Cowardice

Characters in The Things They Carried all earn respect from their bravery throughout the Vietnam War, but bravery is not something easy to have. Soldiers took a lot of sacrifices to be able to be considered brave. Tim O’Brien proves that life as a soldier is extremely difficult. Characters in The Things They Carried endured harsh conditions and required a long effort to be attributed as “brave”. Curt Lemon, Ted Lavender, Norman Bowker, and Kiowa each had great patriotism to sacrifice their…

In December 1777 on the week before Christmas. A decent army, 18 miles out of Philadelphia, is suffering by freezing to death with the lack of warm clothing and ill from smallpox. The soldiers have frostbite and get their legs amputated (Jane Root). Some soldiers are deciding on quitting and leaving this camp called Valley Forge. Soldiers ask me, “ are you going to quit and leave Valley Forge?” and I respond, “I would never quit.” Why would I quit when this dying army obviously needs my help?…

The Anglo-Saxons valued heroism and immortality because of their low life-span, and they told stories based off these philosophies. They created idealistic leaders who were strong warriors, wise, and followed strong morales. Beowulf follows through with the values of the Anglo-Saxons leaders and ideals, and Beowulf is a magnificent example. Beowulf becomes king of the Geats after his uncle and cousin die, and as a ruler, he rules in peace and prosperity without a complaint from his people…

to be centered around evil. As you were saying, “Those who blamed aggression formed Amity…Those who blamed ignorance became the Erudite… Those who blamed duplicity created Candor… Those who blamed selfishness made Abnegation…and those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless,” (Divergent 42-43). Therefore, each faction was created to implement good virtues throughout society; however, a growing…

Henry and his friends go through a period of time where they switch back-and-forth between being weak and being strong. Henry starts off as being the weak one with all of the different events that goes on in his life during the time period of the war. Cranes states, “He feared that if he turned his back the body might spring up and stealthily pursue him” (52). The quote is referring to Henry and one of his fears at the time. During the war, Henry runs away and shows his weakness to his fellow…

this novel. Early in the story we’re introduced to a character resembling the author, also named Tim O’Brien. Soon after he receives his draft letter, he flees to Canada. Here he is forced to face the reality of his fear of inadequacy and cowardice. In an interview with the author, we learn that he in fact never ran off to Canada.…

♣ Caesar didn’t believe in Calpurnia’s premonition and completely disregarded it. He first responded by saying, “Caesar shall forth…they are vanished.” (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 10-13) In this extract, he told Calpurnia that there was no threat against him, and that all of his past threats pose no danger against him and have vanished entirely. This response indicates his feelings of comfort towards his decision. It also shows that he feels audacious and overconfident. When Calpurnia continued to…

Usually when someone is asked to give advice, their “help” doesn’t lead to multiple deaths. For most people, that would be considered bad advice or not doing the right thing. In Romeo and Juliet, there are several characters who would be considered bad advice-givers and would never be asked for advice again. Nurse and Friar Lawrence, the mentors and parental-like figures for Romeo and Juliet, are not good characters to fall under that category, considering their influences on the play’s outcome.…

war was gratuitous and tried to find reasons which made them feel that they were fighting for a good cause, Every soldier involved in the war went with either the perspective of a fighter for the country or with the pressure of mortification and cowardice. Despite, their great courage shown in Vietnam the soldiers weren’t treated any differently. Upon their return the soldiers were spit on, garbage was thrown at them and were treated very harshly. The people however, had no idea of the hardship…

Throughout history, racial violence has been a vital instrument in upholding white supremacy. Oftentimes, torturers use brutal, humiliating tactics to instill a sense of fear and cowardice within the abused. After the civil war and the emancipation of the slaves, the Reconstruction period brought on intense periods of racial violence due to controversial ideas about the authentic meaning of freedom. Controlled by fear, white men utilized violence to maintain their supremacy above African…