Blog 14: Independent Component 1

• Literal
• a) I, Samantha Cooper, affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
• b) "The West Point Way of Leadership" by Col. Larry R. Donnithorne. This book was more about military leadership and how to understand and apply one's self as a leader, but I thought it was a good example on a method of leading others.
• c) Spreadsheet in the side menu
• d)With my Independent Component, I focused on my Gold Award Project. This project required me to plan, organize, and host an event in which I address a community issue. I was in charge of setting a date, booking a venue, collaborating with multiple organizations and businesses, and collected donations for my event. I coordinated everything in order for my event to actually happen.
• Interpretive
• Well to start off with, I was required to complete 65 hours for the project originally. This includes every single detail of planning my event and after I have hosted my event. I had to travel a lot to meet with people and I made presentations to spread the word out. There were also the smaller details, such as flyers, that I had tasked for me.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Applied
• This component helped me to put my skills to practice. I was in charge of everything and I was working with multiple people, so I had to put my skills to practice. I've come to find that everyone has a different, effective way of leading, which has showed me that there are multiple paths to go down.