Cowardice

Ethics Ethics are moral principles that affect my decisions. It originated from the Greek work ethos meaning custom, habit, character or disposition. The concept of ethic is derived from our philosophies, social, cultural and religious beliefs. Furthermore, “it dictates acceptable moral standards for what is right and wrong, good or evil, justifiable, permissible, unjustifiable in terms of our human rights, obligations, fairness and benefits to society.” (MacKinnon , pg. 1). Moreover, Kant’s…

The acclaimed Christian minister and author Josh McDowell once said, “I’ve never had anyone define purity. You probably can’t define purity. Purity is to live by ones own design” (brainyquotes.com). The characters in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury who are truly individual thinkers are all described as pure. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury depicts the enlightenment of a man named Guy Montag. In the society that the novel portrays, literature is prohibited while technology has…

nonviolence(Brachamarya Vow). His attitude towards violence inclined him to make certain choices; from not eating meat to campaigning against untouchability. Despite agreeing that violence would be necessary when given a choice between violence and cowardice; he insists that it is less effective than non-violence in bringing about significant change. In accordance with concepts such as Ahimsa and Satyagraha, Gandhi emphasizes the significance of making your opponents violence visible so that…

difference is that even though both men believed in the use of non-violence, Mandela believes violence can be necessary when the government terrorizes its people. Gandhi on the other hand, believed otherwise. He felt that violence is a result of cowardice, for if anyone can scare a person with a gun, but it takes a strong person to change the mindset of others. He believed that a person must govern themselves to govern…

The Role of Lady Macbeth The psychological thriller, The Tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare in Scotland during 1606, concerns a power hungry, bloodthirsty Scottish king named Macbeth. Macbeth has the desire to be the King of Scotland, but he knows it may not happen due to other heirs in line for the throne. He embarks on a mission to get what he wants by committing acts of murder against those who stand in his way. Macbeth does not have what it takes to kill King Duncan so he…

Frederick Douglass’ Narrative surface level message is that the black man/woman (henceforth referred to as man) should be freed from their shackles. However, there is also a deeper, underlying message: there is a greater freedom than civil freedom. Douglass insinuates that this greater freedom (Freedom) is the freedom from the dogma that surrounds slavery. This Freedom is a much richer and more profound kind of freedom because the disassociation of the dogma from somebody’s life provides the…

Ernest Hemingway, a prominent figure in the American modern literature, has an outstanding writing style and a verification of that is the literature Nobel Prize he won in 1954. His writing career as a journalist has strongly influenced his novels and short stories. The telegraphic and minimalistic technique of writing combined with the powerful presence of nature and his iceberg theory have distinguished him from other authors of the time like F.S.Fitzgerald. “The Short Happy Life of Francis…

When one hears the word “hero,” one imagines a superhero swooping in to save a damsel in distress. Even though those heroes do not exist, thousands of heroic men and women risk their lives every day while protecting their country. Soldiers are loyal and dedicate themselves to their nation, but they bear the deepest scars of war. Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms and Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried both give their readers a renewed perspective on the Great War and Vietnam War through…

acknowledges that everything Brutus did was for the benefit of Rome. This was the only way that Brutus could envision living his life. As Brutus fights alongside other Romans that he thought held that same belief, he does not see them turn back in cowardice and only sees the battle ahead. Still he pushes forth. While pusillanimity was one element leading to the loss of battle, another was a lack of funding, which Cassius tried to resolve by taking bribes. But in the eyes of Brutus “[t]he name of…

During the time of the Peloponnesian War, there was much turmoil in the city states of Greece. The two Greek main powers of the time, Athens and Sparta, were caught in a power struggle to be the main polis in control of the region. The turmoil sprung from the mutual distrust between the army centered Spartans and the naval centered Athenians: neither one wanted to lose to the other (Cartwright). Both powers were reaching to expand their empires in order to have a greater chance at defeating one…