A personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ is loyalty and perseverance. The best example of loyalty in of the epic‚ Penelope‚ who waited faithfully in Ithaca for 20 years for her husband‚ Odysseus’‚ to return. Odysseus’ son Telemachus‚ who also showed loyalty by standing by his father against the suitors who are after the throne. The two analytical lenses that I will use to interpret this epic‚ is the Psychological and the social class lens. The psychology lens focuses on the
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“Perseverance” “On my honor‚ I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country‚” Boy Scouts of America. One of the most prominent and shaping factors in my life (Boy Scouts) I took for granted for the first few years of scouts. Twelve years in the making I finally achieved it‚ the rank of Eagle Scout. Sometimes being dragged to the meetings as a regular Boy Scout‚ I despised it in the beginning‚ being criticized by my peers for partaking in the organization deterred me from Scouts. I fought
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time can be challenging and it might require perseverance. In Call of the Wild Buck has to persevere through tough times after he was taken away and shown his place in the wild. In contrast some people choose to join the army. In the army there is a place called ranger school. That is a very tough thing to do and persevere through mental and physical barriers. While my dad and Buck both endured pain and suffering they both got through it. Perseverance is a thing that everyone will have to do at some
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Athletics have taught me the importance of determination‚ perseverance‚ citizenship‚ and leadership. One major thing athletics have taught me is that I hate to lose. This hatred of loss sparked my strong determination and perseverance. Determination and perseverance go hand in hand when it comes to sports. If one does not possess these two integral characteristics‚ then there is no way one can be successful. Determination and perseverance are incredibly important characteristics for not only athletics
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but all this criticism would push Jimmy Butler to better. Jimmy’s high school coaches said he wouldn’t go anywhere with basketball. He was able to prove them wrong through his perseverance‚ hard work‚ and effort. This shows that we should all be able to persevere during hard times. Some people argue that perseverance does not make you successful but you won’t go anywhere without it. They say it’s just pursuing a higher goal with failure like setbacks. Others say it’s a mindset developing an
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Perseverance‚ this is a word that many lived by and still do it to this day it means to not give up and to keep moving forward not matter what has happen. We know and are inspired by many people who are the meaning of perseverance from authors like J.K to painters‚ athletes‚ and kids like Anne Frank. They have been through something and still tired no matter what to make the best out of themselves and their life to prove that giving up is not an answer. Vincent Van Gogh a painter has been
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Perseverance can be great‚ but it can also be horrible. You need to have the determination to go far in life‚ however‚ only if what you are doing is healthy for yourself and others‚ if you are doing something that harms either you or another person else you probably should stop. Depending on what you are doing perseverance isn’t an excellent thing to have or do. Some people might say‚ that persistence is always a good thing‚ yet that’s not true. While most of the time‚ perseverance is needed
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Perseverance through life. Life is a set of challenges designed to test our strength and perseverance. In the book Call of the Wild‚ Buck experiences many conflicts‚ one of the biggest being his environment. Buck was yanked from his warm and lush home in the civilized Santa Clara valley and forced to move to the harsh and unforgiving north. My mother similarly moved often during her childhood‚ often not staying in one place longer than two years. They both had to persevere through many challenges
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It is something everyone wants‚ not many have‚ and few want to give. Some people would appreciate having a little bit of respect from others‚ and some should make efforts to show some more respect. Unfortunately‚ this does not happen all the time. Maybe this is because respect is not clearly understood. What is respect? The dictionary defines it as an act of giving particular attention or high or special regard. Another definition shows respect as a feeling or attitude of admiration and deference
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‘The Moral Landscape’ – Sam Harris‚ published in 2010 Albanian’s have a tradition where if a man commits a murder the victim’s family can kill any one of his male relatives in reprisal. If a boy is born into a family where his brother/son was a murderer he has to go into hiding; leaving proper education & adequate health care. Can we argue that Albanians are ‘morally wrong to have structured their society in this way?’ and ‘are their values are inferior to our own?’ Can we argue whether or not
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