The world today has been built up by leaders, who have time and again shown Ignatian values, by being able to grow and adapt, and being devoted to justice in the world around them. These traits were certainly not lost on Tomonaga Ijiro, who learned how to survive flesh eating corpses, Dr. Robert Neville, who defended others while fighting off Blood thirsty darkseekers, and General Grant, who made new ways to fight off monsters in now ravaged human bodies. In "I Am Legend," Robert Neville heroically displays committed to doing justice when he protects Anna and Ethan from a darkseeker, and when he stays in Manhattan to fight the darkseekers. As the darkseekers invade Dr. Robert Neville’s home to attack him, Anna and Ethan are trapped
When Tomonga hears of the outbreak, he flees to the Hidakka mountains to die. However he soon learns a new way to stay alive in the wilderness, by getting naturally growing fruits and vegetables, bathing in the springs, and being ever vigilant of any attackers. He keeps watch using his hearing and smell, making a “circle of sensory security” as he called it to protect the land (Brooks, 219). Although Ijiro went there to die, he finds way to not only live, but thrive under these conditions. He maximizes the use of all the senses he can to survive deep in the forest, and keep the beautiful landscape safe from the hungry corpses. Ijiro also learns how to help others after the war. Ijiro is the founder of the Shield Society, which helps other people learn armed and unarmed techniques to fight of the living dead, using both Japanese and non-Japanese methods (Brooks, 338). Ijiro uses his survival skills, and learns to teach others, and does so well at it, the Japanese government makes them an independent branch. FTomongo Ijiro is constantly learning new things, whether it's killing Zombies, or helping
What these heroes of the past have in common is that they took action of what they truly believe is right. The best way to respond to conflict is based on a person’s general judgment on what they think is right or wrong, this will show how they take action during conflict.
Firstly, Itchoua is a brave veteran who overcame many terrifying experiences while fighting with many vicious rats. Throughout the story, Itchoua proved that he was brave by putting his life at risk for the safety of his friends, persevered even though he was unconsicous and that he has characteristics of a leader. When the chief cried, Itchoua ran immediately not thinking at all and went to help his friend at risk. He sacrificed his life to help his friends from the dangerous rats. He cared for his friends and never only thought about himself. He did what ever he could for the safety of his friends. He used all his strength by trying to kill as many rats as possible an...
To be a great leader one mustn’t be egoistic rather they should be assertive and considerate for their people’s benefit. For example, the Portuguese lusted after the slaves because they needed them to work on the sugar plantations in Brazil, and saw Ndongo as a valuable entree into this lucrative trade, however, Queen Nzinga risking her own life did whatever she can to protect her people from being enslaved. Although Queen Nzinga fought many battles, however, she did try to keep alliances w...
The four main characters in the book are Drue “True” Robinson, Lee Atkins, Urban “Legend” Donald Sellers, and Mr. Gilbert. Drue is a rising basketball star from New York City. He played in an all-star game, where Mr. Gilbert first noticed him. Mr. Gilbert convinced Drue and his mom to come to the east coast where he would find his mom a job and a nice home. Drue became friends with Lee the first day of school and later in the book he becomes friends with Legend.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” (BAM, 2010, p.20) These words were first written down over 2,400 years ago by a Chinese general named Sun Tzu in his famous military strategy treatise known today as The Art of War. These words, in fact the entire book, are just as valid today as they were during Sun Tzu’s lifetime. He was one of the first truly visionary and ethical military leaders in the world. Despite the fact that there is not much known about Sun Tzu today other than his writings, in this essay, I intend to extract his essence from his treatise to prove he was a visionary leader. I will then continue to prove he was also an ethical leader. Finally, I will finish by detailing how his seminal work has inspired me to self-reflect on how I can be a better visionary and ethical leader in the 21st Century Air Force. So, what exactly is a ‘visionary’ leader?
Two qualities of the perfect hero fall into the same general category: prowess in battle and valiance. Along with the two, a hero must behave honorably, both on and off the battlefield. In addition to strength, honor in combat is an important part of being a warrior, and without valor and cour...
Friendship. Halley, from “Someone Like You” by Sarah Dessen, is Friendship. Halley is brave. Halley is strong and helpful for her friend Scarlett. Halley is friendship because she helps her friend Scarlett when she is sad, sick or just needs it. I think that Halley is very respectful to Scarlett and I hope to be as caring to my friends as Halley is to hers.
When you take a deep analysis of war one could create a strong argument that fear plays a huge role throughout history. Fear of death has corrupted the minds of some of the most influential leaders of all time, in a sense of leaving an unfulfilled legacy. People who obtain power are subjected to an obligation, wheth...
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The modern hero seeks survival. Unlike the medieval hero, the modern hero does not have a code of ethics but instead have a code of behavior. The modern hero has internal and external struggles. His internal struggles are with addiction to liquor, money, and drugs. The hero’s external struggles are with corruption within the government and formal organizations (Norman).
Personality is defined as a combination of characteristics or qualities that make up an individual’s character. There are tests that can help one decode their personality and understand their quality of what it means to be a person. The Myers-Brigg Type Indicator and the Big Five or Five Factor Model ate such tools. The Myers-Brigg Type Indicator is a psychological self-assessment which provides some insight to the takers personality. Although it can be a tool used for career planning and leadership development, the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator is better classified as a personality test that depending on the results of the assessment can help one with their decision making skills, build stronger relationships, and
Most people deem that having a strong ego is a bad thing. However, I feel that my ego is the greatest asset in my personality as an optimist. There is a combination of three characteristics that make up my optimism. They are my strong determination and tenacious will power, good strong work ethic, and my positive morals as a person. The mixture of these characteristics makes my strong ego, which in turn makes me an optimistic person.
...of Yokohama. Furthermore, Fusaku represents the ever-present western philosophy, as she is constantly surrounded by imported Western goods and the entailed modern lifestyle. On the other hand, her son Noboru holds manliness and more traditional Japanese values dear to his heart, as presented politically in the final execution of Ryuji. This fall from grace of Ryuji is abruptly halted by his death, thus presenting Mishima’s concept that Japan will restore its original splendor once westernization becomes discarded and diminished from the originally traditional Japan. The assasination of Ryuji presents an enlightening moment for the character as in the blink of an eye, Ryuji understands his weakness: death alone is the only way to correct his massive blunder.
I am always getting to class on time and quite in the class. I do not use phone in class neither talk with friends while the teacher is teaching. I always take a long time to do activities and get hard time to make a decision.
For the Keirsey personality test, I received the Artisan personality type. I wasn’t very surprised when I received this type because I have taken similar tests and have gotten similar scores or types before. According to my results artisans “naturally excel in any of the arts”. The results spoke of artisans having keen senses and loved working with their hands. The results also spoke of artisan’s doing whatever it takes to get where they want to be. I found this to be very true and relatable. This past year I have had many jobs, piled on classes, and worked many hours to work towards my goal of graduating. I have moved away from home (my comfort zone) and worked towards my dream of being the first in my family to graduate from college. I have