Essays on Honor

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…

InThe Iliad, warriors from the Achaean and Trojan armies show plenty of noble traits; the warrior that shows the most noble traits is the great Achaean warrior, Achilles. Despite the fact that Hector killed Achilles’s prodigy, and close friend, Patroclus he found pity for Troy’s King, Priam. The release of Hector’s body to Priam was…

Throughout different time periods and civilizations come many different types of art that would never be comparable to those of another time or place. There are also the pieces that come from a completely different time and place, but yet they can still be compared to one another. The Torso of a God (Egyptian, New…

The Robert E. Howard Foundation and Project Pride of Cross Plains, Texas are proud to announce the dates and Guest of Honor for the 2016 version of Howard Days, to be held June 10th and 11th at the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains. This year’s Guest of Honor is Michael Scott Myers, screenwriter…

The debate of whether or not honor codes should be established in schools have been ongoing since it was first introduced. It caused conflict between those who implemented it and those who had to obey it. Many view honor codes as ineffective for decreasing cheating in schools while others view it as efficient for increasing…

Statistics is a major component of card counting. To be successful with card counting, one must use statistics to determine the probability of winning. This is proven true by the MIT blackjack team. The team counts cards at casinos and uses statistics to increase its odds of beating the house. Statistics correlates to card counting…

Introduction             Heroes are depicted in literature in various ways. Homer, the author of epic poems “Iliad” and “The Odyssey” has portrayed his characters as heroes in his works. In Homeric culture, heroes strive to uphold their personal honor, for them honor was more important than their lives. The protagonists in his works are presented…

John Proctor:”i say- i say- God is dead!” This quote said by John Proctor in the play The Crucible written in the 1950’s. The play is about the people of Salem going through witch trials , which lead to many people getting hanged in the gallows in front of the whole town. If the people…

The Muslim religion is one of the fastest growing religions in the world, other than Christianity; according to Pew Research, in 2017 there were about 3.45 million Muslims in the U.S (Mohamed 2018). Some beliefs and practices this religion engage in are polygamy, fasting, wearing hijabs for women, and believing in one God, or “Allah”….