residence. He brutally kills them through violent and explicit methods. Odysseus is completely justified in his revenge against the suitors. Throughout the poem‚ Homer develops the concepts/ themes of honor and hospitality and how it plays a major role in Greek society. The suitors violate these concepts multiple times throughout the poem‚ giving Odysseus a justified reason to take their lives. His revenge on the suitors was not excessive because at the end he took the lives of the people that dishonored
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following essential questions below and respond to the question using the literature listed below in a literary analysis essay. Please follow all the minimum requirements for the essay listed below. Essential Question #1: Is an act of revenge ever justified? Poems Read “Cinderella” by Anne Sexton “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks “The Poison Tree” by William Blake Essential Question #2: Do we‚ as human beings‚ truly have the ability to make choices in our lives‚ or are we controlled
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was justified: great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is morally justifiable and acceptable when the law in itself is iniquitous and if that law violates human rights and conscience; Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow but we as human beings should be able to differentiate the right and the wrong and incase laws need to be violated for the right cause even with hard consequences‚ breaking the law can be justified;
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Pradhan (GP2) Can breaking the law ever be justified? Imagine a world without those brave people who dared to not abide by the law and fight for a right. A world without Gandhi would be a world without independent India; without Mandela there would be white superiority in Africa; without freedom fighters‚ there would be no democracy in Nepal. I believe that all the actions of such law breakers are good‚ even though they were against various laws‚ and such actions can be justified to some extent
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Can breaking the law ever be justified? Any country or a place has its set of rules or laws. They are made in order to keep the place safe and peaceful. Some may have a set of rules while others may have rules that are open to changes and additions. These rules are set to govern people and keep them in discipline. However‚ as the saying goes ‘rules are meant to be broken’. Many people are found breaking these laws. No one in the world always follows the rule. It might be a small rule they might
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Can terrorism ever be justified? Introduction The purpose of this essay is to explore the issues surrounding the morality of terrorism. I will begin by providing contextual information of the topic through exploring the history of terrorism. From the Sicarii in 50AD who carried out assassinations with short daggers to more recent attacks such as 7/7 bombings in the London underground. In this section however we will find it is not only the methodology of terrorism that has changed but its definition
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War can never be justified. Discuss War. One of the most destructive and futile thing on our planet‚ yet the ambition of war is usually to find peace is it not? Battle tends to start over the love of power; William Gladstone once said "We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace." So therefore is it not correctly speaking by saying that war is needed in order to destroy the love of power that creates such emotions
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one day every lie she told came back to haunt her. She ended up hurting me in the long run and lost my trust as a friend. I am positive she regrets the lies she once told that gave her the reputation she withholds. All in all‚ I think a lie can be justified depending on the situation. Not everything in life goes the way it should and we often try to cover that up. With good intentions‚ no one will get hurt‚ with bad intentions- a negative outcome is almost
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Revenge? • Whenever someone does something that hurts us we have a natural inclination to hurt them back. • We know this is wrong and we are taught that forgiveness is the path we should follow but there’s no denying the satisfaction and the warm feeling we feel inside that comes with revenge. The Desire • As a leader‚ succumbing to the desire for revenge is dangerous not only to your standing as a Leader but also to your career. • So how should a Leader react when hurt by someone? • A common answer
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OF REVENGE: A CRITICAL APPRECIATION SUBSCRIBE “OF REVENGE” is a masterpiece of Bacon who in the eyes of Hugh Walker is: "First of English essayists‚ as he remains for sheer mass and weight of genius‚ the greatest...” “OF REVENGE” is a testimony of Hugh Walker’s statement. It contains "counsels civil and moral". It contains strange mixture of utilitarianism and high ideals as Bacon declares that revenge is ignoble and that forgiveness is noble‚ but almost immediately adds that in certain circumstances
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