Ellis Franks

The Persecution of Core Values: How Hollywood, Rap Culture, Silicon Valley, & Social Media Are Destroying America is a book is about the current lack of core values that is plaguing our society due to the poor role models we are promoting. The culture that our social media has created is devoid of values. The system rewards outrageous acts over positivity. The worst part is no one is doing anything to fix it. This discussion integrates the core values of integrity, service, and excellence with stories that show the disdain our culture has for them by the influencers we follow. It examines real-world examples of "influencers" providing poor examples for their followers resulting in a society the values hedonistic activities of morality. People rewarded for influencing others to engage in online activities that defy offline laws or customs. There are no rules against it so this makes it seem like it is ok.If we want to fix the injustices of our world we must ensure we are creating a society based on values instead of materialism. This book addresses this culture giving positive examples for change for all people to follow. Will you choose to be a laggard or leader? It is up to you.

The transformation that military members experience is one that lives with each veteran from the moment they arrive at basic military training until the end of their lives. Each experience is unique, and the unifying fact is that there is a change within each person who takes this path. Not every story is heroic. Not every story is a success. This is a story of one Airman's journey. The story told is not the glorified version of what most people assume life in today's military is like. It is a candid re-telling of an Airman's life serving the country he loved. It is about the adversity he witnessed and personally faced along the way. This book is about leadership and its failures. It is about the bully culture within our armed forces by the leaders who are legally charged with leading America's greatest assets, its people. Also it is about how the leadership culture is creating the perfect conditions for the suicide epidemic amongst active duty members and veterans. This story contains insights from the perspective of an unlikely overachiever that went to war with the Crab Mentality he was awakened to through the professional development he gained in the US Air Force.