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create followers, they create more leaders” (Leadership vs. Management: What’s the Difference?). Jonathan was a prime example of this quality. He never forced his fellow seagulls to learn; Jonathan let them come to him. He did this so that the other gulls would be willing to accept his teachings on their own. Fletch was the first to come to Jonathan Livingston, and because of Jon’s teachings, was able to take over the new flock that Jon started. Traits such as these are what make you a good leader

Fate in I Am Mordred The idea that fate is inevitable manifests itself throughout the Arthurian legend I am Mordred. Fate’s a predestined fortune that is supposedly inevitable. (fate) The question of changing fate prevails as an underlying theme in the book. Characters’ lives and choices revolve around the idea of their predetermined destiny. It proves difficult to decide whether fate is escapable or not. From the beginning of the book Mordred’s fate plays a key factor in characters actions. The

settling on my skull like a cap designed for torture. I stroke the soft splintery wood of the hull, the gentle curves like cupped hands that had held me as I slept. I want to stay curled up amid the sheets and coils of rope and watch the clouds and gulls glide across the sky, but I’m cold. My arms are pimpled with goose flesh. I can’t see my clothes, and I stand up to look for them. There’s a man sitting a few yards away, rolling a cigarette. I duck down again. ‘It’s all right, kid,’ he says. ‘You’re

‘wring’ shows how people aren’t as upset, tears aren’t falling out as easily instead it is implying that you would have to extract tears. “The big feast for the gulls and the sharks; the tug of the tide…” The writer has used imagery to create a vivid image for the reader to visualise and connect with Blight’s observation. “Feast for the gulls and sharks” also captures a sense of celebration. Since the Whale corpse is now a “big feast” it suddenly solves the issue that the community appeared to have

is also something that many people need to work on. Without forgiveness your life could be filled with stress, hate, and sadness. In Jonathan Livingston Seagull we see the importance of forgiveness throughout not only Jonathan's eyes but the other gulls as well. Forgiveness is the decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. When you do not forgive a person for their actions and hold a grudge this can affect your heart, by having a large amount of stress from holding this grudge your

The author Stephen Crane would write about the troubles of man, using themes such as war, poverty and suffering. In “The Open Boat”, Crane creates a fictional tale based on his own experience of being shipwrecked off the coast of Florida. The story presents the reader with four men who are stranded in a ten foot life raft when their ship is sunk. Crane’s depiction of the crew, men dedicated to each other’s safety, serves as the bond of brotherhood that sets human thinking and nature apart from an

Jack the Ripper : Opposing Viewpoints By : Mason Belcher Jack the Ripper was best known as a serial killer that was never identified. His amazing surgical cuts gave him the name "Jack the Ripper". Most of his murders happened in the Whitechapel district of London. Though only five people were killed by his hands, others were believed to be his victims. Thanks to newspaper reportage on the case, coupled with the records and musings of philanthropists and reformers who wished to bring the plight

During the most trying time in arguably all of Great Britain’s history one man stepped forward and changed the course that Britain was taking. This man, Winston Churchill, is considered one of the greatest and most successful wartime leaders the world has ever seen. One might ask “how does one become a successful leader during a war”? Or they might even ask “why he was considered one of the greatest wartime leaders”? Or “what makes someone a good leader”? To be a successful leader one must have the

Being in the right place, at the right time, can make all of the difference in the world. No matter how empowered or fragile one can claim to be, luck of the draw can turn anyone’s fate into fortune. Or perhaps instead, these situations could take someone down a much darker path. Whichever outcome is chosen is not dependant on those who are victim to the consequences to follow. But instead these fates are unraveled by an existential power, one of which that relies on a matter of timing and another’s

From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell stands as one of the greatest horror graphic novels of all time. It is full of metaphysical creepiness and dark twists and turns. Eddie Campbell’s artwork of simplistic, stark black and grey scratchy pen-work lines depicting movement compliments the crudeness of Alan Moore’s storytelling. Together they have created a dark, mind bending masterpiece chronicling the life and times of the world’s most infamous serial killings of Jack the Ripper set in the grimy