Essays Tagged: "motives"

The double edged sword of heresy

ch in stimulating the same heresies which they later fought bitterly against. I will argue that the motives of the heretic adjusted to the changes in the economic and social standing of the Church, an ...

(11 pages) 132 0 4.8 Nov/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Computer crime

malevolent hacker.Some hackers act on revenge or just impersonal mischievousness. But whatever theirmotives, their deeds can be destructive to a person's computer. An attack by a hacker notonly affect ...

(4 pages) 175 1 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Questionable Heros in the Play Julius Caesar

lay-write William Shakespeare, had many characters who could have been questioned in terms of their motives and will. Some may have had good intentions, but others were revealed to have other things i ... tly ruled. He was ambitious, or so it was said, and he wanted only power. This alone shows that his motives were not as pure as was first thought.The next person to be looked upon in Mark Antony, appa ...

(3 pages) 55 1 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Absalom Absalom A narrative Perscective. On William Faulkner

he evil that turnedSouthern ladies into ghosts. Charles Bon and Henry Sutpen areevaluated for their motives through Quentin Compson and ShreveMcCannon. Quentin attempt to evade his awareness, Shreve t ... ue. By the endof Miss Rosa's narrative section we are probing and yearning toreveal the character's motives and history. Through Miss Rosa,Faulkner presses the reader to believe that such a dreamlikeq ...

(8 pages) 110 0 4.5 Jun/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Macbeth

inions from all sorts of people.But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely humancomplexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan'sservice is magnificent and courageous, and his evident ... rvice and the loyalty I owe,In doing it, pays itself.But while he destroys the king's enemies, such motives workbut dimly at best and are obscured in his consciousness bymore vigorous urges. In the ma ...

(7 pages) 29 0 3.5 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

What is Iago? -- as distinct from what he pretends to be -- and what are his motives?

c'I am not what I am.' What is Iago? -- as distinct from what he pretends to be -- and what are his motives?In Shakespeare's, Othello, the reader is presented the classic battle between the deceitful ...

(6 pages) 149 0 3.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Macbeth

ions from all sorts of people. But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely human complexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan's service is magnificent and courageous, and his eviden ... ice and the loyalty I owe, In doing it, pays itself. But while he destroys the king's enemies, such motives work but dimly at best and are obscured in his consciousness by more vigorous urges. In the ...

(7 pages) 30 0 3.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Hamlet's Madness

, or was it one big act in order to give reason for his irrational actions and to keep his vengeful motives confidential?In Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet, these questions are continually asked and som ...

(3 pages) 241 1 3.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Richard III

marveled for thousands of years. From Plato'sexamination of despot rule in the Republic, we see the motives of what drives despotrulers. A look at the background of Richard and how his upbringing and ... ing look at the comparison of the just soul and theunjust soul, allows one to see the philosophical motives behind despot rule. Despotrulers are simply driven by fear. Their anxieties and insecurities ...

(3 pages) 94 1 4.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

MACBETH

inions from all sorts of people.But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely humancomplexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan'sservice is magnificent and courageous, and his evident ... rvice and the loyalty I owe,In doing it, pays itself.But while he destroys the king's enemies, such motives workbut dimly at best and are obscured in his consciousness bymore vigorous urges. In the ma ...

(7 pages) 52 0 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Reflections on liberation in Buddhism

12]In following this path one would not experience feelings of envy or arrogance2) Right thought or motives [15]Kindness towards the unenlightened brings a selfless mind set for both3) Right speech [1 ...

(1 pages) 56 1 4.3 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Buddhism

Socrates

of a disordered psychological condition. According to Socrates where there is 'psychicharmony,' the motives for injustice in the social sense will be eliminated.I believe that Socrates is correct. If ...

(1 pages) 106 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

"Cressida and the Folly of Youth" This essay discusses possible answers to the question 'what is Cressida' in Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida."

Greek commander Diomedes. Thus, it is fitting to explore who Cressida really is and to uncover the motives for her actions throughout the play.In common analyses of Troilus and Cressida, Cressida is ...

(5 pages) 59 1 4.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Night of the hunter by "Davis Grubbs"

nd. Even though he may appear good and holy to some people, throughout the novel, he still has evil motives towards virtually everyone.In one of the preacher's dreams while he is in prison, he recalls ...

(4 pages) 67 0 4.2 Sep/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

My First Murder

ommitted my first murder at the age of twelve. I had killed before, but beforethere were always motives such as self defense and protection of property. On December25, 1991, however, I killed ...

(4 pages) 65 0 3.0 Oct/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Leo tolstoy reberth by death(Death of Ivan Ilyich)

ict social code, never deviating from what was rule d by society, by his pleasure, by materialistic motives, but never by conscience. His contact with his wife and children was limited and shallow bec ...

(1 pages) 117 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Greek Mythology, an integral part of the lives of all ancient peoples

eat literature, art and music,providing archetypes through which we can learn much about the deeper motives ofhuman behavior.No-one has the definitive answer as to why or how the myths came into being ...

(5 pages) 141 0 3.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

It is about making foster care successful

viatar).However, while Brace was undoubtedly revolutionary in his thinking about child welfare, his motives may not have been entirely unselfish. While he did want to help poor children, his objective ... ed taking a lead on such an issue would surely help his social standing (Eviatar).Regardless of his motives, he did accomplish the feat of raising awareness about the issue of what to do with unwanted ...

(10 pages) 288 2 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Critical Responses by O.K. Bouwsma and Norman Malcolm to Descartes' Skeptical Argument

nd Descartes' argument and its sometimes radical ideas, onemust have at least a general idea of his motives in undertaking the argument. Theseventeenth century was a time of great scientific progress, ...

(9 pages) 137 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders In the Rue Morgue"

ind, Poe gives us a mystery taken right from the localGazette, two recent murders with questionable motives and circumstances, thesearch for the murderer has proved futile. Poe's stage is now set. The ...

(4 pages) 112 0 4.0 Nov/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe