that those of European descent are superior to African-Americans. They postulate that those of European descent alone have been endowed with the capacities necessary to bring about civilization” (104). America has had a long history of racism. It was and continues to
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Tuesdays with Morrie explores life after death to the columnist Mitch Albom. “All endings are beginning‚ we just don’t know it at the time‚” stated Albom. The meaning of the following quote is if you pass away‚ you still live after life. However‚ the quote can not be empirically proven that there is in fact afterlife of some kind. There is not enough evidence for it to be proven that one exist. Love is the one medicine that can help anybody through a difficult situation he or she is in. Ultimately
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I chose this quote because it showed an incredible theme‚ generosity. Thingumy and Bob have had their special ruby and not only one but two people had tried to take it away from them‚ one of them being the Hobgoblin. However‚ when the Hobgoblin showed the town generosity Thingumy and Bob returned this favor by using their wish for Hobgoblin and giving him the one thing he wanted more than anything‚ “Everybody had seen Hobgoblin laugh‚ but nobody believed he could smile. He was so happy that you could
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Therefore (and the difficult thing was to not lose sight of all the reasonings that went into this “therefore”)‚ I had to accept the rejection of my appeal.”(Albert 114). This quote supports what I believe is one of the main ideas of the book which life is meaningless. Meursault says it himself that it doesn’t matter when or how we die we’re just going to die. This whole story should be an emotional rollercoaster but instead has
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“There was only the smell of smoke.” This quote ties in with the theme because stephen didn’t really keep the things that are close to him close because his mom died and she was really close to him. Taban is from South Sudan’s capital‚ Juba. He said his neighbors were attacked by militants in July. His family
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grew shabbier each year…” (1). When you think of black‚ you think about evil or death. So‚ the black box can be a symbol between life or death for each and every person. Another quote state‚ “it had a black spot on it…” (6). The black spot on the paper can show a symbol for the family been marked for death. Also‚ when you pull a piece of paper out the box its can show a symbol of a horrible outcome is about to accrue. Another quote state‚” although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the
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“What are you‚ his mother?” sasses Rosie. “Thats right‚ Fats. And the next word out of anybodys mouth and I’ll be their mother too.” (Pg.31 lines 159-161) In this quote Rosie is teasing Raymond but Squeaky comes back by saying “Fatso” and saying “and I’ll be your mother too” so they are coming back up courageously. A quote from Roar that also represents courage is: “You held me down‚ but I got up (hey!) Already
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priest that is cold hearted and needs to confess of his sin. So what does he mean in this Quote “[Men who have unconfessed sins] shrink from displaying themselves slack and filth‚ in the view of men; because thence forward no good can be achieved by them; no evil of the past can be redeemed by better service.” Is Dimmesdale right in this Quote? Dimmesdale is right and has a good point in the beginning of this quote. The reason is because he says “Men who have unconfessed sins shrink from displaying
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daughter‚ Ophelia. Polonius sees himself as an expert at finding out the truth by using indirect ways. Compared to Hamlet‚ who is trying to find out the truth about his father’s death in the same way‚ Polonius deserves the title of "tedious old
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This quote is significant because it exemplifies the way Socrates uses HIS method. Socrates uses metaphors in order to humbly enlighten his audience. At times Socrates structure of explanation is perceived to be complex and or difficult to interpret. To simplify what he is attempting to get across usually takes a thorough examination. Socrates is from ancient times and his methodology still suits fit to modern day. Analyzing the context of his circumstances before death alone goes to show the depth
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