Post by Shakujou on Dec 8, 2006 8:22:34 GMT -5
Yep, I'll post my English/History Essays here.
Here is one due tomorrow:
Selfish King
A king is someone who uses his power and influence for positive or negative motives. Depending on the morals and virtues he contains, his causes may by either selfish or benevolent. In other cases, a ruler will act fair to get everyone’s loyalty. But in reality, he is simply a liar and smooth talker to obtain what he wants. These kings contain no honor and most likely accept a deal, no matter how malevolent, to benefit him. In the “Iliad” by Homer, Agamemnon, a greedy low moral king, will not return Chryseis since his selfish pride feels that he must gain a prize after every battle.
Due to the overlord’s stubborn behavior and reaction, his army begins to lose their trust and respect for him. When Agamemnon hears that he must return Chryseis to please Apollo, the king agrees but only if he gets a better prize in return. “What I really want is to keep my people safe, not see them dying. But fetch me another prize, and straight off too else I alone of the Argives go without my honor” (Book 1, lines 136-139). Although the high lord inclines to protect his army, the real reason in doing so only benefits his own selfish reasons. Without an army, the ruler cannot be victorious in any battles against the Trojans or gain any new spoils from the defeated enemies. If he truly cared for his people, he would not need a prize in return and be joyful just to know that they are safe. Instead, Agamemnon speaks with false words in order for his men to stay loyal while manipulating the Greeks’ minds to have them feel pleased and not betrayed. There is one woman though that satisfies his interest, Achilles’ prize. “No- if our generous Argives will give me a prize, a match for my desires, equal to what I’ve lost, well and good” (Book 1, lines 159-161). With these words, the ruler is a man who does not care if another Greek goes without his spoil, as long as he obtains his. His arrogance is shown since he believes that his army is less influential because of their lower rank. The overlord feels that the Greeks are not as strong, important, or honored as he is, thus priding him to command his army without any hesitation. Because he is the most influential king, Agamemnon strongly thinks he should gain a prize that is better than everyone else and will not settle for anything less. The selfish man expresses that if he is the only one without a prize, then he will lose his honor. For him, however, honor is just an excuse to over up his hurt ego and selfish nature from the others. Not only does this prove that Agamemnon is a selfish person, but that he chooses the routes that only benefits him while disregarding other’s feelings.
Being selfish and greedy will only bite you in the back in the end. Most likely, all plans will backfire and you will end up losing both the item and trust of others. Doing a task that only benefits yourself will result in everyone leaving you, with just yourself to blame and no support from others. In the end, using others for your own selfish causes will only make you lose something more valuable then a simple materialistic item.
Here is one due tomorrow:
Selfish King
A king is someone who uses his power and influence for positive or negative motives. Depending on the morals and virtues he contains, his causes may by either selfish or benevolent. In other cases, a ruler will act fair to get everyone’s loyalty. But in reality, he is simply a liar and smooth talker to obtain what he wants. These kings contain no honor and most likely accept a deal, no matter how malevolent, to benefit him. In the “Iliad” by Homer, Agamemnon, a greedy low moral king, will not return Chryseis since his selfish pride feels that he must gain a prize after every battle.
Due to the overlord’s stubborn behavior and reaction, his army begins to lose their trust and respect for him. When Agamemnon hears that he must return Chryseis to please Apollo, the king agrees but only if he gets a better prize in return. “What I really want is to keep my people safe, not see them dying. But fetch me another prize, and straight off too else I alone of the Argives go without my honor” (Book 1, lines 136-139). Although the high lord inclines to protect his army, the real reason in doing so only benefits his own selfish reasons. Without an army, the ruler cannot be victorious in any battles against the Trojans or gain any new spoils from the defeated enemies. If he truly cared for his people, he would not need a prize in return and be joyful just to know that they are safe. Instead, Agamemnon speaks with false words in order for his men to stay loyal while manipulating the Greeks’ minds to have them feel pleased and not betrayed. There is one woman though that satisfies his interest, Achilles’ prize. “No- if our generous Argives will give me a prize, a match for my desires, equal to what I’ve lost, well and good” (Book 1, lines 159-161). With these words, the ruler is a man who does not care if another Greek goes without his spoil, as long as he obtains his. His arrogance is shown since he believes that his army is less influential because of their lower rank. The overlord feels that the Greeks are not as strong, important, or honored as he is, thus priding him to command his army without any hesitation. Because he is the most influential king, Agamemnon strongly thinks he should gain a prize that is better than everyone else and will not settle for anything less. The selfish man expresses that if he is the only one without a prize, then he will lose his honor. For him, however, honor is just an excuse to over up his hurt ego and selfish nature from the others. Not only does this prove that Agamemnon is a selfish person, but that he chooses the routes that only benefits him while disregarding other’s feelings.
Being selfish and greedy will only bite you in the back in the end. Most likely, all plans will backfire and you will end up losing both the item and trust of others. Doing a task that only benefits yourself will result in everyone leaving you, with just yourself to blame and no support from others. In the end, using others for your own selfish causes will only make you lose something more valuable then a simple materialistic item.
ESSAY NOOOOO!!! *hides*
