Intervene skillfully: I like how Colyer intervenes on this issue. This is a perfect example of intervening skillfully. Colyer sees an issue that many people care about. He gains the trust of many through getting elected and after that he sings an executive order into law pertaining to that issue that the community cared about. This was a skillful and popular intervention.

Energize others: I like how this also shows that symbolic actions usually lead to reaction, but not always positive. In this example Dorman is trying to energize others into seeing this bill as he sees it, but as he admits that is not what happened.

Intervene Skillfully: I wish Professor Dorman would have intervened in a different way. By tying his resignation to the legislature he opened a lane for insults by pro gun students. This public statement make him seem like a public servant in the yes of somebody on the left and bad on the right. I wish Dorman would have said he was disappointed and wished more debate could take place to find common ground in this bill. By strongly stating he resigned due to a pro gun bill he aligned himself with a party and ideology after teaching students who all have different views.

Energize others: I like Professor McFall states that symbolic actions can lead for positive change. Sometimes it is not only direct communication that creates positive or negative reactions. Symbolic actions are sometimes more strong because of the weight of meaning they can carry. A symbolic action many times leads to change because people take not of what has been implied. Once people understand the meaning behind a symbolic action a discussion happens and change potentially occurs.

The factions in this dispute are Tyson, the people of Tonganoxie, and the politicians. The politicians setting up meetings with Tyson and the community getting involved energized the decision to go forward with the project. The first faction, Tyson, increased opposition by dropping this plan on the community in short notice and all at once. Typically when a corporation does this the community s not in favor of this. In the future Tyson could work with the community and legislators right from the beginning to work a deal out before things get complicated and heated.