Only some grim remnant of honor drove him toward the altar.
In "The Eagle," for instance, Mr. Sutherland serves as a temporary foil and mentor for Channing Tatum, the blunt and brooding star, whose dour quest to restore his family honor drives the narrative.
Their songs, which had titles like "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," made allusions to a privileged world ("Crack your smile / Adjust my tie / Know your butler, unlike other guys") and glib cultural tourism ("His Honor drove southward seeking exotica / Down to the Pueblo huts of New Mexico").
Yes, Alexander Hamilton was one perfect New Yorker: alarmingly brilliant, scrappy as any, touchy about reputation and honor, wholly driven to "get somewhere big".
It has some biblically virtuous associations (be good to Ma and Pa) but it is more often the cry of honor that justifies the stoning of unfortunate women in the primitive reaches of the Middle East, it is honor that drove some defeated Southerners into creating the KKK; honor is often a sad gray word, dust in the mouths of demagogues, used to justify cruelty, bigotry and hatred.
Casey, with the honor, now drives the ninth green — three hundred and fifty-seven yards — again detonating the crowd.
Casey, with the honor, now drives the ninth green three hundred and fifty-seven yards again detonating the crowd.
When you lead an honor to drive out an opposing higher card and generate an entry for your partner, it is called a Deschapelles Coup.
This demonstrates that both shame and honor can drive cooperation.
The guest of honor, dimpled and driven, is eager to please.
Let us just say that while John Wick: Chapter 2 may seem like just another bloody action movie, what I saw was a violent but complex tale of honor and dishonor driven by a conflicted hero.
