Achilles and the Honor Code Achilles is a tragic figure who believes strongly in social order‚ but questions the idea of fighting for glory. When Aias and Odysseus are sent by Agamemnon to plead with Achilles’ to fight for the Greeks‚ Achilles denies them‚ saying "There was no gratitude given for fighting incessantly forever against your enemies. Fate is the same for the man who holds back‚ the same if he fights hard" (9:316). This statement shows that Achilles is an individual‚ and does not conform
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Achilles Honor InThe Iliad‚ warriors from the Achaean and Trojan armies show plenty of noble traits; the warrior that shows the most noble traits is the great Achaean warrior‚ Achilles. Despite the fact that Hector killed Achilles’s prodigy‚ and close friend‚ Patroclus he found pity for Troy’s King‚ Priam. The release of Hector’s body to Priam was an Noble act by Achilles. Achilles respected Troy’s burial traditions for a prince and held back the Achaean army for twelve days. Achilles knew that
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Achilles resists his comrades request to return to war because of his condemnation of honor and glory. He places larger emphasis on his own life‚ rather than his duty to the Aegeans. Homer’s use of tone and diction illustrate Achilles’ negative feelings towards the concept of gaining honor. According to Achilles‚ the reward of honor is not as important as it is perceived. The language displays how he generalizes everyone at equal standings. By generalizing everyone as equals‚ he belittles himself
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College Honor Code Throughout your entire life you are taught from infancy and adolescence what is right from what is wrong. Once you enter the school system‚ even in the first years of pre-kindergarten‚ we are all informed that honesty is a key virtue in your education and in your life overall. The character trait of honesty is religiously enforced from your first day of elementary school until your last day of high school‚ which leaves us to no surprise that colleges take the honesty of each
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How will the honor code impact my academic and campus life? Throughout my years at Xavier and beyond I intend to follow the Xavier Honor Code so I can become a cooperative and responsible person. By being a student at Xavier I notice I will have to take responsibility of my actions and faults. In order for Xavier to trust me and to allow me to continue attending their school‚ I will have to follow their rules and be respectful. Not only should I do these things‚ but also I have to respect myself
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English 110 3 October 2012 Code of Honor In the movies‚ when you enter the stereotypical police station‚ you are instantaneously bombarded with the sounds of phones ringing‚ keyboards clacking and numerous people carrying on different conversations. This may seem confusing or if you are a person accustom to the sounds of a busy office‚ it might seem completely normal. These feelings could all change when a snatch of one of the conversations drifts your way. Hearing “No I haven’t turned in
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the Honor Code in School Systems Having an honor code at a school generally varies by the belief system of that school and the surrounding area. However‚ a concise and proper honor code is something that can help the academic‚ social‚ and personal well-being of students and the community surrounding them (Stanford University). To prove this‚ three points will be brought up. The first point discusses an article relating to the New York Times. The article speaks of how the academic honor code is slowly
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followed in order for students to achieve their academic goals. Many schools don’t fully recognize importance of the honor code and ensure that it is maintained throughout every aspect of the students’ life. An honor code should be enforced and established in Cypress Lakes high school in order to successfully prepare the students for their future. Although incorporating the honor code in a highly populated school may be challenging‚ it will only help "provide students a clear explanation of the importance
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schools‚ colleges‚ and universities have honor codes or honor systems. These are suppose to stop cheating‚ stealing‚ plagiarizing‚ as well as the consequences of violating the established codes. However‚ even though students sign honor codes‚ that doesn’t mean that they will stop their behavior. My school‚ Sheyenne High School‚ should not establish an honor code‚ because if a student disobeys the code‚ they don’t have a punishment and wouldn’t take honor codes seriously since they don’t get caught.
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WCCS should adopt an honor code because it sets the standard for the students to live by‚ creates an environment where cheating is less likely to occur‚ and helps students develop habits which can benefit them later in life. The honor code can have wide spread effects on a school‚ ranging from increasing the individual integrity of students to improving the school’s overall atmosphere. The integrity of the students should be based on a central moral code or rule. Without a standard‚ anything can
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