The Elements of Style

LEADING AT A HIGHER LEVEL Ken Blanchard’s book “Leading At A Higher Level” takes a very practical approach at explaining the most important contributing factors to achieving and maintaining a successful business or partnership. It explores the various styles of leadership primarily and demonstrates their level of efficiency through real world examples and step-by-step applications. Its 2009 revised and expanded edition, co-written with thirteen other successful authors and motivational speakers, addresses

Faulkner who wrote “A Rose for Emily”. He was from Mississippi and many of his works were related to southern culture and gothic writing style. Faulkner’s works such as ‘A Rose for Emily” and “The Sound and the Fury”. Southern gothic writing is a genre of Southern writing. The stories often focus on grotesque themes. While it may include supernatural elements, it mainly focuses on damaged, even delusional, characters. It was inspired by original gothic writings from the 18th century. The idea

America, African music tends to be the most significant and influential one. Most of contemporary prevalent styles of music trace their origins to African roots, such as Jazz, Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Rock n Roll, Reggae and my favorite Hip Hop and Rap. () ​When people on the way home, they always turn on their phone and starts to

For this week’s blog chose to compare the styles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Both of these styles started to rise up in the 19th century from France. There are many differences between these two styles. Impressionists were very in favor of independent exhibitions, while the Post-Impressionists placed on emphasis on structure. The Impressionists often drew upon landscapes and the scenes of modern life for inspiration, paying attention to light, atmosphere, and movement for their color

Mesopotamian era to the Classical Greeks and the present. Art is expressed in many different ways and styles, and is rapidly changing, one style replacing another. Impressionism and Cubism broke away from the traditional style of painting. They were both looking for a new way to express everyday life. Time is an important tool that is used in Cubism as well as Impressionism. This element is expressed in Claude Monet's Sunrise and Pablo Picasso's Man with a Violin in different ways. Impressionists'

This piece of music has dynamics ranging from mezzo forte to fortissimo maintaining a loud, upright sound that penetrates the ear. The sound is constant and ranges slightly similar to the dynamics established in the opening of this tune. This song is in quadruple meter, in which it split into measures counted to four. The rhythm is constant during the section using the same techniques throughout. The tempo displayed in this section is steadfast until it comes closer to the chorus. A medium-fast

behind the windows looking at the visiting room. This creates depth using foreground and background in the painting and therefore makes the painting more spacious and interesting for the viewers. Meanwhile, Longhi has well created a colorful Venetian style painting using red, green, and white colors. The use of these three vivid colors create an appealing and noticeable visual effect. Longhi mainly uses green and red colors on the visitors’ clothing and the visiting room. Meanwhile, he brightens the

The varying writing techniques of the literary world bring particular elements to stories, giving each their own added meaning. In his story, “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” Mark Twain uses two distinct dialects. Contrasting characters, one named Simon Wheeler and the other remaining unnamed, each speaking in their own fashion. By doing this to his characters, Twain ensures that the reader experiences the writing of the realism era in a way that is more than a plot that is merely

The Effect of Leadership Styles and Organizational Structures on Innovation Introduction Currently, organizations are immersed in a dynamic and competitive environment. Changes in technology and markets, products and services, and changes in consumer preferences are an integral part of such environment. For example, companies are inventing various products while advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT) are continuously changing the ways and channels of product production

Effective Gothic Elements Gothic literature is a style of writing dating back to 1764, some of the most important elements of this writing style are of an eerie setting and mental decay, stories that made great use of these elements are: “The Raven”, “Black Cat”, “The House of Usher”, and “The Devil and Tom Walker”. The authors use the gothic element of eerie setting so that they can enhance the mood of the story and of mental decay to highlight what the conflict in the characters’ lives is causing