The Ruling Passion

In the historical growth of Europe, Venice and Florence were among the top states which accelerated Renaissance and well developed states of their period. The role in the Renaissance period was significant since their influence in Northern Italy as well as in Europe at large was fairly extensive, especially that of Venice. At the same time, both states, being described by great social economic evolution, growth of arts, were considered to be practically ideals which were thought of as perfect…

Heroes The 19th century poet, Philip James Bailey once said, “The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all...” this means that a hero has passion for everything he or she does and who cares and helps everyone. When a hero becomes old or dies for what he was was doing to help people, he/she becomes a legend. Therefore, a hero is defined as legendary. Two legendary heroes are Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Both men lived in history, in 19th century United States…

entitlement to said rights. It is in these instances, where a ruling body decides without input from the persons mentioned; that Locke believes war is justified. However, Locke does not believe that war is something that should be practiced often, and he also believes that there are other ways to ensure the rights of each individual. This is the true reasoning behind society and governments, and by extension the definitive guideline to how a ruling body should be formed. Not by chance, power,…

Rhetorical Strategies in Tobin’s “What’s Missing from the Anti-Trans Ruling?” America is a country in which every man is created equal; but what about the young men and women who may not identify as the gender they were born with? Harper Jean Tobin is an advocate for transgender teens who as of right now, are not being treated as equals by law. Tobin’s article starts with a brief summary on district judge Reed O’Connor’s most recent injunction on the federal government’s allowance of bathrooms…

No matter it was Wu Shi or his servant who first created a stoneware teapot that fit the taste of the scholar-officials, the Wu family had played a significant role in the transformation of tea wares occurred in the early-16th century. This transformation not only occurred within the Wu family but also corresponded with the trend of tea consumption in Chinese society. Furthermore, it guided the practice of tea drinking among the elite class to a new direction and generated a new discourse of…

Passion vs. Logic People can sometimes act through how they feel rather than what is very logical. In the short story Gregory, an English prisoner named Gregory forms a friendship with a guard in an army base camp in Cyprus. At the ending, Gregory is executed by the guard despite the opportunities he is given to escape.In the story, the concept of passion versus logic is effectively represented with its characters showing more belief in their feelings than their intelligence through what they do…

to be a deterrent of an action it destroys those beliefs until there is no more self-control and only madness. A tyrant has been led to drunkenness, passion, and melancholia by his practices and his nature. A tyrant who falls to drunkenness is not in control of his own soul, as they are not led by wisdom. Someone who is led by the tyrant of passion will self-indulge…

when he explains to his wife that he would “be disgraced, dreadfully shamed among Trojan men… If [he] should, like a coward, slink away from war” (Homer VI. 73-76). Hector and Malala demonstrate the heroic trait of selflessness by giving up their passion. Malala is not only giving up her childhood to fight for her cause but is also willing to give up her life, while Hector is willing to give up the security of his own family to fight for Troy. On the other hand, Achilles selfishly “sat down in…

dating someone else and went to confront her, then threatened to kill himself with a knife if she would not submit to sexual intercourse with him. It is reasonable to assume that a cool down period had elapsed and this was not done in the heat of passion. The guilty act of rape has three criteria that needs to be met and in this case is satisfied under California Penal Code Section 261 a2 and a6. In Section 261 (a) defines rape as “an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person not the…

“In a word, let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing” (John Adams A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal System). The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, is the epitome of the American Revolution. It is a compilation of all the wrongs that America has endured from the British Monarchy. In this very thorough accusation, Jefferson utilizes persuasive techniques, rhetoric, diction, and grammar to portray the violation of American rights and the necessity of…