Resolute

Macbeth was considered to be a great warrior, and he obtained the title of Thane of Cawdor. King Duncan placed a great deal of trust in Macbeth and looked on him with respect and admiration. From the start, Macbeth proved to be a man of bravery and ambition. However, he let his small position of power overcome his humbleness. He began to hunger for more power and decided that it was his to take. The theme of ambition portrayed throughout Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” results in tragic consequences for…

The biblical Abraham is a dichotomous figure. His attempt to sacrifice Isaac under God’s command is either lauded as a great act of faith, or the lunacy of a murderer. In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard suggests that it is impossible to justify the actions of Abraham from an ethical point of view. From a religious perspective however, Kierkegaard believes that not only is Abraham justified, his decision is also commendable. This argument is prefaced with Kierkegaard’s characterizations of the…

Upon enrolment, Sami children suffered many discriminations which include their compulsory learning in Swedish as dictated by the Sami School Act and punishing Sami children for using or speaking their mother tongues in the school. The Sami school Act was amended at different times with little or no effect, it was not until after the 1940s that the tangible policy changes were towards Sami education was reflected in Sweden Sami education policies (Kvist). Swedish national policies even before…

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet expresses the journey of the tragic hero, Hamlet, as he sets off on his quest to find out the existential truth of death. Shakespeare's plays often portray a revenge tragedy; which reveals a character’s quest for vengeance followed by the change, mutilation, and deaths of several other characters. The presence of fate is prevalent in Shakespeare’s work, in which the divine powers (typically Christian-based) influence the development of events beyond the character’s…

Affirmative action has been a controversial topic in the society over the last few decades. The fight for equity and equality has led the heightening of the fight for equality and justice in the society. In this regard, there have been many fronts set up to have such policies well implemented in the society. The implementation of the policy has been an essential part of the society that has been debated for long. Among the many fronts upon which the affirmative action policy has been seeking…

Anyone who has been incarcerated knows there are struggles that remain ahead upon their release. What if those struggles are not of your own making? There is a problem within the Justice system that is creating turmoil and heartache throughout the nation. The Unjust in Justice The problem that is upsetting the Justice system throughout the country is known as wrongful convictions. Innocent people being thrown in jails, prisons, and even on death row for crimes they did not commit. There are…

When discussing his popular work the Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens explains the main theme that “Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself” (Dickens). Death and oppression often go together, with oppression resulting in death or death resulting in oppression. However, they differ in that death can result in something positive, such as the life of another person being saved while oppression only results in more oppression. Specifically, in The Tale of Two…

economy made it very difficult for the Greek government to keep their other affairs under control, resulting in recent electoral crisis that saw the Golden Dawn fascist party rise to national prominence. The economy is the backbone for maintaining a resolute democracy. Modern democracies have to be run by rulers whom have a strong handle on the economy they…

state like Nazi fascism in that the laws are unequivocally unbendable and if you are not part of the correct heritage or religion, you are marked as a lesser human. That notwithstanding, the punishments for breaking the laws of the Sharia are also resolute. Some might say excessive and inhumane. Human rights groups have cited numerous events that would be considered so. One example in Turkey, who is…

Antigone go for fear of being seen as a weak king who does not keep his word (even though his subjects were not opposed to him letting Antigone go free). In a rather large fight over whose pride will win out, they both come out victors, completely resolute in their decisions. Antigone is taken to a cave and abandoned to starve to death as punishment. Now in the cave, Antigone takes her own life, which then leads to Haemon (her fiancé) killing himself next to Antigone, then Eurydice (Haemon’s…