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    Honor in the Illiad

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    "Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor much more precious dear than life‚" though over a millennium apart‚ Homer and William Shakespeare have at least one thought in common - the importance of honor. It may seem that the gods control the behavior of men‚ but they merely facilitate the self-determined destiny of their subjects. In the Iliad‚ the fate of mortals is determined not by the gods‚ but rather by the code of honor that the warriors are mentally compelled to follow. The future

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    The Honors and Awards

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    Johns Hopkins (1980–2006) HONORS AND AWARDS (SELECTED): Honorary Doctorates: Northwestern University (1981) Georgetown University (1986) Ben Gurion University‚ Israel (1990) Albany Medical College (1998) Technion University‚ Israel (2002) Mount Sinai Medical School (2004) University of Maryland (2006) Awards: Albert Lasker Award (1978) Wolf Prize (1983) Bower Award (1992) National Medal of Science (2005) Albany Prize in Medicine (2007) Honorific Societies: American Academy of Arts

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    Medal of Honor

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    BACKGROUND PAPER ON SGT MAYNARD SMITH 1. When you hear about the Medal of Honor‚ do you know why it is given? Do you as a military member know what a member must go through to receive such an honor? Sadly‚ a lot of military members don’t realize what a prestigious award this is. My intention today is to share with you what the Medal of Honor is. Also‚ I am going to tell you about Sgt. Maynard Smith who received a Medal of Honor in World War II‚ due to his bravery and loyalty to his fellow crewmembers

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    The Honor Code

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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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    cyclonerepertory@gmail.com www.cyclonerepertory.com Romeo and Juliet Session Themes & Topics 1 - Shakespeare’s Main Source: Arthur Brooke’s 3020 line narrative poem “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet” (first published in 1562). Brooke was reported to have translated it from an Italian novella “Giulietta e Romeo”‚ a novella by the Italian author Matteo Bandello‚ written in 1554. The poem’s ending differs significantly from Shakespeare’s play: the nurse is banished‚ the apothecary

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    Honor In The Iliad

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    Honor: Then and Now  Homer’s Iliad begins during the final year of the Trojan War. One of the most significant  themes promoted in the Iliad and the works of Homer has to do with the concept of honor. It has  been observed over the years that during times of serious conflict in communities‚ certain goals  and codes of behavior become unitarily desired and understood. Throughout time‚ the  progression and development of mankind is evident in all areas including reactions to crises.  Specifically in times of war

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    Men of Honor

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    However‚ the one trait that is a necessity in anything you do is passion. Without it not only will you become bored with your work‚ but you will have less of a chance of becoming successful. One film that shows this passion and dedication is "Men of Honor" starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert Dinero. Although these men never engaged in any traditional business transactions‚ these men still do posses many key traits of a successful entrepreneur. Cuba played the role of an African-American man named

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    honor and respect

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    Honor & Respect I believe to respect a person means no matter what their beliefs are‚ or what decisions they decide to make. Always show them courtesy and never be judgmental in their decision making. Honor is a subjective right. More specifically‚ honor is a right to respect as an equal. Honor is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read‚ you can learn everything that anyone ever learned. But you’ve got to want it. As defined in the dictionary

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    Definition Of Honor

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    Today’s twenty-first century definition of honor according to Dictionary.com is‚ honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions. But the definition of honor has drastically changed over time. For example‚ in A.D 800 to the 11th century Vikings‚ a nomadic people from Scandinavia‚ had an honor code for their wives/ slave girls. The honor code they had stated that if a woman’s husband/ master died that she in order to keep her name and her husband/ master’s name honorable she was to be

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    Honors Class

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    Why did I take sign up for an Honors class? This isn’t the first nor the last time I have been asked this‚ but I must say my answer has changed drastically since the previous questioner. I used to believe school was just boring. I believed that it would always be me sitting through a class‚ waiting for the end. I always made extraordinary grades‚ but seemed to be bored. The last time I was asked I answered that it was because It would look good for me to get into college. Now I realize it’s because

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