Jim Cummings

THE CHOICE TO LEAVE THE MILITARY After 19 years of military life, the multiple lengthy trainings, the missed Christmas and holidays away from family and the endless cycle of deployments and work-ups, he made the choice. In the form of a simple request to his captain the request went simply, “Respectfully request to retire from Active Duty upon the end of obligated service and transfer into the Fleet Reserves”. The words he wrote brought fear of the uncertain to his mind. The decision was…

When Jim speaks of the “real, real” truth, this suggests the acknowledgement of his prior inability to face the moral conscious effects of the Patna affair, while the “real” truth suggests his seemingly moral redemption in Patusan. Prior to his time on the Patna, Jim was aboard a training ship fantasizing about saving passengers from sinking ships and other heroic feats, when a group of fellow seamen notified him of a nearby conflict. Jim stood to see the seamen rushing up ladders to the deck,…

For every relationship, friendship or an acquaintance someone has made, it all started somewhere small. Asking someone what their favorite season is, how the weather is outside or even a comment about someone’s outfit can all play a part into what is called small talk. According to Matthias R. Mehl, Simine Vazire, Shannon E. Holleran and C. Shelby Clark (2010), small talk is ordinary, predictable conversations. It may also be known as “gossip,” “chat” or “time-out talk” according to Justine…

Predecessor to the 80’s cult classic, The Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal was legendary puppeteer Jim Henson’s first attempt at creating a fantasy motion picture filmed entirely with intricate animatronics and puppets. The film is complete with heroes, villains and the other main elements of fantastical narratives as described by Russian scholar and folklorist Vladimir Propp in his breakthrough work, Morphology of the Folktale, which states that there is a sequence of 31 functions — certain actions…

Wal-Mart Culture Wal-Mart attempts to have a people and group based organizational culture. They want employees to enjoy working at Wal-Mart and working together. It is important for Wal-Mart so that employees feel as though they make a difference and care about the business. It is also important to make Wal-Mart an enjoyable workplace to make up for the low wages and lack of benefits. It also important to garner positive attitudes from employees as it helps prevent…

History/Background Walmart began as the vision of Samuel Moore Walton during the 1950’s in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walton founded his company on the concept of the five-and-dime store blended with customer service, large stores located in small towns, valued products, low prices, and employee profit-sharing to create the largest retail empire in the world in terms of earnings and employees. By marketing to consumers who fit his business profile, Walton was successful in creating a niche…

miser, the singular action one must never do is spending their people’s money for his or her own personal use; this action will cause people to hate you, and being hated is the absolute thing a leader should always avoid! A deceitful man by the name of Jim Jones appeared to have the qualities of a prince, but with further inspection, the only qualities he possessed were of a devil. In the beginning, Jones was disguised as a giving man, never asking for more than his members could offer him “I…

On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the “Jonestown Massacre,” was the most deadly, non-natural disaster in all of U.S. history. James Warren “Jim” Jones who was the leader and founder of a cult known as Peoples temple in Indiana in 1970’s led this infamous event. Jim Jones started a racially integrated church with the pure intention to help others in need. The occurrences at Jonestown have been described in two different terms: as the “Jonestown suicides” and as the “Jonestown massacre…

Jim Valvano is a legend. On March 3, 1993 at the ESPYs, Valvano was awarded the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. In making his acknowledgment discourse, a growth stricken Valvano moves his audience at Madison Square Garden and everybody viewing the nation over to tears, to laughs, and even to a reality check with an end goal to bring issues to light and subsidizing for disease research. In his dialog, he notes to always remember about "where you started." Therefore, it would be appropriate to…

One of the most influential, modern day missionaries was Jim Elliot. He is remembered as the missionary martyr to Ecuador, but he did even more for Christ before that. Jim Elliot’s background prepared him for his future, allowed him to minister in United States, and allowed him to minister in South America. First, Jim Elliot’s background prepared him for his future. In her book Shadow of the Almighty, Elizabeth Elliot (1958, pages 25-26), Jim Elliot’s wife, recounts that he grew up in Oregon as…