Cowardice

one act virtuously? To become virtuous, one must act in the mean between two extremes, the excess and the deficiency. However, “moral qualities are so constituted as to be destroyed by excess and by deficiency” (p. 77). Courage is the mean between cowardice and rashness. If one was…

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, the character Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the deaths of the two star-crossed lovers. His mischievous acts, including carelessness, cowardice, and incompetence, comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other, and ultimately kills them. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and quickly get married, even though their families were long time rivals. Friar Lawrence foolishly gives in to their wants, and marries them in secret, which is…

According to Kant, to be enlightened is to both be free of self-incurred tutelage and have the freedom to express oneself without penalty. Tutelage occurs because of laziness, cowardice, complacency, and blind obedience (Kant). When these tutelages are done away with, and there is freedom of expression, then people can become enlightened (Kant). In Euthyphro, Socrates is demonstrating that he is enlightened because he doesn’t do any of the things that would create self-incurred tutelage, he is…

Brian Tran Reading Response Log 1.”That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong What they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realized I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years now." -chapter one This quote, located at the beginning of the first chapter, gives heavy insight into what lies ahead. In the second sentence, the narrator hints at a memory from the past. We then know this…

from this topic that would make it look like the barber is a hero or a coward, but in my opinion after weighing down each idea, I came to a final decision that this is an act of heroism. There are many people who would say that this is an act of cowardice because he killed an unarmed man, but they do not realise that the barber did it for a reason, and that reason is to avenge what Captain Torres did. It doesn’t matter how the murder was performed, all that matters is the reason. There are many…

Khaled Hosseini’s historical fiction novel, “The Kite Runner,” takes place in Afghanistan. Amir, a 12-year-old boy, wants to win a local kite tournament. In the end, he won the kite competition, but he witnesses the rape of his servant and friend Hassan. Amir then becomes guilt-stricken and wants Hassan to get out of his life. Then, once Amir grows up, he returns to Afghanistan on the path to redemption to get rid of his guilt and overcome his deception. One theme the story suggests is that…

never be cowardice and run. The narrator says, “He felt that he was a fine fellow” (18). Henry is proud of his ability to stay and fight and be courageous as he hoped he would be. This would not last long; however, because when the enemy fires back soon after, Henry is discouraged. As he saw others flee the battle, he ran too. He thought he was in the right to do this. The narrator says, “Too, he felt pity for the guns” (20). He thought he was the smart one to run, even though it is a cowardice…

unfairly tests his loyalty. During the Kite Tournament, when Hassan is raped by Assef and his gang, Amir has a decision to make to either let it happen or stand up for Hassan. Amir’s jealousy and cowardice overwhelms him and he chooses to run away instead of help his loyal friend. “I actually aspired to cowardice…..Lamb I had to slay to win Baba.” The metaphor that compares Hassan to a lamb clearly shows how Amir idolises Baba and how Amir willingly sacrifices both loyalty and friendship to gain…

The character Victor Frankenstein displays countless examples of unethical cowardice. The first being his creation of life. The question of whether the creation of life is ethical primarily focuses on the matter of “playing God”. However, all Christian implications aside, the creation of life, and Frankenstein’s means of doing so, remains unethical. Even as the intentions of Frankenstein are in favor of the advancements of science, it is not justifiable. Frankenstein says,” One man’s life or…

cloudiest of days. Heroes are strong, courageous, and caring. Most importantly, a hero is not born, but made. In 3:10 to Yuma Dan Evans protects the ones he loves most at any cost; that is what a true hero is. When we first meet Dan he seems to be cowardice. This is shown when some bankers come in the middle of the night to burn down his barn. The only person who was willing to do anything about it was his fourteen-year-old son William. William is rude to his father when Dan refuses to shoot,…