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Eithar

An Arabic female name, "to sacrifice" and give your own belongings to someone who needs them more than you do.
I told Eithar I was hungry and I was surprised that she gave me her apple even though she was hungry too. That explains the meaning of her name.
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Ethar

An Arabic girls name. Pronounced Ee-th-are. Meaning Selfless. Girls with the name Ethar are often beautiful and kind, yet independent. They are often indecisive and underestimate their true abilities. They often have a hard time opening up to others, unless they fully trust them. They are also very intelligent and are often a social butterfly.
Her name is Ethar.
by wasntveryca$hmoneyofu November 26, 2018
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Coined in the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" by Harvey Dent, A.k.a. Two-Face.

It is the philisophical summary that, no matter what good you intend to do, as long as you live and continue, you will bring about just as much evil as good, if not more through accident or intent. Death becomes a saving grace, providing vindication for their actions and preventing a worsening of certain outcomes through inactivity.
Examples include:
Falling to the same corrupton you sought to eliminate. ( Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars, Lois Griffin from Family Guy)
Prolonged exposure to evil, despite good intentions. (Frodo from Lord of the Rings, Ice King from Adventure Time)
Narrow minded destruction in belief of a greater goal. (Harvey Dent from "The Dark Knight Rises")

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
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A quote from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight by the character Harvey Dent in reference to Julius Caesar and Batman. Repeated by Batman at the end of the film.

There are several possible meanings:

1. Absolute power eventually corrupts (as in the case of Julius Caesar).
2. Being consistently heroic is difficult if not impossible, circumstances will eventually push you towards villainy (as in the case of Harvey Dent and Batman).
3. Public opinion can easily change and will eventually change. Many people have the tendency find faults even when there are none. It can also be easily manipulated. You might adhere to your code despite 1. and 2., you can still be painted as a villain by your enemies (as in the case of what Joker did to Batman).
4. Villainy and Heroism are relative and not absolute. "Good" will change with time. Different people have different concepts of "good" (the actions of Julius Caesar can be judged very differently by different people throughout the different ages). In many situations, the line between the two concepts can be very blurry (following the law versus vigilantism).
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain
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either-or scenario

Either you are fully compliant with a rule or you don't get the credit
For an exam, it's a either-or scenario, either you pass it or you fail.
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mean either

me neither. when someone says it fast enough to verbally change the two words into two completely different words.
person a: hey did you do that english essay?
person b: no
person a: mean either
by vladamir selador June 30, 2010
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