(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Connan The Barbarian

            Topic Paper #1 :: Leadership Exemplar.
            
            
            
             Conan the Barbarian exemplifies a leader in the classic sense. Conan the Barbarian was a classic hero. Conan the Barbarian was an honest hardworking fictional hero who only wanted to do good things. Even though Conan the Barbarian was also a thief he was an honest hardworking thief.
             .
             Motivations ::.
             .
             Conan the Barbarian was motivated to fight back against evil after his tribe had been destroyed by an evil war lord. When Conan was a young child of 16 his tribe had been wiped out but an evil war lord and this one single event charted Conan's course for the rest of his life.
             .
             Conan was also motivated by his desire to be a thief as well as a mercenary. Thieves and mercenaries are bound by a code of honor, as odd as this sounds, thieves and mercenaries deal in trust and therefore must be able to be trusted. Trust among thieves and mercenaries is a requirement for survival. Thieves and mercenaries always know who their enemies are since their common enemies are those who are dishonest and therefore are without honor. Conan was an honest thief and mercenary and this too motivated him to seek justice for the murder of his tribe. During Conan's quest for justice he grew into a leader and later on into a warrior-king who led his people into prosperity.
             .
             Conan the Barbarian was portrayed in the movies in 1982 by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Today Arnold Schwarzenegger is another kind of leader, the Governor-elect of California. While this paper is not about Arnold Schwarzenegger one cannot discuss Conan the Barbarian without at least making mention of the one actor whose portrayal stands out moreover the rest.
            


Essays Related to Connan The Barbarian

1. The Barbarians

In the article titled The Barbarian Threat, by Sabine Goerke-Shrode, I learned of how the Huns movement through Europe caused many tribes to move their populations in search for safety. ... At the time it was normal for barbarians to settle within the empire. ... Barbarians were loyal to their chiefs and nobles, who fed, housed and led them into battle. ... Ammianus reported "the barbarians poured on huge columns, tramping down horses and men and crushing our ranks so as to make an orderly retreat impossible. ...

  • Word Count: 737
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Barbarian

Barbarian. ... Originally, this term was not meant to be offensive or negative, but over time the Greeks began to think of themselves as culturally superior to the barbarians. ... The term barbarian is defined as " an individual in a savage or uncivilized state, a person destitute of culture." (www.dictionary.com) The Greeks believed the Egyptians to be a barbarian race. ...

  • Word Count: 1091
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

3. Barbarians: A Cultural Outlook

Throughout the text, "Of Cannibals,"" by Michel de Montaigne, he suggests that the cannibals of South America take part in acts that are considered barbaric, but we must take into consideration the culture that considers these acts barbaric. Barbaric (adj) meaning cruel or extremely brutal and unciv...

  • Word Count: 550
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Roman Empire

Furthermore, the Barbarians were one of the leading factors of Rome's demise. ... Rome's lack of security allowed the barbarians to topple what had been the most powerful empire in the world. ... Also, the Islamic barbarians, who overtook the eastern portion, culturally divided the empire. ... There is a common theory that Rome's fall was entirely the result of being overrun by the barbarians. ... In conclusion, Rome was not entirely brought down by the barbarians, however the barbarians did play a role in almost every major problem the Romans had that did lead to the empir...

  • Word Count: 990
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. The Mongol Empire of China

The outside world often called the Mongols "barbarians". Barbarians were defined as people who are perceived to be uncivilized. ... Thus, as Genghis Khan had made the rules, the Mongols must follow the rules, barbarians didn't have rules, so as a result this proved that the Mongols weren't barbarians. ... All the institutions and systems they built had made the validation that they weren't barbarians. ... All the above evidence supports the fact that the Mongols weren't barbarians....

  • Word Count: 736
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Fall of the Roman Empire

These were normally led be army generals who's army, instead of defending the frontiers from barbarian invaders, spent most of their time fighting among themselves. ... When the barbarians attacked western Rome the east did not help protect it. ... It was not long until the barbarians were able to break through the frontiers and make their way into the heart of the Roman Empire. The barbarians were a nomadic people, seemingly content on herding reindeer, horses and goats. ... By 400AD barbarians were starting to invade and capture the empire. ...

  • Word Count: 619
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

7. The Roman Empire, the Han Dynasty, and Surprising Similariti

The nomadic tribes and barbarians (called barbarians because of the lack of civility) received the brunt of this foreign policy by either battle or subjugation. ... These so-called barbarians were not as barbaric as the empires thought; mostly they just did not speak the same language as the Romans or Hans. ... This is not to say China did not have slaves, but for some reasons (mostly nationalistic zeal I suppose) the slaves did not perform an integration as did the Germanic barbarians. ... This organization was not the Han's strong suit at all; they forced farmers and other men to f...

  • Word Count: 1236
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. Medea

Medea, a play by the Greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek- barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the "barbarian", or non-Greek, land of Colchis. ... Central to the whole plot is Medea's barbarian origins and how they are related to her actions. ... The murder of Medea's children is certainly caused in part by her barbarian origins. ... In his mind, having the chance to be rich outweighs the love of a barbarian wife. Medea's barbarian status is a burden to herself as well. ...

  • Word Count: 1974
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: High School

9. Darkness of the Middle Ages

The Crusades, Black Death, and the Barbarian Invasions all occurred during the Middle Ages. ... The Barbarian Invasions were this series of invasions that targeted the western part of the Roman Empire. Life during the Barbarian Invasions was horrible. ... The Barbarians laid waste on the fields. ... Hence the Middle Ages should be known as the Dark Ages due to the chaos that the Crusades, Black Death, and Barbarians Invasions caused....

  • Word Count: 510
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question