I would say greed and ignorance is the biggest problem facing the world today. It is an aspect of human nature and seemingly intractable. I don’t expect the mass of humanity to undergo spiritual transformation to amend these aspects. However I do think that in order for problems to be solved such as objective conditions e.g. war and poverty‚ there has to be a change in social ethos- that of which is generally considered desirable in our social attitudes and behaviour. I suppose greed and arrogance
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Themes of Treachery‚ Deceit‚ and Greed The main concept that is portrayed in the medieval text “The History of the Kings of Britain” is the theme of treachery‚ deceit‚ and greed. The book revolves around the medieval leadership in Britain from the era of King Brutus to King Cadwallon. In chapter I‚ Gratian Municeps is seen to run and grab power after the demise of Maximian. This shows the greed for power as the author further adds that Municeps ruled with such tyranny that the common people felt
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With witchcraft on the rise‚ many citizens of Salem in 1692 were fearful‚ greedy and jealous. Nearly every character in this story gives into one of the factors. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ fear‚ greed‚ and jealousy contribute to the witchcraft hysteria and mass executions in Salem. One of the main contributors to the mass hysteria would be fear. As if the witchcraft hysteria wasn’t enough‚ in 1692 many Salem villagers feared famine due to the upcoming war. The people of Salem contributed
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“The Red Shoes” is a folktale that narrates the story of a poor‚ homeless girl who gets taken in by an affluent women and gets swept into a world of materialistic concepts and ideologies. Ultimately‚ at the end‚ the girl succumbed to greed and it results in her feet being amputated off. Although an initial reading of the text may suggest that being malicious to your elders‚ will result in your harm is being promoted‚ a closer analysis reveals that this piece is conveying the Buddhist ideology that
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evident that the tragic hero‚ Macbeth‚ chooses his own fate and creates his own downfall. With greed‚ hubris and mistrust‚ Macbeth chooses and shapes his own destiny. Macbeth’s greed for power leads to the mistrust of those around him and in the end forms his fatal downfall. If the evil inside Macbeth was not to have overtaken the good‚ his ending may have concluded otherwise. It is Macbeth’s greed that lead to his decision to kill Duncan. Although the witches foretold that Macbeth will become
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bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.’’ Avarice can be technically defined as‚ “Insatiable greed for riches; inordinate‚ miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.” Avarice is included in our background because it has a propensity to encourage survival. A lack of greed causes a deficiency in ambition to proceed‚ adapt‚ and succeed. Cupidity‚ though sometimes responsible for destruction‚ is the only constant determination producing
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Greed‚ Extravagance‚ and Envy portray and important role in this novel through the characters and demonstrate how sinful man has become. These three sins play a prominent role in The Great Gatsby and I will explain how in the following paragraphs. To the main characters in the book‚ money is everything. Tom‚ Gatsby‚ and Daisy base their whole lives on money and its prestige. Daisy is the worst sufferer of greed; she married Tom for the sole reason of money
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judgment: Why the Salem witch trials were led by selfish men. Judge Danforth‚ Hawthorne and Parris all have one thing in common. They resist the evidence that Proctor and Giles gives them due to their own personal follies. Whether it is for pride‚ greed‚ or power‚ their names will grow in reputation for all of it. All three of these men have unethical reasons for ignoring all of the evidence against the Salem witch trials that they think will result in their own personal gain. Judge Danforth is
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At the end of “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck‚ Kino felt guilty and decides to throw the pearl back into the sea. The pearl symbolizes greed and suggests wealth could bring contentment while also teaching a lesson.Kino fantasized all the possibilities for his family when Juan Tomas asked him‚ “What will you do now that you have become a rich man?” (pg 24) KIno then stated‚ “We will get married at the church”‚ “Have new clothes”‚ “Have a rifle”‚ and “My son will go to school.” (pg 24-25) When Kino tried
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Rocking Horse Winner‚ the family lives well beyond their means. There are many messages that you could get from this story. How people take those messages and interpret them is up to them. Greed‚ sorrow‚ and guilt are three messages from The Rocking Horse Winner.” The first message from The Rocking Horse Winner is greed. The family in this story live well beyond their means. This means they have an expensive taste in lifestyle‚ and not enough money to support that habit. In the beginning of the story
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