Essays Tagged: "morals"

Symbolism in Camus' The Plague

ys his own philosophy in acertain way so that his characters are subject to his personal ideals and morals. Camusbelieves there is no god, and essentially that human beings need to be responsible fort ...

(1 pages) 97 1 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Hamlet

lf. In Hamlet, the theme of appearance versus reality is prevalent in Hamlet's decision between his morals and his father as he decides to utilize the deceit of his society, starts recognizing it in o ... that he is supposed to kill Claudius for his father he becomes distraught. This is because Hamlet's morals won't allow him to kill even if it releases Old Hamlet from his purgatory. He later realizes ...

(3 pages) 69 0 5.0 Apr/1996

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

Oedipus

o paper, all compose the world of literature. Literaturehas always been an infinite realm of ideas, morals, and trains of thought. Although thesphere of literature is encircled with extreme diversity ...

(4 pages) 73 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Discuss what you think the main theme of "Macbeth" is.

uncertain character. At the beginningof the story, Macbeth's character was a character with strong morals. As the play went onthough, Macbeth's morality lessened immensely. After killing Duncan he wa ...

(4 pages) 66 0 5.0 Oct/1996

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

Christianity and the old testiment

ian and Jewish theologians that the only genuine basis for morality is in religion(Nielsen 13). The morals and beliefs of children are greatly influenced by their home life. It is sad how children gro ...

(2 pages) 116 3 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Greek Philosophy.

and dealing with the practical problems of life.The ancient Greeks mirrored their nature, beliefs, morals and customs in Greek Philosophy. Through understanding Greek Philosophy, we can see how the a ... extending their territorial possessions to a greater extent. This brought about a lot of different morals and customs changes due to social and political changes. All this is reflected in the poetry, ...

(4 pages) 253 0 4.3 Aug/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Spartacus

come here and what our purpose here was. Another thingthat each individual person had was their own morals. Morals are what define a civilization.Labels like peaceful or barbaric are put on different ... a civilization.Labels like peaceful or barbaric are put on different civilizations because of their morals. Themorality of each civilization defined their religious beliefs.The lives of people who liv ...

(4 pages) 65 1 3.2 Nov/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

How Can We Tell What Is Good Or Bad?

bad, a person needs to consider what he or she considers to be morally sound and immoral. A persons morals are taught by their parents and from the society from which they are raised.Society is not wo ... a god-fearing society. We need to as individuals of this society elect a government with ethics and morals instead of on the amount an individual has of money and power. Society needs to worry about t ...

(2 pages) 102 1 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Book Of Hosea

will separate usfrom God's love and compassion". While the northern kingdom prospers monetarily its moralsand spiritual condition is sacrificed. The peoples of the northern kingdom have fallen from Go ... ndencieswhen he married her.4. The whole story is an allegory, which had no relationship to Gomer's morals(Hosea1:2). (p. 195)Wood (1975) states, "The name of each child was linked symbolically to Isr ...

(12 pages) 131 0 4.4 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Morals And Psychological Aspects in Jane Eyre

Morals And Psychological Aspects in Jane EyreJane Eyre takes the idea of a fairy tale a step further ... g. Because of this she cannot'psychologically' go along with it as if nothing was wrong. Psyche and morals both areproducts of the mind. The mind may consider both options, but it ultimately will choo ... both options, but it ultimately will choosethe option which adheres to its moral foundation.Jane's morals include honesty, justice, and friendship. Her past experiencesstrongly support this moral fou ...

(1 pages) 58 0 4.0 Feb/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Values

What are values? Values are a set of beliefs, ideas, and morals. Honesty, respect towards others, and learning to solve problems without resorting to violenc ...

(2 pages) 161 0 4.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Dead man walking

otional changes that the characters went through are very common. Everyone changes their ideals and morals depending on their situation. Matthew's ideals changed because he feared that he was going to ... she was doing in life. She became a nun to give back to the community which gave her good Christian morals and values. By becoming a nun she was able to teach others to respect life and become more li ...

(4 pages) 129 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Huckleberry Finn vs. Holden Caulfield

entures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn is trying to find purpose and identity throughconflicting of morals. While Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye, is an adolescentstruggling to find mature into ... hell of a person, never truly feeling passion, love orpeace.Huck Finn is a young boy deciding which morals to hold true. The quest for what's right islong and confusing. During his adventure is forced ...

(2 pages) 57 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Gangs

and peer pressure.To determine how to effectively end gang violence we must find the way that thesemorals are given to the individual Unfortunately, these can only be hypothesized.However, by looking ... important factors they are not strong enough to make kids do things that are stronglyagainst their morals.One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes moreacceptable is the ...

(6 pages) 152 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

On Lying in Bed (Essay on "This Short Essay" written by G.K. Chesterton)

e found in unusually normal places. The second part is that humans have begun to aggrandize trivial morals and to debase major morals. The final part to his outlook on human nature is that the lives o ...

(2 pages) 52 0 4.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

My essay is called Science verses religion - The Creation Dilemma. I hope it will help you.

oth do not hold the answers, they aremerely a description of the type of person we are, and what morals andpriorities we have within. Someone who is atheist for example will believe inthe sci ...

(2 pages) 181 2 3.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

SEX

racy situations. She thought hard, but did not know what to do. There was too much confusion about morals and public opinion.The issue of sex before marriage has encountered strong feelings by many p ... are tremendous as shown with healthy relationships.The primary concern with abstinence is religious morals. For an unknown reason, people have this underlying assumption that the Bible clearly forbids ...

(4 pages) 368 9 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Civilized By Tony Kellerhuis

s? Does being civilized only mean to become more advanced technologically, or does it also apply to morals?Obviously, society has developed learning and technology to the extremes. Today, inventions s ...

(1 pages) 59 0 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Macbeth; Shakespeare This essay illustrates how macbeth lost his morals more and more after each murder by examining his soliloquoy's, conversations, and actions.

il man from the beginning. While some believe he became evil over the course of the play. Macbeth's morals gradually deteriorated throughout the play. Macbeth's soliloquy's, conversations, and his act ... ted throughout the play. Macbeth's soliloquy's, conversations, and his actions show how he lost his morals bit by bit in after each murder.In act I, Macbeth was confronted with the thought of killing ...

(3 pages) 107 1 3.4 Apr/2002

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

A detailed four page paper entailing the properties of Power (ie. ways to exert it, who has it and how to maintain it, etc.)

wage war on each other, the citizens beneath their respective leaders look to them for guidance and morals. These leaders are in a very influential position and they should be trusted to make wise dec ...

(4 pages) 125 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory