Essays on Honor

The purpose of my paper is to explain and acknowledge what chivalry is. Aslo, how to use chivalry in many ways like in a bad way and in a good way. You have to use chivalry to be knight back into medieval times. The biggest…

Introduction General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II, oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan, and led the United Nations’ forces in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. This man had once said…

It’s kind of odd to read a book about success and just out of nowhere get a story about families fighting. Gladwell did that in a way of showing why these families did what they did. He says that the constant fighting between one another…

According to Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, humans possess a primal depravity which is disguised by the advancements of civilization. While the conscience of many individuals lead them along the path of righteousness, humans become prone to temptations. Humans also tend to be cynical, often…

Revising the Honor Code Today, cheating is an increasingly problematic epidemic that plagues educational institutions around the nation. This could include students performing acts of plagiarism or collaborating on individual assignments. Administrators have been quick to acknowledge the problem, but have unsuccessfully diminished it. The…

Women of Sacrifice and Honor Everyone possesses courage but keeping one’s bravery when facing death uses an immense amount of bravery. Two women who are sentenced to die, Iphigenia and Antigone, employ this bravery in their individual sacrifices. Iphigenia and Antigone are heroines in their…

Okonkwo had risen so suddenly from great poverty and misfortune to be one of the lords of the clan, he was respected in his industry but Okonkwo’s brusqueness in dealing with less successful men was a striking flaw in him. He expects everyone to be…