Honor
Essays

The parable of the prodigal son in the Gospel of Luke is one of the seminal Biblical tales. In it, the father of two healthy sons divides his wealth and property equitably between them, and later willingly allows the…

In the first line of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle writes, "Every craft and every inquiry, and likewise every action and every choice, seem to aim at some good; for which reason people have rightly (kalos) concluded…

Sophocles' Antigone has been widely interpreted as a play about a young woman's admirable courage of conviction. This rather straightforward interpretation is largely the result of a plot that revolves around Antigone's…

The scholars Richard a. Horsley and John S. Hansen entitled their book on ancient, Roman-occupied Israel Bandits, Prophets, and Messiahs. and, one could add as a kind of 'punch line' to the apparent extremity of these…

Wilfred Owen's poem "Dulce et Decorum est" describes the horrors of World War One. With rich imagery, the poet refers to the gory and horrid details of the "great war," such as "the blood / Come gargling from the…

¶ … Fools Crow by James Welch [...] White Man's Dog/Fools Crow's transformation or rite of passage. The rite of passage is an important event in the lives of the young male Blackfeet, and Fools Crow is no exception.

Psychological disengagement is the process whereby a person confronted by a negative evaluation by a teacher or supervisor negates the importance of the interaction or feedback. This strategy is often employed by minority students confronted by a racially-biased school system. Whether this strategy is also employed by minority students when confronted by a racial insult from peers is the focus of the study proposed here.

The judicial system, law enforcement, and many other agencies that take part in justice administration identify ethics as the central challenge in the provision of their services. This paper, examines the law enforcement department, a branch of the justice administration to provide some of the ethical issues, and offer information regarding the topic.

"Anger be now your song" is Robert Fitzgerald's opening translation of Homer's epic -- and it refers to Achilles' anger at Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks, who has insulted Achilles by stealing from him his woman…

Daniel Defoe's Roxana, or the Fortunate Mistress is an analysis of beauty on many different levels. Most importantly, it is a look at how closely a real woman can compare to an ideal.