Master Sergeant

He wrote that he hopes Flora gets better because she has fallen sick. He came across a group of slaves who had just crossed the Tennessee River. The group was on their way to report to their master, but one of the soldiers said no man is your master and told them to head towards the nearest Union camp. All the soldiers were unsettled by the sight of slaves still being trafficked. The captain that returned shared the story of his life in prison by the Confederates. The…

Matthew Bodiford English 12-4 Mrs. Kidwell February 22, 2015 The Knights Templar Imagine all of Europe’s wealth and all of its best men all gathered onto one single force. That’s what the Knights Templar essential were. They had military forces and unbelievable wealth unbeaten by any sole king or kingdom. With all this wealth who knows what else they are capable of. They could for all we know still exist today and have awesome treasures you only read about. If the Knights Templar were still…

Sometimes the thief is a member of the actual company who has a great head position within it, but ended up being greedy, just like the superior officer. This situation can also apply in the military if the superior officer is not punished for abusing his power above other personnel. Approaching the dilemma in a global perspective, countries in Europe describe orders differently as well as how and when following any order should take place. Countries such as England, Belgium, as well as Germany…

There are many challenges to being a leader. Being strong, but not rude; proud, but not arrogant; kind, but not weak. A leader has to recognize their weaknesses more often than their strengths in order to grow. Through the modules of Course 15 and NCOA-ILE, I have learned that I am a Transformational Leader with room for improvement in the Transactional areas. Within the next 3-5 years, I hope to be a more adaptable leader who adjusts my leadership influence to better fit the situation with…

I decided to do my culminating project on Richard Allen, my Grandfather. I chose him for many reasons. We both like technology, he has been in the Vietnam War, he has lots of old antique items, some new, and he has experienced segregation. He has suffered from strokes recently, and has had two major strokes in the last 5 years. These are all very important reasons why I chose to do my project on my grandfather. My grandfather was born in Malden, Massachusetts on June 16th, 1943 which was during…

1. What mood do the opening stage direction and setting description create? What effect is created with the music of the “blue piano”? The opening stage direction and setting description create a calm and soothing mood of the town. I felt a mood of soothing when the text stated, “You can almost feel the warm breath of the brown river beyond the river warehouses with their faint redolences of banana and coffee. This illustrates how the atmosphere of Elysian fields is pleasant and peaceful due to…

When we look at the world today, not all of us enjoy art, not many of us practice it, But no one is surprised when someone comes along from our friends or family who is deemed talented at art. This mindset, this overall acceptance than anyone can go out and learn how to do what they love. It’s a modern phenomena, full of aspiring graphic artists and cartoonists, painters and animators. We see more and more art classes each year, the world seems to want to learn how to do art, because having…

Self-Reflection Profile Essay The following self-reflection profile essay highlights my professional and academic experiences as it relates to Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule. Gladwell presents research from neurologist Daniel Levitin that explains “that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert-in anything” (Gladwell, 2008, pg. 39). Gladwell states that “outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through a…

quantify my own assessment in order to create a development plan to improve myself as a leader. According to Whetten and Cameron (2011), my results to various self-questionnaires within their text are compared to the results of a sample of five hundred Masters in Business Administration students. From the beginning of myself assessment, I have stated a clear weakness in my sociability and essentially my people skills as a leader. In Figure 2 you can see how my intuitive and sensing scores are…

According to Officer Brietzke, the Delaware State Police follows a militaristic ranking structure starting with Trooper being the first rank an officer receives moving upward to Trooper First Class, Corporal, Corporal Grade One, Senior Corporal, Master Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and finally the top rank of Colonel. Under the rank…