The main purpose is that the main goal of all China, to bring honor and courage to your family and ancestor's. ... Filial piety was a major moral conduct to Confucius. ... They had to play a major role in society, to bring honor and courage. ... The oldest male son, is the dominant one, who has the highest main role and responsibly to bring honor and courage to keep on going the family name. ... A perfect example of filial piety, in the film was when the ruler sent a message to the villages that they needed men to go fight at war to represent their country to bring honor and courage. ...

• Word Count: 869
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

He was far too young to understand his father and the complexities of the moral choice he must make. ... He has the courage of his convictions, but they are different from those of his father. ... The terror and fear of his childhood have given way to grief and to the courage his own free choice required. ...

• Word Count: 740
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

By including his son in his bad deeds however, the father seems to not have a moral compass. ... He also stated "there was something about his wolf like independence and even courage when the advantage was at least neutral which impressed strangers". ...

• Word Count: 492
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

With this internal struggle, the novel takes a deeper meaning, as a young boy must watch his father act with courage against the pressure of his family. ... It now becomes the story of a complex moral struggle that Wes must face. ... At the same time, this can be seen as a story of how Wes finally confronts his controlling father to find courage and strength. ...

• Word Count: 924
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

On the other end of the scale, your uncle Frank's life wasn't pre-determined but the life he led was not necessarily on the moral side. ... I wish I had the same courage to face such unspeakable events that occurred during Montana 1948. ...

• Word Count: 621
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• Grade Level: High School

On the other end of the scale, your uncle Frank's life wasn't pre-determined but the life he led was not necessarily on the moral side. ... I wish I had the same courage to face such unspeakable events that occurred during Montana 1948. ...

• Word Count: 629
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The courage required by Bertrande to peruse the trial, even with the support of Uncle Pierre, demonstrates strength not usually associated with women in this era. It also demonstrates a moral sensitivity regarding the sin she feels she has committed of adultery. ...

• Word Count: 916
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abner also reflects the attributes of a soldier as he had participated in the war as a member of the Calvary, which is why at times, Colonel does see Abner as a figure of admiration, "There was something in his wolflike independence and even courage." ... The writer of this essay pointed out that Abner, "had so little moral value to destroy a man's property, surely to protect himself from persecution he could destroy a man's life." ...

• Word Count: 1014
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School