Honor your father and your mother

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    I believe that there is a long road filled with struggles, determination, and sorrow in everyone’s lives. No one can be successful by sitting on the coach and doing nothing. To become successful you have to earn it with patience and strive. My parents are from a small country in West Africa, Togo, and they have become successful. They both had great paying jobs in Togo, but they dropped the jobs for amount of the opportunities America had. They felt as though America would be the perfect…

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    connotations in today’s society. To have honor is to have the utmost respect and privilege, to be responsible and proud. Honorability has vast amounts of definitions within each culture and period of time. Honor is a word that has often been coincided with the idea of masculinity throughout time; men dueling to defend their honor back in the 20th century was not uncommon. It’s quite obvious that along with many other ideas and customs, the definition of honor has changed broadly and contrasts…

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    regulation of birth control should be the health benefits and potential risks. The risks that a woman goes through every time they fall pregnant are astounding, women are at risk for any number of complications that can result in the death of the mother (give pupils contraceptives). Why should anyone who doesn 't want to be in charge of a new life put herself at such risks? It is a cruel punishment to deny a TEENS SHOULD NEED PARENTAL CONSENT TO GAIN BIRTH CONTROL 8 woman…

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    I am writing this letter to give you a more personal insight of a man who is kind, family oriented and a friend, he is my younger Brother Al-Jaleel Bell. While I can only fathom, how difficult your job may be, I ask that you take into consideration the following regarding my Brother Al-Jaleel Bell. Al-Jaleel, is a warm spirit, who has never had a chance to shine. He is a man who has never been afforded the simple things of life exploration, or the resources to enjoy the beauty that life…

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    Why Honor Is Important

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    to figure out. What is the greatest honor? Let’s begin by looking at challenges and achievements a human being can achieve that are worthy of honor. First, the physical ones. Being the fastest person to run a marathon, 26.2 miles is outstanding, but why stop there? The Ironman triathlon consists of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and then running an entire marathon after that. The record holder Marino Vanhoenacker managed…

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    Imagine that you are thirteen and are trapped in a small apartment for several years with your parents and other families. What would your attitude towards your parents be like? This is what thirteen year old Anne Frank had to deal with, and she had an especially poor behavior towards her parents. Anne’s disrespectful behavior in the 1940’s has some similarities and differences to the behavior of teenagers today. Anne’s behavior towards her parents can be compared to some behavior of kids today…

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    in his life he needs a father and a mother. When they have parents who are of the same gender they losing one of those people in their life. In the Ten Commandments, the fifth commandment States “Honor your father and your mother.” This shows there is no other way. You cannot honor a guardian, only the mother and father. In the New Testament passage Jesus says, “At the beginning the Creator made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his…

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    A father’s goal is for their children to transcend him and to carry on the honor of the family name, this is what Shakespeare tried to display with the three fathers throughout the book. The “father” roles in Hamlet are used to develop themes of conflict between characters of the story which can lead to negative results. It is an important role because if it weren’t for the way they act, then the play would have been portrayed differently. Polonius has a son named Laertes and a daughter named…

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    and nation. Throughout the narrative, Livy described numerous women who had key roles in The Early History of Rome. The tragedies of these women brought about change. Their myths are foundations of Rome and establish them as the “Mothers of Rome.” Rhea Silvia is a mother of Rome because she gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus, who would…

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    Beowulf's Loyalty Quotes

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    honesty. In the epic poem Beowulf, our hero does not fall short of these virtues. Throughout the poem, Beowulf demonstrates qualities that embody the ideals of his culture. Beowulf sails to the Danes to help them slay a monster and its terrifying mother. He fights in wars and eventually becomes king of the Geats. He rules for fifty prosperous years before having to lay down his life to kill a dragon. Beowulf’s fidelity to his father’s allies, to his comrades, to his kings, and then to his…

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