Comparing Crimson Tide And A Soldier's Story

Independent of the Army and country you serve, leadership is always an important subject. There are many civilian books and military manuals talking about leadership. The United States Army divides the subject leadership in three levels. These levels are Direct Leadership, Organizational Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In this paper, the focus will be only about the first two levels. According with you rank, you will work more in one of these levels. Because of that, most part of time there is not much interaction between higher-level leaders and lower level leaders. Despite the limited interaction between higher level leaders like Brigade commanders with the lower level leader like company commander it’s not affect a satisfactory mission accomplishment.

This paper on Leadership will compare the primary differences and characteristics between the tactical leader and the organizational leader. I will provide you with the basics for development, characteristics, and the fundamentals that help guide and influence each leader’s style and how they influence Soldiers to follow them. Leaders at all levels demonstrate their values, knowledge, skills, and abilities in many different means and methods in

I found that the plot of the movie went along well with the path-goal theory. In Northouse, path-goal theory is described as “how leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated goals” (Northouse, 115). The two main leaders in the plot are Captain Frank Ramsey and Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter, both of which led in their own ways. Commander Hunter led in a directive, but yet supportive style of leadership. Whereas, Captain Ramsey only used directive leadership to his advantage in order to guide his followers.

The crave for the hunt over being rescued, and the demotion of Ralph as chief.

Furthermore, in the film “Remember the Titans I could find the purpose of this assignment to demonstrate my knowledge and applying some leadership theories such as Peer Leadership, Participative Leadership, and Initiating Structure leadership. With this leadership styles, I show how are they used in the movies and how they were

By analyzing the leadership styles and character traits of Horatio Gates, a suitable general in the Continental Army, and George Washington, a virtuous man, an understanding of the necessary victory for America is perceived as the leaders are contrasted.

But his mom also knew that military school was the change in environment that he needed. Being in military school thought the author a lot. The author was able to learn strong leadership roles he was “-a platoon sergeant, a cadet master sergeant, and the youngest senior noncommissioned officer in the entire corps.” (115) In achieving these high status positions in his military school we can see the growth in leadership that the author was able to learn through the strong male role models that he looked up to there.

The Civil War, a period of four years in the United States filled with bloody combat, thousands of casualties, and the destruction of much of Southern infrastructure. Although the Civil War had various causes (economy, politics, etc.), it mainly originated from the pressing issue of slavery at the time, mainly its expansion into the Western territories. As we all know, slavery was one of the most horrific times in our nation’s history, yet it was a typical and normal thing for the people of the 19th century. The film, Glory (1989), directed by Edward Zwick, doesn’t necessarily depict the horrors of slavery, however it does show 19th century America’s attitude toward African Americans, as well as the average African American’s hunger for

In order to assess the character of Samuel Damon from Once and Eagle from a military point of view this paper will follow a rough format of the Leadership Assessment Report (blue card) used to assess Army ROTC cadets. As the assessment of Damon is being made Courtney Massengale will also be assessed in order to compare the two men’s leadership styles. The assessment of both will also show a contrast of what a good leader is from a poor one.

The quote above personifies what type of person LT. Colonel Moore was. In today’s society you will rarely find individuals such as LTC. Hal Moore that exhibit those rare qualities of what a leader should be. In this essay I will describe some of the leadership qualities that are displayed in the movie We Were Soldiers. I will also discuss how the characteristics were portrayed, evaluate the success or lack of for each, apply a real life situation and explain how his leadership style affected those who followed.

The 1989 movie “Glory” shows the true meaning of leadership and sacrifices that need to be made within a group of people in order to show what team work is really about. During the film many tensions were high specially because it happened during the time of The American Civil War and people of colored were being allowed to join and become soldiers. In the movie everyone had the opportunity to meet one another and sent down the rules and regulations that needed to be followed in order for everyone to succeed together. However, there are certain characters that will be closely looked at in order to understand their behavior, the type of leaders that they are, and the way they handle things in a certain way.

Leadership, according to the Army doctrine, represents individuals’ ability to influence people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization (“Leadership” FM 6-22). However, the varying characteristics of individuals that the Army attracts may instill this doctrine in many different ways, leading to different representations of leadership. Some individuals choose to lead their subordinate in a stern matter, only displaying matured emotions and a “tough-loving” attitude to guide them in the right direction. Others

The renowned 1962 motion picture, Mutiny on the Bounty sheds light on the leadership styles of Captain William Bligh (Captain Bligh) and Lt. Fletcher Christian (Christian) who were the two main characters in the movie. Both men occupied positions on the ship that was bound for destination in Jamaica, West Indies. Captain William Bligh throughout the film portrayed qualities of an autocratic leader which is also called authoritarian leaders interchangeably. Lt. Fletcher Christian however, had leadership styles of a democratic leader.

Leadership is commonly defined as an act of leading an organization or a group of people for some cause or purpose. In every field of life, reflection of leadership is evident, whether it’s an organizational environment or some other social setting (Stewart, 2010). Humans live and work together to progress, and in this respect, one of the individuals has to take the lead and drive others too towards achieving success (Lintz, 2003). Similarly, the film and media also play a role in teaching the general public about how leadership is important and exercised in a setting. That being said, this purpose is aimed at presenting a leadership in film reflection through highlighting different leadership and cinematic themes. The reflection will primarily develop appreciation of the film through leadership in action. In this respect, the paper will talk about distinguishing the artistic means of music, imagery, costume, and historical footage etc. The paper will also talk about how the direction has used these elements to signify leadership bias and other issues. The effect of leader on organizational culture and vice versa will also be discussed, which will then be followed by a conclusion. The scholarly evidence will also be provided while presenting analysis. The film chosen for this purpose is Patton, which was released in 1970.

Released in 1995, Crimson Tide tells a dramatic war story of how loyalty collides with conscience aboard the USS Alabama. Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) and his new XO Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington) are charged with preventing Russian Rebels from launching missiles at the US and Japan. They struggle to maintain their position in Russian waters as they wait for orders via an emergency action message (EAM). Tensions rise as the ship is attacked and damaged. The whole crew is polarized as the captain and his XO sharply disagree on how to react when a partial EAM is received after a previous command to launch an attack on Russia’s launch complex. Crimson Tide, was directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. The director and crew effectively use music, lighting, varying camera angles, and symbols with hidden meanings, to build tension and represent each character’s approach to keeping the balance between humanity and unquestioning obedience.