A Wicked Man Greek

Decent Essays
Your advantage may cause you to death. In the Bible, there came a wicked man, with long and thick hair praised by all Israel, called Absalom, whose father was David, the king of Israel. Absalom wanted to the king of Israel, expecting to obtain the rights by illicit means: He betrayed his father and called on other unfaithful men to be on war with his father’ army. When his trick was revealed by a man, he deceived that he would not disobey the king any longer. However, with time going by, his wicked minds appeared again. They fought in a wood. It was surprised that he should be caught by his long and thick hair in the branches of an oak tree! And one of the captains seized him, and let him to see the God! What a fun it was: for he had been talked much because of his beautiful hair, but now he would lose his life because of his merit. …show more content…
However, in our studying, sometimes we might pay more attention to our weak subject, ignoring the one we are skilled for; then there comes unhappy results to us, which means we are beaten by our virtues! Another example is that we are healthy people, but we stop developing our talent, such as language learning or hobby. But we have known many disable men like Zhang Haidi, he can understand kinds of foreign languages despite his disability. As a new generation, we never let us be beaten by our virtues; instead, we should take good advantage of our merits, avoiding being betrayed by

Related Documents

  • Superior Essays

    Unfortunately, a variety of deadly diseases exist, leaving people to battle for their lives every day. Many people feel helpless and lose hope at a certain stage in their disease, whereas others, fight back and continue to live their life to its fullest potential. In the personal essays “On Being a Cripple” written by Nancy Mairs and “Living Under Circe’s Spell” written by Matthew Soyster, both authors have Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a severe disease in which they approach differently. Through a very negative tone, Soyster addresses those who do not have MS, by sharing the limitations and restrictions the terrible disease has on his life. On the other hand, Mairs uses a motivating persona to argue that nothing should stop a person from doing what…

    • 1328 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    False Positive Analysis

    • 1025 Words
    • 5 Pages

    A task or skill is seen as ordinary only when someone who is classified as “normal” is performing it. That same exact task or skill is then seen as extraordinary when someone who is “different” or disabled is performing it. In the article “False Positive” by Beth Haller, she claims that, “Society holds few expectations for people with disabilities - so anything they do becomes amazing”. Haller strongly believes that in today’s society a person who is disabled is set to be amazing no matter what they do, even if it is the most simple or ordinary of tasks. The film, 23 Blast, portrays that a person who is disabled is seen differently than a normal person because of his or her inabilities performing a task.…

    • 1025 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    E. Hinton's The Outsiders

    • 432 Words
    • 2 Pages

    In the outsiders movie and novel it introduced the main characters and greasers Ponyboy Curtis, Darrel Curtis, Sodapop, Dallas Winston, Steve Randle, Two Bit Matthews, and Johnny Cade. In the movie/book Ponyboy had gotten jumped by the greasers rival the soc’s. During this time the Greasers had showed up and chased away the soc’s and threw stuff like rocks and empty bottles at them. Ponyboy had been lying drowsily on the ground when Darry and Soda had picked him up a little bit. After they had chased off all the Soc’s and helped ponyboy they went to Darry’s house and everybody except for johnny left.…

    • 432 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hoagland’s “ On Stuttering” This essay was exceedingly interesting; at the heart of this essay, is a person who has struggled with a physical impediment, but has still managed to lead a fairly normal life. Although He struggled with the impediment to the point of not voicing his own opinion, Edward Hoagland adapted to his impediment and was able to overcome the struggles he faced everyday. Some disabilities can leave people trapped inside their own body.…

    • 796 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are 8 Greek evil thoughts that Greek individuals lived by and resorted to. In the story, “The Cyclops” translated by Robert Fitzgerald, tells a story of Odysseus and his crew traveling to the Land of Cyclops and discover a one eyed giant, by the name of Cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus then stabs Cyclops in the eye and aborts his ship while the blind giant prays to his father. Of the 8 Greek evil thoughts, Odysseus demonstrates, Hyperephania, Kenodoxia and Philargyra. Hyperepania (Pride) describes the feeling that someone gets as if they have accomplished something.…

    • 310 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Alexie and Malcolm X contained a strong level of determination and persistence when teaching themselves to read and write. Throughout their lives, Sherman Alexie and Malcolm X broke down the barriers of systematic racism and eventually helped persuade others to do the same, which proves that overcoming a disability gives one the confidence needed to thrive. (self-confidence is acquired...?) By overcoming stereotypes, one can…

    • 1062 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    After reading In Defense of a Liberal Education my current perspective on college education has been positively redefined. My conviction that a college education is invaluable to any individual aspiring to rise above the chasm of blue-collar careers remains, yet, In Defense of a Liberal Education has also challenged me to become more aware of the growing monopoly on education and the myriad forms in which it can take place. My perspective on secondary education after reading the book did not necessarily transform, rather, I gained more specific knowledge that supported my initial response which also helped me to further understand why I hold said beliefs. In essence, In Defense of a Liberal Education ultimately persuaded me that the type of…

    • 630 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    One thing that separate high achievers from low achievers is that high achievers are more successful. High achievers are above average while low achievers are scoring mediocre. When a low achiever has a learning disability it is not easy for them to score higher than others. High achievers have practicing habits that help them when they are studying or during class, whereas low achievers have not even made habits to practice with. It is not because they do not think that they need them, but because they do not know how to make them.…

    • 1572 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Zeus As A Trickster God

    • 113 Words
    • 1 Pages

    I can see how you think Zeus could be considered a trickster god. Through your logical could we define every god as a trickster god? Since every god that we have covered plays mind games with humans in good ways and in horrible ways, and then we define a trickster in actions of the gods. A trickster god will ruin lives of a human or teach a human a lesson but which actions of a god can be considered a trick. In simpler terms, define a trickster god as a god that can fool a human into doing an action with the god but was any action of a god, not a trick.…

    • 113 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    Everyone is different, from looks, attitude, athleticism, and so much more. Each human has their own ups and downs, and each person works to improve themselves. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, individuality is seen as harmful, something that encourages jealousy and low self-worth in others. However, individuality is needed to move society forward: through personal achievements and talent society will improve as a whole.…

    • 1983 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Without actually living in another person’s life, someone cannot really tell what the other person is going through or how they are feeling, and this can occur when it comes to disabled people. In “On Being a Cripple” by Nancy Mairs and “Living Under Circe’s Spell” by Matthew Soyster, the reader is lead into the state of mind of people living with disabilities. The essay written by Mairs analyzes how being disabled does not define someone's character, and Soyster expresses the struggles of being crippled and how others view them. Both essays direct the text towards other people who are disabled, or someone who may have a negative view on disabled people. With the use of diction and other devices, Mairs tends to sound more humorous and lively,…

    • 1118 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Stephen Hawking once said, “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.” Stephen Hawking is one of the smartest humans in the world and also has ALS. ALS is a debilitating disease that has no known cure, but Hawking doesn’t let that stop him. Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime also has somewhat of a disability, Christopher's spectrum disorder creates a roadblock by making it harder for him to communicate with others and benefits him by increasing his intellect in math.…

    • 938 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Greek Mythology

    • 2673 Words
    • 11 Pages

    Cesar Quiroz 20 April 2015 Mr. Farson English 1A Greek Gods In today 's world, there is a vast amount of knowledge and information to learn from. Many subjects are important to incorporate, but none are as important as literature.…

    • 2673 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    As for the disability culture, we’ve seen cases that disabled people can be talented and become artists, writers. Disability culture help reframe people’s impression about disabled people. I want to provide this resource guide to the student group because I want to use this guide to raise more awareness about the disability rights and culture. I think it is important to let more students understand the things that disabled people went through and educate them. It is because they can apply their knowledge to real life situation in the future and help contribute to the disabled community.…

    • 856 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Lee Thiam Waai Case Study

    • 797 Words
    • 4 Pages

    3.0 Challenges 3.1 Challenges that were encountered by Mr. Lee Thiam Wah When Mr. Lee was a young boy, he faced discrimination and negative attitudes by others. However, he never gives up on communicate with others but learned to deal with others and show his feelings instead of concerned about people who are unrespect to him (thefamouspeople.com, n.d.). Even now he also didn’t enjoy special privileges. He does not use his disability to request discounts from suppliers.…

    • 797 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays