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than all of the tasks assigned. That’s not to say that mission accomplishment was no longer imperative, but that the purpose to the mission took precedence. The situation will always change, but understanding the commander’s intent allows you to adjust in order to ultimately achieve his or her end-state. On occasion, it can be easy to…

Spanking Children: Helpful or Hurtful As a child, where you ever spanked by your parents? I cannot speak for anyone but, as for me, I was regularly spanked as a child whenever I did something wrong. Spanking wasn’t my parents’ initial response to my bad behavior, but it was the only one I seemed to respond to. The question “Is it right, or justifiable, to spank a child?” is one every adult, especially parents, have encountered or will encounter, in their life. This question has aroused a great…

In the book Lord of the Flies, many main characters were introduced showing their personality and how they could impact society. One of the main characters introduced in the first chapter was Ralph. He is bossy, adventurous, and also has hopes of getting rescued. Ralph would help the society tremendously because of his leadership skills along with his bravery. He shows bravery because he wasn’t afraid to go and adventure or search the mysterious island they were on. Piggy is also one of the main…

should be chief. He doesn't say anything about how he should be chief because he himself is the one person on the island that knew how to blow the conch, then he told Ralph, When the boys saw that he is the one who blew it, they thought he was the smartest one and that almost immediately made the boys want him as chief. Which is close to the same reasoning as before, Tech states next,” they slam todays gifted” which relates physically to Piggy and Simon's deaths. Simon dies first by the bots…

WOMEN WHO LOVE TOO MUCH By Robin Norwood, 1985 Reviewed by Rediet Merid The author of the best-selling book Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change Robin Norwood says "It was mostly from the wives and girlfriends of addictive men that I began to understand the nature of the disease," (Norwood, 1985, 40). In the book Norwood examines in it explains why women are involved in a harmful relationship with men (Powell, 1985). The #1 New York Times bestseller that…

Most the boys imagine the beast, also known as the Lord of the Flies, as a physical creature that can be stopped. On the contrary, the Lord of the Flies himself says to Simon, “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill...I’m a part of you”(Golding ch 8). Ergo Simon, the allegory for the good in society, has an evil side. Moreover, even the most reasonable of men are not exempt from this tendency. For example Piggy, who as represents the voice of reason…

who ever holds the conch has the power to say what they want, like democracy in the real world. Who ever is the leader, which is Stephen Harper for us in Canada, has the power to say what ever powerful thing he wants when he wants to because he is the leader of our democratic country. Additionally, the beast is a symbol used in the book by Golding, demonstrating to the reader inner demons and savagery, it represents the monster inside of everybody. Simon is the only boy to figure this out when…

In his book, Start with Why, Simon Sinek examines why some people are more successful leaders than others. The traditional “recipe for success,” includes money, press, and personal connections to the brightest minds of the day. Sinek gives readers several examples that do not follow this model. Instead, leaders achieve success by having clarity of “why,” and effectively communicating that “why” to others. These individuals attract others who believe what they believe. The followers are inspired…

Their main goal is to get meat and have fun, and eventually everyone joins them. The only boys left clinging to the previous system are Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and the twins Sam and Eric. When they go to see what Jack’s group is doing, they get caught up in the chant used when in pursuit of a pig during a hunt, and the only person not there is Simon, who had gone by himself to see what the beast at the top of the mountain really was. Once he finds out, he rushes back down to notify the others, but…

seemed to be focused on his singing abilities, he never showed any interest in wanting to hunt. As the story progressed we saw Jack’s thirst for power and interest in hunting develop, which lead to the death of the most innocent boy on the island, Simon. “‘He came- disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be careful.’ Stanley lifted his forearm off the rock and held up an interrogative finger. ‘Well?’ ‘But didn’t we, didn’t we-?’ He…