Selfishness

at a train station. The main character, Jig, only has two options for her situation, marriage or adoption because being a single mother is unorthodox. Jig’s partner, the American, tries to convince Jig to get an unwanted abortion. Revealing the selfishness of the American, and revealing Jig’s reflectiveness. Her statements referring to the hills…

The article entitled “ Teaching Humanity” written by Martha Nussbaum. In the article the author used the three rhetorical appeals, which are ethos, pathos and logos. The author used the ethos that helped her establish credibility between the readers and herself. As Nussbaum studied liberal-arts curricula of U.S. college and universities as well as she is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. She was with the idea of teaching humanity…

be preposterous, however in the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet one man did not. The tragic death of Romeo and Juliet can unequivocally be appointed to Friar Lawrence because of his underdeveloped plan, his misuse of important information, and his selfishness over the health and safety of the star crossed lovers. When lives are at stake many people become more cautious. People think out what they are going to say, and what actions they are taking. Friar Lawrence however is not one of these people.…

different people; incentives are offered to children in schools, teenagers looking at future college admissions, adults in business settings, and more. Though many argue that giving incentives to promote charitable acts is unethical and promotes selfishness, doing so increases the amount of help given to organizations that need it while rewarding those who do participate out of pure selflessness, as proven by prizes given by a school for a food drive, tax deductions for donations, and free…

 The Grandfather’s last words seem to cause anxiety because he opened up to them that he was a conspirator/ traitor amongst his own people in that he accepted the part that was given to him without a fight. However, his lasts words of advice to his family was that his way wasn’t a way to live. The Grandfather’s words caused a lot of concern because they have always thought their father lived right, hearing those strong words come out of his mouth gave them somethings to worry about. The…

suppressing this propensity. This view is reflected in William Golding’s novel, the Lord of the Flies, about a group of boys trapped on an island devolving into a group of savages, without any civilization to discipline them. While Golding believes selfishness is an innate component of the human subconscious, this evil manifests itself only upon the assumption of the authority that Thomas Hobbes asserts as necessary for the existence of society. Hobbes had a cynical perception of mankind,…

The movies begins with a text describing how Castro opens the port of Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to thousands emmigrating to the United States in search of the American dream. The text also tells us that Castro unlocks the over packed prisons as well, allowing thousands of criminals to join the refugees. Tony Montana, the main character played by Al Pacino, is one of them. In Florida, Montana starts to make his way to the top, connecting with a powerful gangster by the name of Frank Lopez. Tony is…

Abby’s selfishness is exposed when John Proctor and Elizabeth’s relationship comes into the play. Abby does everything she can to dissolve the bond between John and Elizabeth. On many occasions she tries to convince Proctor that he still loves her, “You loved me,…

undue stress to our schedules. In my opinion, it's not just that we are taught that it's bad, were also taught that we are selfish for choosing our needs over the needs of other. We feel guilty and selfish if we say no. And, we all know that selfishness is terrible. In a different sense, we also made the word no into the worst of epithets, there is only negative emotions attached to it. Our culture says that no is the ultimate rejection and we are afraid that if we say it to many times…

Along with avoiding selfishness, Odysseus and life today teach that it is vital to focus on your goals to avoid missed opportunities. Odysseus showed the importance of focusing on goals when he brought back his men after they ate the lotus and did not returned from the island. Odysseus tied them to their rowing benches warning his other men to not eat the lotus, saying that “or lose your hope of home” (898). Odysseus after he had blinded the cyclops and it threw its door open guarding it to…