles Foster Kane in the movie Citizen Kane, and how they approached life differently, but both ended up with similar outcomes. FIRST, the American dream is the desire to acquire an enormous amount of fortune through the opportunities in the United States; however, to some people, the American dreams are the finer things in life other than money, such as freedom, family, health, love, and happiness. We will write a custom essay sample on Gatsby and the Complexity of the American Dream or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page According to the novel, wealth is the central theme of the story. Most of the characters seem to revolve themselves around money one way or another. Money is important to sustain a normal lifestyle, the opportunity of working hard to earn a living, and having a representative democracy is what I believe to be the American dream. The American dream is the opportunity to make a large sum of money, in which it would provide financial security. It would change your social status; all of a suddenly, you belong with a different crowd of people in the upper echelons, an entirely different playing field. It is also the ability to attain material goods through the measure of wealth and success. The United States is a place where opportunities are available to all individuals, regardless of your social status or racial background; the land of the free, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Here are several examples of people with different social status and racial backgrounds who are living the American dream: Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Colin Powell, Jackie Chan, and Jennifer Lopez. It is rare to find people with different racial backgrounds in other countries to have the amount of wealth as the people in the United States. The vast array of resources makes this place known as the land of opportunity. The American dream, however, is not necessarily all about wealth to some people. Wealth may not necessarily bring happiness to everybody. There are many more important things to life than revolving yourself around money all the time. Some people feel that living in a democratic society with the freedom of political representation is the American dream, because there are many countries in this world that still holds a repressed society. It could also be about earning a decent living, not necessarily a lot of money, but enough, and the well being of family members. In other words, the American dream could be having a stable income enough to be satisfactory, while maintaining a loving and healthy family. There is an old saying that money cannot buy happiness. The American dream, according to the novel, portrays that money is above all things, and Fitzgerald stresses the importance of money throughout the story because money seems to be the root of all causes. It also explores the different levels of the social class, from royalty to peasants. It seems as though money builds confidence, according to the novel, in which you are perceived to be a ‘nobody’ in society without wealth and status. It seems to be about what you own and who you know. To have money is to have power and access to happiness. For example, Gatsby insisted on showing Daisy his house when they first reunited. He said to her, â€Å"My house looks well, doesn’t it? See how the whole front of it catches the light. † (pg. 95, 8-9) Gatsby is blatantly and intentionally showing off his wealth to Daisy, and she fell for it. If Gatsby did not have the wealth, Daisy would have never given him the time of the day that she has. By having money, it changes your entire life, social status, and the ability to have almost anything you want. Gatsby throws weekly parties at his house with spectacular decorations, entertainments, and world class cuisines. People don’t even know who Gatsby is, but they attend his parties because of the apparent wealth this man has to show. Everybody wants to be apart of the popular and wealthy crowd. He wanted to be accepted into the high society and these parties are a way to build his status. As shallow as it sounds, the novel seems to talk about people judging a book by its cover. In other words, the American dream to the characters in the novel is how wealthy and how much money one has. The characters in the novel reflect the very ideal of what most people perceives as the American dream, and that is the amount of money that one has. Jay Gatsby is a man who grew up with no money, but gained an enormous amount of wealth. He accomplished what most people dream of having, a life of luxury, but his only draw back is that he thought money can buy happiness. Tom Buchanan grew up with money and is a pretentious rich boy. He is living the American dream of wealth and fortune. It is his money that attracts women to his side, such as his wife Daisy and his mistress Myrtle. Tom can get almost anything he wants simply because he has money. Without it, I doubt his wife and mistress would stick around. Daisy Buchanan also grew up with money and her social status is important to her. Even though she loved Gatsby, she could not compromise her social status to marry a poor boy who suddenly became rich. She rather stays with a man who has wealth his entire life because ‘old money’ is considered a higher class than ‘new money’. Myrtle Wilson is a lady who loves to live a life of luxury, but she married a guy who cannot afford the lifestyle that she wants. She thought the man she married had money, but found out later he had to borrow a suit for their marriage. She became infatuated with Tom Buchanan simply because of his wealth and how he can offer her a chance to live the American dreams. She had mentioned to Catherine at a party with Tom â€Å"I married him because I thought he was a gentleman. I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn’t fit t lick my shoes†, referring to her husband as being poor who doesn’t even deserve to lick her shoes (pg. 39, 8-10). This woman is all about the money. George Wilson and Nick Carraway, on the other hand, are different than the other characters. They are not as money crazy. George is a hard working man who runs a gas station and trying to provide for his family. Money doesn’t seem as important as long as he and his wife are happy. Carraway has a stable desk job and a decent place to live. To some people, that is the American dream. The American dream is about golden opportunities to make a large sum of money, but to some people money is just a form of survival. Others perceive the American dream as a lifestyle of freedom, freedom from a repressed society. The novel displays that social status is very important, which ultimately goes back to having money. To the characters in the novel, the American dream is that money is the most important factor to life, with a couple of exceptions who sees money as not important as the other characters make of it. Money is important, but the American dream is not necessarily about wealth all the time. There are other important factors to life other than acquiring a large amount of money. Making a large sum of money would solve many financial burdens, but it may not resolve the intangible problems, such as love and happiness. SECOND, as we mentioned earlier, the American dream is the chance to make a great deal of money, which is perceived to bring happiness; but wealth and happiness does not always go hand in hand, it can also lead to other problems, such as distress and loneliness. Having money can be a good thing, but it is also the root of most causes. We will examine the consequences of the American Dream on the characters in the novel; Jay Gatsby has wealth, but he wasn’t able to reach the happiness he desired. Daisy Buchanan was born wealthy, and in the end she chose money over love and happiness. Nick Carraway was not wealthy, but he was happy with his life. When there is money involved, it comes with many non financial problems. A consequence of the American dream on the character Gatsby was that he built a tremendous amount of wealth for himself in a short period of time, but his wealth indirectly killed him. It began with him trying to buy happiness with his fortune. As soon as Gatsby became rich, he started planning for his happiness, which is to rekindle his love with his former girlfriend, Daisy Buchanan. He utilized his wealth to throw fancy parties that cost a fortune only to gain social status and be accepted in high society, at the same time strategizing to get reacquainted with Daisy. When Gatsby saw Daisy for the first time since their adolescent years, he was already showing off his wealth and status to her hoping that his fortune would attract her back to his side. Wealth is only important to Gatsby because it gives him status in society, which he needs to get Daisy back. By buying his way into the upper class, he thought it would bring happiness to him simply because his status was comparable to Daisy. When Daisy chose his husband over Gatsby, suddenly Gatsby’s money became powerless because money could not buy him the love that he wanted. In the end, it was love that Gatsby was searching for and his wealth cost him his life. His expensive car was easily identified as the car that ran over Myrtle Wilson after Gatsby had a furious feud with Tom and Dasiy. When Myrtle (Tom Buchanan’s secret affair) saw the fancy car approaching the gas station owned by her husband George Wilson, and while assuming it was Tom’s car, she ran out to the streets thinking that it was Tom going to take her away. She was run over by the car and died. Gatsby was blamed for her death. Therefore, George wanted to avenge the death of his wife, so he shot Gatsby in the pool of his backyard. The point being is, Gatsby’s wealth indirectly killed him rather than giving him the happiness he was searching for. Another consequence of the American dream on the character Daisy was that she was born to wealth, and money seems to be her first priority, above love and happiness. She married Tom Buchanan, who also grew up with money. They shared a very similar background, both rich with upper class status. Daisy was in love with her ex-boyfriend Gatsby, but she was also attracted to Tom’s wealth and status in society. He bought her a very expensive jewelry when he proposed. To her, money and status were above the love she had for Gatsby. Gatsby grew up poor and Daisy could never bring herself to marry someone with a social status below her. She would compromise love for money and status, something in which her husband has an advantage over Gatsby. Tom was not a one lady man; he cheats on Daisy behind her back. Daisy was not completely innocent herself; she would secretively have meetings with Gatsby behind Tom’s back. Daisy was aware that Tom was having an affair, yet she could tolerate it. Daisy also knew that Gatsby would do anything for her, yet she was not satisfied because of his upbringing. In the end, she chose Tom over Gatsby simply because Gatsby was considered new money, while Tom was considered old money. â€Å"She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby-nothing†. (pg. 156 28-30, pg. 157 1) She was a careless and uncaring person, in which money was the guidance of her life. She was selfish and doesn’t care about other people’s feelings, simply because she knew she had the wealth to back it up, so she could act however she pleases, like a spoiled brat. So, the American dream of Money once again proves that having a large sum of money is not necessarily a good thing, because having money doesn’t give you the power to hurt other people. A third consequence of the American dream on the character Carraway was that he valued money because he knew the true value of a dollar. Money was never handed to him, unlike the other characters, such as Tom and Daisy. He was brought up with the importance of hard earned money through examples oh his parents, and he is someone who practices the same ideals, yet he was fascinated with the lifestyle of Gatsby who spent money like it grows on trees. Carraway liked how Gatsby can make you feel like you are the center of attention. He is very observant of Gatsby, â€Å"On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus bearing parties to and from the city†¦ He knew what it was like to rise and fall back down. Therefore, he was not as money crazy. Carraway was not rich, but his lifestyle was certainly not too shabby. Although he was surrounded by wealth and money from relatives and friends, he seemed to have a solid head on his shoulders. He experienced and became a spectator of how wealth can be the root of all evil. He saw what had happened to Gatsby in search of his love by utilizing his wealth. He learned that money cannot buy love and many other things. He saw what money can do to a person and marriage, that was with selfishness and betrayals between his cousin Daisy and Tom. They both had affairs behind one another. Even though Carraway has wealthy friends, he doesn’t get too caught up in the getting rich scheme. He kept it simple, he dated, he had a decent career, and he had a decent place to live with an ocean view. His simple lifestyle seems far less complicated than the lifestyle of the wealthy people. Carraway learned that money is great, but money cannot buy love, happiness, and many other things. So, according to the American dream, money brings happiness, but one can be happy without the need to be extremely wealthy. Many people want to live the American dream of wealth and riches, but they don’t realize that it may not necessarily bring happiness into their lives; it could potentially turn out to be lonely. Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom had money, but they were not able to live the happiest life. Carraway, on the other hand, was not rich, but he was happy with his life. So, to say that living the American dream of wealth and money would bring happiness may not necessarily be true because happiness is a problem that money may not be able to solve. The novel of The Great Gatsby and the movie Citizen Kane share a common bond of what it is like to live the American dream. THIRD, Gatsby and Kane were a mere reflection of each other in several ways, in which they both lived the American dream, and finding out in the end that it is not as pleasant as originally thought; but the way they got their was quite different. Living the American dream of money and power were of importance to both Gatsby and Kane because it brought superiority, in which it was the access to everything in life, but also lead to unhappiness. They were both unsuccessful with their love lives because they neglected to think that money may not have been able to buy love and happiness. Gatsby and Kane were trapped in a place with the idealistic view that money could buy everything and disillusioned that money could buy the intangible things as well. Let us explore the comparison of Gatsby and Kane. Gatsby and Kane both viewed money and power as an important part of their lives because they could utilize the money and power for their own personal gain. They were both born to struggling parents, but were able to fulfill the American dream of wealth and luxury. The difference is that money was important to Gatsby because it upgraded his social status in society, which was the only way for him to get the attention of the love of his life; otherwise, money would not be important to him at all. As we mentioned earlier, money is the root of all causes, thus money caused Gatsby his life. He could have been able to live a full life if it wasn’t for money. On the other hand, money is important to Kane, but for a different reason. Kane was a pleasant young man, with great aspiration to run a successful newspaper business. He worked hard and aimed high to succeed in that industry. His urge of wanting money and power side tracked him for selfish reasons; hence the scene of which there were dancers and he was the center of attention with a feeling of superiority; this was the beginning of his greed. All of a sudden, he viewed money as the single most important goal: Here is a dialogue of Kane commanding his employees to follow his orders: Charles: Now look, Mr. Carter, heres a front-page story in the Chronicle about a Mrs. Harry Silverstone in Brooklyn whos missing. Now, shes probably murdered. Heres a picture of her in the Chronicle. Why isnt there something about it in the Inquirer? Carter: Cause were running a newspaper. Carter: Theres no proof that that woman is murdered, or even that shes dead Its not our function to report the gossip of housewives. If we were interested in that kind of thing, Mr. Kane, we could fill the paper twice over daily. Charles: Mr. Carter, thats the kind of thing we are going to be interested in, from now on. (Citizen Kane) This sounds like a decent man turned into a tyrant because of money. Even though money did not cost Kane his life, there was nothing meaningful about it. He had no true friends and family to spend his life with because of his greed with money and power. Gatsby and Kane, although rich and powerful in the American way, were unsuccessful with love and happiness. Gatsby was unsuccessful with love because he did not achieve what he set forth to accomplish, which was to be with the love of his life, Daisy. Gatsby did everything in his power to be with Daisy. He treated her with the utmost respect, putting her as the number one priority in his decision making. He catered to her every whim. In the novel, Gatsby fired all his servants: â€Å"My Finn informed me that Gatsby had dismissed every servant in his house†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (pg. 120, 20; pg. 121, 1-2) Gatsby fired all his servants for the sake of Daisy because he feared that people would see her leaving his house and would give her trouble. Despite his gentlemanly efforts, Daisy chose another man in the end. On the other hand, Kane was also unsuccessful with love because the two marriages he was involved in fell apart. He cheated on his first wife, and drove his second wife away. He was too self-centered, wanting everything his way or no way. In a relationship there should be compromises, but Kane offered nothing remotely close to a compromise. His actions signified that if you have money, your words were final; thus, the words from Kane himself, â€Å"People will think what I tell them to think†. (Citizen Kane) He assumed that by having money and power, love was inevitable; but he was very wrong. Money cannot buy friendship, romance and happiness. Kane’s last word before his death was â€Å"Rosebud†. (Citizens Kane) Not a single person could explain the meaning of this word, even those who thought they knew Kane well. This indicated that he had no family and true friends that eventually lead Kane to a lonely death. Gatsby and Kane were both trapped in a world of idealism and disillusionment. They were idealistic about money and power, in which it would provide for everything in this world; but they were disillusioned that money can buy the intangible things as well, such as love and happiness. Gatsby was very idealistic about money and power, that he could have anything he wanted if he had a tremendous amount of wealth, and a tremendous amount of wealth he had indeed. He was disillusioned that money could buy the love of Daisy and the happiness of his life, thus the intangibles. Gatsby said to Nick, â€Å"I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ She’ll see†. (pg. 117, 3-4) He thought that his money could fix all his problems, but he thought wrong. Daisy chose her husband over Gatsby. In the end of the novel, we found out that money could not buy just anything, certainly not love and happiness. Kane was idealistic about money and power because of the notion that it would provide for everything in this world. He was disillusioned that money would empower him to do as he pleased, and with that, happiness would follow. He was disillusioned that money could buy the intangibles of friendship, love and happiness. It could have started when he was taken away from his parents at a very young age because his mother thought Kane would live a better life if he had money. This could have had a negative repercussion on Kane when his parents were willing to give him up; and because of his parents giving him up for money, he could have grown up with the idea that money as being the most important factor. Gatsby and Kane lived the American dream, but it was the dream of money that led to the conclusion of their lives. Gatsby and Kane both lived the American dream of wealth and luxury, but it was money that defeated them in the end; Gatsby lost his life, while Kane lived a lonely life. Even though romance existed in their lives, neither one of them were successful in maintaining a loving and lasting relationship. They were both idealistic about money and its value, but disillusionment that money could buy everything, which includes love and happiness. The American dream comes with many other unforeseen problems, as Citizen Kane is anther example of the complications of the American dream. In summary, the American dream provides hope for people who are ambitious. To have money would relieve many financial burdens, but it may not necessarily bring the happiness you are searching for, as we saw with the characters in the novel. The characters in the novel had a great deal of money, but in the end were something less than happiness. Another example is Citizen Kane, in which money may not necessarily bring happiness. In conclusion, the novel portrays that money is the root of most causes, because it is the focal point of the American dream; Citizen Kane is another example of this cause.

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The French monarchy Essay Example The French monarchy Essay The French monarchy Essay Essay Topic: History French monarchy was delegitimized due to various reasons, started off by Louis XV who provided an undesirable legacy of which Louis XV1 was going to suffer for. These problems caused him to lose any respect of his people and of his rule. The first thing that Louis XV did that lead to contempt in the people was the removal of the Paris parlement which was the most powerful parlement. Although the parlement did not represent the people, due to it being full of nobles, it still gave the people something to hold on to. The parlements main function was to prevent royal despotism and removing it solved the problem of opposition. The contempt in the people persuaded Louis XV1 to bring back the parlement to gain some cheap popularity. This was a foolish mistake since the blame went to his grandfather and bringing it back just gave opportunities for people to hinder his rule. The second thing that Louis XV did was to form an alliance with Austria going into the Seven years war, which was not very clever since Austria and France were traditional enemies and no alliance would make peace between the peoples. The huge defeats at the battle of Rosbach further fuelled the contempt and his decision to arrange his sons marriage to an Austrian girl automatically put his son in a difficult in future life. Sleaze was another big thing Louis XV took unto. He had many mistresses, but ithe type of mistresses he had especially proved foolish. One of his mistresses was Madame Du Barry, a high-class prostitute and this legacy of sleaze gave Louis XV1 a reputation of being unfaithful, although he was which was unfair. The people thought Louis XV1 was untrustworthy and so led to delegitimization. However, Louis XVl only provided a basis for failure, but Louis XV1 increased upon it. Louis built up a huge amount of royal debts due to the feudal system where only the peasants with little money had to pay tax. This meant that the peasants were more heavily taxed and so discontent grew. The peasants could not voice their discontents since they were not represented at Versailles properly by the Third Estate. This meant that delegitimization was inevitable. Louiss public life let the press know everything about him and so any weaknesses he had. This gave them material upon which to criticize. The public life was unfair as a reason for delegitimization because that was the tradition of France and so he followed it. However, it turned out that the public knew about the Kings circumcision due to his inability to have sex. This was another weakness, but prior to it, the lack of an heir led to Marie Antoinette getting blamed, which was hardly fair since it was actually Louis fault. She g ot nicknamed the Austrian bitch. Everything that can be said about Marie Antoinette and her contribution to the delegitimization of the monarchy is, in my opinion, unfair. She did not deserve her nickname, since she was in a foreign country which she did not choose to be in. It was her bully of a mother, Marie Theresa who made her marry into the French royal family. She had gone through many humiliating experiences, such as being handed over naked to the French at the border. There was much pornographic media concerning her, talking of her orgies when actually she was not like that at all. These criticisms were unfair, but still led to delegitimization. Overall, I feel that the actions of Louis XV provided a basis for delegitimization, but Louis XV1 also contributed. I feel that Marie Antoinette did nothing wrong and was only given a perception of everything evil in France by the media.

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Interview - Essay Example of experience working in the position and thus knows a great deal about how the work is done; furthermore, he has developed proper skills with respect to teaching people that are newly hired within the work environment and train them regarding the job at hand. Moreover, he seemed very genial and professional at the same time, making it very comfortable for those working in the library and also has excellent customer management skills which are very essential for the purpose of a good library student leader. Working at the library involves a great deal of customer service and it is like a public service job where one has to cater to the needs of other people; books need to be kept in order, music CDs and films need to be kept in a proper manner so that they are easily found by others when they require them. Furthermore, the organization of all these resources also requires the people handling them to be very careful so as to ensure no damage of the same. We discussed the purpose of various groups within the library work field and how they are organized and utilized in an efficient manner – for example, the purpose of the people handling the inventory; when there are about ten people handling the same, they divide the job among themselves so as to get done faster and in a more efficient manner. Other chores in the library involve discharging books, CDs and DVDs and maintaining them in a proper order. He has spent a considerable amount of time working with various groups in the lib rary carrying out these different functions and has experience in utilizing groups; over the last two years he has used various methods to get the inventory work done faster by segregating the literature in different parts according to their genres, covering the books and then placing them in their respective racks to be found easily and issued by the customers. The groups are thus utilized in an efficient manner; however Mr Ferguson also said that there could be more groups with respect