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When you think of war, what images come to mind? Personally, I think of death, sadness, and mass destruction. With this picture in mind, it is easier to understand why people would need an outlet for their grief. In a period bookended by world wars and defined by hardship, writers expressed their frustrations through their work. Thus, modernism emerged, and Ernest Hemingway made a name for himself. Being a World War I veteran enabled him to tell raw, truthful stories that conveyed the struggles…

Can death be dignified? Is death the only thing that can be dignified? There are three tragedies that deal with the concept of dignified death and what makes it dignified. In the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, King Creon indirectly causes the deaths of many because he selfishly keeps a girl from honoring her dead brother. In the tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus kills his best friend for the good of the majority. In the biography Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris…

Blake and Dahl, the Bad Boys People are born both innately good and bad. Throughout history, there are figures that one can look up to as symbols of innocence as well as symbols of evil. Literature has attempted to explain the differentiation between the two, often in a religious sense. “Genesis and Catastrophe” by Roald Dahl was written in 1962 and evaluates the birth of the infamous Adolf Hitler. In William Blake’s “The Tyger,” the author ponders the difference between good and evil in god’s…

Having character means having integrity and having integrity means you are a good person. You should have qualities like being wise ,compassionate, honest .The bad part about having a lot of character the good kind of course is that not everyone will like you because you will do the right thing and bad people will want you to do the wrong thing but you will stay strong which they won't like.I think coach pennington has good character and stands up for what he believes in, he is a natural born…

Honesty and justice are words that describe integrity and character of an individual. The word honesty by its virtue, describes an individual or an entity that doesn’t lie, cheat, steal, or abuse to get ahead for personal or professional gain. In his book Kids for Cash, William Ecenbarger describes the scandal of Judge Mark Ciavarella, who adjudicated children to extended stays in youth centers for offenses as minimal as mocking a principal on Myspace, trespassing in a vacant building,…

Courage is a quality or a state of mind that galvanizes people into action. With courage, people face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with confidence, self-possession, and resolution. Therefore, courage does not exist in the absence of fear or challenges. It is a deliberate decision that action is necessary regardless obstacles. Courage distinguishes people. It is the ability of men or women to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances, which makes them heroes or heroines.…

I have always had a hard time distinguishing between heroism and courage. Most people are able to do this easily and, perhaps, all the time in their daily lives. Maybe I am the one out of a million that is confused by this definite rationale. A lot of people seem to believe that heroism is nothing more than the crescendo of courageous acts. Achieved by the same course; however, you simply have to go further down the path. That has not been my experience. And if you asked me if I wanted to become…

Compare and contrast ralph and Simon. Both seem to be “good” characters. Is there a difference of their goodness? Despite most of the characters turned into barbarians, there are some who stayed headstrong and civilized. Ralph and Simon are two of the “good” characters and both geared towards goodness. Throughout the novel you get a sense of ralph's and Simon's motivation behind being so civilized. Ralph's goodness is like an everyday man trying to keep him and the people around him civilized,…

Does Loyalty make people trust more or believe in them more than usual? Loyalty is a key to trust, because you to have someone's word for something and someone that will stick by your side. In Hamlet, loyalty has a major effect on the way the plot unravels and displays the true nature of the characters. It is through their actions and the things they say where the audience discovers whether a character is loyal or disloyal. Some of the characters that display a sense of loyalty and faithfulness…

Works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and family may betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery or may betray their own values. The Tradegy of Macbeth serves as an excellent example of betrayal. Betrayal is often describes as being disloyal to someone or something. The most prevalent reason for committing acts of betrayal are a desire for power, along with too much ambition. Macbeth, the protagonist, betrays complete strangers, the people…