.... guides people's behaviour." Vision is a picture of the future for which people are willing to work. However, vision is more than an image of the future. It has a compelling aspect that serves to inspire, motivate, and engage people. Vision has been described by Manasse (1986) as "the force which moulds meaning for the people of an organisation." It is a force that provides meaning and purpose to the work of an organisation. Vision is a compelling picture of the future that inspires commitment. It answers the questions: Who is involved? What do they plan to accomplish? Why are they doing this? Vision therefore does more than provide a picture of a desired futu .....

.... and even angry with each new stanza. To understand Hughes' idea of the"dream deferred," one must have an understanding of the history of Harlem. First intended to be an upper class white community, Harlem was the home of many fancy brownstones that attracted wealthy whites. Between 1906 and 1910, when whites were forcing blacks out of their neighborhoods in uptown Manhattan, the blacks began to move into Harlem. Due to racial fears, the whites in the area moved out. Between 1910 and the early 1940's, more blacks began flooding into the area from all over the world, fleeing from the racial intolerance of the South and the economic problems of the Caribbean .....

.... pretty much anyone but especially his mother who he feels has underestimated him his entire life. This is his way of getting back at her. James' mother, Margaret, is a widow in her late 40's early 50's. She is a strong catholic who believes her prayers to god will save her from her troubles. Her biggest trouble is James' lying. She thought that she had him cured until she discovered proof that he was at it again. Now she is even more determined to make James “well” once and for all. She is a very strong woman, and has always been the head of her family especially since her husband started to become ill. The central conflict in the story is James' mother .....

.... making all of Wright's works what they have become as well as making Wright the author that he has become. Native Son is a novel that tells the story of a young black man (Bigger) and the constant struggles with the society in which he has been forced to live in. A society full of hate in terms of racism and the resentment from those in which the racism is projected toward. Throughout the novel Bigger consistently complains of the way that his people have been forced to live, his desire to fly, and his feelings toward white society. Bigger struggles with his desire to be considered as a man with the contrast of the oppression by white society not allowing hi .....

.... to himself--committed extraordinary deeds. There are two types of heroes. The physical hero gives himself to rescue someone’s physical life or well-being; the spiritual hero returns to enlighten his people and, therefore, spare them misfortune or disastrous situations. Such characters enable the author to aid the reader in perceiving the positive aspects of negative situations and vice versa. Joseph Campbell’s hero journey outline provides an understanding for the paths heroes take pertaining to their specific circumstances. Two characters that follow the hero journey are Job of the wisdom books of the Old Testament and Murder in the Cathed .....

.... him and the identity of the murderer of his father. Polonious is one of the people spying on Hamlet to find the “source of his madness” and says "That he's mad, 'tis true 'tis pity, And pity 'tis 'tis true" [2.2.97-98]. Hamlet never stops his act and gets his job done. During Hamlets search for revenge, he also sparks the beginning of Ophelia’s demise. This happens because to insure no one knows that Hamlet is acting as if he is crazy, he only tells his most trusted friend Horaito. Ophelia does not know he is only acting for the possible spies, and takes everything Hamlet says seriously. “Ophelia says I was the more deceived”[III.i.118]. After a while .....

.... respect their culture, how the government of the Ibo tribe functions, and how the Christian culture disrespects the Ibo. Achebe provides examples of how the natives feel about their own culture. They highly respect their culture and religion. Their religion has many Gods who keep order among the people. Achebe is very concerned with representing the Umuofia Tribe as having a distinct culture and civilization. The tribe is very cultural and its people believe sincerely in their Gods. When they break the Kola nuts and make offerings, they show they are civilized and respect one-another. Also, the Ibo are cultured enough to understand and differentiate among .....

.... obvious from his fright and his consciousness of his fright that result when he pictures himself murdering Duncan. Nevertheless, the powerful drive of his ambition has dangerously affected him. Macbeth regards the predictions not so much as predictions but as "supernatural soliciting," that is, as requests to him from powers greater than man to attain his goal of the crown. Since Macbeth has mainly homicidal methods in mind, he in effect thinks of the predictions as invitations to murder. Although Macbeth does not understand the trick his mind has played on him, he has in fact been warned away from falling into the very trap laid for him by his ambitions a .....