Have any of you ever needed to make a choice between something that seems favorable, but could be harmful or something that you know was right? In Out of the Silent Planet, Dr. Ransom travels past a house in the countryside, where he discovers a woman crying for her son, who is long overdue to come home. Ransom then offers to find the woman's son and return the boy at once. Upon doing so he stumbles into an old colleague who plans to take the boy without the consent of his mother. At this time Ransom tells his colleague, Devine, to let the boy go. Devine releases the young man, drugs Ransom, and kidnaps him instead of the boy. Ransom sticks to his word and returns the boy to his mother, but at what cost to himself? Now, everyone can agree that to be virtuous is to be one who makes an active choice to follow a high moral standard in all circumstances. However, some people would argue that virtue is to simply stay away from things that could cause one to fall into sin. Being virtuous is an active choice that one must make and does not just come from abstaining from evil. For example, the Hrossa show Ransom the wonders of their world, Oyarsa gives each race meaning and a purpose for existing on …show more content…
Each race has its own role in the community of Malacandra—the Hross, musicians who are eloquent with words; the Sorn, great intellectuals who think of vast concepts that the others could only dream of; and the Pfifltrigg, who are expert craftsmen of stone and metals. Even though these groups find it difficult to understand each other's actions, Oyarsa is the one being that each group can come together and discuss. Finally, they all live in perfect harmony with one another because they all make the conscious choice to follow Oyarsa's gracious teachings and
“You can’t understand most of the important things from a distance, Bryan. You have to get close”(Stevenson 13). This reality that Bryan Stevenson’s grandmother voices in Just Mercy expose the many issues that plague the criminal justice system today. How the alienation of the convicted causes a disconnect between the prosecutors and the persecuted, the lack of empathy and effort to get close to the ones who are most vulnerable. Only by utilizing empathy are we able to further resonate with the condemned as humans and understand the inhumane nature of the punishments we give.
When talking to his friend he simply says he is "being sent" (p 18) and with blind faith is sent to do Maleldil 's bidding. Creation is attempting to prevent the downfall of Perelandra and keeping their worldviews sinless. Ransom is sent because he says that "I’m a Christian" (p 109). God chooses a man who follows him to help save
“A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall,”Aristotle. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor, the main protagonist of the play faces several situations in which he struggles both internally and externally; all of the struggles that Proctor encounters throughout the story heavily affect those around him, but most importantly they impact the way that he perceives Salem and his own life. Truthfully, the troubles that Proctor experiences in life are the most impactful occurrences in The Crucible because they reflect the righteousness that is within him, even in times of corruption; it is ultimately Proctor’s ability to discover righteousness that allows him to be seen as an tragic hero. It can also be said
Would you do the right thing even if it meant putting yourself in danger? Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were in a graveyard trying to get rid of their warts, with the help of a dead cat and a evil, rich man’s grave, and they came upon three men entering the graveyard. These men were Dr. Robinson, Injun Joe and Muff Potter. They were there to steal the gold in the very grave, but a fight busted out between them and Injun Joe killed Dr. Robinson after Potter was knocked unconscious. Once Muff Potter woke up, Injun Joe convinced the confused drunk that he had blacked out and killed Dr. Robinson.
Saving Rufus has benefits, for example, Dana feels better once she helps Rufus and it excites her because then she will soon go home. But helping Rufus also has its downsides. Helping Rufus is the only reason Kevin was stuck in the 1800s for five years, but it is also the only reason Kevin and Dana were able to be reunited. So, helping a situation that goes against societal norms has its highs and lows when people choose to either act or not act upon the situation. Highs and Lows can make or break a decision to act on the situation, but
Others sacrifice morals and some members of the community. Even though some might think that children don’t have morals, but morals are a key value every person everyone has. Values are what people find acceptable. In The Veldt, Wendy and Parker sacrifice their morals by replacing their parents with an object and by deeming it acceptable to harm their parents. David McClean says to Mr. and Mrs. Hadley,
Nevertheless, Vivie understands morals and sees that hard working people earn respect through work and not through immoral actions such as Mrs. Warren and Sir
In The Crucible, the normal social and moral order is completely inverted. Salem was a secluded village in Massachusetts that was a strict, theocratic, hierarchical, patriarchal society where power and morality were two incredibly important aspects within the community. The men of Salem held all of the political power in the community and their rule was strengthened not only by the law but also by the hypothetical approval of God. However, the Salem witch trials empowered several individuals in The Crucible who were formerly marginalized and powerless and similarly inverted the normal moral order in Salem by forcing the characters in the play to make a decision between adhering to or abandoning their fundamental morals in order to survive or
“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it (author anonymous).” Virtue is defined by Webster Online Dictionary as a conformity to a standard of right, a particular moral excellence. As Christians, we are instructed to stand apart from this dark and ominous world, to be a light in the darkness. Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.” The question then becomes, is averting evil enough to generate a virtuous person or must it be an active choice?
Virtue is an active choice. Even the things you don’t think about doing, it is still an unconscious choice. Ransom chose to run away, he chose to live with the Hrossa, and he chose to make the journey to Oyarsa, just to name a few. Ransom’s life at Malacandra was full of choices, just as our lives are full of choices. Some people might say that virtue is not an active choice.
Published in 1952, during a period of cold war tensions, which culminated in the ideological witch trials of the mcarthy era in America; The crucible by Arthure miller is set in 1692 during the witch trials in salem massachusetts. The author has used allegory to position the reader to draw parrelels betweeen the to time periods and critisize the persecution that occured in both eras. One of the main themes that Miller has used to portray this viewpoint is the representation of personal integrity. Integrity is the quality of having strong moral pronciples. This is acheived through strongly contrasted characterisation of characters such as Abigail williams and and Rebecca Nurse, aswell as the inclusion of textual features such as irony, symbolism
Moreover, Virtue means “behavior showing high moral standards.” (dictionary.com). Ransom always showed virtue in all situations.
The code of ethics in which an individual abides by speaks volume. High ethical values are very important in every facet of life. Honesty, loyalty and trust worthiness make up the moral compass in which to live. This moral compass can often be blemished with the ugliness of immorality, deceit and greed. The Tuskegee Syphilis study and The Stanford Prison Experiment are experiments indicative of how research and an individual’s ethical values can become distorted.
This argument, though most people would intuitively disagree with it, is in reality quite compelling. Just as those who are colorblind can not paint, and the crippled can not run, those with a naturally flawed or warped view of what is good can not be virtuous. Similarly, the virtuous can not take credit for their virtue because they are simply gifted with a clearer view of what is good, which is completely out of their control.
Though, a virtuous person will be in the mean which lies between extremes of excess and deficiency. That person will neither be a coward or reckless. This ability doesn’t come inherently, and the person will need persistent teachings and logical control over their feelings. After these accomplishments are met, then