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If I Have Six Hours Sharpening My Axe Analysis
"If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four of them sharpening my axe". Due to my understanding I believe that President Abraham made a very good point when he said if he had six hours to cut down a tree he would use most of the time to sharpening his axes. President Abraham would spend most of the time sharpening his axe because he wants to make sure that his axe is sharp and ready to start cutting. He wants his axe sharp enough to cut the tree down because if the axe isn't sharp enough he won't be able to cut the tree down in time. it all depends on how sharp the axe is. The real meaning behind the quote is that one should spend more time in preparation because it makes the process faster and much easier. If President Abraham spends Three hours sharpening his Axe he would finish the job on time compared to if he wasn’t prepared, in that case it would take him longer to cut down the tree. Moreover "If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four of them sharpening my axe". Anyone can easily connect this quote to history. One particular event in history that this quote connects to is after the Japanese attack …show more content…
Means that everyone should spend more time in preparation because it makes the actual task easier because of preparation. The quote can be related to the historic event the attack on Pearl Harbor because after that. President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes the executive order 9066 which was unconstitutional because it violated the rights of the Japanese citizens because they lost their liberty without a fair trial. Next this quote can be connected to literature through the novel Lord of the flies By William Golding. This novel relates to the quote because the quote was all about preparation and it seems like most of the characters from lord of the files were prepared for whatever that was

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