Throughout my years in high school math was never one of my strongest subjects‚ but that all changed when I enrolled in honors pre-cal. When I received my schedule I thought there had been some mistake‚ the fact that I landed an honors class in something I totally sucked in was an idea that I could not get a good grasp on. I could feel my blood pressure rising and I wanted to get out of that class more than anything in the world‚ but there was also a part of me that was excited. There were a million
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John Armour Hindman 4th 5/13/10 Power Ambition and Honor The fact is power corrupts‚ unless one knows how to use it. Everyone has ambition; it is the desire for achievement and the willingness to strive for its attainment. (1) Ambition can give us great things; strength‚ admiration and respect‚ but ambition as well as power has the ability to corrupt. Finally‚ honor‚ a title given to people who have completed a noble act. But some honorable‚ powerful and ambitious people go too far and forget
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The definition of honor is to be highly respected or privileged. To me honor means that you have full respect for someone‚ but if you are the person that is displaying the honor you should have a good attitude‚ a reason for people to want to look up to you‚ and always be accountable. Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and pioneers of aviation. In 1903 the Wright brothers achieved the first powered‚ sustained and controlled airplane flight; they surpassed their own milestone two years
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Hector vs. Achilles In The Illiad‚ there are two very prominent‚ admirable characters‚ Hector and Achilles. Achilles is all muscle and wants to be known for it. Hector is strong‚ but also courageous and is remembered for that. Either of these men can be considered admirable. In comparing them to each other‚ Hector proves to be the more admirable one. Achilles is a strong man. Although self-serving‚ he’s fairly loyal to his king and has a great amount of respect as well as fear from the people who
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Heroic Code in the Iliad and the Odyssey In Webster’s Dictionary‚ a hero is defined as a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of purpose‚ especially if this individual has risked or sacrificed his life. In the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ the code which administers the conduct of the Homeric heroes is a straightforward idea. The aim of every hero is to achieve honor. Throughout the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ different characters take on the role of a hero. Honor is essential to the Homeric
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Shakespeare Second Major Essay Goldy Locks Honor is commonly associated with people in places of high worthiness and respect‚ in Henry IV – Part 1 we aren’t given a set definition of what they view honor to be. Instead‚ honor has different meanings to different characters in the play. Shakespeare portrays his views on honor through the characters of Hotspur‚ Falstaff‚ and Hal. Since these characters have such contrasting views on honor it creates conflict for them with other individuals because
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Larger-Than-Life Heroes: Achilles and Odysseus What are the main characteristics of a larger-than-life epic hero? An epic hero is a brave and powerful warrior who is motivated to fight both internal and external conflicts to achieve glory and ranks above a normal man. In Homer’s epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ Achilles and Odysseus are the well-known heroes. Achilles fights Hektor outside the walls of Troy because Hektor killed his best friend‚ Patroclus. After fighting in the Trojan
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view. The varying uses of honor allow Shakespeare to introduce motifs about Macbeth’s changing character throughout the play. In the start of the play‚ Macbeth is an innocent thane‚ yet by the end‚ he is a merciless king who becomes obsessed with his possible power. The honor represents his valiancy at first even though by the end‚ honor becomes worthless because Macbeth has abused it and has lost any trust from his people. In the onset of the play‚ Macbeth enjoys the honor of being a thane and understands
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clean-up volunteer service with a friend next Saturday to help the environment. Ever since I have signed up for that‚ I have felt good about myself and I knew that I have much more potential to do good around the neighborhood. I know that the National Honor Society will help me evolve as a noble person. I am honest and hardworking and I love to put myself in a challenge. Throughout my high school years‚ I have seen how much I have changed; from a quiet and reserved person to an outgoing and friendly one
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Honor killing in India Recently‚ there has been a spate of honor killings in the country and this has led the government to decide what laws should be put in place to stop this heinous crime. More than 1‚000 young people in India have been done to death every year owing to ’Honor Killings’ linked to forced marriages and the country needs to introduce stringent legislation to deal firmly with these heinous crimes. Supreme Court has said the government must explain what it is doing to prevent "honor
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