Essays Tagged: "good character"

The Death Of Balder

and Frigg. He was loved by both gods and man and wasconsidered to be the best of the gods. He had a good character, wasfriendly, wise and eloquent, although he had little power. His wife isNanna, daug ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Color imagry in the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne

method numerous times in The Scarlet Letter. For example if he wanted a character to be viewed as a good person he would show them in the light. This technique helps the reader view the character in h ... in his or her mind. Hawthorne uses colors to contrast each other so the readers can differentiate a good character from a bad one.Hawthorne uses the colors black and white in governor's house when Hes ...

(1 pages) 31 0 2.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Secret Sharer" and "Heart of Darkness" written by Joseph Conrad.

side in themselves. Joseph Conrad's books are also similar in the ways that they both consist of a good and evil dialect. Joseph not only writes about good and evil but how a good character associate ... a person. A secret has a mysterious and somewhat evil connotation, while a sharer has a giving and good connotation. This gives rise to a possibility of a good and evil plot. The connotations of the ...

(5 pages) 49 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Character in life. Essay contest.

ine it as something else. Character, to me, is who a person really is and what they want to become. Good character separates the successful and the unsuccessful, the good from the bad, and the righteo ... is something that I take great pride in. I have always felt that trying hard in school and getting good grades would help me succeed in life. Now, I can see all the hard work paid off. Hours and hour ...

(2 pages) 21 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Bless me Ultima, Good Vs. Evil.

GOOD VS. EVIL = MaturityBless Me Ultima, a book by Rudolfo A. Anaya, is about a young boy named Anto ... curandera named Ultima, who teaches Tony many life lessons. Anaya uses animals to symbolize such as good and evil. Representing Ultima, he uses the owl, which serves as the good character, while the c ... . Anaya's portrayal of these magical characteristics shapes Tony's ascent into manhood.The need for good is represented by the owl, which symbolizes Ultima. The symbolic value of the owl is seen early ...

(3 pages) 87 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Personal goals and accomplishments.

rder to find such a job. A specialist should be like a leader, in which they always need to display good character, and I need to be professional at all times. I also need to be reliable and accountab ... is to master management skills. This is because in most organizations it is necessary to establish good management skills. This could reduce the possibility of a hostile work environment. It can be d ...

(3 pages) 236 2 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

A critical lens essay on the novels The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

"...in all of us, even in good men, there is lawless wild-beat nature..."Plato, The Republic, Book IXThere is a second side to ... akens within Jack and Ralph. However, in To Kill A Mockingbird, Bob Ewell and Atticus do not have a good and bad side.Atticus, a good character and Bob Ewell, a bad character do not have a civilized s ... s then responds by saying "'I wish Bob Ewell wouldn't chew tobacco,'" pg. 217. This quote shows how good Atticus is, when Bob spat on him. At the end of the novel Atticus does not let out his anger, w ...

(3 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

How do the filmmakers of Chicken Run use presentational devices to reveal the good and evil in the characters of Ginger and Mrs. Tweedy?

The filmmakers of Chicken Run use presentational devices to reveal good and evil in the main characters of Ginger and Mrs. Tweedy. In this essay, I am going to discuss ... ocus will be on the characters Ginger and Mrs. Tweedy. Ginger is a chicken in the film and she is a good character. Mrs. Tweedy is a chicken farmer along with her husband; she is an evil character. In ... character. In this essay it will explain how the audience can tell that these characters are either good or bad.Ginger and her friends are chickens that live on Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy's chicken farm. Chi ...

(12 pages) 32 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

This is a piece of advice on marrriage

wrong person because you focus more on chemistry than oncharacter. Chemistry ignites the fire, but good character keeps itburning. Beware of the "I'm in love" syndrome. "I'm in love often means,"I'm ... ant issues. Sexual involvement tends to cloud one's mind. And aclouded mind is not inclined to make good decisions. It is not necessary to "test drive" in order to find out if a couple are sexually co ...

(5 pages) 57 3 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

An advice on marriage

wrong person because you focus more on chemistry than oncharacter. Chemistry ignites the fire, but good character keeps itburning. Beware of the "I'm in love" syndrome. "I'm in love often means,"I'm ... ant issues. Sexual involvement tends to cloud one's mind. And aclouded mind is not inclined to make good decisions. It is not necessaryto "test drive" in order to find out if a couple are sexually com ...

(5 pages) 74 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Comparison of the books "1984" by George Orwell and "Shadow Men" by Jonathan King.

An author can create a good book by incorporating many different things into a story to make it original and captivating. T ... make it original and captivating. The most common things to incorporate are a well developed plot, good character description, and a problem which drives the plot. Some authors have a gift at creatin ... ors have a gift at creating stories with these guidelines in them, and their books usually are very good. But other times, authors seem to forget that description and creativity are a good thing when ...

(2 pages) 21 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Comparative essay describing the ethics of Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and Emmanuel Levinas.

lity to the Other. These unique points of view offer different answers regarding the search for the good. In addition to their differences, these philosophers are bound together by similar ideas. For ... be ethical. They emphasized the concept of living well and acting well by using virtuous habits and good character to reach the "good". Furthermore, they all believed in self actualization-- in other ...

(4 pages) 74 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Marie Curie the Hero

you will get what you want. She is not only remarkable as an inventor and a scientist, she also had good character. She never let hardships in her life bring her down and interfere with her goal to be ... d she was not corrupted by fame. She is a wonderful image of a woman with courage, dedication and a good sense of morals.

(1 pages) 22 0 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays

"Crimes of the powerful go largely unreported, undetected, and unpunished." Discuss.

private sphere of business and commerce, with a stable family background who consistently possess a good character. (Hughes, Langan, 1996)Studies by Sutherland (1949/67, cited in Hughes et al, 1996 p. ... neral consumer is defrauded every time he makes a purchase but this is not seen as criminal, simply good marketing. This accepted culture, from the outset, lends itself immediately to transactions of ...

(9 pages) 177 0 4.8 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

My Thoughts on "The Rocking Horse Winner"

My first impression of the story was that all the characters were good hardworking people but after reading the first page I realized that they were all a bunch of wa ... annabe rich people. They also were winning most of the time about their problem which is not a very good character trait. I really didn't like this story it is a very odd and useless story about spoil ... etely unfit to run a family anyone who relies on luck to maintain their life is incapable of making good discussions for other people manly her children. I also thought the story didn't go into enough ...

(1 pages) 34 0 4.3 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How are good and evil represented in "The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"?

ores the idea that there is evil in all of us. Therefore there are many things which represent both good and evil in the story in this essay I am going to explain how Robert Louis Stevenson achieves t ... ves the story a backcloth to set the detailed scenes against. To contrast with the strong themes of good and evil.In the first chapter we are given the description of Mr Uttersons character which show ...

(8 pages) 37 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Modesty

couldn't expect sex right away. You'd have to court a woman, send her flowers, prove that you had a good character." "Modesty is a wonderful natural instinct that protects sexual vulnerability in the ... y, patience or temperance, what's left is totally superficial- things like breasts, lipstick, being good in bed instead of just being good. If you compare girls' private diaries from 100 years ago to ...

(1 pages) 1375 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Ethics

ism. W. D. Ross said pleasure is not the only thing that we recognize as being intrinsically good in utilitarianism. We recognize other things; the possession of a good character, and an intell ...

(3 pages) 42 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Personal Narrative

acter while reading the book, Lord of the Flies, my thoughts wandered to the question, what makes a good character? Most characteristics that came to mind were honesty, trustworthiness, and a hard wor ... me to mind were honesty, trustworthiness, and a hard worker, someone who is compassionate and shows good leadership. With this in mind I thought of Ralph. Ralph along with other boys was in a situatio ...

(3 pages) 11 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Maggie

as the first completely naturalistic novel. Previously, novels had been written about the "level of goodness" of man. If a man was successful, it was due to good character. This story was the fi ... Period, many people believed that in order to be heard in the presence of God, they had to possess good character and endure hard work. In this novel, the main emphasis is upon environment, and the e ...

(7 pages) 18 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers