… ancient period of Japan there existed a time of war and power struggles. There were many people who followed the Bushido code or way of the warrior. These people were called samurai. Of the countless men who devoted their lives to the Bushido code…

… book Celia, A Slave is the account of the trial, conviction, and execution of a female slave for the murder of her master in 1855. The author uses evidence compiled through studying documents from Callaway County, Missouri and the surrounding area…

… world. Families of all religions and cultures spend countless hours teaching their children these personality traits. Companies and social groups spend millions of dollars in an attempt to keep their employees and followers loyal to their cause.…

… between what is good and necessary for the individual and the moral values placed upon people by society is constantly present. This is true of the characters in George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession. Shaw demonstrates that doing…

… come."(Lord 31) This age was the time when Aristophanes, the great Greek comic-poet, had lived and produced his fine works of literature. Aristophanes was "born an Athenian citizen some time in the decade following 450 BC"(Lord 21) "The Peloponnesian…

… character of Socrates, is searching for the definition of justice. During his search he creates a theoretical city of the kallipolis. This city is to be the ideal, good city. After he establishes this city in his mind he realizes that this city…

… American short story writers in history. He wrote stories that capture the depths of the human mind and descend into the mentality of the severely deranged, as seen in “Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. Poe tells these stories from…

… religious people. This is explained well in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, and in Johnathon Edward’s “Sinners in the Hands of on Angry God”. These traits in the society had positive effects and negative effects. Fearfulness had it’s positive tolls…

… No one truly knew who she was or what she did during her life on Earth. The townsfolk were obsessed with her every move, which were few and far between. She lived a peaceful, yet somewhat tortured life inside her dark house, away from the stresses…

… and follow your own bliss,” these are the words of Nathaniel Branden, a United States psychologist. One person who lived his life by this quote is the American author Ralph Waldo Ellison. Ellison’s integrity and respect for others helped him…