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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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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characterize Atticus. I characterize Atticus as a caring and wise individual. One of the first ways Atticus portrays himself as is caring. Atticus states “… I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). From this statement I see that no matter what people say about him Atticus still tries his best to view people in a better
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have very strict rules about how the mentally ill should bet treated and how they should behave. Jacqui believes that mental illness is caused by early childhood experiences‚ but these experiences are not only social experiences but also family and upbringing experiences‚ such as whether he was breast fed‚ how often‚ how Anne felt about this and when he went onto solids. She did not seem to take any interest in the fact that at birth he had a cerebral haemorrhage. Quote/s: o ¡§I would
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Adeline’s siblings constantly tease her and annoy her‚ they don’t do anything that is nice for her. A depressing and sad event in this book was about PLT. PLT was Adeline’s pet bird and it died. Adeline was the last to choose from the 7 birds. “By the time my turn had arrived‚ I was left with the tiniest‚ scrawniest baby bird” (Yen Mah pg. 73). This quote shows that PLT is tiny and weak. It also shows that Adeline had no choice of what bird to pick. Then Father wanted to test Jackie’s‚ the German
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stated‚ “I hated the brutality‚ the sadism‚ and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldn’t stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could‚ what I had to do‚ what my conscience told me I must do. That’s all there is to it. Really‚ nothing more” (AZ Quotes 1). During World War II‚ Oskar Schindler stood up to the Nazi party in Krakow‚ Poland by using false labor records and pleading with Nazi leaders‚ so they would not send his Jewish factory workers to concentration camps. Oskar Schindler’s bravery
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Hester Prynne Quote: "On the breast of her gown‚ in fine red cloth‚ surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold-thread‚ appeared the letter A. It was so artistically done‚ and with so much fertility and gorgeous luxuriance of fancy‚ that it had all the effect of a last and fitting decoration to the apparel which she wore; and which was of a splendor in accordance with the taste of the age‚ but greatly beyond what was allowed by the sumptuary regulations of the colony
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In the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe a new culture is introduced to the Ibo people and they are affected in many different ways depending on how they adapted or did not adapt to the new culture. One character in particular is affected by this invading culture‚ Obierika. As this new culture is introduced it caused Obierika’s cultural identity to change as he questions the Ibo culture. Before the arrival of the new culture Obierika was a high figure in the Ibo tribe and was a strict
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Cleveland Wilson An uknown source states " A hero is a man afraid to run away". I think this quote means a person doesn’t run away from challenges. They take them head on. I agree with this quote. Being a hero is more than just being better than everyone.Without a doubt‚ a hero is brave‚gangsta and smart. First of all‚a true hero is brave at all times. To be brave you have to overcome your fear. For example‚Tim the firefighter conquers his fear every time he fights fire. He knows that he
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