Followers

influences that have affected ISIS followers. ISIS is growing faster than other similar terrorist organizations such as Al-Queda because of its use of cultural influences. The Islamic State began to rise when their countries were in time of war, a time when people lack leadership and law enforcement. This is also a time when there may be a lot of poverty as well. Through its use of social media the Islamic State has begun to spread like wildfire with recruiting followers from countries such as…

This past week, I overheard someone ask this questions. What is a leader without any followers? It was in reference of someone who has not been so successful with their leadership skills saying that if they can’t live up to the leadership status, no one would follow them. It got me to thinking though, that it doesn’t really matter if someone has good leadership skills or not. However, one can aim to use good leadership skills for their own life to be a better version of themselves. This version…

their ability to do tasks we cannot, we marvel at their intelligence, and we see them to be almost super hero like. Because of this as children we decide we want to be like our parents when we are older. This is the basis of Seamus Heany’s poem “Follower” in which the speaker, a little boy, the son of a man who plows fields of dirt shares his experience of following his father when he was working and how much he inspires to be like his father. The speaker starts the poem by telling the reader…

Once I was a devout follower of the Catholic religion; now I am a follower of Atheism. Growing up, I was raised in a catholic house hold and for the most part it was enjoyable and not much was pushed onto me or expected of me in terms of my belief system. I went to catholic school from preschool all the way through high school. There are many reasons as to why I converted to atheism but the main reason was because in my eyes, I saw a lot of fallacies and sophistry in religion, a lot of it was…

Authoritarian (RWA) followers. North Korea, governed by the Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, is a famous example. Carrying the legacy of the Kim family for three generations, Kim has reinforced strict systems and rules over the citizens; failure to comply would result in severe punishment. RWA followers have a high tendency to be conservatives, resistant to change, favoring order and stability instead (Dallago, Mirisola, & Roccato, 2012; Hodson & Busseri, 2012), considering…

1. Simon peter made a speech to the followers of Jesus that put forth a new spiritual message. They were followers of the new message of Jesus; they were a dedicated and enthusiastic group devoted to communal living who shared everything with each other for the common good. 2. James the Just of Jerusalem was the leader of the new religion in Jerusalem. Paul was the leader of the new religion outside of Jerusalem. 3. Saul was a young Jew, that considered himself the new religions worst enemy. He…

Leadership and followership are exceptionally influential in any shape or form. Many Leaders has influenced their subordinates with their personality and style of leadership, and on the other hand, followers has played a vital influence on how their leaders channel his/her leadership style. Considering this facts, this paper will analyze on Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership and influence style. Eleanor Roosevelt was the daughter of Elliot and Anna Roosevelt. She was born in New York City on Oct 11…

‘Follower’ by Seamus Heaney is a poem that pulls on your emotions and that of many people can relate to. It is about a boy who has idolized his father his whole life, wanting to be just like him, but as he grows up he realizes that his father may not be as he thought he was and changes directions to where his life was heading. Throughout his life he was always following and looking up to his father but the roles switched, where he was once following his father, his father is now following him.…

Over two thousand years old and still intact, Dionysus and his loyal follower Pan defy the test of time. Dionysus is the god of wine is portrayed as a human, but his loyal follower is a mythical creature with the upper body of a human but the legs and horns of a goat. This statue from the Ancient Roman time period can be found on the second floor of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. The statue seems to be about four feet tall and almost three feet wide. There is a lot of detail all…

Have you ever wondered how cult leaders control their followers and what type of followers they target? I anticipate that if the situation is distressing enough, without any clear way out, the average person can surrender to the appalling pressures of brainwashing. With this theory in mind, I believe they prey on the weak minded individuals seeing that they are easier to manipulate. There are four ways cult leaders dominate their followers; deception, isolation, encourage dependency, and fear.…