Cardinal virtues

Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha affected me in a very meaningful way. I was immediately stricken by the illustrious and often multilayered text, but that was not what made this story so special. Even though I often had to read sections over and over to comprehend them, the symbolism and philosophical concepts were very enlightening to me. I do not think that you are supposed to just accept all the abstract ideas Hesse throws at you. Conversely, I think the reader should analyze the journey that…

In the book Anthem Equality’s primary motivation for conducting his experiments was to show that he was capable and intelligent enough to be a scholar. Equality is very intelligent and he knows he can help out his brothers and their world in many ways by the things he learned in the tunnel. I also think he is very biased and tired of the world he lives in when he was growing up and the world he lives in today. He is right to be motivated this way because it is normal for human beings to want…

The family was a simple union of a man and a woman with children. These simple unions helped design and stablish the purity and integrity of the family. The man was the authority and the woman recognize as the nurturer of the family. A man was the one to support his wife and children, but it was also the protector. Later on communities were form by man getting together and forming a group of rules that will guide the order of the different families living in the same areas. Neolithic…

As of result of human form of ethics and its channels to business success, incorporate leaders must be cautious about their actions, and how they address issues. In furterance for any occupation to run well, there must be a code of conduct in place and followed correctly. Ruby Tuesdays has a great code of conduct that truly illustrate their chances for their worker. We are going to glance more intently into their code of conduct and analyze why it’s importunate for their company to go after…

Exploratory Essay I’m the kind of person that is the doer that likes to be outside. I like to work with equipment so when I’m older I want to be an equipment operator in the military. After I retire from the military I would like to settle down in the country near a medium sized city and start a business flipping houses. My top values are being physically fit, having and being a good friend, and be courageous. I will hopefully always be a brother, uncle, son, gun owner, fisher and hunter, and be…

The United States Military Academy has upheld the reputation of generating the world’s foremost military officers for over 200 years because the institution not only educates cadets in military strategy and battle tactics but instills in each graduated officer the values necessary to be a leader of character. The values necessary to be prepared for a career of excellence and service to the Nation in the United States Army are Duty, Honor, and Country. Taking up arms in defense of a country is…

After taking the Myers-Briggs test I found out many things involving elements of my personality that I previously had overlooked such as my learning style, relationships, as well as my weaknesses and strengths. According to the test, my personality type is Extraverted Intuition with Introverted Feeling (ENFP). This means that I make many of my decisions based on intuition, and may be warm and enthusiastic towards others with the ability to talk my way out of situations. As stated earlier, the…

as possible from the distractions of the body. According to Socrates, the things of this world: pleasures, pain, fear are all non valid things to exchange. Socrates says that the only valid thing to be exchanged is wisdom. Wisdom is of the highest virtue because the things of this world are fleeting, but wisdom is eternal. The body desires the…

Chivalry is the unsalvageable code of ethics of 13th century knights to practice proper behavior and morals by using their power in a way that is beneficial to others. Unfortunately, modern use has dulled the term into a synonym for the concept of courtly love, a related but not interchangeable idea. This defamation to the name of chivalry in recent times has regrettably reduced the term to an encouragement of sexism of men towards women in “courtly love”, and as such can never be restored under…

“Reputation is what YOU’RE PREVEIVED to be. Character is WHAT YOU REALLY ARE.” Success and achievement in life have so much to do with character-and yet character is so hard to define. In my mind, it’s simply having an innate sense of the right thing. The right thing to do, the right thing to say, the wise decision to make. To me, someone with character is someone who can be trusted with anything. Who can be relied upon to know the proper thing to do in any situation. And character, to my mind,…