Gossip

Toxic versus Healthy Organizations Fortunately, my first high school teaching experience was at my alma mater. When I was hired, a toxic leader was on the way out, and a veteran AP grudgingly assumed power. She was just what the school needed. She embodied professionalism. I had the opportunity to work for someone with realistic expectations which were effectively communicated and modeled. Afterwards, I taught at five toxic schools, back-to-back. The people in the highest positions had the…

As many companies strive to create a friendly environment, this interwoven connection of employee and personal life can work as a catalyst to workplace gossip. With interaction of such harassment, employees can begin to speak regarding the matter with, or without, the victim involved. These topics of communication can begin to cause controversy amongst the employees, upper managements actions, and the steps…

“Much Ado About Nothing.” is a romantic comedy written by the famous poet William Shakespeare. The novel takes place in the early Sixteen hundreds, it features a young woman who is wrongly accused of adultery. Who later is found innocent and recoiled with her lover. It also features another couple, Beatrice and Benedick they both are witty, smart and swear never to be tricked by cupid 's arrow and fall in love. While Shakespeare focuses on the themes of love, lies and deception, he also uses…

passes by quickly, but the juxtaposition of the dialogue and the indirect interior monologue is telling and should receive close attention. When Henry gets ready to leave the house for Sunday church service the conversation reads: “‘Bring home the gossip,’ Olive says to him… ‘Do my best,’ he says” (Strou 15). Then, on the same page, the next paragraph, we read, “In fact, only a handful of the congregation goes to church regularly anymore. This saddens Henry, and worries him...What worries Henry…

Imagine a life where on any given day, you may find your hometown destroyed and you and your family abducted by a group of warriors with an entirely alien culture. Imagine a place where idle gossip determines whether or not you will be executed in front of the whole community for crimes you did not commit. Such atrocities sound insane by modern standards, but they were all too commonplace in the 1600’s. Women especially fell victim to vengeful kidnappings from Native American tribes and false…

being prejudiced, as well as those around them. Frankenstein’s creature becomes a killer due to the prejudice of others, Snape misleads Harry Potter and Harry’s friends due to his prejudice, and the entire town in Pride and Prejudice is enveloped in gossip and prejudice leading to the miss representation of others. Smaller incidence…

my social status as I value having a small group of close friends who I can trust and rely on rather than a large amount of friends that I barely know and cannot depend on. In addition to only caring about social status, ESFJ’s bread and butter is gossip. This is another personality trait that I do not share with the ESFJ personality type, as I have experienced being gossiped about and it isn’t the most pleasurable experience. Preferring not to put others down with spiteful and hurtful words I…

well and involving Justin in their relationship is just asking for trouble. There have actually been rumors flying that Scott Disick is going to try to use Selena Gomez to get back at Kourtney Kardashian for having a good time with Justin Bieber. Gossip Cop says that there is no truth to these rumors at all though. If Scott is dating since their split, then he hasn't shared who the lucky lady is, but Selena is obviously in a relationship and doesn't seem to have room for him in her life. The…

Henry Jekyll’s Disappointing Life Self fulfillment is the attribution of one's vast hopes and dreams. One could argue that humans can never be fully fulfilled as we are such ambitious creatures with vast hopes and dreams. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Stevenson tells the harrowing tale of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s search for freedom to express his dual nature. During the 1800’s in London reputation was the key to success, this was one of the many obstacles facing Dr…

Many eagerly assume the upper class is known as a place full of people who are mature and put together, but that’s not the true story. Based on various movies and books, the upper class of the 1920s was full of people who gossip, go to parties where they don’t even know the host, brag about the lavish items they have, and get their money by going against the law. The immature nature of the upper class is exemplified in The Great Gatsby, specifically through the phony partygoers, the business…