Ambassadors Character Analysis

Will-power and determination plays a major role when it comes to people accomplishing goals and performing the tasks they are given. When a person possesses these two qualities they are motivated, focused, will not give up easily, determined along with many other things. The word determination is defined as, “the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.” Will-power is, “the strength or will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans.” In the short story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, the main character Phoenix carried out the meaning of these two words throughout the whole story. She had experienced many road blocks during her journey, but she did not let them stop her from reaching

On the other hand, later, in the middle of the book, Mother Maria Marthe reveals she was never planning on paying Homer to begin with, even though, these were the terms Homer thought he would originally be working on. After this, Homer went through a short time truly considering leaving the nuns, because he thought the work was so unreasonable for one man and outrageous, since he wouldn’t receive any benefits. The audience soon realizes that he actually continues and accepts help from other volunteers. From experience in my life and those of others, I can say that sometimes doing the right thing or completing a task you do not want to do like finishing your homework can sound hard and miserable at first, yet we soon realize that when we do the task, it does not only benefit ourselves, but those around

Homer is a character in the novel whose personality starts off as very stereotypical but changes as you get deeper into the story. Coming from a Greek background, Homer is forceful and domineering and has trouble dealing with other strong personalities. Although, he is a natural leader, brave and can even be a little insecure at times. In his teenage years Homer had built a front to hide behind, a front as a disrespectful, insensitive, uncaring guy. He starts to fall inlove with Fi, a refined and delicate

Homer was forced to change the way he handled every situation and his attitude towards everything because of the live event of war. He became the leader of the group when people looked to him for guidance as they relied on him. We see the kind of character Homer was before the war when Ellie is describing all the characters going to Hell. She used spoken thought when she says “Homer was Wild, Outrageous, He didn’t care what he did or what anyone thought”. This gives the reader an insight into how homer was barbaric and confident. Homer developed as a character because his friends relied on him. They needed him to make plans and decisions on how to save lee, one of their friends, and avoid the soldiers. Ellie notices these changes uses the technique of spoken thought when she says “Homer was fast becoming the teachers he despised”. This tells the reader that Homer was becoming organised, he was becoming the advisor, someone that helped everybody which is a big change from his old reckless ways. This is like teenagers in society as they become more mature through the life events they experience.Most teenagers need to change and become more mature as they need to grow up because they need to get a job, meet someone and move on in life. This is learnt from the experiences they have and the events that occur. As we grow older we mature at depending on the circumstances. Just like Homer,

The first SOF imperative is to “Understand the Operational Environment.” The character of Ambassador MacWhite clearly illustrates this imperative during his preparation for his new assignment as Ambassador to Sarkhan. He learns the language, researches their history and political life, and

Homer is changed by the war, we first understood him to be this immature and irresponsible prankster with no regard to the consequences of his actions. Homer likes stirring trouble and doesn’t care about what others say or think of him, homers attitude changes, he swiftly realizers that he can no longer mess around and cause trouble like he did before the war. Homer must take some responsibility and be accountable for his actions. “Homer was becoming more surprising with every passing hour. It was getting hard to remember that this fast thinking guy, who’d just spent fifteen minutes getting us laughing and talking and feeling good again, wasn’t even trusted to hand out the books at school.” Through unlikely circumstances Homer has had to become a mature and responsible leader for the group.

One his outings with his friends, Homer they drink, play cards or fight; his mind does not seem to be on Evonne or their coming child. After receiving a letter from home, Homer reminisces about his family. His home and family are located in a rural area, where it is peaceful, unlike the city in which he lives now. His parents are relaxing; the children are playing as opposed to his present surroundings

The Messenger by Markus Zusak helped me understand that everyone has opportunities, but the way you treat the opportunities will affect what will happen in the future. It showed me how even though people like the protagonist Ed Kennedy can be brought up in a terrible environment, they can still live a meaningful life as long as they choose the right paths. In the beginnings of the book, Ed has a negative attitude and usually talks down to himself. When Sophie asks if he is a saint, he thinks to himself “Me?

Diplomacy is the art of dealing with foreign countries and their people in a sensitive and effective way. The ability to influence people and situations contributes to effective American diplomacy. In The Ugly American William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick comment on the nature of American diplomacy in 1950s Southeast Asia. They identify the characteristics and effects of both inept and skilled diplomacy. The book highlights knowledge of language, history, and culture as critical components to the ability to influence indigenous populations. In many ways the situations and characters described in the book mirror situations and challenges faced by Special Operations Forces (SOF) today. Special Operations Imperatives are a planning tool that SOF use to influence people and situations they encounter. In order to understand the influence and effects of proper application of the Special Operations Imperatives the stories of Homer Atkins, Colonel Hillandale and Solomon Asch provide a setting to compare and contrast with my own experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan.

In the Academy award winning film, Ordinary people the Jarrett family lives and ordinary life with ordinary problems, But once they lost their oldest son buck, there entire world gets turned upside down. The mother of this family Beth Jarrett, takes the loss of her oldest son the hardest, she avoids any and all conversation about the topic. In situations like these the strategies of conflict management always can help. Some ways the whole family could have benefited from this is to create emotional safety, this would have let the whole family know how they feel about the situation and what they can do to improve it. Every member of the family at one point in the movie went into silence for violence mode, for example every time Beth the mother got confronted about her uncomfortable issue with the death of buck she would flee the scene any way she could.

Homer proves his value as the group's leader throughout the story. Homer was considered by the others as an irresponsible child who couldn’t look after himself, yet when Homer has a plan, the group obediently follows his commands without

This sense of control through appeasement helped Homer’s characters cope with their helplessness and carry on trying to survive.

One of the main changes in Homer that you see his natural skills at being a leader that continually grows through the book as we start to learn more about him . “Maybe it’s time to decide what we’re all going to do. We’ve had a chance to rest up, get our breathe back, think about things. Now we should decide if we’re going to stay here in hiding till the war sorts itself out, or if we should get out there and do something about it.”(Marsden, 1993 p166). This quote is showing that Homer is starting to take this war seriously and thinking about their situation in addition knows what needs to be done in order to survive and keep the group safe. a key change from his full of life personality at the beginning of the book . once he realizes that

Should someone back to a place they have learned to loathe after experiencing the greater aspects of life? Should they break a promise in order to help someone else? The Ambassadors by Henry James is an intriguing, and complex read. The way Henry James used peculiar wordage and several different types of literary mechanics in The Ambassadors are ingenious. He poses interesting and difficult moral situations to the main character, Lambert Strether. The choice for morality seems obvious at first, but then it makes the reader question their own morals. All of these elements truly bring this novel together as a mental challenge.

From Snape in Harry Potter to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the dramatic switch of characters personalities keeps us intrigued and develops the story further. An Enemy of the People is no different in the character switch. The shift of Dr. Stockman’s personality furthers the conflict and enhances the story to a deeper and more exciting tale. Although Dr. Stockman is portrayed with a heroic attitude, through his excitement and care for the community, he switches to his true identity of a cynical and neglectful scientist as he delivers his speech to the community members.