Essays on Conscience

Writing a metacognition essay is fairly new to me and on top of that critically analyzing the way I think is something I never considered. If I had to decide on how I think, I would have to say I tend to visualize almost everything I hear and see. Every time I think I always…

The novel ‘Generals die in bed’ written by Charles Yale Harrison tells a story surrounding a young Canadian soldier’s experiences in the first world war . The nameless soldiers experiences in the trenches intensity as the story progresses. The narrator and the soldiers just got one conviction that was keep alive in the horror war….

God be praised: there even Gimpel cannot be deceived indicates that Gimpel finally realizes that God is the only being you can trust. The earthly world is full of deceitful people. Gimpel learned that by having faith in God and ignoring the ignorance of others, that he really is fooling them. Important advice from the…

Set during the sixties and using the Troubles in Northern Ireland as a suitably depressing backdrop, “Cal” by Bernard MacLaverty is the tale of a tragic love affair and the hopelessness of life during the Troubles. Cal’s struggle for normality within the chaos which was life in Northern Ireland, has enabled MacLaverty to create a…

According to Bertie Charles Forbes, the founder of Forbes Business Magazine, “The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure” (“Greed Quotes”). From an ethical point of view, greed is not essential to a successful business. Wanting to have more than what you already have at the expense of…

Blindly obeying authority often results in disobedience to one’s personal morality. Since rules were established and exist for the common interests of the general population, some would say adhering to the rules is obedient. However, when rules conflict with people’s morals, one has the right, and furthermore the responsibility to disobey. Contrary to popular belief,…

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. ” (The Phrase Finder) In 1887, Lord Acton said this in a letter to Bishop Creighton. This thought appears to be exemplified In the classic tale Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. The above quote by Acton seems to…