The Last Castle - Write-up The story portrays a picture of the prisoner (army personnel General Irwin who held a very high rank in the US Army) in a jail in USA. The film basically talks about the leadership skills of the protagonist General Irwin‚ who was found guilty of violating the presidential order and sending the troop to Burundi‚ Africa. In the prison‚ the warden‚ Colonel Winter was trying to make General Irwin‚ understand the system‚ making himself perfectly clear what prisoners are supposed
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The movie “The Last Castle” provides examples of good leadership and bad leadership. Colonel Winter‚ the warden of a military is the example of bad leadership‚ while General Irwin‚ a prisoner at Winter’s prison is an example of good leadership. The film illustrates that a leader does not have to have a technical leadership position to gain followers‚ and how two leaders who have differing viewpoints on leadership cannot exist in the same space without conflict. Henri Nouwen‚ in his book on leadership
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THE LAST CASTLE This movie presents the internal structure of an organization and also a parallel between two leading styles. The leadership style of two individuals will have consequences on the people they lead and on the final of the conflict. The whole action of the movie is compressed in the elements described by Gen. Irwin at the beginning of the movie: he says that a castle must have four key elements‚ which include: the location
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In the film‚ The Last Castle‚ I found many aspects and theories that involve organizational communication throughout the movie. The film is about a US prison where the prisoners have formally served in the military and have committed crimes while serving their time. The movie shows how the prisoners come together when a former well-respected general is sent there to overpower the man that runs the facility. The first theory and probably the most noted theory is the Adaptive Structuration Theory
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Leader Philosophies‚ Themes‚ and Strategies Employed through “The Last Castle” (Information from the film will be written in a basic Times New Roman‚ Font 12; however the information retrieved from Organizational Behavior resources will be italicized‚ as well as my added comments) The Last Castle was packed full of leaders; bad‚ good‚ and great according to the numerous leadership philosophies‚ themes‚ and strategies that I will identify. The movie begins with Lieutenant General (3-Star) Irwin
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Corporal Ramon Aguilar (Clifton Collins‚ Jr.)‚ who had made the mistake of saluting Irwin in the prison yard. Continuing to observe acts of cruelty‚ Irwin attempts to unify the prisoners by building a "castle wall" of stone and mortar at the facility‚ which in many ways resembles a medieval castle. Envying the respect Irwin is clearly receiving‚ Winter orders his guards to destroy the wall. Aguilar‚ directly involved in its construction‚ takes a stand before the bulldozer. Winter orders a sharpshooter
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BRICKS AND MORTAR - THE CASTLE ’The Castle’‚ directed by Rob Sitch‚ is a film about a community whose houses are being taken by the government. Darryl Kerrigan‚ one of the main characters in this Australian film‚ fights for his house and his community. The moral of the film is that a home is more than just bricks and mortar. Firstly‚ a relationship makes a family. A family makes a home‚ and homes make a community. A loving family is the key element in making a home. In‚ ’The Castle’‚ Darryl Kerrigan’s
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“Last Look” and “At Castle Boterel” both have a similar theme present‚ strong memories. “Last Look”‚ written by Seamus Heaney appearing in his sixth collection of poems in 1984‚ is both an elegy and a eulogy as it has a mournful tone whilst also being in praise of someone and commemorating their death. In this poem‚ that person is Gallaher‚ who we can assume is an old friend that Heaney misses. The title of the poem is ambiguous‚ it could mean the last time he saw Gallaher or it could suggest that
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Cory Whitehead Mrs. Cabaji English 4 EOC/First Period 1 March 2017 Medieval Castles Medieval Castles truly are magnificent works of art from humanity’s ancient past. Over the years we’ve learned so much about them but not everyone knows every detail about them. Medieval Castles began appearing in England in 1066 after the “Norman Invasion”. ( “History of Medieval Castles” ). Medieval Castles were used for a great many things but what use out of all of them was more memorable‚ a Defencive Fortress
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Hailey Schwab Block 3B Ms. Cyr 9/19/14 The Glass Castle The memoir entitled The Glass Castle‚ written by Jeannette Walls is a story of the eventful life Jeannette endured growing up with her three siblings and her parents. Jeannette lived a tough life‚ she was constantly moving‚ never had nice clothes to wear‚ and had to grow up faster than most children. The reason for the constant struggles in Jeannette’s life led back to her parents. Her father Rex Walls was outrageous‚ always making spur of
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