Essays on Cowardice

A Logical Experiment?

A Logical Experiment?

Thesis

In their article, Costa and Kahn explore the possible incentives that American men had to join the army during the civil war when pay was low and death or injury was certain. They determined that the Union army promoted social capital and group loyalty that not only attracted men to join in the Civil War but also encouraged them to reenlist once their term was over.

Evidence

The paper spends a great deal of time noting that while every organization faces issues that can be mitigated, soldiers who fought in the Civil War faced a number of ...

The Hollywood blockbuster, "Zero Dark Thirty" premiered in 2012 and became an instant hit. Ever since its release, the film stirred a great deal of media debate as it was not just about killing of bin Laden and the film makers, but involved foreign-policy, political and national-security journalists and the use of torture. Ever since the 9/11, America lives under the threat of another such attack. There have been a string of documentaries and films on the subject of government secrecy and counterterrorism programs. There are tough questions about how far should the US be willing to go in ...

Novels by McEawn and Hosseini explore the themes of crime, guilt and attempts to atone. The main protagonists of these novels committed their crimes in the childhood and only lately in their adult lives understood the heinous nature of their actions and tried to fix the past and regain inner peace. In this essay, I will try to compare and contrast the key personages, their victims, their actions, a sense of guilt, and a pursuit of forgiveness.

The main protagonists

Briony of Atonement and Amir of The Kite Runner are children in transition to adult life (13 and 12 years old respectively). ...

A Thin Line Between Justice and Fear: An Exploration of Hamlet’s Inaction In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, there are many situations that make the reader wonder why Hamlet doesn’t take action in a timely manner. Hamlet seems to struggle with taking action due to moral and religious reasons. Aside from constantly thinking and considering things, he is also clever in coming up with excuses not to act. Because of this, Hamlet is not able to fulfill his father’s wish of being avenged. It can be argued that Hamlet is a coward, which Hamlet himself proves from ...