“To be great is to be misunderstood‚” a famous quote written by the transcendentalist‚ Emerson‚ in Self-Reliance. Going by the nickname “Mahatma” which truly means “great soul”‚ Ghandi was one of the most misunderstood people in history. Ghandi is characterized as a scrawny simplistic dressed man born in 1869 in India‚ however he is one of the most complex and contradictory characters in all of history (McGeary). Ghandi was raised under two religious parents who practiced Hinduism‚ and pushed for
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Was Mary Bloody or Misunderstood? Mary became Queen of England in 1553‚ after she executed Lady Jane Grey. Source A‚ in the textbook‚ says that “There were bonfires and tables in every street and wine and beer and ale”‚ this is an account from the diary of a Londoner at the time Mary became Queen‚ and so it is quite reliable. Mary mistook this celebration to mean that the people of England were glad they had a Catholic Queen on the throne. So she set about trying to turn the country into a Catholic
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Misunderstood I have seen all types of graffiti; Latin Kings gang tags on rain road electrical boxes‚ to planned and beautiful wall art at Oak Street beach in Chicago. I’ve met people that paint graffiti illegally; I live in Chicago where graffiti thrive‚ so I feel it’s safe to say I’m immersed in the art. I appreciate it because I don’t assume all of it is corrupt‚ I see the message they are trying to convey. Recently‚ graffiti artists have come under serious attack by the media and authority
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There are several things in science that are really misunderstood‚ like vaccines‚ microwaves‚ and GMOs. But one that is really misunderstood is radiation. First‚ what is radiation? When people talk about radiation or radioactivity‚ they usually talk about microwaves (which don’t cause cancer)‚ X-rays‚ a green thing that glows in the dark‚ the Incredible Hulk‚ or the song by Imagine Dragons. The actual definition is the emission of high energy particles or waves. This can mean many things‚ but the
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mistakes and not to be perfect all the time are also very important characteristic. Atticus was by that definition a very good father. Whenever Scout was mislead by anything‚ like the legend of Boo Radley or about how grown ups are‚ or why certain people feel prejudiced about certain people‚ Atticus was always right there to guide her. Atticus was also a good father because he knew right from wrong. He was different then most of the men in that town‚ as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. He saw
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way‚ there is always something that makes you realise that‚ no this is life and not everything is peaches and cream. Today I woke up feeling down and depressed but there was no reason for me to feel like that‚ so I did what everyone expects me to‚ I put a smille on my face and pretended like everyhing was fine‚ which it was. It was just me who wasn’t‚ you may ask yourself why not just come out with it and tell someone what is really wrong with you or act exactly how you feel‚ down and depressed. Well
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Misunderstood Teens Teenagers are probably the most misunderstood beings on Earth. We don’t get treated like we should. We’re treated like children‚ yet expected to act like adults. We cry and cry‚ and have no choice but to wait a few years when we are on the other side. Parents tell us off for doing things we love and you start to wonder what happened to being their little star and believing in our dreams. They judge our looks and actions as if it were a crime. Us teens have it rough. Aren’t these
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"To Be Great Is To Be Misunderstood" The quote that I chose for this essay is " To be great is to be misunderstood." I agree with this quote‚ and I believe that it applies to many people’s lives. This quote‚ as I interpreted it‚ means that if you want to be a great at what you do you might be misunderstood sometimes. This quote applies to many famous people. For example Albert einstein was misunderstood in his life. He dropped out of high school which may not be considered such a great idea if
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or assumptions of one’s behavior. It is an indisputable fact that by being a human being with an ability to think and comprehend‚ you could still misunderstand someone or be misunderstood or sometimes even misunderstand one’s self. Being misunderstood had a major effect on my life‚ where I come from I was being misunderstood in so many aspects in terms of religion and gender. My family and I were devout Christians living in a strict Muslim country‚ Saudi Arabia. As the consequence we were constantly
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“Is it so bad‚ then‚ to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood‚ and Socrates‚ and Jesus‚ and Luther‚ and Copernicus‚ and Galileo‚ and Newton‚ and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” All these people were considered outsiders during their time period‚ a few of them were even killed for their beliefs. Not much has changed from the times of these brilliant minds. An outsider is a person who is typically misunderstood in their society. Everyone
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