What are the emotional characteristics that a successful artistic leader should possess?

Abstract

This study is aiming to assess the importance of Emotional Intelligence in the artistic environment leadership in a descriptive and integrated approach, critically analysing and comparing theories associated with the causality of success due to Emotional Intelligence use in the artistic field. Emotional intelligence has not always been regarded as an essential trait that guided leaders in affecting change leadership, especially in an artistic environment, highly specific and prone to changes, even though there have been various proof underlining its importance. The literature review highlights the most important hypothesis and research fields from the moment that the concept was established on a wider scale and evaluates incidences where emotionally intelligent leadership is necessary by depicting the creative work environment. Further, the present study examines the traits that an emotionally intelligent leader should have and the nature of the work environment that would necessitate Emotional Intelligence. It also catalogues the theories discussed or proposed in international academic and non-academic environments, classifying them by intended outcomes and assess if Emotional Intelligence is indeed a vital success factor in the researched field: arts. The research aims to break down and assess each theoretical view through methodical conceptualisation theories, breaking and converting research ideas into common meanings, aiming to develop an agreement among the users and ultimately leading to the creation of a solid new theory, to identify impacts and ramifications of the concept and to outline that measurements based on reliable data and methodical approach are indeed possible and relevant for this type of study. The findings will also inform managers and business leaders on the need to incorporate Emotional Intelligence in their work culture for a pleasant working climate in their organisations, but even more importantly, they gather support and theoretical reasoning for the introduction on a larger scale of Emotional Intelligence testing by any Human Resources department dedicated to hiring artistic leaders. As limitations, it is quite clear that the artistic world is vast and comprises several areas. This is why, it could be argued that the importance of EI could entail variations, depending on the artistic environment research sample. For example, if a study is conducted using feedback from the music world, the results might be different than if the research is conducted in film or mural arts. Additionally, the sample for this research is quite small and might not be representative from a local demographic perspective, different cultures potentially being more or less inclined to specific answers. Ultimately, the study is mapping out the theoretical framework interdependencies and their interaction with a personally conducted mixed methods research, using primary data collection, integrating this way the system components in order to assess their value against wider. The result is a highly detailed and thoroughly documented study, compiling a monographic view of the importance that is or should be given to Emotional Intelligent Leadership in Arts, to inform future debate and development of the skillset required when hiring Artistic Leaders. Keywords: emotional intelligence (EI), artistic leadership, working climate, quantifiable emotional characteristics, validity, reliability. 1. Introduction Changes happen in a workplace environment; a leader should always be ready to be part of such changes, inform them, or reject them altogether (Miao et al. 2016). These hurdles and pressure that may present at the workplace need a leader who can preempt such changes or have qualities that can impact the changes (O’Connell, 2019). The ability to inform such changes lies in an individual’s capacity of decision-making. Leadership roles encompass many aspects of the work environment; thereby, a leader is expected to have traits that enhance the team’s capacity towards the realisation of set business goals. Leaders need to identify their own emotions and those of others to make informed decisions in any workplace environment (Sony and Mekoth 2016).The capacity to understand and manage emotions is called Emotional Intelligence (EI) and the concept entails some primary skills, such as self-awareness (the primordial step in attaining a high level of emotional intelligence is understanding oneself), self-regulation (discipline being essential in everything that requires introspection), motivation, empathy(taking in consideration other people’s feelings, and social skills (Goleman, D. 1995). Most of the research that was conducted to this day on EI, was massively directed from a health and well-being perspective, envisioning EI as the essential precursory of health and well-being or simply studying the interconnectivity between the two as a consequence of EI usage in different life or work situations. However, there is no extensive research related to its role in obtaining success and especially not enough conducted in the field of Arts. Artistic management leaders’ work entails constructing the best ways to express their feelings to others, perceive others’ feelings, and initiate an interaction with others in the best way (Petrides et al. 2016). An artistic environment requires creativity, which comes about by understanding the thought process and how it can be tweaked to present an ideology that everyone at the workplace identifies with. Leaders in the artistic climate leverage their ability to manage their emotions and feelings, giving them the strength to lead (Di Fabio and Kenny 2016). By deploying both quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand how emotional intelligence influences the manager’s roles and ability to perform better, this study aims at attaining evidence-based support for emotional intelligence (Rusu 2017). Again, leaders can learn to identify their emotions and perceive others’ feelings as a way of communication. Referring to the research conducted within EI field, we can easily observe three research streams that have been determined and classified by scholars. The first one reveals the connectivity between individual particularities in EI and social, health and psychological factors, that are essential I our day to day life, the second stream details the ways how EI has crucial influence and relevance in a work environment and the third one, that particularises and categorise EI models and patterns, referring heavily to psychometrics (testing of theories’ accuracy, authenticity, association with multiple psychological compounds). The following research is aiming to assess the importance of emotional intelligence (EI) in the artistic environment leadership and to conduct a study case on how EI can massively influence the activity and success of artistic manifestation, therefore, it should be highly considered in the hiring process for artistic leaders and entail specific testing or interviews. The research includes a short overview of the study case’s relevance, followed by practical, academic and personal justifications for the research. It also includes a literature review, that underlines the terminology, the processes observed by scholars over time and the evaluation of accepted theories in the light of specific variables. The research’s aim and objectives are interconnected to the theoretical bias, followed by the research narrative and data collection procedures (Saunders et al., 2012). 1.1. Significance of topic 1.1.1 Practical importance Practical significance indicates whether the effect of the research is large enough to be important in the debated field (Yin, 2014). If the EI component will prove itself vital in the proposal’s research area, the entire artistic leadership might be reconsidered, more emphasis will be placed on emotional factors and a different approach will be practiced in the future top executive artistic hires. Furthermore, the study continues to examine the consequences of emotional intelligence on leadership effectiveness, from both an efficient and an effective perspective, comparable to Nabih et al. (2016), that limited the analysis to a non-global research. 1.1.2 Academic importance Even though scholars have analysed Emotional Intelligence for decades and from several perspectives, trying to understand its limitations and quantify its influence especially at a top executive level, where decision-making takes place, the artistic leadership however, was not in the centre of their attention. Additionally, a clear skillset related to EI and mandatory for arts executives has not been theoretically classified and it is not used in the recruitment process of artistic leaders nor included in human resources strategies, therefor the augmentation of the scholarly literature providing empirical evidence is relevant and necessary and nevertheless, further research is required in order to observe the extend and complex implications (Gondal, Husain 2013). 1.1.3 Personal importance I am a Television and Film Professional, with extensive experience in media, having worked on national and international markets, partnering with major cable television networks. Therefore, my professional expertise has always been in close connection with the artistic environment and included collaborating with various artists and art creators. My background is international and as a producer working in different artistic environments, I am intrigued by how artistic projects can many times be successful or not, depending on solely emotionally related factors involved in the decision-making level. It is of upmost interest for me how quantifiable are these factors, how they can be manipulated and if clear steps can be dissociated in the process. The theme was also chosen, as my greatest passion is Musical Theatre and I am fascinated by Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh as being the impersonation of the artistic leader. He is a British theatrical producer and theatre owner and one of the most important theatre figures in the world, known especially for numerous successful musicals like Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Miss Saigon, Cats and Hamilton, among many others. In the 90’s he was described as being the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world, by the New York Times (Mervyn Rothstein reports on the arts, NYT, Dec. 9, 1990). With a career that exceeds 50 years in theatre, I consider him fascinating as an artistic leader and was inspired by him to analyse if and in what way emotional intelligence played a part in his undeniable success: building a theatre empire that continues strong for decades and can certainly give us insights on leadership elements that he must possess. 1.2. Aims and objectives There are many different kinds of intelligence and it is important to discover what they are and how to integrate them into our lives. Sources of intelligence can be measured in quotients – IQ, which is primarily associated with our ability to memorize, retrieve items from our memory and our logical reasoning. There’s also the new CQ – curiosity quotient, which refers to one’s ability to have a powerful motivation to learn a particular subject. However, most of the time spent inside organisations and working with clients, is focusing on Emotional Intelligence. The present study is aiming to underline the importance of emotional intelligence use in the artistic environment leadership. While artists need to develop a range of interconnected skills, fundamental to their chosen craft, whether in art, fashion, music or any other related field, creativity is the cornerstone of any artistic profession and creativity can only be achieved in emotionally protected environments (Goleman, D. 1995).

The research can also be related to the questions:

1. What are the emotional characteristics that a successful artistic leader should possess? 2. To what extent is an emotional intelligent leader vital for gaining success in an artistic environment? 3. Can a clear methodology in this sense be observed, validated and applied through practical experience? 4. Is emotional intelligence more important in the artistic environment leadership than in other areas and why? The answers to this research will be interconnected to the procedures and circumstances established from the literature review (Saunders et al. 2019) The objectives of this study are: 1. Pointing out the importance of EI in the artistic environment leadership 2. Could a clear methodological approach, based on this study’s findings and further scholar research in the field lead to the creation of a skillset related to EI and mandatory for arts executives? 3. Can we aim for a theoretical classification and specific patterns testing Emotional Intelligence levels to be used in the recruitment process of artistic leadership, completely integrated and included in human resources practices and strategies?

research thoroughly the adoption of social media within your allocated field in order to determine how it has transformed the way organisations within your sector interact with their stakeholders, that is, their employees, partners, customers/clients, suppliers and other parties.

MODULE TITLE:          Social Media for Business

DATE AVAILABLE:     Week 1

Learning Outcomes addressed:

P    Analyse and differentiate between the range of social media platforms, applications and tools, and their appropriate deployment.

P    Evaluate organisational cultures and characteristics and the potential impact of the implementation of enterprise social media

P    Critically evaluate the most effective social media solutions to improve business performance

P    Appraise the social and ethical relationship between social media as it pertains to traditional mass media and public relations practice

P    Identify the opportunity to apply enterprise class social media to innovate within organisational processes, products and services

This is an individual assignment and is worth 100% of the total marks available for this module.

Task

You are to assume the role of an external consultant for your assigned sector* (see individual allocation of sector on Blackboard). You will need to research thoroughly the adoption of social media within your allocated field in order to determine how it has transformed the way organisations within your sector interact with their stakeholders, that is, their employees, partners, customers/clients, suppliers and other parties. Your report can include a comparison between three to four different companies in your allocated sector.

The result of your research will be a consultancy report that investigates the adoption and use of social media and social networks in your allocated sector and recommends a comprehensive social media strategy.

Your report should include a critical and an in-depth literature review on the adoption and existing use of social digital technologies in your sector. Your research should include a wide variety of social media technologies and their application, or potential application in your sector. The report should identify the business drivers involved in the adoption/use of social media platforms; explore their benefits and opportunities; outline potential obstacles and adoption issues, both internally and externally; cover impact analysis and explore metrics and their implementation; provide supporting evidence and justification, including audience needs, innovation issues and the role of user generated content.

Assessment Requirements

Your consultancy report should not exceed 4000 words (±10%). The limit excludes diagrams, references and appendices.

The structure of your report should have the following format:

• Title page (with word count; no name, student id or course)
• Executive summary (~80 words)
• List of contents
• Introduction (~500 words). The introduction should contain a brief description of the case, introduce the relevant sector, and set the context.
• Main body (~2,000 words). This should contain a thorough and a critical review of the literature and practice; evaluation of the role and use of social media and applications in the given sector; identification of the most suitable solutions for the specific scenario; impact analysis; analysis of the findings.
• Conclusions and recommendations (~1,000 words). This should contain the conclusions following your analysis, your recommendations and the proposed social media strategy.
• References. Follow the link to find out how to reference correctly.

*  Do not use a fictional or one single existing organisation for your report. You are expected to research the adoption and application of social media in your sector as a whole. You can use existing organisations as case studies for supporting examples.

Marking

This End-of-Term Assessment represents 100% of your mark for this module. Each component of the coursework carries a different percentage of marks. The marking scheme is as follows:

A less than basic understanding of the topic without a literature review and/or without recommendations will result to a mark of less than 20%.

A basic understanding of the topic which is missing a suitable literature review, references and/or a basic strategy recommendation for the company will be given a mark of 20-39%.

For a Pass mark (40-49%) you will need to demonstrate a basic but clear understanding of the topic, provide a suitable review of the existing literature including appropriate sources (correctly referenced) and propose a rudimentary social media strategy for the firm.

For a 50-59% mark, in addition to the previous group requirements, you will need to show a proficient understanding of the sector, propose a satisfactory social media strategy and relate your conclusions and recommendations to your review. Conference proceedings and online resources are acceptable sources for your literature review; however, you will need a minimum of 2-3 journal articles.

For a 60-69% mark, in addition to the previous group requirements, you will need to additionally demonstrate an in-depth understanding of both your sector and the organisational adoption of social media in that sector, be able to methodically analyse and evaluate relevant source material and develop a comprehensive SM strategy for your client that shows clear relationships between the researched topic, your findings and your conclusions and recommendations.

For a 70-79% mark, in addition to the previous group requirements, you will need an extensive range of appropriate research sources (journal articles in particular), critical analysis of the findings and professional standards of report writing.

For 80% and up, in addition to the previous group requirements, you will need particular evidence of insight into the proposed SM strategy and clear evidence of innovative application of the relevant theories.

Coursework deadline and submission

The coursework deadline is

You are to submit an electronic copy of your work through the module Blackboard site where the instructions can be found (i.e., Turnitin instructions).

Name your submission file with the name of your sector.

Do NOT include your name or student number within the filename or anywhere within your submission. The submission will be subject to anonymous marking. Having logged into Turnitin on Blackboard, the system will record your details anonymously and tutors will only see your name after the entire submission has been assessed and provisional marks have been released to all students at the same time.

Mitigating circumstances

Note that the Module Leader cannot grant any extensions to the hand-in date. Extension requests should be made to the Mitigating Circumstances Board and followed by appropriate evidence. For more information on this please contact the Registry, or your Course Leader.

Academic Offences

Academic offences, including plagiarism are treated very seriously. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who break rules, however innocently, will be penalised. It is your responsibility as a student to make sure that you understand what constitutes an academic offence, what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Consult the Handbook of Academic Regulations for more information.

To what extent did empire/imperialism impact British society and politics in the late 19th and 20th century? Was Britain awash with, or saturated by imperialism?

Essay title: To what extent did empire/imperialism impact British society and politics in the late 19th and 20th century? Was Britain awash with, or saturated by imperialism? Also, connected to the first question – were Britons indifferent to imperialism?

Key methodology/lens of essay: culture (namely popular culture) and society

Key readings:

https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1652#ftn1

Thompson, Andrew, The empire strikes back? The impact of imperialism on Britain from the mid-nineteenth century

John, Mackenzie, Propaganda and Empire : The Manipulation of British Public Opinion, 1880-1960 (Manchester: University Press, 1986)

Porter, Bernard, The Absent-Minded Imperialists : Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain (Oxford: University Press, 2005).

Douglas M. Peers, “Britain and Empire”. in Chris Williams, ed., A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain (2004): 53–78, quoting p. 55.

Hall, Catherine, ‘Culture and Identity in Imperial Britain’ in Sarah Stockwell (ed.) The British Empire. Themes and Perspectives (2008), pp. 199-218.

Porter vs Mackenzie debate – key debate in the historiography

Porter historians: Andrew Thompson

Mackenzie side historians: Catherine Hall, Jeffrey Richards, Antionette Burton

Overview of assignment

Developing and Managing Your Research Project

Whatever topic you are writing about, there are similarities between everyone’s projects. For instance, the essay you submit will consist of an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion, and requires extensive research, critical analysis of sources, and a clear argument that contextualises your research within the context of existing historiography. Similarly, while we all work differently and develop our own techniques, there are several key stages in a research project that we all need to complete.

Developing your research questions:

By now you should all have decided on a broad topic or research area and are in the process of conducting some preliminary research and consulting with your supervisor in order to develop a clearer idea of the approach you will take with your project. A helpful way to do this is to develop a clear set of research questions, often beginning with one central question and then a set of follow up questions. This will often take the form of an initial broad question (eg Why did the US intervene in Vietnam?) and then a series of more specific and detailed questions (eg how do we define intervention? How important was presidential leadership? etc) that will allow you to both develop a more focused project and to begin thinking about how you will structure the final essay.

You should also be thinking about methodology. One aspect of this is to consider if there are particular methods or perspectives you are interested in exploring – eg are you particularly interested in economic issues? Gender? Media? Popular culture? Military strategy?

It is also important to consider the types of sources you will use. If you are planning an essay with a historiographical focus have you selected a topic with enough written on it to enable you to answer your research questions? If you are planning to use primary sources, what types of sources might allow you answer your research questions? Are they available and accessible? If not, are there other angles from which to approach your topic? These are questions that your supervisor can help you with.

Gathering and processing your sources:

You will spend a substantial amount of time identifying and locating relevant sources, both secondary and primary, that will enable you to answer your research questions. Reading your sources efficiently, taking good notes, and developing your ideas takes a long time and is made easier by effective planning. Consider developing a note- taking grid that enables you to keep track of the key information and arguments provided by different sources (there is an example available on the module blackboard page) and spending some time organising folders and documents to make sure your notes are well organised.

Reflect on the application of design thinking as a method of developing an innovative solution— identify the limitations and challenges in applying the method

Description

Assignment details 1. Discuss the business problem identified in the work-integrated learning activity by presenting your view of it 2. Reflect on the application of design thinking as a method of developing an innovative solution— identify the limitations and challenges in applying the method 3. Consider ways to improve the solution your team proposed in the work-integrated learning activity, and propose an improved solution for the business problem stated above—explain the improvements proposed in your solution 4. Reflect on the group dynamics in performing the work-integrated learning activity. Based on the information in the final report, Thank you.

Choose a country which has experienced a significant external shock in recent years. Discuss the macroeconomic effects one would expect the shock to have in theory, and compare these to the effects observed in practice.

Topic: Choose a country which has experienced a significant external shock in recent years. Discuss the macroeconomic effects one would expect the shock to have in theory, and compare these to the effects observed in practice. Evaluate the responses made by domestic authorities.

Description

For this question you could use the covid-19 pandemic as this has been an external shock for many developing countries – e.g. due to large declines in exports, remittances, foreign direct investment etc. You would need to choose a specific country that has been affected by the covid-19 pandemic in these sorts of ways. I would suggest choosing a developing country that has been affected due to external impacts – e.g. losses in trade, remittances, loss in foreign investment etc. It doesn’t have to be the hardest hit, but to make it interesting you should choose a country that has been affected significantly. One possibility would be to choose a country which relies quite a lot on tourism, as that has been very adversely affected. Using NIGERIA as a case study for this paper: Africa’s most populous country 1. The essay as a whole should demonstrate the use and application of relevant macroeconomic theory to help understand macroeconomic policy issues in a developing country or countries 2. The essay should include analysis of empirical evidence, including a discussion of econometric evidence where relevant. If focusing on a case study country, you should discuss trends in relevant macroeconomic indicators, and explain the factors that may account for these trends (with reference to theory) 3.The essay should make use of relevant evidence, taken from good quality academic sources such as  journal articles, books and official working papers. If using data for a case study country, you should use official sources such as the World Bank’s Word Development Indicators, or the IMF Financial Statistics Yearbook.

Choose and describe three characteristics of Arabidopsis that make it a suitable model organism and discuss how social and institutional factors contributed to the status of Arabidopsis as a model organism.

Topic:

Topic B: Biologists often use model organisms when conducting experiments as they can provide useful information that can be applied to other species of organisms. One of the most commonly used model organisms in biology is a small weed-like plant called Arabidopsis thaliana. Choose and describe three characteristics of Arabidopsis that make it a suitable model organism and discuss how social and institutional factors contributed to the status of Arabidopsis as a model organism.

Critically evaluate the history, concept and value of Human Factors in aviation operations

CW1 Coursework: Report: In support of the presentation, a detailed group report of 2500 (+/-10%) words to fully convey the underlying issues of human performance and psychology involved in a given historical aviation accident. 2 & 3 70% 26.4.22 This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO 1: Critically evaluate the history, concept and value of Human Factors in aviation operations LO 2: Determine and critically analyse the factors affecting human performance and their influence on aviation safety LO 3: Demonstrate in-depth understanding of and explanations for the correlations between the fundamental concepts of human psychology and safety at all levels of aviation LO 4: Recognise aspects of human error causes in accidents and critically evaluate and categorize them in relation to HFACS and other Human Factors concepts 2 Part 1: 70% weighting CW1_AI607: Coursework: Report: In support of the presentation, a detailed group report of 2500 (+/10%) words to fully convey the underlying issues of human performance and psychology involved in a given historical aviation accident. Marking criteria 1. Overview including background context 20% 2. Application of Human Factors Concepts 30% 3. Recommendations (Minimum 3) to overcome or reduce such occurrences in the future 30% 4. Referencing (Harvard Style) (Minimum 20) 10% 5. Presentation (Formal English, academic writing, use of relevant images, grammar) 10%

What did the judge/s decide and what were their reasons for that decision?

Description

Referencing (citations and footnotes) must follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (MULR Assoc, 4th ed, 2018) Link to this type of referencing style: https://www.mulr.com.au/aglc/AGLC4‑2021‑v1.pdf ou are to read the case Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Birubi Art Pty Ltd (in liq) (CAN 118 654 366) (No 3) (2019) 374 ALR 776 You need to locate and read the most authoritative version of the case cited above. You need to write a case note in response to the following headings: a) Introduction: This should include identification of the case name and citation, court and judge/s and some sentences (one or two) reflecting on the topic of the case, its significance etc. b) Material Facts: What are the circumstances that gave rise to the dispute? Think about the facts that are relevant to the legal reasoning. You only need to provide enough factual information to explain how the legal issues arose; you do not need to present facts of no relevance to the legal issues. Identify the parties clearly and be consistent with how you refer to them throughout the assignment. c) Procedural history: Provide an overview of the procedural history of the matter (if any). d) Legal issues: What is the legal issue(s) (or legal questions) that the court has to answer?  e) Legal Reasoning: What did the judge/s decide and what were their reasons for that decision? This is the most important section of the case note. You need to be able to explain each judges reasoning, including pointing to what precedents, legislation or other sources were key in supporting that reasoning. f) Orders: What is the outcome of the case? What orders were made?

Write an essay on the Topic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their relationship to the Anglo-Australian legal system, or critical race theory

Topic:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their relationship to the Anglo-Australian legal system, or critical race theory

Description You are to read the case Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Birubi Art Pty Ltd (in liq) (CAN 118 654 366) (No 3) (2019) 374 ALR 776 Critically evaluate the case by situating it in is social and legal context drawing on critical theory concerned with the law and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and critical race theory more broadly. This part can be given the sub-heading ‘Part B – Critical Analysis.’ For example, it is possible to focus on part of the judgment, a single issue in the decision, or you might draw on historical considerations of this area of law, or the implications of this area of law for future cases, and so on. ou must ensure, however, that your analysis is connected to the case itself AND draws on critical theories/scholarship, particularly those that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their relationship to the Anglo-Australian legal system, or critical race theory more broadly. REFERENCING TO BE DONE USING: Referencing (citations and footnotes) must follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (MULR Assoc, 4th ed, 2018) https://www.mulr.com.au/aglc/AGLC4‑2021‑v1.pdf (Link for guide on how to reference)

From “Flash Fiction 1” and “Flash Fiction 2”, write 2 difference essay about what Barclay Hotel area will become in 2040 in architectural and environmental way.

Flash Fiction 1

The City of Criminals In the 19th century, I was employed as a new detective at the LAPD just at 35 years of age and as one of the most brilliant detectives in the service. This was the time when I was preparing to get married to you so that we could relocate to LA together. I know you could realize that I was so worried about the people’s perception in this region, given that we could be the only White American family in a black and colored neighborhood. My deployment followed the decision to bring more fresh detectives, mandated to restore sanity in a region where drug dealing and money laundering were among the most common businesses. The illegal businesses in the area that made many heartless residents extremely rich and dangerous were major concerns for all the detectives. As my wife, I am sure you could notice how uneasy and disturbed I could become many times, especially when I shared about the challenges I had at work. Being one of the most brilliant detectives brought in the region as fresh blood, I found myself in a very compromising situation when I was faced with the possibility of covering a heinous crime of murder in my first assignment. One of the most challenging cases that I handled was the murder of Charles Gamble, who was a waiter at the Barclays hotel. The Barclays hotel is one of the notorious joints where the significant money launderers and drug dealers would always meet to strike their deals, share proceeds and make most of their following plans. This landmark hotel was widely known as a high-end joint that only admitted the richest and the most’ respected’ people in the region and beyond. Rover Teale, the hotel owner, is said to be one of the leading money launderers who had no respect for human lives and would do anything to get away with murder and illicit business deals. While the 5-star hotel was widely known for its unique cuisines that made the institution maintain long Toan Nguyen 2 term business engagements with its customers, it was the heart of money laundering, with all the employees given a strict warning and forced to sign non-disclosure agreements that indicate that they shall never disclose anything fishy activities that they may have seen in the hotel. I learned that this is the agreement that Charles Gamble had violated, which eventually led to his murder. Nobody would cross the paths of the business people, who were very ready to kill anybody, including their partners presumed to be untrustworthy or suspected to be working with other external parties. The hotel further acted as a money-laundering joint where most of these thugs would clean their dirty monies and give good commission to the hotel manager. The hotel was highly protected by the rogue police officers, who were among the major beneficiaries of the illicit dealings in exchange for illegal firearms, police protection, and cover-ups. When I realized that I was coming into an already compromised system, where my seniors were the accomplices to criminal activities, I knew that my life was in danger. When Charles’s case was reported and assigned to me, Rover Teale approached me with an incredible deal that demanded nothing less than a cover-up of the murder case. He told me that he would give me a million dollars to report Charles’s death as an accidental occurrence, not cold-blood murder. While I was contemplating how to prove my professionalism in my role as a detective and bring all the perpetrators of the crime to justice, I became more confused when I learned the details of the case. While interrogating Rover Teale, I realized that the murder is connected to a complex chain of criminal activities that my senior officers were aware of. I learned that Rover Teale is a well-connected businessman who has been involved in a chain of illicit business activities that the detectives in LA have always covered. Right from the onset of the case, I realized that while I would wish to do justice to the victim of the rime, the case was life-threatening and would compromise my relationships with my seniors and make me become a marked man. I further realized that so many detectives have either been murdered or have mysteriously disappeared in the process of following up the cases related to Rover Teale and his friends. I found myself in a situation where I had to weigh two options; to follow up on the life-threatening case, prove my ability to render Toan Nguyen 3 justice to the victim and bring an end to the criminal gangs at Barclays hotel, or take up the life-changing bribe that Rover Teale was readily offered. I settled for the latter to save my life and give my time to learn more about criminal activities and find the best solution without being a marked man. Together with his friends, Rover Teale proves to be a criminal gang with the support of the top detectives. They are ready to bribe any officer to cover any unlawful activities and continue acting with impunity. With the high corruption that runs deep throughout LA, the death of Charles that was reported as ‘accidental’ was just a tip of the iceberg since many deaths always go unreported in this area, with almost all the law enforcement agencies compromised rubberstamp the continuity of the trade.

Flash Fiction 2

Beginning of the Unrest I am Reacher, a hardworking man who has served as a butler at the hotel for a long time. After referring my brother Charles to the same hotel I am working at, he also secured a job. I am described as a generous and kind person by my workmates. However, I am undergoing e horrible experience after losing my brother, who allegedly passed away due to “accidentally.” However, I am not convinced that his passing was an accident. Like any other death, there is a need for a thorough investigation to rule out any possibilities of murder. Investigators such as Baker are obligated to conduct conclusive research in such incidents. However, Baker was hesitant in this case, which led to me being even more suspicious about my brother’s death. As I sought justice and truth about what happened to my brother, I approached the police Captain to request more assistance after establishing that Baker was hesitant. On my way home from seeking the police Captain’s help, Baker approached me on the police station parking lot and threatened me that it would get rough for me if I continued pursuing my brother’s death. He also warned me to let the matter rest while convincing me that it was an accident. However, his threats made me realize that I was on the right path to seeking the truth about what happened to my brother, and more so, I realized there was a cover-up about his passing. Despite Baker’s threats, I did not falter and continued with my insistence of seeking the truth and hopefully getting justice. A conversation with the police captain also alerted him about foul play, and he decided to pass the case to a new pair of police investigators. After seeking the Police captain’s help, the hotel owner decided to lay me off from my job without cause. Since I was poor, I could not hire a lawyer to seek justice for my unlawful termination. Without knowing what was happening, I decided to approach the police captain and let him know about my situation. I was introduced to the investigators who questioned how I met my brother’s body. I explained I met him lying down in the bathroom without any signs of struggle. I also explained to them that he had no prior health problems, which helped rule out the possibility of health complications. They reopened the entire case and began a formal investigation into my brother’s death in their curiosity. The pair of investigators requested a thorough postmortem, which concluded an altercation between my brother and a second party before his murder. They also discovered bruising in his hand, wrists, and neck, covered with flour to avoid noticing. His lungs also were found to have drowned, which was explained to have been caused by either waterboarding or drowning. After a week of investigation and convincing report that my brother was murdered, my house was broken into at night, but luckily, I was visiting a friend that night. A note was left on my door stating that if I didn’t stop following up on my brother’s death, I would be murdered. It was shocking and worrying since all I wanted to know was the truth about my brother’s demise. The police captain was also shocked and worried about my safety and decided to provide protective custody. After further investigations, the police captain decided to let us know that he had assigned Baker a case about a human trafficking ring operating in the city. Baker’s research had led him to seek my brother’s help unraveling the trafficking ring. However, the head of the ring approached Baker gave him money in exchange for his silence on the matter. The investigators searched for the hotel I was working at and found two underaged girls locked up in one of the suite rooms, unraveling the human trafficking ring and its operations being mainly in the hotel. The investigators also discovered that my brother had found the human trafficking and the perpetrators and those involved and intended to report to the police captain, especially after discovering Baker had switched sides. However, before he could get to the police station, Baker followed him into the bathroom where the altercation happened as he tried to silence my brother to protect the head of the ring.

Topic: Barclay Hotel area in 2040

Description

From “Flash Fiction 1” and “Flash Fiction 2”, write 2 difference essay about what Barclay Hotel area will become in 2040 in architectural and environmental way. You can write anything you think of but it have to connect to Barclay Hotel current story which are Fiction 1 and Fiction 2. Note that 2 pages per fiction and they have to be completely difference