Humanity Essay

The acclaimed actress and director Angelina Jolie once said, “War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There’s no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly.” (Human Nature Quotes, 2001) The complexity of human nature has determined how and why stories have been told from the beginning of time up until now. Jolie makes a very good point by saying this because there is no possible way for each person to feel the same way about a story as another. People view stories differently due to…

the Principle of Humanity, I will be providing a brief definition of the positive thesis of the doctrine and several pieces of background terminology. In the following article “The Kantian Perspective: Autonomy and Respect” by Shafer-Landau, he states a simplified definition of the formulation of the Principle of Humanity: “always treat a human being (yourself included) as an end, and never as a mere means” (Shafer-Landau 2010, 22). In this definition of the Principle of Humanity, to treat…

Lord of the Flies by William Golding addresses humanity’s weakness; humans can’t; control themselves when evil is controlling them. The novel explains that the humans are evil when they are born; everyone in the novel has a dark side, just like the moon at night, though their dark sides are hardly visible to others. When humankind is far away from civilization, society, and rules, the beast deep down will show its true color.The beast in the novel is a symbol of the inhuman actions that…

entitled “ Teaching Humanity” written by Martha Nussbaum. In the article the author used the three rhetorical appeals, which are ethos, pathos and logos. The author used the ethos that helped her establish credibility between the readers and herself. As Nussbaum studied liberal-arts curricula of U.S. college and universities as well as she is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. She was with the idea of teaching humanity and was…

Humanity In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Dalai Lama said “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive”. Many characters in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare show humanity despite being supernatural or seeming heartless. The play teaches us valuable lessons about humanity. Humans are creatures that have many different aspects to them and this concept is shown throughout the play. We learn that humanity is about mistakes, chaos, and…

Ender needs to kill for survival. The connection Valentine and Ender have helped each other become stronger. People often compromise their morals in the service of the greater good. Ender, a compassionate and an indulgent boy salvage the world for humanity. He’s been through several…

Transcending Biology Jim Casy’s growing understanding of humanity throughout The Grapes of Wrath illustrated the novel’s greater theme that kindness is a very powerful force. After initially mourning the fact that he grew more distant from tradition, Casy became firm in his new beliefs. He believed that people should act for the betterment of humanity, a family much older and greater than any single person. Later on, Casy put his beliefs to practice by sacrificing himself for the sake of others…

Flaws of Humanity…. A Great Danger An unknown person, once said, “Some people create their own storm, then get upset when it rains”. This person’s words prove to be accurate in the Homer’s The Odyssey. In this legendary poem, Odysseus, the main character gets trapped on the Calypso 's Island when returning from Trojan War because Gods didn’t wanted him to get home. Bust as time flows, Gods decide to let him go. Hence, the poem is about Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca and how he gets hold of…

What is my destination?” (109). These are the same questions for which humanity has been searching answers since the origins of the…

independent thinker, but he also cannot escape the forces of darkness that he encounters during his journey. Unlike the other men, Marlow cannot forget the horrors that he has witnessed, so Marlow’s dilemma is created as he tries to hold on to his humanity while traveling through the inhumane jungle. Marlow encounters countless examples of futility, brutality, and inefficiency that characterize the Company’s imperialist operations. For the first time, he sees the natives of the jungle and the…