Essays on Sower

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower (1995) is as creative just like it is ironical if the current contemporary efforts around the globe are put into context. The Dystopian perception that dominates the novel makes it attractive to present and future readers. Several themes emerge from the story through prominent characters such as Lauren and Mrs. Sims. This essay offers analysis of various topics in the novel while laying emphasis on how the lack of effective community guidance and poor leadership can break or make a state. The essay delves into how poor leadership can erode past gains in ...

Of late, leadership has become the crucial issue challenging organizations functioning in a more volatile and complex business environment. Business leaders do have both positive and negative leadership traits. Until recently, business leadership literature has ignored the dark side of leaders believing that it does not favor implementing changes in the workplace. Historically, narcissism, a personality trait that continuously pursues gratification from the egotistic admiration of a person’s personal attributes, has been found to dominate the leadership characteristics of many leaders. Problems in sustaining healthy relationships, lack of empathy and taking insults to heart are certain common traits ...

Shomei Tomatsu’s black and white untitled photograph attempts to tell the audience the horrific repercussions of the Second World War II especially on the human life. On this picture, the photographer depicted a man emerging from the shadows, his face covered with wrinkled skin the rest of his face was hidden from plain sight but from the looks of his face, the audience can tell how great the damage brought by the atomic bomb blast on his face. The nuclear attack which destroyed nearly half of his face managed to create a large keloid scar on the right ...