Betrayal of Family Loyalty In the play Antigone‚ written by Greek playwright Sophocles‚ loyalty to family seems to be a recurring theme. We first see it when Antigone defies King Creon’s order to keep her brother‚ Polynices‚ unburied as a punishment for his betrayal of their country Thebes. We also see how Antigone’s sister‚ Ismene‚ accepts partial blame for the burial (even though she refused to actually do it) in an affectionate‚ loyal act. Creon is also family (their father’s brother)‚ but
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2. Loyalty is extremely important within Odysseus’ world. Characters in The Odyssey will go as far as to die for their leader and or fellow men. If you are not loyal to your leader or a person of power‚ they could go as far as to kill you for disloyalty. For example‚ in all of book one of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ men die for Odysseus on countless occasions. To be more specific‚ when Odysseus was passing through the island with the lotus eaters‚ Odysseus’ men go out and explore the island for Odysseus
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What is respect? “Respect is a way of treating or thinking about something or someone. If you respect your teacher‚ you admire her and treat her well.” I respect my education‚ family‚ and the world. Without it there would be no justice system or a civilized society. This means respect is what grants us to work in somewhat of a peaceful environment. People deserves and need to be treated with respect. The world would be very different if there was no respect. In order to have respect for others
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Why it is important to respect an Non Commissioned Officer in the United States Army and the possible consiquences and punishments that may be given. It is important to respect an non commissioned officer in order to keep the balance in the work place. Even if its not deserved or given back to you‚ its still the rules of the military to show them the proper respects. Not showing them respect will result in getting yourself in unecissary trouble that will make yourself look bad infront of your other
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nation today is focused on being liked by others and the status quo of others. In order for someone to like another‚ they have to have respect for them. In order for someone to have an opinion about someone‚ it takes a strong person to have respect for the other’s opinion. The nation we live in today has lost respect for one another’s rights. If everyone had respect for others there would not be as many wars or terrorist attacks. Notice I said‚ “not be as many”. We‚ as humans and as people of earth
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The social justice theme of respect for others is crucial in order to establish harmony within a classroom. According to Picower (2012)‚ it is one of the many jobs of teachers to provide their students with opportunities in which they are able to share understanding about their culture with their fellow classmates. The students can tell that some of their classmates might look‚ speak‚ or learn differently; however‚ it is important that they are able to see the many similarities they also may have
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Compared to today‚ there are some elements in “King Lear” that don’t seem that foreign to us. For example‚ betrayal and loyalty are two things that are shifted around today and where maybe even more present in the past‚ as a king had to be on his guard. This includes his family‚ as we can see from the story. The 1st act of “King Lear” starts the whole problem of the play‚ where Lear says (1.1.56-57) “which of you shall we say doth love us most‚ That we our largest bounty may extend.” Today‚ we don’t
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ranks by a few “bad apple” cops who have had a negative impact within the criminal justice system. There have been many cases and complaints of police corruption and abuse but for this paper will be researching the impact and importance of police honesty and integrity. Officer Dilemma For this discussion we are using the following example. It has been brought to the attention of the Chief of
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Building Customer Loyalty - You Decide DeVry University‚ BUSN258 March 14‚ 2013 You Decide As a general manager‚ it is important to identify the issues interfering and affecting the relationship with your customer. After carefully examining all of the facts of the problem‚ it is important to find a solution and providing the customer with a satisfactory answer. First of all the company needs to fix the problem as soon as possible. One way of fixing this problem‚ is by providing
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London‚ mentioned. One of these themes was loyalty. Jack London focuses on all aspects of loyalty‚ ranging from the positive effects‚ to even the negative ones too. He uses the main character‚ Buck‚ as an example of these effects. In the story‚ Buck gains true loyalty to John Thornton‚ one of his owners. Loyalty also keeps Buck’s inner wolf at bay. Lastly‚ because Buck’s loyalty to is so strong‚ it is dangerous. Of course‚ I’ll start with Buck’s loyalty to John Thornton. Buck and Thornton first
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