...Greed is a basic problem with humanity. It also goes hand in hand with pride. when you have something you asre proud of, there are countless other men who would take it from you, so they might also take pride in it. These men become jealous of you for possessing something they do not. Now, they can get by without it, but they assume their quality of life will be enhanced if they acquire such pride. They will then proceed to do everything in their power to possess it. It is the basic primal instinct of all species on this planet. You want to be better than the next man, have more, know more. Once you have this desire for glory and fame you will do anything in your power to get it, through any means necessary. So it is that greed changes to jealousy, and then jealousy into hate. There is a desire to be equal, to have no one above you. But you will never be equal. No matter how many riches you gather, how many achievements you reach, there will always be another man who has more. A richer, stronger, wiser man and it will always be so. So you see, your search for greatness is foolish at best, it is a quest you will fail. For in gaining material possessions, you lose love. Along the path to your impossible goals, you will spread war, hatred, and grief. War because you will stop at nothing to acquire what you desire. You will also spread hatred because you will take from man what is his, rightfully or not, for your own. You will then leave him broken, full of rage towards you, and...
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...Many people go through life unhappy and depressed. You cannot be happy in life unless you respect your self but the problem most people have in achieving this goal is they don’t know how. There are many things that you need in order to have self-respect but there are three that I believe are most important. The three most important things a person must have or do are pride, honesty and avoid jealousy. Pride is an important factor in self -respect because if a person does not take pride in the life that they live or the things that they do then how can you respect yourself? In Shame, Richard says “ I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that” (page 1). This means that once Richard got to school and was around other people they made him feel ashamed of himself and he was not proud of his life style. Since Richard was ashamed of his lifestyle, everywhere that he went he felt judge and worried too much about what other people thought about him for example when he says “There was shame there. Now there was shame everywhere. It seemed like the whole world had been inside that classroom”. Richard only focused on the negative things in his life and didn’t think about anything else and this brought down his self-respect a great amount. Another important thing in order to have self-respect is honesty. Honesty is important in life because nobody will trust you if you are not honest. Not being honest can mess up a person’s life whether it be with their family...
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...actually make some significant changes in the formula of the play. Although Cyrano and C.D. Bailes have many similarities and have the nose to reflect their exuberant personality, Bailes is not true at heart the Cyrano that we know in the play. Throughout the play it is evident that pride is very important to society especially to Cyrano, but in the movie Bailes tended to basically fight only when provoked. The difference being as Le Bret tells Cyrano in one scene in the play that his confidence, pride, and his own tendency to provoke people brought him lots of enemies. There is no scene in the movie like in the play’s opening where Cyrano was the one who started all the ruckus, beginning with Montfleury and leading to fights both physically and verbally. None of which would happen if he just let the crowd enjoy the play. This makes sense given that the movie is a modernization into a society where that type of pride is less abundant. It would be also much less likely for Cyrano to ask anyone to “fix” his nose, because that pride also would not allow it, and it would have a bad effect on his reputation when knowledge of it reaches the public. Unlike Cyrano, C.D. Bailes also gave into some jealousy. In the play there is a scene where Cyrano has to aid in the marriage of Roxanne and Christian by distracting de Guiche from entering Roxanne's house. In the movie when he encounters a group of old ladies out for a late night jog. Instead of...
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...self-love, inordinate love of money, illicit sex, hate, jealousy, over-indulgence and laziness.(FULTON SHEEN, The Seven Capital Sins) Thomas Aquinas called them “vainglories” in his Summa Theologica (1-11, 84:4) Pride is a spiritual cancer that eats and consumes the vital life. Covetousness is like spiritual consumption or tuberculosis, wasting away the soul's inner powers. Lust is a spiritual leprosy. Anger is a delirious fever. Envy is spiritual blood-poisoning. Gluttony leads to a sleeping-sickness that may end in death. Sloth is like a paralysis of the soul that hinders its progress and causes neglect of the means of grace, indifference, and even final impenitence. It is pride and sloth that are the parents of final impenitence. The Catechism of the Catholic Church regarding the seven deadly sins, in paragraph 1866 narrates: “vices can be classified according to the virtues they oppose, or also be linked to the capital sins which Christian experience has distinguished, following St. John Cassian and St. Gregory the Great. They are called “capital” because they engender other sins, other vices. They are pride, avarice (greed), envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth or acedia “ PRIDE: Pride is undue self-esteem or self-love, which seeks attention and honor and sets oneself in competition with God. It is essentially an act or disposition of the will desiring to be considered better than a person really is. Pride may be expressed in different ways: by taking personal...
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...BADONG, MARK JULIUS M. B-112 * GENESIS 3:1-24 “THE FALL” * GENESIS 4:1-16 “CAIN AND ABEL” * GENESIS 6-7 “INCREASING CORRUPTION ON EARTH” * GENESIS 11 “THE TOWER OF BABEL” Give the definition of Sin. In Abrahamic contexts, sin is the act of violating God's will. Sin can also be viewed as anything that violates the ideal relationship between an individual and God; or as any diversion from the ideal order for human living. To sin has been defined as "to miss the mark". What are the 7 Capital Sins? Pride – Pride is an unrestrained and improper appreciation of our own worth. This is listed first because it is widely considered the most serious of the seven sins; pride often leads to the committing of other capital sins. Pride is manifest in vanity and narcissism about one’s appearance, intelligence, status, etc. Dante described pride as “love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor.” Greed – Greed, which is also known as avarice or covetousness, is the immoderate desire for earthly goods, as well as situations such as power. It is a sin of excess. The object a person is greedy about need not be evil, but the issue lies in the way one regards the object, placing inappropriate value on it. Greed can further inspire such sinful actions as hoarding of materials or objects, theft and robbery, trickery, and manipulation. Gluttony – Gluttony, which comes from the Latin gluttirei – to gulp down or swallow, refers...
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...Jealousy has been around for centuries. Jealousy is a hideous thing that can cause people to do things that some of us would never imagine doing today. Or maybe some of us would, but only to an extent. One of the most known events more than likely known by this was the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The Salem Witch Trials were caused by many other things as well. However, the main causes of the trials were town division, lying girls, and jealousy. As above, the first reason for the Salem Witch Trials was town division. “The people in the western half of Salem Village farmed poorer land and lost political power” (Document E). What this means is that ultimately the poor were accusing the rich of witchcraft because they felt threatened and wanted to hold more power than they did. Most think that it was because the women of the town wanted to get to the men for the money, but the accusations were not only made by women. In Document B it is shown that approximately 20% were male, but the majority were still female. So what did the men want? Land? Or perhaps the wives? Since nobody alive was actually a witness, all there is, is historical information that is hoped to be accurate....
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...rather on the Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The basic character archetypes are concealed, and the storyline is simplified for children. But with a closer inspection of the characters themselves and the storyline, we the seasoned readers, can see just how apparent these similarities are. The story of The Lion King closely parallels that of Hamlet. It is about the jealousy of an uncle named Scar towards his nephew, Simba, who is the son of the king, and rightful heir to the throne. This jealousy drives him to take drastic action to secure himself to the throne. The only way he can do this is to kill his brother, King Mufasa and Simba. He accomplishes this by killing Mufasa and goes on to become the King of the Pride Lands and leader of the pack, thus “marrying” Simba’s mother, Sarobi. After the plan that Scar puts into action is completed, Scar finds his plan was only half successful; Simba survives. However, the clever, smooth talking uncle tricks the young and susceptible Simba into thinking that he is responsible for his father’s death. Similarly In Hamlet (which is also based upon the jealousy of a king’s brother, Claudius), Hamlet Senior is poisoned by Claudius, who then ascends to the throne and marries Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude. The poison makes the king look like he died in his sleep naturally. Like the young Simba who is weak because of his young age, Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play is powerless...
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...feeling will be a strong barrier to the female combatants’ inclusion to the present combat culture and this will affect the cohesiveness within the combat group. Moreover this will be a new experience for both male and female combatants. When both parties have not build trust and confidence of their capacities and capabilities, the military commandos may feel the male combat solders will not adhere to the commands of the seniors at a heated battle. Hence, cohesiveness is a very important factor in heated battle fields. In addition, inclusion of women in the front line battle positions it is expected that there would be a possibility of sexual excitement which may disturb the cohesiveness of the combat battle groups. This will further create jealousies, misunderstandings and interpersonal conflicts within the group and that will affect the group cohesiveness. Taking the above points into consideration, following guidelines would assist the military leader to maintain and build a strong cohesive group. 1. Establish a group identity Encourage all activities to be done together to develop skills and competencies. (Training and other extracurricular activities). This will...
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...comes to perishing for by two things; he only thinks of hate as the second option. That is the destruction by ice. He sees an ice as a great destruction just like fire. The poem ends by showing that both ice and fire destructs. Fire and ice are expression of authority anxiety to get identity (O’ Brien, 29). The poem displays two darkest traits of humanity that is; the capacity of hate as ice and capacity to be consumed by desire or lust as the fire (Little, 175). As to the desire, it demonstrates aspects such as greed and jealousy that destroys the world. Greed and jealousy are things that affect one’s emotion and mind to think clearly. Once the two aspects overwhelm one, he or she becomes restless. The two things are like fire that keep on burning in the mind and become difficult to be stop until a particular agenda is achieved; like murder. Jealousy and greed are the things that destroy the world in recent days. People kill each other because of jealousy of their fellow men being successful than them. Apart from the desire, the poem shows hatred as part of the trait of humanity. The implication shows that ice that inform of hatred is likely to lead to the demise. Ice is something cold that has no warmth. When there is ice, the world becomes frozen. The poem uses the scientific word ice to show coldness of people’s heart when they have hate. The poem explains...
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...tragic flaw that eventually leads to their downfall. Othello kills out of jealousy, while Macbeth kills out of ambition. In both of these dramas, Othello and Macbeth possess human characteristics that drive them to commit evil acts. Although their tragic flaws are entirely different, they share in remorse for their actions, which allows the audience to sympathize with them. In the story of Othello, Shakespeare portrays a tale of how a man’s trust is betrayed, ultimately leading to a tragic ending. Othello, the main character, is a...
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...Thesis statement: The film, Othello, offers viewers an exceptional perspective that embodies the themes of jealousy and deceit, which are the two themes undoubtedly and effectively shown in the film. * I. Iago explains his tactics to Roderigo. Envy drives him to follow Othello not out of “love” or “duty,” but because he feels he can deceive his general. * 1. “Were I the Moor I would not be Iago. In following him I follow but myself; Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so for my peculiar end.” (I.i.57–60) 2. Iago is continually playing a game of deception, even with Roderigo and the audience. II. Othello is poisoned by Iago’s herbaceous manipulation; therefore, Othello becomes blind to Desdemona’s loyalty. 1. Many of Iago’s references of deception concern poison. 2. “I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear” (II.iii.330); “The Moor already changes with my poison. / Dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons, / . . . / . . . Not poppy nor mandragora / Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world / Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep” (III.iii.329–336). Iago breeds his “conceits” so that they become fatal toxins and then plants their seeds in the minds of others. III. 1. Iago tells Othello to beware of jealousy, the “green-eyed monster which doth mock/ The meat it feeds on” (III.iii.170–171). 2. Likewise, Emilia describes jealousy as dangerously and uncannily self-generating, a “monster / Begot upon itself, born on itself” (III.iv...
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...and Othello. When looking for a great leader that would lead your city through anything and everything it is not hard to tell that both Oedipus and Othello could be those leaders. Both had great gifts in leadership. They stood up in what they believed in. Each held exceptional accomplishments and both possessed the ability to be an all-around leader. Othello was a respectable citizen who was usually known for his fighting or war success. He knew how and what the goal was to succeed. Not all leaders knew that. Oedipus was also somewhat the same. He, like Othello, was known for his fighting and war success, but two words always stood out when people of Thebes talked about Oedipus; intelligent and self-confident. That’s where his true pride came from. Confidence was his strong point. Nothing brought him down. He knew what was needed to be done and he got after it the best way he could possible. Both Oedipus as well as Othello hold similarities...
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...To be jealous, by definition, is “feeling or showing of someone”. One may be jealous of another due to an achievement or them being close to another person that they hold dearly. Typically jealousy can be expressed by enemies and friends, but mostly by lovers. The jealousy between lovers can be so intense that it causes extreme consequences. Most of the time the couple just parts ways and bids adieu. However, in the stories “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover”, both written by Robert Browning, the lovers are set to kill in order to satiate their jealous tendencies. Both main male characters in these stories believe that their lovers set out to purposely infuriate them causing the jealousy. Despite this, neither the Duchess nor Porphyria...
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...Antigone vs Otheelo: women In the plays “Antigone” by Sophocles and the Shakespearean tragedy “Othello” written by William Shakespeare, the themes that’s being portrayed are honour and gender, through the play the audience if captivated by the characters choices and motives through the play. With the characters choices they help to make the play more understandable as the audience can recognise the tragic hero in both the plays. The relationships between men and women in Othello are remarked as lesser then men. Iago often refers to his wife as a prostitute - "A house wife that by selling her desires, Buys herself bread and clothes (iv.i.95)” showing what type of relationship women and men had during the late 16th century. Women were generally considered obedient, respectful, kind and warm. They were never outspoken nor were they meant to, for it could be seen as a lack of loyalty. When Othello accused Desdemona of cheating on him, he found himself in a position that he didn't want to face with. Othello was emasculated with the thought of a woman disobeying him. Men were easily manipulated into thinking the worst of woman because they were certain it would never happen. However, when the slightest things start to be pointed out the characters start to over analyse. Woman were not on the same level as men; men talked down to woman, they didn’t see them as equals nor think that they should be treated like one. This relates to Othello and Desdemona’s relationship – she “betrayed”...
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...characters to fall into. Iago is using jealousy and anger as excuses to perpetrate evil. He is almost searching for reasons in order to be able to hurt Othello, be they genuine or not. Iago is manipulative and also very cunning however what led to his downfall is him underestimating others. He has a talent for understanding and manipulating the desires of those around him that makes him both a powerful and a compelling character. He is an evil character willing to drag innocent character into his revenge- Roderigo, Desdemona and Emilia. Iago is able to hurt Othello so much because he understands him so well...
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