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- 3341: Rescue Of Susanna
- ... there with her if she did not lie with them. Being the self respecting woman that she was she answered, "I am hemmed in on every side. For if I do this thing, it is death for me; and if I do not, I shall not escape your hands. I choose not to do it and to fall into your hands, rather than to sin in the sight of the Lord ... servants hear about this they are very surprised because nothing like this has ever been said of her before however they trust their elders and listen to them. As Susanna is being carried to her death God hears her prayers and aroused the hold spirit of a young lad named Daniel. Daniel pointed out the weaknesses in the two elder s stories and the Jews rose against them. This story is ... of this story to life in general are the morals it instills. Morals taken from the lessons above shape our society today. If not for fair trials many innocent people would have been put to death. Also, many criminals would be walking the streets while others suffered for their crimes. I believe that more people in history and today acted honestly because they fear the hand of God and also ...
- 3342: Pride in The Iliad
- ... everything else. In the present day, this concept would be thought of as illogical or foolish. This is certainly true. But, that is how life was in that time- peoples' beliefs were to be the death of them. Pride was the downfall of all characters in Homer's epic poem, The Iliad. Hectors fatal mistake was that he chose pride over his own well being in the battle with Achilles. He ... of his comrades, but Hector chose to stand his ground and confront Achilles. "Ah for a young man all looks fine and noble if he goes down in war…he lies there dead…but whatever death lays bare, all wounds are marks of glory." If Hector had salvaged his pride and retreated to safety, he would have lived to defend Troy. Therefore, the possibility arises that he could have stopped the onslaught of the Acheans altogether, and won the war for the Trojans. The result of Hectors pride was his death and the betrayment of his fellow warriors and friends. Another person within the Iliad whose pride was the downfall of his character, was Patrocleus. Patrocleus was a great warrior, friend, and asset to the ...
- 3343: Romeo and Juliet: Prejudice Between Families
- ... is a play which shows how prejudice leads to escalating violence. Prejudice leads to violence shown in the play when the feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets fight. In each case, disruption, fighting, injuries and death occur. Also, the prejudice against the two families never got resolved because they were enemies. The prejudice started in Act one Scene one, when the Capulets and Montague servants confronted each other. Then the Capulets ... and Gregory servants for the Capulets, insulted the Montagues servants Balthasar and Abraham by biting his thumb at him. This leads to a fight, which involves the Lords of both families and the Prince. No death occurred, but the families attitudes against each other were worse then before. Which caused a lot of prejudice against the families that lead to violence. In like manners, another duel between the two feuding families ... to see his only love dead.. But Paris didnt know so he challenges Romeo to a fight and Romeo kills Paris. This event was caused due to prejudice that lead to violence which included injuries, death and disruption. From examining Romeo and Juliet, it is evident that the play shows how prejudice leads to escalating violence when the opening brawl started by the servants, the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt ...
- 3344: Hamlet
- ... of me. First of all, it is totally wrong that my mom was so eager to get married to my uncle. It makes me so mad because instead still mourning over my father’s untimely death, which is natural, she is off with my uncle as if nothing happened. And as a result of this marriage, Uncle Claudius is king, when the throne is rightfully mine. In my opinion they wouldn ... they were looking out for me. As a result of them telling me, I found out the ghost was my father. He told me a lot of information about what happened to him before his death, and the details about his death. He told me that he was murdered by my Uncle Claudius, by means of poison in the ear. When I was talking with my father’s ghost, he also told me to so three ...
- 3345: The Role of Fate and Hubris in Oedipus the King
- ... he was murdered (by Oedipus). Once again, this shows Oedipus trying to reason things out, trying to be a fair and just king. But then his antagonist side shows through with word of Polybus's death. Jocasta and Oedipus are delighted that Oedipus's suspected father has died of old age. The two think they have avoided the fates, Oedipus didn't murder his father or marry his mother. Extreme hubris ... looked on his fate as nothing but a myth, once again caused by his hubris. Yet, even his hubris cannot withstand the huge knock from fate that Oedipus encounters when the messenger of Polybus's death, and the shepherd of Laius's death tell their stories. They tell of Laius and Jocasta giving their cursed baby away. They also tell of the giving of the baby to Polybus and Merope by means of the shepherds hands, and ...
- 3346: Charles Lindbergh
- ... The publicity of the ordeal caused the Lindbergh’s with their other son Jon Lindbergh to move to Europe for safety and privacy. Hauptmann could not actually be executed for kidnapping and the child’s death was said to be accidental. He could not even be executed under the "felony murder" doctrine because kidnapping was not a felony in New Jersey. However the public and prosecutors wanted the death penltity so Hauptmann was convicted of breaking an entry and stealing pajamas, which is a felony in New Jersey. This allowed him to be executed under the "felony murder" doctrine. This cased caused a new ... for himself. He had a pick up truck for a hearse. Charles Augustus Lindbergh died on August 26, 1974 in Maui, Hawaii. He is buried in a small church graveyard in Kipahulu, Hawaii. After his death a collection of his writings were published in 1978 and the book was entitled "Autobiography of Values". Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an explorer and pioneer in the field of aviation. His story showed great ...
- 3347: Macbeth: Macbeth A Moral Coward
- Macbeth: Macbeth A Moral Coward "Cowards die many times before their death." Macbeth displayed many noticeable characteristics throughout Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. He was courageous at times and cowardly at others. The most noticeable characteristic in my opinion was that Macbeth seemed very ambitious throughout the play. He also seems to be a moral coward as he depends on others more than himself to make decisions. All of these factors soon lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth is described as a hero very clearly. He becomes very ambitious to be king and was very loyal to the king ... the kingship. The witches’ predictions sent Macbeth into his own world where he could not be stopped on his way to becoming king. Macbeth shows his courageousness by overcoming his personal matters to plot the death of the king. In the scene where the murder of Duncan is taking place, he also shows he is a coward when he will not complete the successful murder by taking the daggers back ...
- 3348: Hamlet: Laertes and Horatio
- ... willing to take extreme measures to the security of his country. Laertes, Polonius's son and brother of Ophelia, has returned in secret from France after he has heard the rumour of his father's death. He feels very depressed and distressed about that. As Laertes, accompanied by his followers, breaks into the castle, the first person he sees is the King. At the time, in Laertes' mind, there is nothing more important than his concern for his father's death. Impetuously, he rushes to the King addresses King Claudius to a "vile king" , takes out his sword and points it threateningly at the King, demanding of him where his father's corpse is. Also he ... Of blue Olympus. Obviously, it is a disrespectful way to confront the King. On the other hand, although Laertes acts rudely and in a hot-headed manner, he only wants to revenge his father's death and his sister's insanity. To approach the King in such a manner, although rude and impetuous, nevertheless shows that Laertes is courageous. This is a contrast with Hamlet whom has repeatedly delayed his ...
- 3349: Of Mice and Men: A Review
- ... relationships, and dreams. John Steinbeck uses a wide variety of literary devices including allegory and similes. One of the most powerful devices that Steinbeck uses is foreshadowing. The shooting of Candy's dog foreshadows the death of Lennie. Steinbeck spends a great deal of time illustrating the relationship between Candy and his dog. They have been together for many years and they keep each other company in the same manner that ... is even described by Steinbeck with animal-like qualities. His hands are described as "paws" and he drinks water like a "horse". Lennie's passion for animals makes him more animal-like as well. The death of the mouse, puppy, and Curly's wife all help to foreshadow the death of Lennie. When George finds out that Lennie has killed Curly's wife he knows that Curly will seek revenge. George alone finds Lennie in the brush and assures him that he is not ...
- 3350: Beowulf
- ... they only had two options when they entered battle; either they live to fight again, or they die honorably amounts their own. Either way was determined by a higher power. The sense of an uncontrollable death left the Anglo-Saxon people without respect for other lives, evident in the amount of fighting in Beowulf, and also an inner gloom, “evident in the somber tone of Beowulf,” (from the text). Recently, philosophy has broken away from the more religious idea of destiny and moved toward a more logical aproach to life. Obviously, death is still inevitable, but logically, the future should be altered with each decision. Man has become too egocentric to believe someone, besides himself, can control his life. Loyalty, unlike fate, is still respected as it ... in those who are strong enough to resist temptation. Fame is a less admired quality today than in Beowulf. Fame meant eternal respect to the Anglo-Saxons. This is partly because fame came mostly after death spread the achievements across the land. Without mass communication, tales of heroic deeds took much more time pass from person to person. Fame was not assured. It was mostly luck that anyone found about ...
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