During his reign of Britain‚ King Arthur displayed many of the attributes that make a good leader. These qualities were shown through his heroic contributions. He demonstrated a profound ability to keep peace with others. As king‚ he treated the people of his country with great respect‚ ensuring that everything he did would keep them safe. King Arthur was the greatest leader of his era. King Arthur was able to bring out the best of himself through his heroic contributions. From the beginning he
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Effects of the Spanish Civil War From 1936 and 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War had taken place. As a consequence‚ about 500‚000 people died‚ and the Nationalist had taken power with Francisco Franco as the new Spanish leader. The 17th of July of 1936‚ war had erupted in Spain rising tensions between the Republicans and the Nationalists‚ leading to military conflicts through out Spanish territory. Consequently‚ foreign aid had been provided to both sides‚ including countries such as Germany‚ and the
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In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone chooses to abide by the laws of the Gods rather than the precepts of the mortals. Although Antigone’s actions were rash and often disputable‚ she does the right thing by deciding to follow her individual conscience rather than obeying the laws of the state. Her decision to go against Creon’s decree in order to bury Polyneices leads to many unfortunate consequences. Although she is faced with death‚ imprisonment‚ and suicide‚ Antigone is not regretful. Her
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Mahatma Ghandi once stated‚ “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” Justice is a key word in Ghandi’s statement which means fair and reasonable conduct‚ treatment‚ claims‚ or law management. Also‚ conscience is a chief term in Ghandi’s proclamation that means the inner voice that guides all people to their moral sense. As a whole‚ Ghandi signifies that the ability to understand the difference between right and wrong is
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begin the act of desegregation as it would force integration before the rest of the country. Many Tuskegee Airmen took part in racial protesting which often led to disciplinary actions ranging from reduction in rank‚ to physical injury‚ or even dishonorable discharge.6 Black Airmen who fought in World War II faced two wars explained as “one against a military force overseas and the other against racism at home and abroad.”7 Despite the immense challenges these Airmen faced‚ they experienced tremendous
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Throughout the Middle Ages‚ chivalric romances were one of the most common genres of storytelling. These stories often depicted a chivalrous hero‚ who through a combination of honor‚ divine plans‚ and fierce combat‚ won the hand of a beautiful woman. One example of such stories is “The Knight’s Tale”‚ found in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. “The Knight’s Tale” features many of the traditional elements of chivalric romances‚ such as a love triangle with two men in love with one woman‚ an
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Contrary to popular belief‚ John the Baptist was not part of a Baptist Church!However‚ we refer to him as "Baptist" because he was known for baptizing people with water. Crazy‚ right? This John that we hear so much about was truly a vital piece to this story of the Gospel. He was the harbinger of Christ; rolling out the carpet for the Gospel to infiltrate the earth. John the Baptist was a good and faithful servant. John’s life began in the womb of Elizabeth (Mary’s - the mother of Jesus’ - cousin)
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Enemies within When you ’re a soldier in a distant land. you expect the enemies to be outside your base. in my essay im going to be talking about the enemies within the barbed wire pass the gates and guards on duty. This enemy is wearing the same camouflage as you. They serve with you. They go everywhere with you. It could be the solder on your left or the solder on the right. Pvt. Danny Chen‚ a Private in the U.S Army was serving in Afghanistan. He was considered a “weak” soldier by his squad mates
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concern and passion feels like Oroonoko has been wronged and ledges to return him home‚ "And he promised him on his word and honor he would find a means to re-conduct him to his own country again; assuring him‚ he had a perfect abhorrence of so dishonorable an action" (Behn‚ 1688). Oroonoko had little trust in men since his capture but felt that Trefry was sincere and honest. Trefry is not presented as sympathetic but as a man with morales and a sense of honor. The character of Trefry is
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meant for paying teacher salaries and building roads.” and “ what they needed was a renewed democracy.” The unethical choices of Nigeria’s government officials aided in Eugene’s view on the world and made him think that if the government was making dishonorable choices and weren’t christian‚ than the rest of the world was just as corrupt. In short‚ Eugene Adichie is a multifaceted‚ unique character with many abstract identities. His faulty‚ yet active faith and resulting violent familial love‚ and contempt
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