Areas of study: Winter’s Bone Quotes Family history and the weight of the past and its impacts on people Woodrell’s depiction of people What it mean to remain a moral‚ decent person Page 7-8 – Contrasting characteristics between Sonny and Harold: Sonny…seed from a brute‚ strong‚ hostile and direct…his fists made hard young knots‚ and he’d become a scrapper at school. Harold…lacked the same sort of punishing spirit and muscle and often came home in need of fixing… Page 8 – Dolly kids: …were
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It was a cold and dusky evening in Toulon‚ France. The old man with watery blue eyes‚ took out the gilded watch from his pocket. He took a deep breath. It was time to go back home. His house was thick-walled and had a wine-cellar‚ like the traditional houses in France. But quite a few years ago‚ that was not the case. Back then it wasn’t even his home‚ as he belonged to an impecunious family‚ which was displaced during the war. Vauban had just spent an hour observing the sun set. He came at the Bay
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In The Arabian Nights‚ a collection of Arabic folktales‚ Shahrazad uses the "˜Chinese box effect’ to connect her stories to one another in order to continue telling the story to King Shahrayar. The tale of the Husband and the parrot has number of tales that are related to each other tales and to the original story in many complex ways. The subtales of The Story of the Fisherman and the Demon focus on a particular theme‚ trust‚ with relations between the characters and the analogy of the situations
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Night by Elie Wiesel Notes Chapter 1 * 1941‚ Eliezer is 13 * Wants to study Kabbalah‚ but father won’t let him * Moishe the Beatle teaches him * Moishe and all foreign Jews sent off * Year later he comes back‚ already been to labor camp‚ shot in leg‚ escaped * Town assumes war won’t come to them; they are wrong * Germans polite at first * Rules upon rules; wear yellow star * Moved to ghettos * Get told they are being shipped out * Eliezer’s family in
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Themes Dangerous Knowledge The pursuit of knowledge is at the heart of Frankenstein‚ as Victor attempts to surge beyond accepted human limits and access the secret of life. Likewise‚ Robert Walton attempts to surpass previous human explorations by endeavoring to reach the North Pole. This ruthless pursuit of knowledge‚ of the light (see “Light and Fire”)‚ proves dangerous‚ as Victor’s act of creation eventually results in the destruction of everyone dear to him‚ and Walton finds himself perilously
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Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Questions 1. The play was written a while back so now in modern time the perspective is different than it would of been when it was first written. 2. He encouraged others to be their own individual persons. 3. She is trying to say that her son never does what other people do and is always on the opposite side of the crowd. You can say he is trying to be a rebel. Henry has always being the opposite of society for example he was the only baby that didn’t cry while
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Margarita had a thought which acted as a trigger for Satan’s interference in her life. It is also prophetic‚ since she agrees to pawn her soul to Satan. There is another quote in chapter 24 that states‚ "Even at night‚ in moonlight‚ I have no rest. Why did they trouble me? Oh‚ gods‚ gods.” Woland reads this passage aloud from the manuscript of the Master’s novel. The Master thought he had destroyed it by burning it‚ but Behemoth produces a copy
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Dr. Seuss quotes “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...” “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting‚ So... get on your way!” “All alone! Whether you like it or not‚ alone is something you’ll be quite a lot!” “You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” “They say I’m
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Witty‚ dark and humorous‚ Twelfth Night is a comedy written by Shakespeare and published in 1623. Shakespeare explores love and deception throughout the play‚ using dramatic irony and imagery to convey the themes. He presents unique characters including viola and Orsino. Twelfth night is an entertaining and humorous play with dark undertones. Romantic love is a key aspect of the twelfth night. Many characters seem to view love as a curse. Olivia describes love as a “plague” from which she suffers
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“…tough and weird is preferable to pathetic and vulnerable…” this came from Vivian in the novel‚ Orphan Train. This quote made me think of my energetic‚ quirky dad‚ Dean Dahlhauser. He is the toughest person I know and he has remained my best friend for as long as I can remember while also making a giant impact on me. My dad is so important to me because he has taught me lessons‚ taken me on trips I’ll never forget‚ and he has shown me what it is to be a strong individual. My dad has taught me
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