Captains Courageous

Have you ever wondered what a noble savage is? Noble savage is a person who is naturally a good person of humanity and free from the corruption of the influenced civilization. Magua is a Native American who was born a Huron, but raised by the Mohawks and later on was enslaved by them. Magua is a Native American who also wanted revenge on the “grey hair”.The grey hair is a British commander Monroe. Magua is a person filled with anger and wants revenge for what the “grey hair” has done to him and…

At the beginning of the play Macbeth is portrayed as brave and courageous. However by the end Macbeth has let his ambition take over his conscience and has lost his humanity. From Macbeths character change we see how unchecked ambition can lead to ones downfall. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is thought to be a brave warrior, fighting for his King and country. This is shown when Macbeth is introduced to King Duncan by the Captain, “For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-“However,…

British troops were sent to enforce the Townshend Act. One afternoon a group of boys began throwing snowballs at the troops, Captain Thomas gave an order to fire, and five colonist were killed. This event became known as the Boston Massacre. (Tudor 2009). Colonist attempted peaceful protest and boycotting British products, but to no avail. Expanding and increasing taxes continued…

manufactured the fear of books, because literature promotes free thinking, individuality, and nonconformity, which is hard to control. The intellectual habits of the past were replaced with superficial activities just to keep people busy and entertained, Captain Beatty even said, "'We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought'"(Bradbury, 61-62) in respect to how the firemen and the government keep order by banning books. Montag,…

to protest against the taxes that had been forcefully imposed on them. According to eyewitnesses, a watchman of the Customs house was insulted by a Boston resident and he was being attacked by sticks, stones and snowballs. Since he needed aiding Captain Thomas Preston brought more men to control the angry mob. This however, only riled up the colonists even more and they attacked more violently than before. The British soldiers’ own lives were in danger and they were afraid so they shot into the…

play, where Macbeth, once a noble warrior, motivated by ambition ends up destroyed. At the beginning of the play, when we read that Macbeth on the battlefield fought bravely for his King and country, we are under impression that he is loyal and a courageous soldier. Thus, I did research to understand what exactly made him become a tyrannical ruler. Was it only due to his ambition or were there other…

In 17th century Spain, the Spaniard conception of honor is represented as being solely based upon social status and courageous acts that are deemed virtuous. In Spanish culture, honor is viewed differently when it comes to the sexes because men keep their honor through test of masculinity as well as women through chastity unless they are married. In Catalina De Erauso's autobiography, Lieutenant Nun, Erauso demonstrates how imperative it is to be born from nobility and what families in Spain are…

The spirit of competition comes with every aspect of life. Whether that competition between athletes or businesses, you are always competing for a spot as the top person in your field of work. Everyone wants to be at the top as either a champion, captain of a sports team or a CEO of a company. Without competition there wouldn’t be rich and wealthy in the world, everyone would just split even money and the world would be completely different. The world is based off competition, regardless of what…

A poem and a song are a form of writing used to express feelings and they both are composed of stanzas. The poem “Invictus” which means “undefeated” in Latin was written by Ernest Henley. He was a British poet, critic and editor. The song “My Way” was first called “Comme d’Habitude” and it was sung by a French artist. Later on, Franck Sinatra popularized it. He was singer, actor and performer. Both narrators use metaphors and imagery. The song “My Way” is about believing in yourself and living…

Throughout my life I was given the chance to be a leader many times. Whether it be from lacrosse, church activities, school clubs and AFJROTC at my school. Before going into leadership myself I thought that a leader had to be a really strong and courageous person. Although those characteristics are true, many other factors go into it as well. This past summer I was chosen to be a small group leader for a mission trip to Yucatan, Mexico with my church youth group. As a small group leader I had…