Strategic Management Competitiveness & Globalization

Question: Discuss about the Strategic Management Competitiveness Globalization. Answer: Introduction Strategic management is a practice by which organizations or other business units with an aim to develop come up with ideas to form their goals and objectives and a way of implementing them for the growth of the organization in both output and input. This practice is continuous and changes as the organization grows and is mainly done by the executives based on the available resources, internal and external surroundings that the organization competes against(Hitt, Hoskisson Ireland, 2017). The process is carried out in five stages and failure of one results to the failure of the organization, these are, goal setting, analysis, policy formation, policy implementation and policy monitoring. Woolworths Limited is a company in Australia that gives take away services to liquor retailers proving to be the giant in the field. In 2016 August, the company happened to be in the news for making a huge loss of $1.235billion and 40% decrease in its basic earnings from its Australian food and gaso line business. Strategic management theoretical concepts Theoretical concepts are a set of ideas that have not been confirmed, they give assumptions to inform questions that human beings ask in any given field. May it be in health, education, and economics among many other fields. In strategic management, theoretical concepts give a view of social construction in that, the external and internal world of organizations is important for its primary and secondary functioning. Some of these theoretical concepts include; institutional theory, resource dependency theory, agency theory and game theory. Institutional theory, this is a concept that has clearly showcased organizations as agents not only seeking to maximize economic prospects but also act within the set social norms and expectations that characterize managerial choice (Bonnafous-Boucher, Rendtorff,2016). The set social rules provide frameworks for an organization to understand other related social institutions and dictate the right code of behavior to fit both the society and the set level of social prescriptions within the organization if taken for granted it becomes hard to change or resist. These are transmitted by the assistances of state, analyst, consultants and other related agencies. Conformity to the prescriptions instead of doing what is expected affects the level of efficiency and other economic problems making the organization face institutional complexity and may result to disagreements thus instability. The theory clearly illustrates that many institutions or rather organizations are not original and ten d to adopt comparable strategies and managerial provisions, this greatly contributes to the lack of effectiveness and efficiency in their daily provision as nothing is unique to make it better than others. Resource dependence theory (RDT), is a concept that gives a view on the importance of external controls of an organization affecting its performances. Involvement of external resources is important in both strategic and tactical management of the business to help achieve its set goals. The theory also has aspects of the process of recruiting staffs in the company, means of production strategies, and extensity of contract structure among others. It suggests that no firm/company that can survive alone without interacting with other relevant firms and personnel in terms of resources, ideas and other relevant abilities to help in the growth of the company. Since not every single firm that can be able to come out with countervailing enterprises for required capitals, they should go to the principal of scarcity and criticality. These are critical resources that an organization cannot function without making it come up with various alternatives to help it acquire the critical product for it s functioning. The theory also gives a view of competition that a firm face with other firms that makes the top management decisions to be made in a way that fits also those who are not leaders. Managers and other leaders understand that the firm's success is tied to customers demand as their performance is reflected when customer outcome is positive, making the customer be the crucial resource on which the organization depends on. Agency theory, this is a perspective that gives an overview of how organizations experience a range of conflicting interest from internal forces with different interests but within same assets. This means disagreements between managers of a company, shareholders, board members and at times even other influenced staff agents. The theory tries to explain that relationship between two core principals of the company and agents is of great importance and in any case, they disagree they should reconcile as it risks the companys performance. It also goes ahead to explain that conflicts arise when liaising parties have dissimilar attitudes towards the risk with different goals with the division of labor causing an agency problem. Conflicts between managers and shareholders may relate to the profits of the company and the rate at which they would be paid as dividends in relation to the investment capital to be retained. All shareholders are investment goons to own a certain amount of any comp anys profits they have shares since its their primary role and if not respected they tend to cause conflicts especially to the managers who are solely responsible for coordinating and controlling the companys outcomes. Other reasons for their conflict may be as a result of social responsibility policies and other companys ethical policies that directly affect the managers and shareholders and may not be in line with their specified interest. As a result of selfish attitudes and inappropriate behaviors by some managers who seek to optimize their personal utility at the cost of the companys shareholders may compromise the best interests of the firm contributing to poor outcomes thus enhancing conflicts with bad relations. These conflicts result to increase in the cost of agency cost of the company to help retain a focus on the main goals and objectives set at the beginning. This involves expenditure cost to restructure the company as desired to help limit any unwanted managerial behav iors by appointing new team members to the board of directors, rearranging the firms industrial components and administration ladder. Secondly, opportunity cost suffered when shareholders impose limitations that greatly affects the company management. This cost can be prevented by reducing conflicts that arise from the organization executives. Also, the theory gives a solution to the numerous conflicts by suggesting that board of directors in the organization practice the role of monitors hired by the shareholders to act over executives. Examine and evaluate critically how these theoretical concepts influence managerial practices in Woolworth Limited in Australia. Institutional theory concept on company surrounding, intellectual and regulative arrangements illustrates that firms are formed on the basis of the taste, norms, and beliefs of the external environment and not necessarily the internal factors (Parnell, 2013). To enhance the beliefs of the social constitution within the firm and not in accordance to what the founders or the owners wish to achieve believing that this will enhance the level of productivity and achievements of the organization. Critically, this is not the case by the companies formed today. They are formed on the basis of the owners wishes, available resources that affect the nature or intensity of the company to be formed. The hiring of members of staff, managers, and board of directors is in accordance with relations, the amount of responsibilities, the interest of the founders and in very minimal cases in accordance to past performances as well as qualifications of the individual. In the case of Woolworth Company, ser vice delivery and company performances are in relation to the set goals and objectives with an aim of retaining its position as one of the largest companies in Australia(Prasad, 2015). Though in action as expected by the customers, the companys retailing liquor services is based on the terms agreed upon by first the top management and the customers dictated rights. The current situation at Woolworth of $1.235 billion loss has been as a result of poor observance of the set goals relating to other external factors. Resource dependency theory concept on the association of a company and resources from external factors as well as the lack of independence functioning is applicable. This is because the society is a diverse content and constitute of different people with different beliefs and values thus influencing the type and level of services to be delivered by any given company (Hill, Schilling, Jones, 2017). People have different knowledge that needs to be provided to different firms to enhance the type of services offered thus there is the interaction between companies to help exchange a series of ideas. Critically, advancing technology has proven otherwise that its not a must that companies rely on each other in order to acquire knowledge (Parnell,2013). This is because all relevant business, managerial and other important ideas have been shared on the internet. Though still important for organizations to depend on each other, it's not as much as it was before since relevant ideas and simplif ied sources of labor can be easily accessed using technology. Woolworth Limited has critically defected from this concept in that extensive resources are acquired and assimilated using technology. Example, fetching of raw materials to form the liquor and other hotel and supermarket products is done online. Picking of orders and delivering services esteemed customers as well is done online hence confirming it challenging to mainly depend on other firms. Though competition has been the main challenge facing the management in the company, it has not been as a result of overdependence of the company but of other poor management factors. Customers are the key resource of the company but that does not mean they dictate the ways in which the company is conducted. Evaluation on this is that a company cannot depend on other firms at a high percentage for it to maximize its productivity. Agency theory concept on conflicting executives to affect the companys performance is real and happening in companies today. Board of directors, shareholders and managers having separate and distinct interest but within the same company is something to be acted upon. The management ability to control and coordinate the firm's activities towards the set goals and objectives has proven challenging as a result of the increased conflicts between top leaders. Shareholders and managers conflicting over the organization's profits and a number of dividends to be shared in relation to investment capital results to the unstable level of coordination since no direct convergence of leaders while making critical decisions of the company (alTlman, 2007). This is a major problem that has been greatly impacting on the firm's performances, efforts to solve it have proven futile as many companies opt to change the management team rather than conforming the one present forgetting even the new team coul d experience the same challenges. These conflicts also result to increased cost that may result to some shareholders defecting from the company with the fear of making both discoverable and undiscoverable losses. Though the conflicts dont just arise at once, the theory puts it like it is an improm2 problem that happens without a procedure that cannot be viewed if the company leaders actively review what happens on a daily basis (Verbeke Merchant, 2012). This is not the case as any serious problem affecting a company must have developed in the cause of time the company has been functioning and only proves the ignorant part of the concerned parties to identify the problem. Woolworth Limited has experienced the same management problem resulting to it making a huge loss in 2016. The management made a piece of disturbing decision to expand on the hardware stores that was a disaster and proved a bed of failure due to poor management and poor incorporation of both staffs and customers. Co nflicts among the executive team who are believed to be the sole directors of the company may have resulted to this poor coordination of activities that could have given a positive result. The company now faces challenges in getting trust from its customers and the countrys fraternity as well, especially the board of directors who are not free to make any critical decision that directly affects the competence of the company without consulting the business experts or analysts relating to that field(Bontis,2002). This is a problem that could be prevented if only the companys top leadership was keen enough to observe that the hardware stores were not performing as they were expected to by both the company executives and other concerned stakeholders. Recommendations to enhance strategic management These are initiatives that provide a framework on which organizations improve their skills of management to help achieve their stipulated goals and objectives. They involve the top management, resources, stakeholders as well as other organizations as discussed above by theoretical concepts. Practices involved in the strategic management of any given company lays a strong foundation on the basis at which the company delivers and therefore needs to evolve with time and technical advancement. Some of these recommendations include; Formulating organizational goals. These are policies intended to motivate the proceedings of the company to help evaluate its performance. An organization's management should formulate its goals and objectives in relation to performances and social interaction between business analysts and experts to help come up with the right policies. Unlike in the concept of institutional theory of strategic management, the policies should not exceedingly favor the social norms of the external factors forgetting the instilled business expectations from the experienced parties. Policies are very important to help monitor and evaluate the organization's developments and should be implemented accordingly as expected. In the normal cases, the people who need to be involved during the policy formulation are the chief executive officers (CEO) and their assisting managers and the main management team, the CEO, in turn, engages with the governing body who as well engages with the other concerned groups h elping to respect and present their ideas. During the process, the CEO and the managers should avoid being caught in the act of ignoring their respective code of conduct as it results to loss of trust within and outside the organization. Long term organizational objectives. Set aims of an organization should be long term to help describe the present and future expectations by the stakeholders. This is important to give ways and measures relevant to staffs and other service providers within the firm to maintain a positive output outcome (Witcher, Chau, 2010). The target group should be clearly defined and their rights and benefits clearly illustrated to help maintain a clear customers outlook with a target figure placed in a way that its not to be assumed. The benefits should not be complex making it easy to understand and with empirical clarification. This is unlike what is explained by the institutional concept on involving the external factors without making them aware of their benefits. Define strategic choices for the organization and with profound alternatives. This is the practice of stating what comes first then the other in the objective list, that is, what is to be achieved first and its clear defined alternatives to help plan for the big goals. Important plans should start the list respectively following the agreements by the top management and in relation to organizations goals and objectives(Moore, 2001). This strategy should not exhaust all available resources since there are others to follow only that they are to lead. Like in the case of Woolworth Company where the hardware exhausted the resources resulting in huge losses, the company should, therefore, generate options on strategies to be followed. By defining strategic choices, an organization can improve its adaptability in relation to environmental changes that can affect its activities and by acquiring alternatives similar to the present approach. Resources evaluation. Organizations should clearly evaluate the available resources to enable the management form objectives that clearly are in line with available resources. This is important to prevent the embarrassments that motivate the resource dependency theory that states organizations have to depend on others to from time to time for resource provision (Dobson, 2004). Critically, it is not must that organization depend on others for resource provision if they evaluate their resources carefully. For the resources in terms of ideas, they can easily access it through advancing technology if they adapt the various modern trends in organizational strategic management. Fostering a collective understanding among leaders of an organization. Conflicts in institutions mainly result from lack of understanding among top leaders about their shared social responsibility and application of set rules and objectives (Prasad, 2015). Possibly, a clear well written down document on how each and every leader is expected to behave should be instilled as one of the companys objectives and signed to act as a law. This would greatly solve the level of conflicts arising from the misunderstandings arising from leaders (Enz,2010). Critically, its unlike of what the agency theory state about conflict and their level of defect in the organization's performance, that in most cases conflicting management results to sacking as one of the major solutions to conflicts between leaders. Creating a better understanding among leaders and clearly defining their roles and the companies program initiatives at higher levels help solve the problem. Adopting new innovations. Organizations that have adopted the new innovations in the business field have low chances of experiencing managerial problems. This is because more people involved with these organizations have adopted the models making it easier to perform their roles as stakeholders. As a result, organizations should adopt the new trends like a use of computers and internet services for transactions. Critically, the external factors though well versed with the business information they can be misleading to organizations and may even result to them making losses. Managerial training. All firms top management teams personnel are expected to be highly trained with the ability to lead, coordinate and control other staffs. To enhance this, the strategic management team should be well versed to help the management understand their roles leading to achievement of organizational goals. Conclusion Strategic management process is very important for every companys welfare. To perform its duties and deliver to the stakeholders as expected as well as rise to its goals and objectives. Theoretical concepts put across views on how well organizational planning and controls takes part and are key to achieving any set goals and objectives. Giving a way to strategize on institutional resources and aligning priorities with an effect to resources as well as the importance of conventional relations with other companies for its growth and eventually develop. Conflicts among leaders of a company are not supported and should be at minimal cases and if any resolved with immediate effects since they are the main controllers of the unit to help achieve set objectives. 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C-Section free essay sample

The Ethics of Refusing a Caesarean Section April 2004 e -Cases in Ethics * In January of 2004, Melissa Ann Rowland—a young woman with a long history of mental illness—refused to undergo a Caesarean section that doctors said was necessary to protect the lives of her unborn twins. Doctors told her that low amniotic fluid and poor growth placed the twins in danger, but she refused the surgery until too late, reportedly on cosmetic grounds—she is alleged not to have wanted the resulting vertical scar. * In 1987, Angela Carter, who was dying of cancer, also refused a C-section. She sought to remain pregnant until the 28th week of pregnancy, the point at which doctors had once told her her baby would have the best chance to survive. At 26 weeks, however, physicians felt that the child had a 50% chance of surviving outside Angela’s dying body, and virtually none if the surgery was not performed. We will write a custom essay sample on C-Section or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Angela’s condition had deteriorated to the point that her understanding of the implications of refusing the surgery was unclear, but she seemed to refuse the operation. Her distraught husband and mother would not consent to the surgery. It is hard to imagine anyone reading either of these stories and not having a strong reaction. Reactions are radically different, however, depending on the ethical principles on which they are grounded. For example, there are those whose arguments stem from the belief that there is an ethical duty, rooted in beneficence, to save innocent human life—even if unborn, and especially when as close to term as the ones discussed here. On the other hand, there are those whose arguments are grounded in the belief that the paramount ethical duty in these cases is to respect the autonomy of the mother. They echo Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardoza, who established in 1912 that â€Å"Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body. † To force a woman to undergo surgery against her will violates the critical ethical requirement for informed consent. When balancing ethical questions regarding the protection of human life against respect for personal autonomy, it is obvious that cases involving pregnant women present uniquely thorny challenges. Is a pregnant woman a person who carries within her body a human with fewer rights than she, or is she carrying a person with the same rights and human dignity that she herself possesses? Even for those who believe—as the Catholic Church clearly and unequivocally teaches—that an unborn child is from the moment of conception a person with all the human dignity of one who has been born, the answers are not simply â€Å"either/or† matters. That is, we cannot settle for respecting either the rights of the mother or those of the fetus; the rights of both must be both honored and carefully balanced. There are many questions that deserve critical consideration regarding the extent to which society can intervene to keep an unborn child from harm’s way. Should we (or could we), for example, physically confine all mothers who smoke, use drugs, or consume alcohol? What about busy expectant mothers who disregard doctor’s orders to rest? More pressing, and more relevant to health care, are questions that ask the extent to which a pregnant woman might be obliged to put herself at risk by consenting to fetal surgery. These issues hover in the background throughout the discussion here of cases in which C-sections are believed necessary to save a viable fetus from what is believed to be certain death. In Angela’s case, medical professionals believed such surgery to be the only real hope of survival for her child, despite the fact that surgery would probably hasten the end of Angela’s own exceedingly tenuous grasp on life. In Melissa’s case, doctors also argued that a C-section was required for the sake of her unborn twins, while accepting that it placed Melissa herself at minimally greater risk than would a vaginal delivery. When the court- ordered surgery was performed on Angela, the infant lived for only two hours, and Angela herself died two days later. When Melissa finally agreed to surgery, weeks after it was first encouraged, one of the twins was stillborn. (A factor in Melissa’s case that cannot be ignored is the lack of timely action on the part of the medical profession, when her mental illness was clearly apparent. Why did they not intervene, when they clearly believed the lives of both twins to be in jeopardy? The central ethical questions in these two cases, from the perspectives of the two sides of this controversy, are whether a mother’s autonomy rights can be trampled by cutting open her body against her will, versus whether a mother has the right to allow her child to die within her when the child’s rescue is easily attainable. Both sides ask if and when the State should be involved in such cases. Nevertheless, such intervention is often sought, with inconsistent resu lts. In Angela’s case, for example, a judge ordered the C-section, but an appellate court later decided that the refusal of Angela and her surrogates should have ended the discussion. Melissa, on the other hand, has been arrested and charged with criminal homicide for allowing her son to die; she later pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony child endangerment. A number of ethical theories have been developed over the centuries to offer guidance on the issue of intervention by higher authority. One of these is the Just War Theory, which seeks to establish when war can ethically be entered into, despite the harms that may be involved. Perhaps that theory can be used to consider the cases discussed here, by reframing some of its considerations. First, for example, we can ask in these and similar cases if there is sufficient reason for the intervention of higher authority. In other words, is it conclusive that mother, family, physicians, and hospital are unable to reach an agreement before the State is involved? Second, are they confronted with a situation in which a C-section has become, or is expected to become, the last and only resort to save human life? Third, does a real threat to human life already exist, as in these cases, and opposed to circumstances when there is only possible or potential risk? Fourth, does surgery offer a reasonable chance of saving human life? Fifth, is the good to be gained—saving the life of the unborn child—equal to or greater than the harms involved, i. e. , violating the mother’s personal autonomy and cutting into her body against her will, thus putting her life at some risk? Finally, is the possible harm to the mother only risked in order to achieve the greater good of saving the life of the unborn child? These cases may seem isolated and unusual incidents, but they are, in reality, quite relevant, especially in view of the advances being made in fetal surgery. What is the answer to the question of whether a mother can ethically refuse such surgery when it is clearly felt to be in the best interest of her child—or is perhaps even the child’s only chance at life? The cases of Melissa and Angela thus have significant ethical importance not only in and of themselves, but in regard to a greater debate as well.

Laura Martin Real Options and Cable Industry free essay sample

Advanced Corporate Finance and Modeling – FINA0065-1 Assignment #1 – Laura Martin: Real Options and the Cable Industry 1. Consider the multiples analysis developed in Exhibits 2,5 6 Please describe the method of ‘Multiples’ using case numbers and answer to the following questions: 1. 1. What assumptions does this analysis rely upon? 1. 2. How is Martin’s regression analysis different from/similar to traditional multiples analysis? 1. 3. Do you agree with her interpretation of the regression analysis? 2. Consider the DCF analysis presented in Exhibit 7 Please describe the method of â€Å"Discounted Cash Flows† using case numbers and answer to the following questions: 2. 1. How reasonable are Martin’s forecasts for EBITDA and her assumptions about the asset intensity of the business? 2. 2. How plausible is Martin’s terminal value multiple? 2. 3. What are the tradeoffs in using multiples versus the DCF analysis? 3. Real options Please describe the method of â€Å"Real options† using case numbers and answer to the following questions: 3. 1. What is the analogy Martin is trying to draw with options? What is the â€Å"stealth tier†? What is the unit of analysis? In what way is the stealth tier like a call option? What is the underlying asset price? Strike price? Volatility? 3. We will write a custom essay sample on Laura Martin Real Options and Cable Industry or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page 2. Why is Martin pushing real options valuation as an alternative to DCF analysis? In what ways might the â€Å"stealth† tier be incorporated into the DCF analysis and multiples analysis? 3. 3. How good an analogy is the â€Å"stealth tier† to a real option? Where does the analogy work? Where doesn’t it work? 4. The role of equity analysts in Capital Markets Please describe the role of equity analysts in Capital Markets.

Paper Topics: Spanish American War Studies

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How to Write an Independent Essay?TAET is an online writing course that can help you develop the skills needed to compose a thesis, essay, report, or report proposal, and get it read by admissions officers at top universities and research institutions. It was created by Karen Coleman, who used it in her undergraduate studies at Princeton University, and has continued to use it in graduate courses she teaches. What I learned about TAET from the website is this:The first thing that you should do when starting an independent essay is read the instructions to the end, a lot of time is wasted during the practice exercises. You will need to read the directions and practice sections so often that you will become familiar with the writing guidelines and to keep track of the progress you make through the practice sections. Also, take all the hints and help with the practice exercises that are provided in order to clarify your questions and doubts. This will help you learn the principles of th e whole course of writing as well as help you improve the way you approach the material.The second thing that you should know about writing an essay is that you have to start with a topic. The main idea that you want to pursue, the thesis statement, will give you a starting point for writing. Then you should write a detailed description of the topic, based on the structure and format of the paper. When writing a thesis statement, you should avoid using the passive voice, since this is the way this kind of writing is done in other contexts.Your next step will be to identify the main points of your paper, and then you should write a summary of your arguments. Finally, you should go back to your topic statement and then describe the main points again. Finally, you should discuss how your conclusion is related to your thesis statement.In order to write an essay that can be read, you should look at the examples for a sample essay. This will help you write an objective and will provide an example of the style of writing that you should apply to your own project. You should take notes on these examples, as they provide excellent examples of the style of writing.The third thing that you should do when writing an essay is to add paragraphs to your body. If you feel that your writing style is too informal, then you can write your first paragraph with some more formal language. Next, you should continue adding paragraphs after the first paragraph. When adding paragraphs, you should look at the examples for a sample essay and practice writing it in order to get a feel for what will be expected of you.Lastly, you should make sure that you revise your project several times before submitting it. One way to do this is to make sure that your paragraph structure is consistent with the title. Secondly, you should make sure that you incorporate your examples into your body, and have them neatly lined up. Also, if your paper is long, it is wise to add a preface explaining that you are adding some explanatory details and facts at the end.TAET is a great writing program for writing an independent essay and one that is easy to understand. You should learn how to follow the procedures that are provided in order to write an objective and improve your skills on how to write an independent essay as well.

A Writing Technique That Doesnt Fall Apart After One Last Attempt

A Writing Technique That Doesn't Fall Apart After One Last AttemptIf you have a very interesting and original history topic, but don't feel qualified to write about it, an online History Topic Research Paper could prove to be a fantastic way to create your own unique perspective. An online topic is never the same as in your textbooks or lecture notes. If your students don't learn anything new from the textbook or course notes, they won't remember what they learned. If they don't remember it, you've wasted time and resources.In order to make your students remember your previous work, you need to provide them with fresh material. With that in mind, it is helpful if you can come up with a history topic research paper that is original. Just because you're writing about something you did or saw, it doesn't mean that you have to follow the exact same format as you did in class. Create a paper that is fun and can be used in a classroom setting.When creating a topic research paper, you will want to make sure that you spend plenty of time on this part of the paper. Most courses will show a couple of different research methods, so check out that list and create an outline for yourself. One of the first things you should do is write out a rough outline of the history paper. If your topic is a famous battle, you may need to go back and find the sources for the information, and make sure to include those quotes as well. You'll want to go through the process several times, looking at everything from the study guides and textbooks, through to the many historical documentaries available online.The next part of the outline that is crucial is the information on your sources. Make sure that each source is documented properly and relevant to the history topic. For example, if you write about Napoleon Bonaparte's voyage around the world, find out how to find his diary, his correspondence and letters, and his archives. You'll want to make sure that all the information is clear and c oncise.Your history topics research paper should also include some commentary. Discuss what your sources tell you and why you believe it. It's not enough to just know about someone; you need to consider the context in which they were lived. Even if you don't think that the source was accurate in any of the details, you should still be able to explain the facts accurately in the way that makes sense to your audience.The most important part of a research paper is the conclusion. If you can't come up with a decent conclusion, you shouldn't submit it. There are plenty of good reasons for not including a conclusion, but it will definitely come across as haphazard. Instead, present a persuasive argument, and let your readers decide whether or not they agree with you.By writing an online history topic research paper, you can take the pressure off of yourself as well as your students. Instead of letting your textbooks and course notes dictate your writing style, use the Internet to take con trol of your own writing. Find out more about creating an original research paper for your class and start writing.

Where the Red Fern Grows Quotes

'Where the Red Fern Grows' Quotes Where the Red Fern Grows is a famous work by Wilson Rawls. The novel is a coming of age story. It follows the protagonist Billy as he saves up for and trains two coonhounds. They have many adventures while hunting in the Ozarks. The book is however probably best known for its tragic ending. Quotes from the Novel Its strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a mans mind for so many years. Yet those memories can be awakened and brought forth fresh and new, just by something youve seen, or something youve heard, or the sight of an old familiar face.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 1 Lying back in the soft hay, I folded my hands behind my head, closed my eyes, and let my mind wander back over the two long years. I thought of the fishermen, the blackberry patches, and the huckleberry hills. I thought of the prayer I had said when I asked God to help me get two hound pups. I knew He had surely helped, for He had given me the heart, courage, and determination.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 3 I wanted so much to step over and pick them up. Several times I tried to move my feet, but they seemed to be nailed to the floor. I knew the pups were mine, all mine, yet I couldnt move. My heart started aching like a drunk grasshopper. I tried to swallow and couldnt. My Adams apple wouldnt work. One pup started my way. I held my breath. On he came until I felt a scratchy little foot on mine. The other pup followed. A warm puppy tongue caressed my sore foot. I heard the station master say, They already know you. I knelt down and gathered them in my arms. I buried my face between their wiggling bodies and cried.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 5 I had a time with this part of their training, but my persistence had no bounds.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 7 Although they couldnt talk in my terms, they had a language of their own that was easy to understand. Sometimes I would see the answer in their eyes, and again it would be in the friendly wagging of their tails. Other times I could hear the answer in a low whine or feel it in the soft caress of a warm flicking tongue. In some way, they would always answer.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 7 I thought about that, Papa, I said, but I made a bargain with my dogs. I told them that if they would put one in a tree, Id do the rest. Well, they fulfilled their part of the bargain. Now its up to me to do my part, and Im going to, Papa. Im going to cut it down. I dont care if it takes me a year.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 8 I always took their kidding with a smile on my face, but it made my blood boil like the water in Mamas teakettle.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 10 I opened my mouth to call Old Dan. I wanted to tell him to come on and wed go home as there was nothing we could do. The words just wouldnt come out. I couldnt utter a sound.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 11 I told them I wasnt giving up until my dogs did.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 12 As I sat there on the limb, looking at the old fellow, he cried again. Something came over me. I didnt want to kill him. I hollered down and told Rubin I didnt want to kill the ghost coon. He hollered back, Are you crazy? I told him I wasnt crazy. I just didnt want to kill him. I climbed down. Rubin was mad. He said, Whats the matter with you? Nothing, I told him. I just dont have the heart to kill the coon.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 13 As I skipped along, it was hard for me to realize all the wonderful things that had happened to me in such a few short years. I had two of the finest little hounds that ever bawled on the trail of a ringtail coon. I had a wonderful mother and father and three little sisters. I had the best grandpa a boy ever had, and to top it all, I was going on a championship coon hunt. It was no wonder that my heart was bursting with happiness. Wasnt I the luckiest boy in the world?- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 14 As graceful as any queen, with her head high in the air, and her long red tail arched in a perfect rainbow, my little dog walked down the table. With her warm gray eyes staring straight at me, on she came. Walking up to me, she laid her head on my shoulder. As I put my arms around her, the crowd exploded.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 15 Regardless of all the discouraging talk, the love and belief I had in my little red hounds never faltered. I could see them now and then, leaping over old logs, tearing through the underbrush, sniffing and searching for the lost trail. My heart swelled with pride. I whooped, urging them on.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 16 Ive been out in storms like this before, all by myself. Ive never left my dogs in the woods, and Im not going to now, even if I have to look for them myself.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 17 Men, said Mr. Kyle, people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what theyll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I dont. I may be wrong, but I call it lovethe deepest kind of love.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 18 I knelt down and put my arms around them. I knew that if it hadnt been for their loyalty and unselfish courage I would have probably been killed by the slashing claws of the devil cat. I dont know how Ill ever pay you back for what youve done, I said, but Ill never forget it.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 19 Im sure the red fern has grown and has completely covered the two little mounds. I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldnt be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there too. Yes, I know it is still there, for in my heart I believe the legend of the sacred red fern.- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, Ch. 20