This shows his acceptance because he doesn’t see Jim as a person and he sees his children as someone else’s property, which he feels would be wrong to steal. Although he accepts society’s view on slavery, Huck’s respect toward Jim is shown when Huck goes to him for his help, to find out what Pap was doing in town. Huck’s respect towards Jim is displayed because there were many other people Huck could have asked, but he chose Jim
WALKING WITH THE DEVIL 1 Walking With The Devil WALKING WITH THE DEVIL 2 Michael Quinn, in his book, Walking With the Devil, provides a vivid portrayal of the code of silence within the police sub-culture. He not only gives profound and impacting examples of the dire consequences which can ensue because of the police and their loyalty to the code, but provides the reader with the understanding that individuals working within the scope of law enforcement can move beyond and prove to be a leader by example and by breaking the code. Mr. Quinn comes from a long line family members, of whom, have worked within law enforcement. His father, in particular, was a police officer for over forty years and one must assume that Mr. Quinn gained valuable insight and was given a prime example of what it takes to be a productive and effective officer. It seems, as evidenced through his writing, that he whole-heartedly believes the police code of silence to be a detriment, not only to criminals, but to the officers themselves.
James 1:19 (KJV) says, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” Taking the correct actions when listening will allow me to mend broken relationship due to lack of communication or listening skills. A good course of action to improving communication and listening skills will help in my future career in the human service
His first example was the two types of parents. According to text, “he finished with this unfatherly expression, ‘Well! Give me peace in my day.’ Not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place, and a generous parent should have said, ‘If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace’; and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty.” He used this example due to show people that one who is going to fight against Britain is a good parent and one who doesn’t is not good
While Socrates arguments may be sound in his opinion, I'm not sure if I agree with them. Just because of the good laws of the state benefited Socrates and helped him in his upbringing, it doesn't mean that he has to remain completely loyal to them for his entire life. His main point about never returning an unjust act with another makes sense to a degree, but only if you agree with his view that the soul is the only thing that matters and not the body. While I understand that point, I don' think every unjust act ruins the soul. Some acts such as telling a white lie in some situations are
But yet again it comes to the point of him writing something meaningful and something that will make him regret what he has done. I say that the only reason every letter should be meaningful is because he could be writing anything he wants just to avoid further punishment. Part of me agrees with the punishment because no one can tell if he is writing the truth about how he feels except for him. Also, the fact that the family doesn’t say anything about him being punished more makes me believe that they are satisfied with the punishment. If Andrew is being honest about what he is writing then it is a
It was awful thoughts and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never thought no more of reforming.” (268) Huck finally makes the decision to keep helping Jim, and knows there is no turning back. By choosing to go against society, Huck remains loyal to Jim, proving their friendship to be strong. Huck knows that once he has made a choice, he has to go all the way, “ For a starter I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery again; and if I could think up anything worse, I would do that, too; because as long as I was in, and in for good, I might as well go the whole hog.” (268) Huck is willing to accept any consequence that comes along with helping Jim because he has promised to help Jim as much as he could, even though it meant being shunned by society. Through Hucks decisions he made throughout the novel, Huck emerges as an individual with different beliefs from that of the rest of society.
He isn’t racist, he stands up for what he believes in, and doesn’t care what people say about him. Atticus has been called a “nigger-lover” by many people in Maycomb, but he still had the moral courage to stick with his job in defending Tom Robinson. He even told Jem and Scout to not do anything that would affect his decision on staying with the trial or not. I thought that that showed his determination to continue with
In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Lee tells Cal that he has a choice to either remain a good-hearted boy or he can act maliciously like his mother, Cathy. Cal doesn’t need to grow up and be like Cathy just because her blood runs through his veins, but he can if he wanted to. Good and evil surround us no matter where we go. We meet people that are good for us and people that are bad for us, meaning that there are those that help us prosper and those that
To fulfil their needs, they try to find a group where someone can lead them and make them feel safe. When Ralph blows the conch, unbeknownst to him, it becomes a signal for them to obey. Ralph is a natural, civilized, leader, who has a strong, fixed moral compass, which in the end becomes his downfall and almost leads him to his death. Ralph represents democracy. He believed that the best way to stay live was for everyone to have