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    Macbeth Quotes

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    Macbeth Quotes Act I 1. Scene 5 (Line 76) The speaker is Lady Macbeth and she is instructing her husband to put on a façade of kindness upon Duncan arrival but to be stealthy when committing the murder. This is an example of imagery because she uses a metaphor by telling her husband to become a flower and snake. The quote also develops Lady Macbeth manipulative character. 2. Scene 3 (Line 39) This quote is said by Macbeth after his victorious battle and right before he encounters the witches

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    Annie Yvonne Jones was just an ordinary girl‚ born in Camden‚ New Jersey 1890. Ever since she was born her parents knew that she would be an extraordinary person. Her hobbies consist of drawing‚ writing journals‚ and dancing. When she wasn’t having downtime‚ she was in school. Education was the only way she could escape the harsh realities of Camden. Her favorite subject was science. She had a strong passion to help others in life. One day when she was a teenager she volunteered at a hospital to

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    A metaphor is a comparison of two dissimilar entities without using the word “like” or “as”. This quote connects to the theme of the text by referring to duality of appearance versus reality. It appears to Sempronio that Calisto is suffering deeply but in reality‚ he is feeling lustful for Melibea. This quote was made by Calisto at his house in the presence of Sempronio. Calisto was trying to explain to Sempronio of how great and real his love for Melibea

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    Kelly Carter Checkpoint: Eastern Religious Philosophy Quotes Jason Chang 05/25/2011 The first quotation that I would like to discuss is Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was a great figure because one day on a trip to the city‚ he discovered that many people with in the city were suffering. He wanted to know why people had suffered that way they did so he chose to leave his life of luxury‚ abandon his family and live in the woods as one of them for several years. When doing he so he

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    were all healed of the fever‚ some wounds were inside the heart and would mend slowly. Epilogue What this quote means is that they have endured the least of their worries because they now have to deal with the fact that their relatives are gone. They have to go on without the people that loved them the most. They will get over the fact that they died‚ but it will take some time. To me this quote means that the physical pain is over‚ and now you have to deal with the emotional pain It’s hard to believe

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    The Crucible and Quote

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    Percy. In my opinion‚ this quote means that no matter what‚ goodness will be overshadowed and/or destroyed by a greater evil‚ for a lack of better words. I agree with this quote‚ because there are many real life situations that can prove it‚ along with the situations portrayed in most literary works. Two pieces of literature I can relate to this quote would be “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ and “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Both these books relate to the quote for the fact that the main

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    Antigone Quotes

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    their double end on a single day” (Creon) This quote was important because this was the basis for the drama of Antigone. This quote was from Creon referring to Polyneices. He was saying that since Polyneices went against Thebes‚ that Polyneices will not get buried. If this piece of the book was not said‚ this drama would not be a drama. 2. “Curse you! Find the love for your outlet down there. No women while I live shall govern me.” (Creon) This quote reflects Creon’s hubris. At this point of the

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    Rainsford is on the island and sees the chateau. This quote lines up Rainsford to meet General Zaroff as he brings himself to arrive at his chateau. "There is no greater bore than perfection." In this scene General Zaroff and Rainsford are talking about their take on hunting when General Zaroff non-shalontly implies his psychotic opinion that it is okay to hunt humans by telling Rainsford how everything else has failed to satisfy his thrill. This quote shows the loss of interest General Zaroff is experiencing

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    Whittier Quotes

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    The quote that I’ve decided to use from the story is "After almost two years in Whittier‚ my father assignment was completed and we had to return home. The last month of our stay I attended one slumber party after another‚ all thrown in my honor." I think this quote means that she is really happy that her father is all finished with what he was doing‚ so now she can go back to her home. Although‚ she did have fun in the last month of their stay because of all the slumber parties that were thrown

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    Thematic Topic #1: Identity Quote: “Inventor‚ jewelry designer‚ jewelry fabricator‚ amateur entomologist‚ Francophile‚ vegan‚ origamist‚ pacifist‚ percussionist‚ amateur astronomer‚ computer consultant‚ amateur archeologist‚ collector.” (pg.99) Explanation: Oskar’s business card lists many different titles and six objects he picks or collects. Oskar’s identity is elucidated by his determination‚ hobbies and interests. Each item he recorded has a convenient

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