Posner Essays

  • Leadership Case Study of Ernest Shackleton

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    greatest survival stories. This study of Shackleton's leadership is set loosely within the framework of the five practices of exemplary leadership set forth in The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner, and will focus on the benefits produced by his management of team morale and unity (13). Kouzes and Posner remark that leadership experiences are ?voyages of discovery and adventures of a lifetime?[and] they are challenging explorations under rigorous conditions? (174). While this may be true, it is

  • Portrayal of Masculinity in Art

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    Portrayal of Masculinity in Art According to several versions of the Webster dictionaries, the word “masculinity” refers to the characteristics of being masculine, manly, male stereotypes, having or occurring in a stressed final syllable <masculine rhyme>, having the final chord occurring on a strong beat <masculine cadence>, of or forming the formal, active, or generative principle of the cosmos. The word “masculinity” overall reflects the stereotype of men being a strong force, in music chords

  • Dr. Mengele

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    The life story of Josef Mengele is one that is filled many twists and turns that play out like a suspense story with an ending that does not seem to fit what one would expect. The authors of the book Mengele: The Complete Story, Gerald L. Posner and John Ware, wrote this book largely with information taken from diaries and letters of Mengele&#8217;s, and interviews with those who knew him. It is a look into the life and times of a man whose nickname was &#8220;The Angel of Death.'; Josef&#8217;s

  • Can Fiction be Philosophy?

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    them separate helps us appreciate their distinct contributions, as well as respect their distinct aims and methods. Therefore, I conclude that Nussbaum’s inclusion of certain novels in philosophy cannot be sustained. In a recent article, Richard Posner examines the notion, advanced by scholars in the law and literature movement, that "...immersion in literature ... make[s] us better citizens or better people." (1) The focus of his discussion is a set of assertions, including a number made by Martha

  • Plagiarism

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    public conveys plagiarism to be “the capital intellectual crime” and in addition, is most often used by students and professors whose “undetected plagiarisms disrupt the system of student and scholarly evaluation” (http://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/posner-r-plagiarism.html). Such actions can become the cause of expulsion of a student or the halt of a professor’s career. Because this is a major offense and requires immediate discipline, several American universities have established guides indicating

  • Giuseppe Garibaldi

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    “Hero of two worlds” (Chastain). He spent most of his complex life on the run from political zealots fighting battles anywhere and everywhere volunteers supported his cause. His is a great leader in all aspects of the framework provided by Kouzes and Posner. With his deep passion for freedom, Garibaldi was a selfless man devoted for the cause, who fought with his soldiers on the field, and met with kings in his spare time. His life is filled with much tragedy including illness and wounds, death, jail

  • Judge Posner's Challenge to the Philosophy of Law

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    which holds that judges are insulated from external pressures so their judicial decisions will be based upon a disinterested understanding of the law. Since economics holds that all people — including judges — attempt to maximize their utilities, Posner thinks that the conventional view is an embarrassment which presumes judges are not rational. His theory holds that the judicial insulation has actually left judges maximizing their utilities by trading judicial utility against leisure utility. Posner's

  • Leadership Challenge, by Kouzes and Posner

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    In the Leadership Challenge, 4th edition, it is Kouzes & Posner (2007) intention to present a road map for individuals to follow on their leadership journey. The authors stress that “leadership is not a gene and it’s not an inheritance.” Leadership they assert is “an identifiable set of skills and abilities that are available to all of us” (p. 23). They make clear that the “great person” theory of leadership is “plain wrong.” Leaders are our everyday heroes who do extraordinary things on a regular

  • Ruth Posner Research Paper

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    Ruth Posner is one of the many few holocaust survivors and a great dancer, choreographer and actress. Ruth was born on April 20, 1933, in Warsaw. She was raised in a Jewish family with her parents, but went to a Catholic school. At home, she spoke Polish. Ruth suddenly started hearing offensive comments by some of her close Polish Catholic friends. They said things like “you killed Christ.” It was an incredible shock.” That was just the beginning. By the time she was just 12, and the Second World

  • The Right to Bear Arms is a Human Right

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    “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the securing of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Those are the words of the seconds amendment to the Constitution of the United States. These words were written by the man who laid the foundation of our government today. As a constitutional right our government has no right to take away our right to concealed carry. The government may mean good by doing this, but will this really help, or only create

  • Sunstein Vs. Posner: A Theoretical Clash in Law

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    D. How Sunstein’s view relates to Posner • Sunstein 's view, in regards to Posner, would be in a general disagreement to the use of wealth maximization to cover all law, to the extent that not using the theory would go against what courts promote. To Posner, judges, in their application of rules and procedures to particular cases, ought to promote wealth maximization. The promotion of wealth maximization requires an ought. This means that to pursue wealth maximization is something that

  • Effective Leadership

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    small win actually get us were we need to be or should we engage in a large task challenging new methods of application as we progress. The authors note the importance of proceeding by taking incremental steps to capture that vision, (Kouzes and Posner, 2012). Developing set ideas in which to build on in order to achieve the final vision. I believe that this method would be far more practical regrading large projects. Through our past research we viewed this application with the automotive industry

  • Music Video Analysis: I Took A Pill In Ibiza

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    "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" by Mike Posner is an extremely unusual, thought-provoking music video. The combination of the lyrics mixed with the costumes, scenery and Mike Posner’s real life depicts a compelling story of drug and substance addiction. However, there’s more to what makes this video interesting than just the lyrics; the use of scenery and types of outfits, specifically the grotesque mask that Mike Posner wears in the video, helps keep the video interesting. In Mike Posner’s real life, he

  • Qualities And Characteristics To Be A Credible Leader

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    There are many qualities and characteristics that comprise a great leader. The qualities can range from being honest, showing integrity, being devoted and having a sense of ownership (Kouzes & Posner, 2017). These are some qualities that earn credibility and make someone a credible leader. This essay will explore and explain what it means to be a credible leader, and the encounters I have had with leaders that have aspired me to be a role model in my personal and professional life. What is a Credible

  • The Leadership Challenge Summary

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    Leadership Challenge One Summary The Leadership Challenge by (Kouzes & Posner, 2012) is a book written with the intent of guiding the reader through five essential practices of leadership including, Modeling the Way, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Challenging the Process, Enabling Others to Act, and Encouraging the Heart (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). This book is the results of “…research that first began in 1982 when Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner set out to understand those times when leaders performed at their

  • Importance Of Credibility In Leadership

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    position. According to Kouzes and Posner, the foundation of leadership is the act of credibility (2012). Without credibility, organizations can deteriorate. The lack of credibility in a leadership role creates mistrust and ill feelings towards leaders. These burdens constituents carry, disrupts the organization of being successful. Leaders should full understand credibility. Credibility is earned when leaders set example and commit to their words (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). When credible is present within

  • Posner's Argument Analysis

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    restructuring of his argument, since the two definitions of privacy are strikingly different. Yet Posner could potentially fashion a counter argument through the dictionary definition of “corporation” that Nina Totenberg cites in an NPR article: “’a number of persons united in one body for a purpose” (Totenberg). This indeed points to several similarities between corporations and people that Posner could use to group the two together. This definition still poses a problem, though, for if we regard

  • Fostering Collaboration: The Power Of Effective Teams

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    any organization through the facilitation of trusting, open, and supportive relationships. This advantage helps to foster collaboration in the organization. Trust is the basis and most common and ôfundamental element of a winning teamö (Kouzes and Posner, 2007, p.225). Literature suggests that ôpositive relationships help produce effective teamsö (Lafasto & Larson, in Pierce & Newstrom (Eds.), 2008, p160). Successful cooperation will enable individuals in team to accomplish much more than any one

  • Analyzing Professor Vivian Bearing 'From The Film Wit'

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    BACK THIS PART UP WITH FACTS. Dr. Jason Posner, a former student of Professor Bearing, presents as an enthusiastic doctor, driven by his passion for his cancer research. Dr. Posner speaks about his patient as though she is nothing more than an interesting medical case, showing little to no interest of her emotional and psychological wellbeing. In a study on the

  • Dr. Posner's Journey In The Play Wit By Margaret Edson

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    Jason Posner, who is a former student of Dr. Bearing’s. Dr. Posner, much like Dr. Bearing, is a complete scholar, motivated solely by the possibility of discovery. One can immediately tell from his interactions with Dr. Bearing, that Dr. Posner is not exactly the most hospitable physician. He asks Dr. Bearing how she is feeling today but he asks not because he is genuinely interested in her answer, but because by doing so he satisfies the need to empathize. In one particular scene, Dr. Posner is preforming