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Analysis of the novel called the scarlet letter
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Jacqueline Logan
Moral Philosophy & Honors English
Mr. Ueno & Ms. Jonker
29 April 2014
The Earth is composed of billions of people. Billions of people that all have different genetic makeup, personal experiences,and cultural differences. The definition of what makes a good person is something that varies arbitrarily throughout the world. Nevertheless, no one can change the fact that all societies have followed some sort of similar moral ethics. Humans being innate value in morality is something that has stumped people throughout the ages. The innate value that humans have in the miracle of life, is ... To put it simply a good person is someone that innately respects morality and cares for the happiness and well being of others. a good person will feel feel empathy and guilt for the people that they have hurt physically or mentally, and forgive those who have hurt them.
A man named Aristotle once said "temperance and courage are destroyed by excess and
defect, and preserved by the mean." A good person, as described in Aristotle's great words,
is someone when making hard choices, being right or wrong, can find the balance
between the both. Good people search to find the intermediate answer action to their dilemnas
and tend to choose it over the other extremes. Hester Prynne, a character from the novel The
Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is an admirable depiction in literature of what makes a good person. Set during 1642 to1649 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the novel tells the story of a woman named Hester Prynne. By the orders of her husband, Hester is sent ahead from England to the Massachussets Bay colony to begin their new life. After waiting months for word for her husband, she hears about the ship he is o...
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...Joseph Conrad as a man endowed with many skills. He was skilled in business trading, painting, music, philosophy, and as politician. In the start of the nineteenth century, there was this growing idea that Europe was advancing towards a new age of human evolution. Technology was advancing at a rapid rate and many believed that because of the progress the world was becoming a better place. Kurtz
An amazing poet named J Dwight Goldwine wrote these words about courage , “ Courage is the will and the willingness to embrace and fully feel your fear as you take actions and risks in service to your highest commitments and deepest desires.” This poem relates to the way Hester Prynne uses courage throughout the novel. Courage is something all people need in order to be a good person. Hester Prynne is definitely a person that exemplify courage throughout her life.