Essays on Honor

The most interesting point besides the argument is that according to the author there is a division between morality and politics. It seems that in their opinion that there is too much focus on people being able to live a bare life rather than a life that is happy, and free of inequality and poverty. Instead of just focusing on allowing people with life-threatening diseases/ injuries in the country, the French government must realize that their help is not solving the underlying issues that have caused people to be desperate enough to cause injury to themselves. There needs to ...

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Legal Positivism Under the direction of legal positivism understood in law, which advocates limited jurisprudence the task of studying the law in force with the formal dogmatic positions. The emergence of legal positivism refers to the first third of the XIX century and it was associated with the processes of approval of industrial capitalism in Western Europe. A crucial role is played by the processes of formation in the most developed countries of the national market, demanded the elimination of the vestiges of medieval particularism, expanding the scope of legal regulation of public relations and the establishment of a ...

At the time of the debate on the passage of the Indian Removal Act, there was a problem with white settlers encroaching on Indian land and social life. The policy threatened to exacerbate state policies as well. During the time, the United States was on a path of destruction had it decided to tear down the international agreements with the Native Indians (Littlefield and Parins 270). Thus, the administration had to honor its promises in the treaty commitments, and it needed to protect the native Indians from white settlers as well as meet its financial obligations to the Native ...

Very few activities are such that they give many feelings at the same time. I believe that sport is one such activity. It gives a thrill, excitement, joy, defeat, failure, sadness, distress, anticipation, and many other feelings at different points in time. Such a wide range of experience is what makes me like sports as the discourse community of my interest. I enjoy watching sports, and I would even love to be a part of some major sports. Ever since I was a child, I watched my father and my uncles watch different games. They introduced me to various ...

Ethical standards and codes of conduct offer opportunities for personal honesty and academic freedom of thought and expression (Exposito et al. 8; Quick and Goolsby 3). In this regard, ethics and the honor code allow taking a responsibility for the way of thinking, conduct, attitude toward others, and obtaining the relevant support. These are evidences of personal and academic integrity among students. The both types of integrity are interrelated as they concentrate on the state of being whole in everyday and academic contexts. As regards personal integrity, it centers of individual strengths to succeed in life. Quick and Goolsby ...

Franklin Roosevelt

According to Franklin Roosevelt, the main cause of the problems experienced in the United States during that period was a lack of a firm belief in the American ideology leading to a situation where most people abandoned the need for empowerment in the country. To help deal with the issue of unemployment, Roosevelt (1933) suggested the need for commitment towards direct employment from the government itself. In addition, he suggested the requirement for a reorganization and stimulation of projects focusing on the country’s natural resources to help drive some form of economic empowerment. On the other hand, Roosevelt ...

Prior to taking my first nursing course in college, I set a goal to one day become a nurse anesthetist. This has been an educational and professional goal ever since I shadowed a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) prior to applying to nursing school. My desire to become a CRNA has increased exponentially since gaining experience in the critical care nursing field. I strive to take on the challenge, knowledge, and responsibility of advancing my professional career to the highest level of nursing. CRNAs have the responsibility of providing safe anesthesia in the operating room and communicating effectively with ...

In the world where are more that 7 billion people, it is impossible to live or work alone. People communicate and cooperate every day. Our humanity faces many challenges which have to be accepted and solved for the good of the world. It goes without saying that in order to solve the problems efficiently, people have to work together, unite into groups and organizations which will work towards the same goal and result. However, when the people start working together there has to be some hierarchy and division between them. This is an obligatory and vital condition of successful ...

Introduction

The White Temple, Uruk at Iraq circa 3200 B.C.E., and the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, circa 2630 B.C.E. execute the basis for architectural comparisons. Despite the ancient origins of each respective architectural building, several components of the designs such as composition and style, will attempt to inform a cogent analysis and discussion herein. Each structure holds a particular meaning or function in its architectural design. A brief overview of history of the White Temple at Uruk, Iraq, will reveal that the citizens of this ancient dwelling eventually abandoned the region until approximately 300 AD, due to a ...

The handbook of University of Tennessee includes different categories, such as general information, academics, student development and university services, campus life and student rights and responsibilities. The academics section includes the information regarding academic dishonesty in the institution. The Honor System includes the following sections that are called information about the purpose, jurisdiction, right to a hearing, duties and powers of the honor court, procedures of the honor court, failure to appear, honor court penalties, appeals that includes appendix and statement from faculty book. In general, the handbook does not talk and provide a lot of information about the ...

Marcellus in Act I states that “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” and this sets the tone of the play as well as the struggles of Hamlet. Hamlet is wrecked by feelings of uncertainty over his father’s death and his mother’s incestous marraige to his uncle Claudius. Although Hamlet wants to avenge his father’s death and restore honor to the royal house, he struggles with his innate goodness and morality. He knows he has nothing to go on except the ghost’s words and looks for proof that his father was indeed murdered. Hamlet ...

Introduction

In the contemporary era, there is a need to adopt a mechanism in which one can serve better in the business setting in different cultures. Today’s global business society is composed the various cultures in which people face the various business environments. The manner of doing business in each of the nation affects the manner of doing business (Aslani, Brett, Ramirez-Marin, Tinsley, & Weingart, 2011). Culture is important in business, and it has an impact on the strategic direction of the business; it can also have different effects on the management of the internal structure of the organization as ...

Corporate policies and Social Responsibilities

I. Our Values and Principles At TechFite, we take pride in our ability to achieve commercial success while at the same time treating our employees, partners, customers and the communities that we work in with honesty, integrity, transparency, and respect. We believe that we can ethically produce value for all stakeholders at home and abroad. To ensure that we are able to accomplish these goals, we have established the following core corporate polices. While we believe that these policies are sufficient to live up to our established corporate culture and environment, hat does not mean that they are unchangeable. ...

Ethical Autobiography

Morality and the corresponding moral norm is the basis of civilization and humanity in general. This is the concept that determines whether a person is in the “right” or in the “wrong”. When morality and moral foundations collapse the society becomes gradually destroyed, people become degraded and immersed in vice. Morality is our inner code of conduct making us behave in a good way towards other people. The issue is that some people have lost their sense of morality and are doing the contrary of “right” and “good.” Moral (see “right”) actions follow a certain spiritual principle of honor, ...

Introduction

Hail and Farewell is the traditional military event that celebrated for welcoming new members and bid goodbye to outgoing members. It is celebrated to ensure the change in command and supports a sense of continuity through change in the organization. It ensures the change in command and senior enlisted leaders the United States Army uses the government resources and provides an ethical and formal welcome to the new commanding officer and honor the old one. The ethical activities and morality choices play an important role in managing the organizational change. The paper will focus the ethical dilemmas in the ...

Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand

During the US Civil War, the Union’s famous Gen. Sherman once said that war is “all hell.” Many military commanders, as well as the countless victims of warfare, have echoed this sentiment down through the ages. Certainly, warfare reveals humanity to sometimes be far less than humane. The worst characteristics of human kind are often brought to the forefront by the nature of war and its relentless objectives. But as horrible as warfare can be for the average soldier in the trenches fighting next to his comrades, it can be (and often is) even more nightmarish and unimaginably ...

Surely, I thought it would be far easier to take-up the title and influence as King of Scotland; after all it would not be so very difficult to take the throne after a king whose mind was compromised, a tyrant at best who was guided by ambition and the fear of the prophecy that he was determined to never let come to pass. They looked at me with fear at first, but now I see hope, even in the eyes of the most impoverished; those who have lost the most. Already I have made plans to undo the damage ...

People used to think that if you killed a gay person, you were doing a service to the community. In my opinion, I also agree with this statement since this is evident in the history of Milk Harvey and Dan White in Francisco. This is also apparent today as the gay practice is seen as a state of mental illness. White served as a soldier in the war Vietnam War before returning to the United States to operate as a law-enforcement officer and later as a firefighter in Francisco. White was bothered by the increasing official’s tolerance of ...

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Chinese people started visiting Australia in as early as 1800 with most of them been business people dealing with gold trade. With diminishing of gold, most of them settled to work as market gardeners or farm hands in the developed Australian firms. This led to their population growing in major towns in Australia leading to their cultural and religion been established in Australia. With the lifting of policy restricting the migration of non-European in 1970 the population of Chinese has increased (Bagnall, 2011). With many students and professional like doctors and nurse seeking citizenship, with free movement the Chinese ...

A steward is a person, who manages their wealth and other possessions wisely. God is the owner of all things on earth and ewe should respect him as the overall proprietor. A Christian can practice sound financial stewardship in various ways, according to the will of God. The paper covers ways in which a Christian can practice stewardship based on scriptures. It includes how various people interpret different scriptures. Lastly, the paper includes the lessons learned from the scriptures, which will be summarized into several basic stewardship principles.

Scriptures discussing ways of practicing stewardship

Stewardship can be practiced by giving or tithing faithfully to God ...

Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers

According to Krizan and Baron, group polarization is “the tendency of group members to increase the extremity of their position following discussion of a relevant issue” (Krizan & Baron, 2007, p. 191). There are three main reasons of group polarization. The first of them refers to the idea of informational influence. During the discussion, group members listen to the arguments of each other and fall under the influence of the dominant arguments changing their own position and making it more extreme. The second reason is the desire of group members to present themselves in a special way. ...

Discussion Board Posts

Main post starting a thread: “Closing the Wealth Gap: A Review of Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Homeownership” by Meghan Kuebler Home ownership does not represent an equally realizable goal for all groups in the society, despite the fact that it is a very important investment that may secure a family’s future for generations to come. Although owning a home has been part of the American dream historically, not all groups in the society have had equal access to this privileged position as home owner. In reality, Whites are more likely than any other racial group to own ...

“The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1846. The story deals with revenge, torture and murder and it is set in a catacomb where skeletons might be seen like in underground Paris. The story is also about Montresor’s murderous mind and the actions which let him plot his revenge. Montresor is the narrator of the story as well as the protagonist and the murderer. He is a cold and merciless person who believes in murder as a necessary way to defend his honor. Fortunato mocks him numerous times and Montresor ...

1. Why is the answer to the question what is an Author NOT so simple and self-evident as saying that authors are the people that we study in school? (10 [para. 2, 3]) The main problem that arises when one says that authors are people that we study in school is that many authors are simply not studied in school. In fact, one could study one’s whole college career, and still not even make a dent in the number of authors who have authored cultural materials, and moreover, many authors are not English-speaking. According to Nealon & Giroux, “There ...

Mexican American women were influenced by various components. Chaperonage refers to the traditional instrument of social control in the United States. Chaperonage existed for many years on the border separating the United States and Mexico. The concept is understood as an indicator of familial oligarchy. The elders in society took a leading role in dictating the life of the young generation (Ruiz 145). Chaperonage referred to the symbolic and actual assertion of familial oligarchy. The Mexican women coming of age in the 1920s and 1930s challenged the authority of the elders in society. Young Mexican-Americans in the United States ...

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The objective of this report is to assist One-World Investment Consortium, who is planning to invest £150 million in Thomas Cook PLC, a British global travel company listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker sign of ‘TCG’. We duly understand the impact of our professional recommendation on Consortium’s final decision making related to investment, and therefore, we intend to be comprehensive in the approach our analysis. As for the structure of this report, it will be a two-part report. In the first section of the report, we will evaluate the past 5 year(2007-2011) financial performance ...

I feel it necessary to explain the low GPA that appears on my undergraduate degree. When I first came to this country I was very shy and all alone. I had just broken up with my boyfriend and my grandmother had passed recently. As English was my second language I had a difficult time communicating with others. Until our split my boyfriend had been helping me to learn English. He was very supportive and the parting was particularly difficult. I also had financial issues that impeded me from performing as well as I am able in my studies. All ...

Book Review

Introduction This essay is based on critical review of the book titled as “A Tactical Ethic: Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battle Space” authored by Dick Couch. The writer, in this book, sheds light on the importance of complying with ethical standards in the battlefield with a particular focus on U.S armed forces. He not only identifies critical ethical flaws but also suggests appropriate ways to fix them effectively.

Initial theme of the book relates to the importance of people (non-combatants). For clear justification of his ideas, he draws a wordy sketch of the evolution of the nature of ...

Some of the long-term factors that encouraged the US to involve in foreign affairs during the late nineteenth century are geographic isolation of the country from Europe and Asia, diversities of ethnicities in the US due to greater migration, industrial and mercantile interests of US, European conditions in the 19th century and many others (Tucker 302). Other factors that influenced the US to engage in foreign affairs include indifferences to foreign relations during the late nineteenth century, such as abolition of the State Department, moral superiority of the US towards Europe, emergence of the US as the superpower of ...

At the turn of the 20th century, New York City was a hub for diverse theatre styles, aspiring performers from across the country and around the world. The city was undergoing important changes such as the opening of the subway system to the general public. New York was on the move to greatness. Along with the change it was also the age when American theatre was growing. Different personalities were competing for the audiences’ demand and hence, their drive shaped American theatre. However, a distinct style was not easy to give where most of American musical theatre was influenced ...

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Analysis of Nora’s Character in Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’

Introduction Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ is a play that touched on issues of feminism and gender equality. The play was written by Ibsen in 1879, during which it became highly controversial because it challenged conventions regarding the role of women in society. During the time, gender equality is considered as a taboo topic. There are certain norms that define how the typical woman should act and women are judged according to these standards. The traditional role of women as passive wives and homemakers is regarded as the defining standard by which women’s usefulness ...

Part One

Chapter 1: After the WWII, the United States experienced industrialization, population boom, and the “America First” pride that pushed the country forward, while Indianness symbolized past. As the result, the nation and the government wanted to assimilate Indians as soon as possible, and the BIA took the leading role in this process. Furthermore, the BIA managed all Indian issues. The absence of exclusive rights on the tribes’ territories, the consequences of the 1887 General Allotment Act, and the new harden policies that aimed to cause the rapid assimilation of Indians led to lack of food, health and education services, ...

CHAPTER THREE: MAN AND ARAB MASCULINITY

As Carabí and Armengol (2014) show in their study, Arab masculinity is a hybrid concept entailing adherence to traditional patriarchal values held for centuries in the Arabic world and supported by the religious component of Islam; however, it also “allows liberal values” which might contradict this traditional patterns. Cultural and societal representation of Arab masculinity is thereby rather complex and might emerge in a variety of contexts including family and society on the larger scale. In these representations, stereotypical images of man in traditional Arab context might enclose controversies and correlations between liberal-secular masculinity and conservative masculinity image entrenched ...

This discussion focuses on a difficult area of contract law: verbal contracts and agreements. Verbal contracts and agreements are notoriously difficult because they do not rely on anything written: they are entirely the product of spoken interactions, and thus, they are subject to the memory of the individual parties (Beale et al. 2010). In this hypothetical, Simon offers to pay each band member £250,000; ostensibly, this payment is not the issue that is contentious, as each band member did indeed receive this money after completing the concert. Although the case study is not clear, it seems that this ...

Before consideration of any effects of social media, it is essential to have a look at the definition of this phenomenon. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines social media as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)”. (Social media. Merriam-Webster.com) The explanation from Business dictionary is broader and mentions different types of social media: “Primarily internet or cellular phone based applications and tools to share information among people.” (Social media. Businessdictionary.com) Because of variety of social media tools there is ...

The Queen's 90th birthday

Currently at the age of 90, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch of the British Kingdom. Not only is she the longest ruling Queen but also among the most powerful and most influential world leaders alive today. To her 90th birthday to date, the Queen has had major accomplishment for the British people and to the world as a whole. Some of the most important dates of the queen's reign are highlighted below, from the time she was coming to age in wartime to her current position as the Queen of England. During World War II, Queen ...

Academic Critique: Intergenerational Conflict in Arab Families: Salient Issues and Sale

In Rasmi and Daly article “Intergenerational Conflict in Arab Families: Salient Issues and scale development” (2015) the two authors explore various types of conflicts that affect most Arab families. Sarah Rasmi is a professor at the American University in Dubai, UAE. Over the past years, she has been involved in culture conflict research focusing on the neglected Arab world by other researchers. Together with her co-author Timothy Daly, who is a professor at the United Arab Emirates University, they have published various articles about Intergenerational Conflicts, Conflict Management and Perceived Parental Rejection and Adjustment. In my opinion, the clear ...

Executive Summary

Lehigh Valley Campus in Pennsylvania is proposing to incorporate renewable sources of energy (Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells and Thermal Collector) into the campus and a cybercafé/bookstore business venture in honor of the recently deceased alumnus of PSU, Wayne K. Newton. It is our firm belief that this project will fulfill the Late Wayne Newton’s visionary dream and fulfill the family’s wishes to donate the funds. The campus aims to use these funds to procure hybrid solar module and design a cybercafé/bookstore business premise

The total cost of the project will be $87120.

The remaining funds will cater for future needs should they arise before the ...

The situation on the HSM Bounty presents an excellent opportunity for studying organizational behavior, administration, and organizational decline. In particular, the film Mutiny on the bounty deals with issues such as attitudes towards leadership, toxic leadership, communication, ethics, and organizational culture. In the film, the HMS Bounty was commissioned by the English government on a mission to collect and transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the West Indies. William Bligh served as captain, the first time he was holding that position on a ship. Fletcher Christian, a man from a distinguished and wealthy family, serves as his second-in-command. Before ...

Legal and Social Response to Forced Marriage

Critical Review Introduction Adhering to one's cultural beliefs is important although some cultural activities are controversial and destructive in the face of the modern civilization. However, paying attention to the complexities of the social constructs and the cultural makeup of a community is essential before placing any critic on the cultural behavior of such a community. Additionally, governments and other organizations should have positive motives when they intervene in communities they deem to have unacceptable cultural behavior. Sometimes, western societies view their ways of life as superior to those of the Third World countries. Some cultural activities such as ...

There is no doubt that there have been several women writers who have not been awarded a justified position in the so-called “canon” of English literature. There are names such as Margery Kempe, Marie de France, Lady Jane Grey, Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Mary Queen of Scotts, Aemilia Lanyer, Elizabeth Cary, Mary Wroth, Katherine Philips, Margaret Cavendish, and many more who challenge an equivalent share of fame, with the labors of their classical male contemporaries because of their prestigious works. The prime focus of the paper is to discuss Margaret Cavendish, a writer from the 17th century and presents a ...

Literature

Despite having different backgrounds on leadership skills, Gilgamesh and Enkidu grow to become more alike in the sense that Gilgamesh learns to be respectful to humankind, just like Enkidu. The two learn an important lesson after having a disagreement and fighting; but in the end, they show no enmity towards one another. There are ten ways in which these two friends got to be quite similar. Gilgamesh identifies himself as a protector. This character is revealed when he goes for an adventure with Enkidu to kill Hambaba, whom he considers too evil to protect.

Gilgamesh learns to identify with ...

The Film that this paper chooses to discuss is John Woo’s Hard-boiled movie released back in 1992. This film was Woo’s farewell gift to Hong Kong before his departure to Hollywood. The film falls under the crime/drama genre and although some may see it is a portfolio movie that can be categorized as Hollywood, it is neither Hollywood nor purely Hong Kong. This essay is going to provide an insight into the background to the film's industrial setting and its context in history, a brief overview of Hong Kong's major socio-historical events concerning the film, and the ...

Basic Conflict and its Context

The main conflict in Sophocles’ Antigone revolves around the burial of a corpse. Antigone wants her deceased brother Polyneices to have a proper burial, and is decided to have this happen in spite of the obstacles that she may find in her way. On the other hand, King Creon prohibits this because he believes that Polyneices is a traitor, saying that he died “laying waste the land for which he fought” (Sophocles). This obviously clashes with Antigone’s set desire, as the titular character is intent on burying him, claiming that this is right, regardless of what Creon’s ...

Beowulf is a heroic man that is worthy of adoration. He posses several characteristics that make him a hero: honor, bravery, and a strong sense of duty. Beowulf’s honor and integrity are specifically exemplified in his decision to go to the land of the Danes to kill Grendel simply because he wanted to help the Geats. Never wanting or expecting money in return. Beowulf’s bravery is evident when he goes to slay the dragon even though all of his men abandon him, even though he realizes that the dragon is more powerful than he, Beowulf does not ...

Aristotle’s virtue ethics has been vividly explained in his book. The objective of this paper is to clearly define what makes the Aristotelian virtue ethics different from the traditional or basic one as known by experts in the field of philosophy. In order to do so, a brief background of both must be provided. Virtue ethics is a theory or a philosophical approach to studying ethics (the study of right and wrong) that focuses on an individual’s character and or his individuality when it comes to determining the key element of ethical thinking. This highlights the concept ...

Sydney Opera House is an art center in Sydney city, Australia, located on Port Jackson, New South Wales. Danish architect Jorn Utzon made a design in 1957 – 1973. In 2003, for the project of Sydney’s Opera House, Jorn Utzon got the highest international architecture's honor – Pritzker Prize. In 1956 the government of New South Wales announced an open international design competition. For this competition a special independent jury was called. Broad specifications were provided by a competition brief, a cost limit and design parameters were not specified because the main purpose was to attract the most talented designers.  ...

There are numerous works that can be reviewed for this paper. In the same manner, there are a lot of people who can be considered as the topic. In this case, however, the one chosen was John Hume, particularly the speech that he gave when he was awarded as one of the recipients of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize together with David Trimble. This speech is remarkable mainly because not everyone gets entitled to receive this prize. It is more than just an honor; it is a product and recognition of one’s life work, a feedback that tells ...

Introduction

Virtue ethics are the theories that gives importance to our moral values that effect our mind and our character. It not only helps us to decide what is rightness or wrongness in our decision but also provides a guidance to be a good person that we wish to achieve .Virtual ethic was prevalent from the time old civilizations started. The philosophers always guided the rulers and the common people to follow the path of virtue ethics. Among the famous philosophers whose ethics are followed till date are Aristotle, father of Greek philosophy and Confucius, father of Chinese philosophy. Virtue ...

Love dislikes nothing

WHATSOEVER thing I see, Rich or poor although it be; Tis a mistress unto me. Be my maiden fair or brown, Does she smile or does she frown,_______Repetition Still I write a sweetheart down. Be she rough or smooth of skin; When I touch, I then begin For to let affection in. Be she bald, or does she wear Locks incurl’d of other hair,_____________Jumbling up of words I shall find enchantment there.

Be she whole, or be she rent,

So my fancy be content, She’s to me most excellent. Be she fat, or be she lean, Be she sluttish, be she clean, ...

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The Importance of Freedom

Freedom is taken for granted by many people because of the fact that they have never known anything else. Because of this fact; the importance of freedom is not even thought about. Freedom is very important to people for varied reasons. Having the ability to speak freely and to also pursue happiness is just two of the benefits that come with being free. Another benefit is that freedom leads to enhanced expressions of creativity allowing an individual the ability to think creatively, to be productive, and to enjoy a very good quality of ...

Italian Women Writers

An Antique’s Period Bias Amongst Women The Medieval Period dating 476 AD until 1000 AD was one of the most degrading times for women in any class. Men had it simpler than they did because they ended up dominating all of society and they looked down upon women, for example they were able to get jobs unlike women. Men and their accomplishments were noticed and women were not recognized for their hard work, whether it be taking care of the children or being a housewife. Their hard work wasn’t sophisticated like men being painters or architects, but ...

The line between matters such as good and evil, just and unjust codes and Pandects is a thin one, and these matters have become highly controversial over the years . The laws governing different countries and religion have also been in conflict over the years. One reason for these controversies is that all countries have more than one religion practiced by the citizens of the country in question. The law of God justifies that which is holy, righteous and just. According to Hobbes, the law by the government is absolute and individuals have a moral obligation to abide by these ...

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Introduction The novel, ‘City of Thieves’ by David Benioff, presents an opportunity to analyze the concept of masculinity under the circumstances of war. What is significant in this literary work is that manliness emerges under extreme adversity, which is often considered as the very test of being a man. Although Benioff’s ‘City of Thieves’ is fictional, the circumstances are realistic and is based on a historical incident that happened around six decades ago in Leningrad, which is the present day St. Petersburg in Russia. Becoming a man is one of the most confusing rhetoric there is. ...

The definition of a good life can be strenuous because of the subjectivity that surrounds it. A desirable life to one person may not be to another because people have different experiences and perspectives about it. For instance, one may define it as life in which one achieves personal goals and aspirations. Others may define a great life as one in which a person’s career objectives come to fruition. Honor is a personal trait that has a great value in society and is considered by people as a sign of living a desirable life. People who care about ...

When it comes to selecting Civil War battlefields to visit, you have to have Vicksburg, Mississippi, on your list. The Mississippi River ran through the heart of the South, and the Union wanted control of the river so that it could hack the Confederacy apart. This is why the battle for Vicksburg was so hard fought, and it is why so much attention has been made to making it was of the central memorials that remain to commemorate the Civil War. There are 1,325 different historic markers and monuments in the park, and a 16-mile road allows cars ...

A case study is viewed as a research methodology or basic strategy that has been scrutinized in the past as lacking rigor as well as objectivity when compared with other research methods. But there are certain times that a case study can be a useful tool for the preliminary part of the research. It is in these times that the case study can be viewed as an important marketing staple that can be used for many varied reasons (Rowley, 2002). As an example, a business can use a case study to demonstrate how their product or service has been ...

The Roman Empire was among the strongest empires in all mankind. The empire has a rich history and portrays how strategic tactics and power can run an empire efficiently. It was characterized by an autocratic form of government which meant the top most leaders made all the essential decisions (Boner, 10). The Empire had a large territorial area within the Mediterranean which extended into present-day Africa, Europe and Asia. Rome history begins at the time it was referred to as Rome Republic and ran by royal Rome. Their Imperial was in command and was represented by the senate, assembly, ...

Tanzimat is the name of modernizing reforms in the Ottoman Sultanate from 1839 to 1876, when the first Ottoman constitution was adopted. The basic principles of the reform were set out in Hatt-i-Sharif, issued by Sultan Abdul-Majid on the 3 of November in 1839 while his accession to the throne. Unlike previous reforms, the main place in the Tanzimat occupied not military but socio-economic issues. The initiative belonged to the group formed by the bureaucracy, headed by Mustafa Reşid Pasha, who became the author of Hatt-i-Sharif. For several years he was ambassador in England and France, and then ...

Othello is a Shakespearean classic tragedy that has been adopted into different modern day versions in cinema and theatre. It is a tragic tale of envy, revenge, manipulation and murder. The 2001 British modern day adaptation of Othello sticks with the classical themes of jealousy, envy and murder. The Geoffrey Sax movie is set in modern day London that is witnessing riots due to police brutality. This paper seeks to explore the treatment of the theme of evil and revenge in the two disparate versions of Othello. Understanding the depiction of evil also means understanding the inner workings and ...