My mon is a representation of the values and origins of the Morberger family. To the Japanese community‚ mon’s are a symbol of the family’s identity and name and were popularly used by the samurai to distinguish the social class and portray the honour of their family. (Encyclopaedia Japan‚ 2008). When creating my mon‚ I wanted to reflect the Japanese use of nature and symbolism to show the history of my family name and how different cultures came together to form our family. The most notable figure
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which to make your points. Virtue or arête was an important quality in Homeric society and one which features very heavily in the Iliad. Arête is achieved by one’s actions‚ generally in battle and is a combination of qualities such as courage‚ honour (‘time’) and sacrifice.([good] Homeric heroes possessed these qualities and they were recognised by the audience of the epics.( Outwardly‚ the heroes of the Iliad and the ones who possess arête in the greatest quantities are Achilles and Hector
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Othello remains relevant to a modern audience through the human experiences of thematic issues such as jealousy‚ duty and honour‚ and racism. All three themes intertwine to convey the power and effect on different characters. Jealousy is used to highlight its immense self-destructive power‚ whilst duty and honour reflects the importance of one’s reputation. Racism is also present throughout the play‚ conveying the fears of being an outsider. Shakespeare successfully portrays these themes through
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him to not understand human behaviour and thus unable to see the world clearly. Brutus believes that honour makes a man worthy. He believes that he is an honourable man which makes him higher ranking than his peers such as Cassius or Casca. Brutus often thinks of the wellbeing of Rome before himself. He imagines an idealism world free of corruptions‚ greed and kings. Cassius is able to use honour and Brutus’s idealism against him and manipulate him to see Julius Caesar as a treat to his perfect world
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you may hear: believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe…” The repeated use of “my” draws attention to Brutus and his virtues‚ which he connects through parallel structure. “Hear me for my cause…” is arranged similarly to the phrases “believe me for mine honour” and “have respect to mine honour”‚ requesting something for the sake of a virtue. By presenting his cause as something equivalent or directly related to his honour‚ Brutus uses his own well-established
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Dear Sir / Madam‚ I am writing to express my interest for the following vacancy as it strongly relates to my current qualification. I am graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University with First Class Honours. I have good educational background. Computing and Technology has been my interest. During my educational period‚ I was always willing to learn new things‚ ready for a challenges‚ and a great problem solver. I have applied my theoretical knowledge in to different assignments and projects
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defined status as a group characteristic that is constructed upon a specific style of life‚ better described as honour. Weber hypothesized that status hierarchies would prospectively diminish as capitalism arose. He believed that capitalism would rationalize economic activity which would result in a lack of substance for high-status groups to claim authority and to usurp status honour from low-caste groups (349). In the modern era‚ after Weber’s prediction‚ status groups are depicted as remnants
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Priscilla Selena Shannon KOSSEIM 501 Wednesday October 20th‚ 2009 Personal Orientation Project 501 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Vanier college research Founded in 1970 and named after Canada’s second native-born Governor General‚ George P. Vanier‚ Vanier College is constituted today of over 6100 students that are full time day students. Around 2000 students are enrolled in the Continuing Education division‚ 4400 students are
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absurdity is evident in one’s attempt to inflict a sense of normality. Many characters demonstrate this theme as they become more conscious of the frailty of life and death through experiencing the trials and tribulations of an intensifying war. Faith and honour in performing one’s duty is a normal theme enforced at the beginning of the war‚ but is later found to be absurd as the vulgarity of the war heightens. Another instance where the absurd replaces the normal occurs when central character‚ Lieutenant
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stated that a samurai had to live by honour. If a samurai was to lose his honour he would have to commit suicide. Samurai could lose their honour by failing to protect their daimyo‚ losing one of their swords‚ or losing in battle. This meant that samurai had to be on guard at all times‚ and had to protect the daimyo with their life. The knight code of chivalry stated that a knight had to be polite‚ courageous‚ honourable‚ and honest. If a knight was to lose their honour‚ they would do everything in their
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