The code of honor is a book printed in september 2015 by author Alan Gratz, my new favorite author.The motto of this book is “Where do your loyalties really lie?” This is an action novel and is very inspiring. The area of the story is in Washington DC. Kamran was the star of the football team and dated the most popular girl in school. He was also excited to enlist in the army just like his big brother, Darius. He had always wanted to be just like his brother brave and courageous .He had also always tried to be the best he could be at everything, even sports. Although Kamran’s mom was from Iran he had always felt 100% American. Kamran was living life as an ordinary teenager. Then all of a sudden everything implodes!! The life he once lived now seems so unimportant. His hero, his only brother, Darius was accused of being a terrorist. Kamran refused to believe it he knew his brother to well and he knew this could not be true. He would need evidence to ever believe something this outrageous about Darius! It wasn't long after a tape was received of his brother making threats against our country. The country we both loved and pledged to always fight for! Everything in Kamran’s life flipped upside down. His family and friends all turned against him. …show more content…
He even got in a fight with Kamran. He is a troublemaker. Kamran is the main character in this book he is very brave and is always trying to help people. He is very kind. Darius is Kamrans brother. Kameran and Darius were very close. Darius was in the military. Adam is Kamrans best friend and is always there by his side and they say that they have a code of honor together. The enemy character of this story is the Islamic group
No one knows what will happen in his or her life whether it is a trivial family dispute or a civil war. Ishmael Beah and Mariatu Kamara are both child victims of war with extremely different life stories. Both of them are authors who have written about their first-hand experience of the truth of the war in order to voice out to the world to be aware of what is happening. Beah wrote A Long Way Gone while Kamara wrote The Bite of the Mango. However, their autobiographies give different information to their readers because of different points of view. Since the overall story of Ishmael Beah includes many psychological and physical aspects of war, his book is more influential and informative to the world than Kamara’s book.
In A Tactical Ethic, Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace, author Dick Couch addresses what he believes to be an underlying problem, most typical of small units, of wanton ethical and moral behavior partly stemming from the negative “ethical climate and moral culture” of today’s America (Couch, D., 2010, p. 15). In chapter one, he reveals what A Tactical Ethic will hope to accomplish; that is identify the current ethics of today’s military warriors, highlight what is lacking, and make suggestions about what can be done to make better the ethical behavior of those on the battlefield and in garrison. He touches on some historic anecdotes to highlight the need for high ethics amongst today’s military warriors as well as briefly mentions
Amir’s development from being “a boy who won’t stand up for himself,” to a man that stands up for the morally responsible thing to do (22, Hosseini). When Amir was a child, he tried to escape from his sins in the past by hiding them with lies. However, this only made it worse for Amir, causing him to be an insomniac for much of his life and putting himself through constant torment. Only when Amir became a man, like Baba wanted him to be, was Amir able to face the truth of what he done and put himself on the path of redemption. Even when Amir was suffering a violent beating from Assef, Amir was able to laugh because he knew he was doing what he should have for Hassan years ago. Amir’s development from a child, who lies in order to cower from their own mistakes, into a man, someone who is not only able to admit his sins, but atone for them, is essential to communicating the theme of redemption being the only way to settle with your
Perspective allows people to see another person’s point of view. In the essay “The Cabdriver’s Daughter” by Waheeda Samady, she addresses her perception versus society’s opinion of her father. In her eyes, her father is a person capable of displaying kindness and expressing his profound knowledge while for some Americans, he is their preconceived notion of what a terrorist might look like. She challenges people to look past his scars and the color of skin, and “look at what the bombs did not destroy” (19). To her, he is the man that has lived through the Soviet-Afghan War, persevered through poverty, and denied these experiences the power of changing him into a cantankerous person. Samady feels prideful of her father’s grit through his past experiences yet feels sorrowful thinking about the life he could have lived if the war had never happened.
The Author, Khaled Hosseini uses betrayal and motivation to help with the novels plot and to help explain the actions of his characters. Behind every betrayal in the novel was a motivation. Hosseini makes the read think about whether betrayal can take place without motivation. Hosseini highlights the consequences of betrayal with his main character Amir, who has to deal with his betrayal every remaining day of his life. The reader is opened to the guilt and regret behind a betrayal. Hosseini uses his other character, Hassan, to exemplify the consequences of loyalty. The novel focuses on a theme of betrayal. Although Hassan did not betray Amir in the situation with Assef, Amir did betray Hassan in the same situation. Loyalty is not always reciprocated and that is proven in the novel. Khaled Hosseini focuses on betrayal and is able to successfully portray the ramifications of betrayal. Amir betrayed Hassan, but Hassan remained loyal to Amir. The one that truly suffered from the betrayal was Amir, who had to live with the guilt and regret of his actions. Baba has to deal with the same regret and guilt. While the person who was betrayed, Ali, has no consequence. Betrayal is a theme in the novel and is perfectly portrayed by the characters in the
Critics have already begun a heated debate over the success of the book that has addressed both its strengths and weaknesses. The debate may rage for a few years but it will eventually fizzle out as the success of the novel sustains. The characters, plot, emotional appeal, and easily relatable situations are too strong for this book to crumble. The internal characteristics have provided a strong base to withstand the petty attacks on underdeveloped metaphors and transparent descriptions. The novel does not need confrontations with the Middle East to remain a staple in modern reading, it can hold its own based on its life lessons that anyone can use.
After some research on other university honor codes, the processes of honor codes are really similar to the University of Colorado at Boulder. In fact, Colorado State University (CSU) have a similar honor code pledge as us, which is “I have not given, receive, or used any unauthorized assistance. ” Comparing the discipline process between here and CSU and Stanford University, they are looks identical but written differently. However, the discipline from Stanford are harsher than here an CSU. From the Office of Community Standard Student Affairs website, “the standard sanction for a first offense includes a one-quarter suspended suspension. ” While CSU, they have a bit more lenient sanction for a first offense. From the CSU website, there are
However there are some characters that become better people and change becoming a better, stronger, more loyal individual in the end. The individual that demonstrates this development within this novel is Amir himself. All of the guilt Amir holds with him as a child allow him to realize his duty to be loyal to his brother Hassan ion the end. An example of this is when Amir goes back to Kabul, Afghanistan to retrieve his nephew Sohrab. Amir says, “I remembered Wahid’s boys and… I realized something. I would not leave Afghanistan without finding Sohrab.’ tell me where he is,’ I said” (Hosseini 255). Here, Amir is at the orphanage waiting to find out where Taliban has taken his nephew. Amir remembers the three young starving sons of Wahid, a man whose home he had been in earlier, and realized that Afghanistan is not a safe place for Sohrab. Amir is finally aware of one thing, Hassan has always been there to protect Amir like a loyal friend and brother would and now Amir knows that it is his turn to return that loyalty to Hassan by protecting Hassan’s flesh and blood. A second example of Amir’s loyalty to Hassan near the ending of the book is during Amir’s confrontation with General Sahib and the dinner table after Sohrab is safe in America with him. Amir proclaims to General Sahib, “…That boy sleeping on the couch
One’s sense of self is a reflection of those with whom the most time is spent. Both positive and negative relationships determine aspects of identity. Family relationships can often be the most complicated, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner tells a story about a difficult father-son relationship between Amir, the protagonist, and his father Baba. “I let myself dream: I imagined conversation and laughter over dinner instead of silence broken only by the clinking of silverware and the occasional grunt. I envisioned us taking a Friday drive in Baba’s car to Paghman... We’d go to the zoo to see Marjan the lion, and maybe Baba wouldn’t yawn and steal looks at his wristwatch all the time. Maybe Baba would even read one of my stories. I’d write him a hundred if I thought he’s read one.” (Hosseini, 56). Amir creates a vivid anecdote in this chapter of what his ideal relationship with Baba could be but his mind quickly returns to the realities of his life. Hosseini uses strong imagery to describe Amir’s ideal relationship with Baba and parallels it to his daily confrontations with him. Amir yearns for his father's love and attention. His lack of unity with Baba hurst his identity because he feels neglected which results in Amir’s inability to communicate his feelings and contributes to his resentment towards Hassan. Neglect is a form of abuse, although Amir was never physically hurt by his father he faced the challenges of being in a impugnment relationship. Often times people become trapped in verbal and physically abusive relationships, living in constant fear of staying or losing the ability to escape. Similarly, The Help contains a subplot between a maid, Minny, and her abusive husband Leroy.” ‘If I didn’t hit you, Minny, who knows what you’d become.’...’Who knows what I’d become if Leroy would stop goddamn hitting me’ “ (Stockett). The author inputs anaphora, the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of
McMillan, M. (2012, February 17). Codes of Ethics: If You Adopt One, Will They Behave? Retrieved November 06, 2016, from https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2012/02/20/codes-of-ethics-if-you-adopt-one-will-they-behave/
This novel is a really good example that shows how violence leads to betrayal, then guilt and at some point destroys relationships between people. When Amir got married he realizes the mistakes he made in the past and learns the true meaning of family and also learns what it’s like having a brother and a friend. This is because his father passed away and he has a new family that loves and cares about him. He realizes his mistakes and doesn’t want to make them again with his new family. Amir never talked about the fact that he betrayed Hassan to his wife because his wife was a very courageous woman. Kaled Hosseini did a really good job proving his point using things that can happen every day in ours lives. “You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice you have” – Bob Marley
“Kader Mia went on telling us that his wife has told him not to go into a hostile area in such troubled times. But Kader Mia had to go out in search of work and a bit of earning because his family had nothing to eat. The penalty of his economic unfreedom turned out to be death”.
Kambili is characterized by her lack of voice. She stutters and coughs and can barely rise above a whisper. Both she and Jaja are sheltered and intimidated by her father. Both children, as they mature into adults, must overcome their father. While Jaja’s rebellions are more overt – missing communion, asking for his room key, taking the blame for his mother’s crime – Kambili’s are more personal. She does not reject her faith and compassion, but rather adapts them to fit her new, more complex, worldview. Through all of their hardships, Jaja remains Kambili’s hero.
Each step he takes, waves of guilt, desperation, and despair crash upon him, making each step heavier than the last. As a little ruffian running around with his brother to play cricket, escaping the airport guards, all these images flash before him, splaying out his entire life, making him realise he has spent his entire life, every minute of it with his brother. Even liking the same book, The Three Musketeers, and ultimately being known as Athos and Porthos, happy memories of their child hood surface within him. Yet right now, there he is, his little brother, Jamal, walking to what he thought was an audition for his singing skills and here, is the caring mature brother guiding his brother into the arms of Maman. Yet, unbeknownst to the younger brother, the end of the path to Maman also signifies the end to his eyesight. Though this is clearly known to Salim, thoughts on his future with wealth, women and power kept him leading his brother to a blind future. Selfish, to sacrifice is brother for such measly wants, yet it is human nature to brush aside moral and ethical concepts and r...
The Sirens of Baghdad tells the story of a young man, a university student like us, who has been subjected