It is clear to see that the above texts, The Holy Quran, The Aeneid, The Odyssey, and The Holy Bible which their corresponding protagonists Muhammad, Aeneas, Odysseus, and Jesus help display and present ideals of having and obtaining honor through treating others respectfully, standing up for the rights of others, and proceeding to highly achieve regardless of societal views. These kinds of honor are not the only ones we see today although these examples most likely played a key role of starting to shape the way society and in turn how we as individuals act when we find honorable qualities in others. Typically members of society know how to display honorable traits and have a basic understanding of how to act in the presence of an exceptionally honorable person. The word honor and its many different contextualizations affect us everyday especially those of us who chose to partake in this particular honors sequence; we are currently attending and participating in an honors college, labeled as honors students and can even live in divided honors housing.Yet many of us do not meet any of the criteria above. But maybe we do? Or at the very least are striving for the greatness that typically occurs parallel to achieving an honorable status of any kind. Scott Carnicom of
It is clear to see that the above texts, The Holy Quran, The Aeneid, The Odyssey, and The Holy Bible which their corresponding protagonists Muhammad, Aeneas, Odysseus, and Jesus help display and present ideals of having and obtaining honor through treating others respectfully, standing up for the rights of others, and proceeding to highly achieve regardless of societal views. These kinds of honor are not the only ones we see today although these examples most likely played a key role of starting to shape the way society and in turn how we as individuals act when we find honorable qualities in others. Typically members of society know how to display honorable traits and have a basic understanding of how to act in the presence of an exceptionally honorable person. The word honor and its many different contextualizations affect us everyday especially those of us who chose to partake in this particular honors sequence; we are currently attending and participating in an honors college, labeled as honors students and can even live in divided honors housing.Yet many of us do not meet any of the criteria above. But maybe we do? Or at the very least are striving for the greatness that typically occurs parallel to achieving an honorable status of any kind. Scott Carnicom of