Furthermore, Machiavelli supports his philosophy through history and logic; while, Lao Tzu explains his theory through moral implications and selfless virtues. ... You see, "Love is held together by a chain of obligations which, since man are a sorry lot, is broken on every occasion in which their own self-interest is concerned" (44). ...
Anti-heroes are protagonists who, unlike the traditional hero, lacks conventional heroic attributes such as morality, courage, and selflessness. ... He devotes himself to a woman, Daisy, who would never love him, is obsessed with being rich, and builds his life based on a series of lies. ... Victor Fries, is a biologist who falls in love with a woman named Nora, who he met in college. ...
They were very much in love and whenever they were apart he would write to her. ... Because he had spent long periods of his career as staff or an instructor he had little command experience and so loved the opportunity that this gave him. ... Alanbrooke loved the responsibility and challenge that command of the Infantry Brigade gave him and so was disappointed when on promotion to Major General in November 1935 he was appointed Inspector of Artillery. ...
All of these fears and disappointments I understood from a new perspective, and discovered that those on the "opposing side" are not so different from those on "our side" : we share the same fears and distrust of the authority figures, some of us are selfish or selfless, we all fear, hope, love. ...
