Review Of Im Nobody! Who Are You?

Review Of Im Nobody! Who Are You? Thesis Statement: Emily Dickinson poem, Im Nobody! Who Are You?, is successful on influencing readers that the best ideas can come from nothing. Introduction: I chose this as one of the famous poets known poem, which is found at Chapter 10.1, entitled: The Speaker (Persona) in a Poem. It can also be found from Thomas H. Johnsons (1960) Book of Complete Poems as its 288th entry: Im Nobody! Who are you? Are you- Nobody-Too? Then theres a pair of us! Dont tell! theyd advertise, you know. - How dreary-to be- Somebody! How public-like a frog- To tell ones name- the livelong June- To an admiring bog! What about the poems form, language, content, or other dimension do you find engaging?: I find engaging its genre of lyrical form, English language using informal diction and bearing a very good rhyme scheme (o sound in lines 1 and 2 with g in 6 and 8) with 2 stanzas. The theme shows how one can find the identity of self and gather the best ideas can come from only doing nothing. It uses the simile and metaphor figure of speeches, because it was able to compare or equate unlike things in similarity (Nobody vs Famous persons) and used the word like in line 6 in the second stanza. Moreover, to dissect the poem, when the word they was mentioned in line 4, wherein the poet was pertaining to famous people or any person situated in high levels the of society (Essay on Emily dickinson i am nobody! who are you? para. 1). With a very short content of only 8 lines, Dickinson was able to quickly reach out to others who would want to have the same privacy she experienced and also gain fruitful o utcomes from this choice. Doing this is actually not seen as usual in famous persons or high level situated bodies. How does the poems use of language compare to that of everyday speech?: I can say that in terms of both modern and classic writing on poetry, it still uses informal diction, though there certainly will be a difference in the use of words if one can write it today. To site a modern view on Dickinsons way of writing in the Im Nobody! Who Are You? poem, Jessica Writes (2007) wrote an online essay saying that, it is evident here that she is referring to a friend that she had relationships kept in private, but were foretold mostly by her corresponding letters. Indeed she is successful in her field. Wherein, she was productive during times she was alone, nursing the gardens inside their yard, writing poetry and reading. Since, she preferred to be named as an anonymous poet to her poems; it shows a personal assessment as A Nobody in the society, being a direct reflection of ideals as a non-conformist to the society. Its psychological nature are greatly affecting to people and objects geared towards seeing themselves in this way in life. With todays social pressures, even the smallest poem can help. Back in the old days, wherein classic literature are given birth to, renaissance and revolutions are greatly affected with writers who seek for a new beginning and freedom thru their writing skills. How do the differences and/or similarities between speech and poetic form affect your experience of the poem?: Domhnall Mitchell (2000), a very good critic of literature, mentioned in his book, that the poem Im Nobody! Who Are You? is a form of confessional poetry. Wherein, I agree with this thought. That is why it uses the simile and metaphor figure of speeches, because it was able to compare or equate unlike things in similarity, which is the Dickinson and akin others being the Nobody type of persons judged against the Famous type of persons (who would not likely to favor practices of a Nobody.) At first, a reader would have taught that Dickinson was talking about herself, but there is a quick turn of mood when the poem becomes about the reader. I find this interesting. This can be seen after the 1 line was said, which is a statement about Dickinsons poetic self, and then there is a following string of questions pertaining to the readers own selves. Lastly, the poems 2 immediate co ncerns are: the readers asking who we are, as well as the how is the relationship existing between the reader and the poet (pp. 157-158). Do these differences and/or similarities influence how you think or feel about the subject matter of the poem?: In terms of familiarity, I can say that this poem is reflective of Dickinsons life and not the persons she sites in her poem. It is more personal in nature. For instance, Arthur Versluis (2001), another very good critic of literature in history, mentioned the opinion of John Cody, in his own book, that her works are pronouncing of her madness as a result. That is why the poem, Im Nobody! Who Are You?, has certain negativity touch on it. It was also quoted, one will inevitably misunderstand and trivialize much of Emily Dickinsons life and poetry if one fails to grasp the full intensity of her suffering and the magnitude of her collapse. For this reason let me state at the onset my thesis that the crisis Emily Dickinson suffered following the marriage of her brother was a psychosis (p. 175). Conclusion: Yes, I agree that the best ideas can come from nothing. You can occupy your time with writing poetries like what Emily Dickinson is known for during her time. Yet, even if one decides a secluded life, society will hunt. Dickinsons writes in such a way that she dictates and forces the readers mind to think the same and view society like her opinion. The advantage I can see here is that it is leading to a self-evaluation and growth in uniqueness as individuals. On the other hand, a disadvantage of her way of writing (as well as thinking) is that it fails to show the right personality for an individual. When, maturity takes place, when one knows his or her purpose in life, then the best ideas can come in, one can make fruitful outcomes and one can reach success. Even the quietest moments or disturbing scenes takes self-confidence and trust, a parallel thought to both being a Nobody and a Famous person.

Great Gatsby Chapter 9 notes

Fitzgerald draws his novel to its conclusion. This chapter allows him to make his final comment on the corrupt and destructive side of the American Dream. On one level it could be said that Gatsby represents the success story of the American Dream – the epitome of the stereotypical ascent from ‘rags to riches'. He drives his own fortune and prosperity acquiring great wealth and material possessions; but , ultimately, his dream fails anyway. Fitzgerald makes it abundantly clear just how distorted the collective vision of society had become with regard to the accumulation of wealth and the influence of mass media – represented by the eyes of T J Eckleburg. Such materialistic goals had overtaken the more altruistic and virtuous pursuits inherent in the original interpretation of the American Dream. In this chapter the reader senses Nick's great sense of despair, disillusionment and disgust. He is appalled by the behaviour he encounters in his preparation for Gatsby's funeral: ‘I found myself on Gatsby's side and alone.' After all the parties he had thrown for a countless trail of guests who paraded through his house ‘Nobody came.' The reader has now experienced Nick's journey, his voyage – note the sea imagery to which he refers in the final lines of the novel. It is interesting to note just how much Nick has matured as a result of his experiences: ‘†¦as he lay in his house and didn't move or breathe or speak, hour upon hour, it grew upon me that I was responsible, because no one else was interested – interested, I mean, with that intense personal interest to which everyone has some vague right at the end.' So, it is Nick who shoulders the final responsibility for Gatsby. Nick begins the chapter commenting on the impact of these events – remember he is writing from a retrospective stance two years later: ‘After two years I remember the rest of that day, and that night and the next day, only as an endless drill of police and photographers and newspaper men in and out of Gatsby's front door.' These seem to be the only people interested – the media. They are not interested in the man Gatsby, but rather the fabrication of the man, the lies and the gossip which go hand in hand with his own self-constructed image. Essentially the media contributes to the corruption of the American Dream. Nick ‘wanted to get somebody for him'. He feels loyal and protective towards Gatsby and so begins an avid search to do just this. But he tells us ‘no one arrived except more police and photographers and newspaper men.' Perhaps, one need look no further than at the history of the original image fabricators, the dream creators of Hollywood to learn of the pitiful and lonely existences of their more fragile stars. Strip away the veneer of glamour and wealth and all that really prevails is the very stark and harsh Valley of Ashes. All of this reinforces Nick's loyalty: ‘I began to have a feeling of defiance, of scornful solidarity between Gatsby and me against them all.' Nick begins to catalogue the callousness of the people who cannot hide their indifference to Gatsby's death. Wolfsheim declares ‘I cannot come down now as I am tied up in some very important business and cannot get mixed up in this thing now.' A pathetic euphemism for really saying he cannot be bothered – it's not that important. Next, there is Klipspringer who claims ‘Well, I certainly try†¦' when asked to attend the funeral but may be unable to because of ‘a sort of picnic'. However, he does get to the heart of the matter, ‘What I called about was a pair of shoes I left there†¦' Nick ‘felt a certain shame for Gatsby.' Fitzgerald now chooses this moment to reveal another aspect of Gatsby's past – his estranged father: ‘He came out to see me two years ago and bought me the house I live in now.' Gatsby has been generous with his money. It is Gatsby's father who reveals the sense of purpose and indeed the dreamer in Gatsby from his diary: ‘Rise from bed 6.00 AM Dumbbell exercise and wall-scaling†¦' He even had a list of endearing ‘General Resolves' which do imbue him with an innocence and a sincerity that enhances the reader's opinion of him, sadly after his death: ‘No more smokeing or chewing Read one improving book or magazine per week Save $5.00 (crossed out) $3.00 per week Be better to parents' The misspelling of ‘smoking' is deliberate by the way. Three people attend the funeral – Mr Gatz, Nick and Owl Eyes. Owl eyes is the only party guest who shows up. He is shocked to witness the absence of so many; ‘Why, my God! They used to go there by the hundreds.' It is interesting to note, bearing in mind the references to blindness that we encounter throughout the novel, that Owl eyes removes his spectacles before declaring the reality and moral truth of Gatsby's situation: ‘The poor son- of -a-bitch.' The blindness comes from within as can be seen from most of Fitzgerald's characters. Nick comments, ‘I see now that this has been a story of the West, after all – Tom and Gatsby, Daisy and Jordan and I, were all Westerners, and perhaps we possessed some deficiency in common which made us subtly unadaptable to Eastern life.' You will remember from ‘Death of a Salesman' that there is a similar East – West divide. Biff favours the freedom and happiness in the West whereas Willy relentlessly pursues the capitalist Eastern way of life – again exposing the corrupt nature of the American Dream. Nick has matured enough to see through the ‘racy, adventurous ffeel' of the East and its ‘enchanted metropolitan twilight' – he realises that beneath all the glamorous, glittering veneer there are ‘spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it†¦' just like the ‘fowl dust' which ‘floated in the wake of his (Gatsby's) dreams'. The East represents capitalism and consumerism and indeed corruption of American society. The West was presumably still relatively innocent rating homespun values and the happiness of the individual. Nick is able to see this – but he is the only character in the novel who does. The East has ‘a quality of distortion'. Again, Fitzgerald juxtaposes the recurring adjectives, ‘grotesque' and ‘fantastic', once more alluding to the impossible dream with reality: ‘West Egg, especially, still figures in my more fantastic dreams†¦a hundred houses, at once conventional and grotesque, crouching under a sullen, over-hanging sky and lustreless moon.' There is no romantic presentation of this location for Nick – the place is given an eerie, dismal atmosphere, where the houses are personified as shrinking away from this depressing, all-consuming locale. Notably it is here Nick talks about the anonymous woman in white whom I have pointed out before: ‘†¦four solemn men in dress suits are walking along the sidewalk with a stretcher on which lies a drunken woman in a white evening dress. Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels. Gravely the men turn in at a house – the wrong house. But no one knows the woman's name, and no one cares.' This is a very sinister dream in which Nick envisions a woman in white – this woman could represent Daisy or Jordan or even one of the female guests at Gatsby's party. It does not really matter, for Fitzgerald she represents the anonymity and lack of substance of the typical 1920s female. She is suppressed by the superiority of her male counterpart who uses her to satisfy and fulfil sexual desire. The fact that the woman is drunk and therefore lacks control reinforces the status of women is such a society which has itself lost sight and control of any kind of moral fibre. Her hand ‘sparkles cold with jewels' suggesting the empty, shallow pursuit of such material possessions. The fact that the men drop her off at the wrong house and ‘no one cares' really captures the essence of something Daisy says earlier in reference to her daughter – ‘I hope she'll be a fool – that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.' On first reading this seems like another very whimsical, even stupid and callous statement from Daisy but it is this very passage about Nick's nightmare that gives her comment weight and meaning and, perhaps, it's the most insightful thing she says in the entire novel. ‘They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made†¦' This really contains the essence of Nick's loathing of such people. This triggers the memory of something he says at the beginning of the novel when he is about to relate his story to the reader: ‘When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention for ever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart.' We remember him talking about ‘the distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged.' A society which had such a callous disregard for human life; this can be seen by their reactions to the deaths of Gatsby and Myrtle – both of which are really perpetuated by Tom and Daisy respectively. They disappear – drifting off leaving chaos behind undoubtedly to begin a life elsewhere. The drifting which permeates the novel points towards the loss of moral and spiritual stability which must come from the core of the individual. Tom and Daisy can do this because they never really become attached to anything or anyone – they are indeed ‘careless' and their wealth allows them a certain freedom, an escape from reality. Finally Nick sums up the essence of the original American Dream: ‘And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors' eyes – a fresh, green breast of the new world. Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby's house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.' This is a brilliant piece of description from Fitzgerald and quite poignantly encapsulates the real essence of the American Dream. Yet, it could not be sustained. The land became manipulated and exploited for human profit. But for the 17th century Dutch sailors it was, in those first moments, the ultimate land of growth, beauty and enchantment – ‘fresh, green breast of the new world'. It is clear that this is why Nick refers to Gatsby as ‘great' – †¦I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock.' This was what Nick admired – ‘his capacity for wonder' ‘He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night.' This is again referring to Gatsby's refusal to admit that his past could not be relived, or recaptured, just like his tenacious belief in the dream. The image of darkness and the attendant image of blindness is often used to foreshadow the inevitable failure of Gatsby's dream. Yet ‘Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by yea recedes before us.' The green light here symbolises the dreams and hopes of society ‘It eluded us then, but that's no matter – tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther†¦And one fine morning -‘ Nick refers here to the dreamer in all of us. He conveys the human need to dream, to be inspired, to be challenged. Yet, he knows it's important to be able to draw a line between the dream and reality – something Gatsby could never do. ‘So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.' We are all inextricably linked with our pasts – the past shapes the future. We know this obviously from history. Gatsby insisted on living in the past – his past with Daisy. Daisy could not isolate him from his past; he remained socially unworthy of her. Can any of us really escape the past. America itself struggled to shake off her more rigid European connections before the declaration of independence. Furthermore, the American Dream has become part of its past – a part of American history which no longer exists in the same way as it did then. The dream is impossible and this is what makes Gatsby's plight so tragic.

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Globalizing Human Resource Management

Question: Discuss about the Globalizing Human Resource Management. Answer: Introduction The operation of every industry is evolving and so the way of managing the employees (Armstrong and Taylor 2014). The organizations are coming out of the traditional way of human resource management and applying modern ways of the same (Fee 2014). New ways of managing the employees will help in enhancing the performance of the employees and eventually will enhance the business of the organization (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung 2016). The human resource department is mainly responsible for recruiting new employees and managing the employees (Purce 2014). However, if the employees will be able to appoint their own leader, it might help in better performance of the employees. The process might have been tiring in the initial phase but if the human resource department look after the process and will properly see that there is no biasness in the strategy, it will be helpful for the organization in the long run (Renwick, Redman and Maguire 2013). The report will be divided into three parts. The implication of the employees, human resource department and the leaders will be evaluated. The implication of the employees once they will be able to elect the leaders will be assessed first. The implication of the human source department for the similar strategy will be studied. Finally, the implications of the leaders regarding the strategy will be examined in the report. The implication from three different departments will help in understanding the effect of the new strategy on the organization. Implication for the employees When the employees will be able to select their leader, the first good effect that will happen in the organization is that they will be happy with the leader (Jackson, Schuler and Jiang 2014). They would be comfortable with the leadership style and will respect the leader (Budhwar and Debrah 2013). As the employees who are electing the leader, hence chances of complaints will also be lesser. They will be satisfied with their choice and eventually the employee engagement will rise (Alfes et al. 2013). The team will not be affected by any politics. On contrary to other situations, where the employees are already in a lookout to get the most for the leader, in this situation, it will be different (Mitchell, Obeidat and Bray 2013). There will be no dirty competition between the employees and they will be helpful towards each other. When the employees will have their voice in the decisions that are being taken, chances of collision will be less (Riley 2014). They will listen to the leader and hence, the work will be carried out in a smooth manner. Chances of employee turnover will also decrease (Marler and Fisher 2013). Once the employees will be happy working with a leader of their choice, they will be happy and hence, they will develop a long-term relationship with the company (Boella and Goss-Turner 2013). It will helpful for the leader to manage the employees. In some cases, it have been seen that leaders are unaware of the capabilities of the employees. They ask the employees to so certain task but it might happen that the employees might not be able to perform the task. Once the employees will elect the leader, the person who will be the leader will have an idea about the capabilities of the employees (Carmeli, Gelbard and Reiter?Palmon 2013). The employees and leaders will have good relationship with each other. The leaders will be able to assign the task properly and the employees will be satisfied with the job role and will be able to perform in a better manner (Cristiani and Peir 2015). SumAll is one such organization that specializes in analyzing data. SumAll first came up with the idea of letting the employees elect the leaders (Atkinson 2015). The organization was able to witness good results from the new policy but some of the shortcomings were faced by the organization. At times, the employees were not able to elect proper leaders (Thomas and Lazarova 2013). The problems were rectified in the nets election but organization had to suffer from a temporary shortage of productivity. However, along with the shortcomings, there had been certain advantages. The best advantage is the learning process (Bartram and Dowling 2013). The leaders who were unable to manage the employees came to know about the areas that they lack knowledge and they learn the way to develop their skills. A person who has not been in the role of the leader will be able to play the role of the leader once elected. Thus, the employees will be able to develop their leadership skills. In addition to this, the employees will be able to brush up their decision-making skills while electing the leader for the group (Fee 2014). The employees were benefitted by the idea, as they were ready to test themselves in various situations. Earlier it was thought that for every election, one employee will step up for the role of the leader and other employees will not step back. However, employees were ready to take the position of the leader and hence the voting was tough. However, SumAll does not suffer any issues where there will be campaigns or advertisement for the voting process. HRM implications While recruiting the employees in an organization, the human resource department can take the help of external and internal recruitment (Armstrong and Taylor 2014). The human resource department might have to change the recruitment style from external recruitment to internal recruitment (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung 2016). Every time there would have been needed a new employee in the senior position or in the position of the leader of a team, they have look for employees outside the organization. By letting the employees choose their own leader, there would be an increase in internal recruitment (Purce 2014). It can be said that the work for the Human Resource Department will be reduced as far as the recruitment is concerned. They would not have to look after the recruitment process, but they have to look into the matter that the voting process is done in a proper manner. Along with the senior management, they will have to decide the members in a team in such a manner so that the tale nts in the divided in a proper manner (Renwick, Redman and Maguire 2013). The amount of training process from the part of the human resource department will increase after the implement of the new process (Jackson, Schuler and Jiang 2014). The human resource department will have to enhance their training process accordingly. The human resource department will have to assess the talents of the employees once an individual will be elected in the role of the leader (Budhwar and Debrah 2013). The human resource department evaluate whether the person is able to carry out the role of the leader and enhance the training process based on the evaluation (Alfes et al. 2013). If an employee is not able to carry out the job of the leader well, the human resource department should look into the matter whether there is any need of training for the employee who is assessing the role of the leader (Mitchell, Obeidat and Bray 2013). The human resource management of the organization who is letting the employees choose the leader, they can take the help of the zinger model. The zinger model aims at enhancing the employee engagement. The model points out the factors that are necessary to keep the employees engaged in works. Once the employees will be able to appoint the leader in an organization, they will be happy and will work for the enhancement of the business. Thus, the zinger model will be helpful for the human resource department to understand the importance of the strategy and the way to handle the employees so that the new strategy helps in the enhancement of the business. The human resource department should consider the new strategy that is the employee electing the leader as the craft strategy and they will aim at achieving the end results (Riley 2014). The central part of the model is CARE. As the employees will elect the leader, both the employees as well as the employees will be able to connect with each other. the human resource department will be responsible to see that the strategy authentic, it might not happen that the employees are selecting someone, and some other person is becoming the leader. The employees will get the sense of recognition once they will be able to appoint their leader. They will feel that there is some importance of their decision; they will take the proper decision in future. Thus, the human resource department should look into the fact all the employees are able to cast their vote for electing the leader. The human resource department will be able to perform well once the employees will be engaged in their work. The role of the human resource department is to assess the factors of the model and see that it is being followed properly in the organization while the new strategy is being implemented (Marler and Fisher 2013). The Human Resource Department should follow esteem organization to see that the rights of the employees are followed ethically in the organization. The human resource department should look into the fact the employees are following a diverse community while electing the leader. The employee should elect the leader based in capability, not based on ethnicity of the leader (Boella and Goss-Turner 2013). The Human Resource Department should look into the fact that the strategy is helping the organization to serve the customers well. If electing the leaders by the employees is not helping in enhancement of the business, the strategy should be changed accordingly (Carmeli, Gelbard and Reiter?Palmon 2013). On the other hand, the employees should be able to develop their career. Th e employees should learn the decision-making skill and the employees who will be elected as leader should be able to learn the leadership skills. Once the employees will be enthusiastic and full of energy, it will help in proper management in the organization. Thus, the strategy should help the employees to stay focused in the work. The strategy should contribute to the well being of the employees. The Human Resource Department should see whether the employees are happy with the strategy and handle the situations accordingly. Implications for leaders and managers Once the employees will elect the leaders or the managers, they will be able to understand the meaning of the responsibility (Cristiani and Peir 2015). When an organization is appointing a new employees, it is the decision of the senior management. However, when the employees will unanimously decide their leader, the responsibility doubles. The leader who has been elected by the employees should be able to live up to the expectation of the employees (Thomas and Lazarova 2013). They should perform in a better manner. In addition to this, they should be able to build a good relationship with the employees. The responsibility to take care of the employees doubles when the employees elect the person (Bartram and Dowling 2013). The leader or the manager who has been elected by the employees should follow transformational leadership style (Fee 2014). By being transformational leader, the individual should look after the development of the employees professionally and personally (Armstrong and Taylor 2014). As the employees have trusted the leader and appointed the person, the leader should keep the trust of the employees (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung 2016). The employees should be able to acquire new skills while working in the organization rather than just working for the company (Purce 2014). They should learn new things that they could apply in future or help them to develop their career in the same company or any other organization where they are working (Renwick, Redman and Maguire 2013). Conclusion After going through the situation, it can be said that the employees will be happy and satisfied once they will be able to elect their own leaders. There will be no dirty politics in the organization with the help of the strategy and level of employee engagement will rise accordingly. The employees will feel good, as they will be able to voice their concern in the organization. They will work hard as their decision will be recognized. SumAll is one such organization that was first developed the idea of employees elect the leaders. The organization was able to face good results, as the employees were content with the idea. However, the organization faced with shortcomings as all the employees were not for the roles. The employees were able to learn the required skills for the respective roles. The zinger model is best for the HR department to handle the situation where the employees will choose the leaders. When on one hand, the HR department will not have to spend time over recruitme nt, on the other hand, they have to spend considerable amount of time to see that the new strategy being followed properly in the organization. The individuals who will be appointed as leaders might or might not be able to essay the role properly. The HR department will be responsible to give proper training to the employees who are lacking the quality. Once the employees will elect the leaders, the leaders should become more responsible. The leaders should start following transformational leadership style. They should think about the professional and personal development of the employees along with the development of the organization. References Alfes, K., Shantz, A.D., Truss, C. and Soane, E.C., 2013. The link between perceived human resource management practices, engagement and employee behaviour: a moderated mediation model.The international journal of human resource management,24(2), pp.330-351. 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