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Hawthorne Writing Style Nathaniel Hawthorne was a prominent early American Author who contributed greatly to the evolution of modern American literature. A New England native, Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804 and died on May 19, 1864 in New Hampshire. An avid seaman, Hawthorne^s father died in 1808 when Nathaniel Hawthorne was only a young child. After his father^s death, Hawthorne showed a keen interest in his father^s worldwide nautical adventures and often read the logbooks his father had compiled from sailing abroad. Hawthorne was a descendant of a long line of New England Puritans, which sparked his interest in the Puritan way of life. After he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825, Hawthorne returned to his home in Salem were he began to write in semi-seclusion. Hawthorne published his first novel, Fanshawe in 1828. In 1839, Hawthorne was appointed weigher and gauger at the Boston Custom House. He later married Sophia Amelia Peabody in 1842. In the following years, Hawthorne wrote his more famous novels which shaped his own literary style, as well as the genres of the romance novel and short story. Eventually, Hawthorne developed a style of romance fiction representative of his own beliefs. Although Nathaniel Hawthorne^s writing style was often viewed as outdated when compared to modern literature, Hawthorne conveyed modern themes of psychology and human nature through his crafty use of allegory and symbolism. To begin with, Hawthorne^s style was commonplace for a writer of the nineteenth century. During the time period in which Hawthorne wrote, printing technology was not yet advanced enough to easily reproduce photographs in books. Therefore, Hawthorne frequently wrote lengthy visual descriptions since his audience had no other means to see the setting of the novel. (Magill:1 840). One example of such descriptions was in The Scarlet Letter when Hawthorne intricately describes the prison door and its surroundings. Another aspect of Hawthorne^s writing which was exclusive to his time period was the use of formal dialogue which remained fairly consistent from character to character (Magill:2 140). Such overblown dialogue was evident in The Scarlet Letter when the dialogue of Pearl, a young child, exhibited no difference from the dialogue of the other characters in the novel. Hawthorne adopted the use of overly formal dialogue partly from a British writer, Sir Walter Scott, whose works were popular in the United States and Great Britain (Magill:1 841). Although Hawthorne^s dialogue was overly formal, it was an accurate tool in describing human emotion (Gale). Absence of character confrontation was another component of Hawthorne^s literary style.

Branded by Alissa Quart

Alissa Quart’s novel should have had a warning label on the front stating, â€Å"Would you like to know what’s really going on around you or just keep living your life. † While reading this novel I felt like I was being led by Morpheus, showing me the world after ingesting the red pill. Quart explaining the different pressures that society forces on young teens was very eye opening. Quart sparked a lot of childhood memories when explaining brand identification and the pressures peers put on each other. One memory that really sticks out is walking through the mall with my mom and buying clothes for the start of seventh grade. I insisted on only going to Abercrombie and telling her that I wasn’t shopping at Old Navy or Gap any more. Looking back made me realize how silly I was, but I understand why I felt this way. Quart explains how marketers bombarde magazines, commercials, billboards, etc with their advertisements. Back in seventh grade, Abercrombie was cool. Everyone wanted to be one of those sexy models in their ads. Quart did make me feel a little brainwashed; I didn’t choose the clothes because I liked them but only because advertisements told me too. So much of our daily lives has media exposure that its hard not to look, especially at young ages when your open to almost anything. CINEMA OF THE IN-CROWD This chapter was one of my favorites because going to the movies is something I’ve always enjoyed. However, I’ve never thought about how they were affecting me afterwards and the product integration that was taking place. Honestly what Quart describes really works. When you watch a movie your not thinking, â€Å"Oh this must be an advertisement,† or â€Å"There just trying to get me to buy that. The products and the people using them are apart of the movie and its very hard to decipher all of this when all you wanted was to watch a story. It did make me a little disheartened that something I really enjoy is getting provoked by marketers but now I feel a lot more aware and will try to not let them get to me. FACTS She’s All That, Bring It On, Clueless, Legally Blonde,Varsity Blues and Mean Girls. Mean G irls came out after this book was written but it perfectly fits into the mold these movies have created and further shows the power this genre holds. What has made these movies so popular and why were they all a must see when they came out? First, each of these movies has a popular crowd and one of these popular people has a problem. This doesn’t sound like a plot that would grab a lot of attention, but that’s only because its not about the plot. These movies bring large crowds because it’s the people in it. With out Alicia Silverstone’s smile in Clueless or Reese Witherspoon’s long blonde hair the movies would have definitely been different. So I am convinced that the first thing you need to make a blockbuster movie is attractive people. Second you need them to wear revealing or designer clothes. This is showcased in Bring It On when basically all they wear throughout the movie is revealing cheering outfits and workout wear. The Third aspect is particularly showcased within these films because of The Breakfast Club and the infamous Ally Sheedy transformation at the end. This aspect is the makeover. I never caught on to this until reading this chapter. Each of these movies has the main character go through some sort of change and of course the change only makes them better looking and more popular. The third aspect isn’t new but the film always tries to mask it as something that you wouldn’t expect. I feel that this is done so people, especially young people, don’t catch on. VALUES These movies â€Å"also has the ring of a diary entry, of what life is really like when our parents or teachers leave the room† (Quart 78). This is the key element when trying to decipher what the value is amongst these movies. What is really going on here when you strip the stars of their makeup, clothes, and posh attitudes? Sadly, it’s popularity, only because these teens will do anything to be popular. This is what motivates them throughout the entire movie and in fact is what gets them into most of their trouble. Also popularity is the one thing that they will throw away everything for. â€Å"If your not popular, your nothing† is the message young teens are coming away with. These movies get away with a value like this because there is so much covering it up. Amongst the comedy, drama, and violence it’s hard to figure out what all of this is means. I don’t feel like popularity is a good value for a movie to have. Before reading this chapter I pictured these movies as great, some even as a must see. But now I’m disgusted and look at them as shallow. Popularity is meaningless; however if I was writing this paper in middle school or high school I wouldn’t be agreeing with myself. This leads me to the question, â€Å"Do you only see the stupidity of it all when it’s over? † Right now I would have to say yes, because when these movies came out I was at the age they were targeting and this is very silly to say but, I admired all of the main characters in these movies. I once thought Elle Woods in Legally Blonde was courageous, it made me want to be a lawyer. But now I realize that I only looked at her this way because she was popular and she needed to maintain her popularity by going to law school. PRINCIPLES These movies need to be applied to Kant’s categorial imperative. What these movies have are good looking people. However, because their attractive people don’t look at what they are doing as much as just looking at them. In turn because their hot they get away with a lot more. When you apply Kant’s philosophy it tares down these movies even more. This is because Kant states that its not whose doing it but what the action is in itself. So take away Alicia Silverstone, Reese Witherspoon, Lindsay Lohan, Kirsten Dunst, Rachael Leigh Cook, and James Van Der Beek. Now all you have are their actions trying to uphold their value. Since their value is popularity most of their actions are aimed towards how to become more popular. This is the most apparent in Mean Girls and the lead Lindsay Lohan. Taking Lindsay Lohan out of the picture and only reading the script it is very apparent that the main character Cady Heron is a liar. All of these lies are aimed towards trying to make herself more popular than Regina George. At the end Cady gets sort of a wake up call but everything still comes together for her. When this movie came out it was huge; it was all over TV, the internet, and in school. For this movie to have such a big opening I know it impacted alot of teenagers and I know it influenced them to do what ever it takes to be popular. Especially when there was a string of movies right before it that glorifies popularity its nearly impossible to tell teenagers that popularity doesn’t matter. These movies have created a society of young adults that only care what others think of them and completely twisting their feelings regarding themselves. If a student isn’t viewed as popular among their peers they are going to dislike their body, their clothes, or whatever it is that they feel is holding them back from being well liked. LOYALTIES Each main character has one main loyalty, this is themselves. All of them throughout the movie try to better themselves, sometimes through buying designer clothes, wearing makeup, or the extreme of going to law school. The conceited nature in all of these characters makes the viewers very aware that this is acceptable. None of these movies help others in a way that is selfless. Yes, Cher in Clueless tries to make over Ty, Brittany Murphy’s character, but Cher admits that its only for her own enjoyment, she even goes far enough to call Ty her project. The characters loyalties also extends to their brand names they use, but I feel that this loyalty is only to uphold their loyalty to themselves because the brand names make them cooler. I feel that these movies have been a catalyst for plastic surgery. When someone gets plastic surgery it is to better themselves. These movies showcase that it’s acceptable to do this through the characters actions. Most of the characters go to the mall to make themself feel better or they start putting on makeup so their peers like them more. The characters even backstab each other to make themself more popular. I feel that these story lines not only increase plastic surgery but also fights in school. I feel like students pay more attention to what each other are doing than the school work. Young minds are easily influenced and its especially hard to erase the well put together images that these movies create. Although teenagers wouldn’t openly admit that their using these characters as role models its hard to argue their not. Most teenagers actions are completely mimicking the main characters of these movies and honestly I feel like its not their fault, especially because I used to do the same thing. CINEMA OF THE IN-CROWD CONCLUSION Overall not every movie is like this but the handful that are do a lot more damage than the society realizes. Although, of course, if these movies were removed from theaters teenagers will always act sort of like this but I strongly feel that these movies don’t help the situation. These movies also glorify the actions that teenagers are supposed to be learning not to do. Since these movies are teaching kids to be popular no matter what and to only think of yourself I’m not surprised about the reports of what happens in todays middle and high schools. The bottom line is teenagers need to be educated on what is right and wrong. If they are aware that you should lways try to be themselves and to help others selflessly these movies messages won’t be brainwashing them as badly as they could. UNBRANDED/ DIY KIDS This section of the book was particularly interesting because I wasn’t aware of all of the ways kids are rebelling. I thought this section was a nice conclusion to the first half because it gave me hope that some students do think for themselves. It actually mad e me really proud that some had the courage to stand up to their own principles and faculties. I know that I wouldn’t have had the guts to do something like that, especially alone. I thought it was really cruel the way they were teased by their peers. When did conforming start to be cool? I also has no idea about students going to schools with no grading system. I think this is great and I really liked the quirky concepts that the home schooled students had. It was a very relieving section, the contrasts between the way the kids conform to other nonconformists could be it’s own book. FACTS â€Å"An estimated 850,000 American kids or 1. 7 percent of U. S. students from five to seventeen† (Quart 203) are home schooled. Or as John Holt calls it â€Å"unschooling. These unschooled kids are not a big part of the population and most of them never go to mainstream schools. I thought that the contrast between their outlook on schools and the Logo U chapter was very appealing. Both sides were extremes and I being in the middle realized how silly they both were being. I don’t think its healthy to be either of them. I think kids should be enrolled in school because they get interaction with other kids their own age. On the other side, when you are enrolled in a mainstream school the child needs to be aware of what’s going on around them and not get stressed out like the Logo U kids. I especially feel this way about unschoolers because I’ve met home schooled kids and their usually out there. You can easily tell that these unschoolers aren’t the normal. Now this isn’t bad now when their young but will an employer higher them. Since these unschoolers need to go out into the world eventually they will have to conform one way or another. Also, these days, you need a college degree so never going to college just because you’ve never gone to a regular school has it’s set backs when trying to find a career. Quart also explains the punk scene. I have never been into punk but I’ve always liked the way they rebelled. I think that doing your own thing. if thats how you feel, is very healthy and schools should be more accepting to this. Especially when this rebelliousness only lasts during the youth years. There’s no reason to stifle something like ripped jeans, flannel, and loud music; it doesn’t hurt anyone. VALUES The core value that both of these unschoolers and punk kids have is to be yourself. Which is the complete opposite of the blockbuster movie value, popularity. I have to give both the unschoolers and punks credit because in a world where mostly everyone wants to be Alicia Silverstone or Freddie Prince Jr. its takes a lot of courage to do your own thing. I feel that in alot of ways its easier to just conform and not go against the grain. Quart entitled this chapter â€Å"do it yourself kids† because thats what these two groups have in common. When everyone else goes off to school the unschoolers stay home and do it themselves. On the other hand the punks may go to school but they do their own look, their own music, their own lifestyle; which completely contradicts the mainstream preppy is cool mantra. In a lot of ways these kids are going to turn out as better adults. This is because they will be better parents. I feel strongly about this because my parents were punk like in a lot of ways when they were young. When they were teenagers in the 70’s it wasn’t called punk, it was hippie. Hippie and punk are basically the same thing except two different generations labeled it with different names. My parents were always telling me to be myself, and as a public school student I feel this took some pressure off of growing up. I knew that they would back me no matter what. Also, when it came time for college they told me straight out you don’t have to go if you don’t want to. This was completely contradicting what my friends parents were saying and it took a lot of anxiety off of my shoulders when acceptance letters came in. LOYALTIES The loyalty that each group has is to their own cliques that they have created. I think this because unschooled kids look at schooled kids as different and by them not wanting to be in a clique they have created their own. Through the home schooled kids i have known, they told me how they would meet other unschoolers and would create their own groups within that. So actually they are forming what they tried to avoid. Home schooled kids in some ways can have pompous attitudes, acting like their better because they don’t do what everyone else does. I’ve even met unschooled kids here, at MU. When I asked him what high school he went to he cockily stated â€Å"I didn’t go to high school, I didn’t have to. † It’s not fair to say that all home schooled kids are like this but its definitely out there. For the punk kids they have their own loyalty to each other. It was very apparent in my high school because they would always walk together in the hallways and smoke cigarettes in large groups on the curb. No one bothered them but they made it very obvious they were their own group and they all identified with each other. This is something Quart didn’t discuss. She made each group sound very independent but in fact they are dependent within each other. PRINCIPLES John Stuart Mill’s utility principle can better explain the do it yourself kids perception. The utility principle emphasizes the outcome. The outcome that both groups want is to not have a mainstream. Also stated in the utility principle is an act’s rightness and how this is determined by it’s contribution to a desirable end. I feel that both groups have a desirable end in mind. The punk kids, especially just want to do their own thing. Their basement concerts show this because they are just trying to have fun, theirs no marketing involved, no celebrities, just kids in a band. I have gone to a few local shows like this and its a completely different vibe than at a mainstream high profile band. The local shows shows the joy of music with out all of the fluff the mainstream music throws in. The outcome is more genuine than anything I’ve seen at Madison Square Garden. Unbranded showed me that it is possible to live within this society and not be lured into everything you see. These kids show how you can think for yourself and do what you want. All of my life I have been a basically mainstream person. However, this book as a whole as taught me to open my eyes and realize what’s going on around me. it truly is a lot more evading than I thought. At times while reading this book I felt like I was completely brainwashed. I think every parent should read this book so that their aware of what’s going on around their children. It’s a lot different then when my parents grew up and most of the time they don’t realize the impact of these changes. I feel that the most important lesson a parent can learn from this book is to be aware and don’t be afraid to talk about it. Communication is defiantly what kept me grounded in my household and I plan on sharing that with my children as well.

The Story Of Colonization During The Spring Of 1607 Essay

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Inspired By Author, Harriet Beecher, Sarah Orne Jewett...

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The Teachings Of The Buddha - 1174 Words

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Pablo Ruiz Picasso and Frida Kahlo Free Essays

â€Å"It is difficult to get a sense of an artist’s practice on the basis of one work† (Art world Magazine) The works of both Picasso and Kahlo are recognised worldwide and are typified by their unique styles that portray their expressive meaning, both artists worked in the modern art movement of Surrealism fusing the dream world with reality. Their lives were intrinsically linked to their conceptual frameworks which related to world events, politics and life experiences. Both artists explore a variety of concepts through their works and it is difficult to know the artist’s practice on the basis of one work this is why exploring a series of works helps to get a clearer understanding of how the artists works and how their conceptual framework relates to the artists practice. We will write a custom essay sample on Pablo Ruiz Picasso and Frida Kahlo or any similar topic only for you Order Now Picasso worked in the surrealist/cubist movement and was known for his works that portrayed his views on life experiences and world events. Examples of this in his diverse range of works would be his masterpiece titled â€Å"Guernica† Oil on canvas 349 cm ? 776 cm (137. 4 in ? 305. 5 in) (1937). Picasso’s purpose in painting it was to bring the world’s attention to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by German bombers, who were supporting the Nationalist forces of General Franco during the Spanish Civil War. This artwork deals with the subjective frame because it uses the artwork as a conduit for the artist’s experience, as the artwork is intrinsically linked to deeply felt emotional experiences. Although Picasso was austere about how his works should be viewed saying â€Å"I object to the idea that there should be three or four ways of interpreting my pictures there ought to be no more than one†. This is evident through his reoccurring symbolism and motifs used in his body of work known as the Blue period (1901–1904) which consisted of somber paintings using dark blue tones with the subject matter referring to the wretchedness and loneliness of women, these works were motivated by the suicide of his close friend Carlos Casagemas. Picasso’s painting â€Å"Self-portrait with Cloak† Oil on canvas 81 x 60 cm (1901) is an example of the work produced in the Blue period. The painting is similar to a Van Gough style portrait as it shows him wearing a dark coat; the colours of the painting coincide with the theme of blue and depression, which allows the viewer to relate to his personal state of mind. Following the blue period came the Rose period (1904-1906), this period contrasted drastically to the blue period with vibrant colours such as orange and pink, the subject matter changed as well consisting of circus performers, harlequins and acrobats. A example of the works in this is period is (Boy with a Pipe), 1905 Oil on canvas, 100 ? 81. cm. This vivid work depicts a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand and wearing a wreath of flowers. Picasso’s conceptual framework was quite diverse and changed over periods of time; he created a diverse array of works linking life experiences, an example of this would be the transition from the somber, depressing blue period which reflected his personal state at that time to the upbeat and cheerful ro se period contained vibrant colours reflecting his newfound happiness in life. This evolution of works shows us that you cannot get sense of his artist practice on the basis of one work. Frida Kahlo is another surrealist artist Mexican culture is prominent in her works. She works in the†I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best† (Frida Kahlo) this statement shows how the structural frame influences her work and describes her form of painting self portraits. Her artists practice involves exploration of identity as you can follow the development of her subject matter through her extensive production of self portraits. Although her form is limited to self portraits her artists practice cannot be identified on the basis of one painting, her works depict her journey through life like an autobiography. One of the defining moments of her life was when she was 18 and got in a serious car accident, she was permanently disabled, an example of Frida using her work to express her life experiences would be the painting titledâ€Å"The Bus†. 929. Oil on canvas. 26 x 56 cm. The painting depicts various classes in Mexican society and also makes reference to the accident that occurred that changed her life. Her use of self portraits helps to depict the evolution of herself throughout life, this is shown through her portraits such as The Two Fridas, 1939, Oil on canvas, 67†³ x 67. This portrait was painted after her divorce to Diego Rivera sh ows the emotional separation felt after their separation. How to cite Pablo Ruiz Picasso and Frida Kahlo, Papers

Self Awareness Career Strategy

Question: Discuss about theSelf Awareness for Career Strategy. Answer: Introduction: To have a planned career strategy is very vital. It shall help one to properly manage and work towards the direction of the goal fulfillment, and help to achieve whatever is expected or planned in a better and economical plus timely manner (International Limited, 2001). Strong fundamentals related to the career planning are what the great strategies are made upon. The absolute excellent results are due to strong fundamentals and complete follow-up in the each assignment. These are required to be very structured, or one may need just a few of the notes in each of the areas - like skills, knowledge and the qualities, what we like to do and the kind of jobs which interest us. The Self-assessment assists us carefully understand the personal as well as the career goals, preferences, our interests, weaknesses, and strengths. Personality: The case where the personality of a person who is concerned and connected to that task do not match the job, in such a kind of situations everyone, loses out. The main Big 5 Personality Traits Model is supposed to assist, as a manner to measure the most advanced dimensions of the personality. After complete understanding of the dimensions, one shall be able to understand all kinds of roles which is expected to fulfil completely and in a comprehensive manner. Big Five Personality Model According to Psychology David Buss, the evolutionary explanation for the 5 core personality traits shall carefully represent the most significant qualities which shape the social landscape. The Big 5 Personality Traits Model that calculates the 5 main key dimensions of the personalitys development for me are as follows: Complete Openness: Through this personality trait will develop the imagination or the intellect. Refer this measures the level of the creativity, and also the desire for the knowledge plus the new and innovative experiences (Neal et al., 2011). Conscientiousness It looks at each and every level which refers to the care one is required to take in life and work. If in case one scores very high in the conscientiousness, one is required to be organized, and we are to know how to formulate plans and thus follow them carefully. If we score less/low, we are likely to be disorganized and lax. Introversion/Extraversion Such dimension comprehensively measures the level of soci ability. Are we quiet or outgoing? Do wedraw proper energy out from a crowd, or do we find it complex and hard to work and be in and around others. Agreeableness It looks at the level of kindness and friendliness which we do possess for others. Do we have the sense of empathy? Can we sympathize and have faith and politeness for/with others. Natural Reactions It calculates the level of emotions. Do we react in a negative manner to the bad news and also do we yell at our colleagues, or do we react under such circumstances calmly? Do we worry a lot about all kinds of small details, or do we feel relaxed under some kinds of the stressful situations (Neal et al., 2011). Values and Motivators The values are the basic qualities which are considered as the most significant guiding principles which assist in setting up the priorities in our life and career. These are the highly personal as well as the well-defined ones which are purposeful plus the meaningful to us. Such values may alter in response to the change in life's situation and circumstances. These are generally thought to be the enduring one and also provide a comprehensive compass in order to set up goals and also for the decisions making. In the context of a career, where the alterations occur very fast and also the decisions refer the opportunities in the present work role or the new job opportunities may present themselves under many unexpected situations, it is considered as most critical to mute and also reflect on the significant values which are essential to us. (Silvia and Phillips, 2013) Intrinsic Values: It refers to the specific thing which motivates me to comprehensively and completely love my job/work ? Among the list of such values are the Giving to Community, Achievement, Independence, Status, and the Power. Work Environment Values: It refers to what working situations/conditions provide an optimum and complete environment in which we can do our best job? The Work Environment and its Values do include the learning, Fast-Paced, Benefits, Structure, Comfortable Income and much more. Work Content Values: Fact which makes the job activities the most engaging and also most satisfying to me? Among the all eighteen values refer this area are the values like the Problem Solving, Public Contact, Organizing, Creative and the Detailed. Work Relationship Values: Which characteristics of the interaction with other people in the job place/workplace are considered as the most significant to me? The work Relationship Values does have in it the Diversity, Open Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Trust and the Competition (Silvia, 2002). Main 4 elements which make up the sense of motivation: Co mplete personal drive so as to achieve, the acute desire to further improve or also to meet the various companies standards; Comprehensive commitment to the personal and also the organizational goals and aims; The Initiative, which has been defined as the readiness or the eagerness to act on the available opportunities; and Optimism, the capability or the ability to always keep going plus to pursue the goals in the face of all kinds of the setbacks which come in the way. Emotional Intelligence: Self-regulation, Self-awareness or the Self-management and the Motivation.The term Self-motivation includes the personal drive so as to achieve and also improve the commitment towards the set goals, readiness and willingness to act upon the opportunities, initiative, and the optimism plus the resilience (Silvia, 2002). The Self-awareness is considered as the basic skill of being totally aware regarding the understanding of the self-emotions as these happen and as they also does evolve. The effective self-assessment refers the feelings and the complete emotions shall assist to comprehensively improve the self-esteem and the confidence. When it is learned to be completely aware of our emotions, the concerned skill of the self-regulation shall for sure relate to the managing of them very proportionately and very appropriately (Fernndez-Berrocal and Checa, 2016). The self-management skills do relate with the emotions we do feeling at a given time or also in the case of any given situatio ns/circumstance and it also concerns that in what better manner we deem and manage them. The self-control has been the fundamental part which concerns this, but the other aspects do relate to the activity or the outcome which we show at that time: If we behave in a way that is considered as good or not. (Herbst, Maree and Sibanda, 2008) Leadership: All aspiration is the ultimate desires to take on the challenges, responsibilities and the rewards which are typically demonstrated by the management people in the top roles. In order to demonstrate the aspiration, I will proactively get connected to the manager and may ask to think about to take on a latest assignment which is much more challenging than all the concerned those she has typically worked on, or one which requires much more personal kinds of the accountability, responsibility or the decision making. Whats main and important here is that Iwill take the first initiative and also do identifies herself to the immediate manager as the one who is willing and also ready for much more kinds of difficult and complex challenges? The ability is basically the combination of the innate characteristics plus the learned skills Emily has got an easy-going personality which makes her a very natural kind of person when it refers to the dealing with clients. Over the last few years, shes has been totally augmenting this as the innate characteristic with complete and also the learned skills, thus shes become habitual at alone managing the complex or the tough conversations with the clients (Scott, 2008). In the present situation will carefully handle clients queries and complaints in a responsive and calm manner, and also deliver some very exceptional customer facilities and services. The engagement is considered as the employees rational and the emotional commitment, intent to stay and the discretionary effort. Leadership shall help me to become a very high performer. It shall ensure that we do provide much advanced and better facilities to the clients we deal into, we shall also opt for a change of role after working in an single particular field for around two years and the change shall help us learn more and work for the organisation in a better manner and explore the professional qualities that we have. We are required to inform our immediate boss that we need to shift to another sphere of job work and the manager if feels convinced shall transfer us to another job segment which shall help us gain more knowledge and be a better worker in all the spheres of the task (Sculfor, 2015). What are your Approaches to Power, Politics, and Influence? Power has always been considered as the ability or the potential to influence the making of the decisions and also to properly control the resources of each and every segment. The organizational politics has been defined as the informal approaches so as to gain the power by means other than just the luck or the merit. Influence resembles the power, but on the other hand, it also tends to be much more indirect and subtle. Power -- the use of the power is in order to achieve the constructive ends refer the sake of all kinds of the personal gains and the aggrandizement. It is increased by the establishing of the procedures and the policies which enhance the scope of the positions control (Fleming and Spicer, 2008). This is also to be noted that the excessive politics plus the influence tactics may certainly harm the organization and also its members. The basic manners to control such activities do rely on the objective measures of the performance which is tied to the significant goals of the organization. Leadership and Decision Making: The proper decision-making is considered as the act of making a choice between the 2 or even more courses of action plans. The decisions are required to be capable of implemented, though on some organizational orpersonal level. We do, therefore, require being totally committed so as to take decision personally. Refer the career planning shall apply the below stated/following 2 theories : The Hollands Theory --- Most of the employees and the work environments are capable of being categorized by the 6 types-- Aims and targets of the instrument like the Interest profiler plus the Self-Directed Search, is looking to be defined as the individuals Holland Code. This theory is basically the underlying of the foundation refer the interpretation and the assessment guidelines, some examples of the assessment that are based on the Hollands Theory are the Campbell Interest, the Interest Profiler and also the Career Liftoff, the Skill Survey, Exploration, Interest Determination and the Assessment system (Jiang, 2014). The Supers Theory --- The career development of an individual is in a true sense divided into so many of the development stages, and each of the stages has a big list of the specific works which are required to be accomplished during that particular stage. At the time when the works of the given stage are completed, the individual is mature and completely and developmentally on the schedule thus, it is much more likely to be completed by the tasks of next life's stage (Lee and Paradowski, 2007). Though, individuals are developmentally off the immature or the schedule and also may have complexities in the stages of life to follow. Conclusion: Refer the discussion which has been explained above this is evident that the proper planning, strategy making and carefully implementation and follow-up of those plans are significant and these targets shall for sure achieved if proper control is also administered. All of the 5 personality models, the values, and the motivators are all significant; the leadership quality is also required to be properly input so as to make the targets look easy and achievable. The power and the politics approaches are also to be handled with due diligence and control. At last the planning is to be tracked at regular interval and the decision making is to be given proper importance. The leadership qualities and applying the personality traits, the decision making with the help of the decision making theories also in a great way help in the achievement of the career growth and to overcome the weaknesses which are faced by me during the self assessment of the job. 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