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    Conteaza cine spune primul! Gustave Le Bon scria în cartea Psihologia multimilor: "Am spus ca una din caracteristicile generale ale multimilor este excesiva lor sugestibilitate si am aratat cât de contagioasa este osugestie în rândul oricarei aglomerari umane‚ care explica orientarea rapida a sentimentelor într-o directie determinata. Oricât de neutra am presupune-o‚ multimea se afla într-o stare de expectativa atenta‚ favorabila sugestiei. Prima sugestie formulata se impune imediat prin contagiune

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    “You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.” -John Ford “Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you‚ say what you’ve got to say‚ and say it hot.” -D. H. Lawrence “Let thy speech be better than silence‚ or be silent.” -Dionysius Of Halicarnassus “What we say is important… for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” -Jim Beggs “If you can’t write your message in a sentence‚ you can’t say it in an hour.”

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    123456789 “Look at what you’ve got and make the best of it. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” “We were taught to respect everyone‚ especially those who were older and wiser than we were from whom we could learn.” “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web‚ we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple

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    The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Chapter Three Review Complete the following cloze summary by filling in the appropriate word (or words). Chapter three begins with Changez directly addressing the American again. He comments on the American’s ______________ and then describes the way Old Anarkali becomes a pedestrian-only area in the evening. He then says that when he moved to New York‚ it had felt like coming home. He gives several ____________ why he had felt so comfortable. When he was

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    He was persistent in helping Fantine‚ as he didn’t give up the quest for Cosette‚ “He replied by a bill of five hundred and some odd francs carefully drawn up… Monsieur Madeleine immediately sent three hundred francs more” (78). Although in these quotes Jean Valjean is being shown to devoting his money in helping others‚ he is also devoting time and effort. He was determined to help Fantine get her daughter back‚ so he sent more than one letter. This shows how important Jean Valjean was to Fantine

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    Brittany Brown Professor Michael Pegausch English 2111-053 15 April 2013 Beowulf: Christian Elements Beowulf is a poem that has been told over time repeatedly. This poem dates back as far as the ninth century and "recalls a heroic age in which monsters stalked men by night‚ dragons guarded hoards of precious gems and heirloom swords‚ and heroes carried out great deeds of warfare that would be commemorated by song and feat." (Heaney 107) There is an undeniable presence of Christianity throughout

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    Sacrifice‚ Social Conflicts and Death and Resurrection In the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” The author Charles Dickens uses various themes such as death and resurrection‚ social conflicts and sacrifice. To convey different ideas to the reader. Dickens also uses many forms of figurative language to help convey the many themes. Foreshadowing‚ allusion and motifs is some of the many figurative languages that is used. The story takes place during the french revolution. The novel starts off with a popular

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    Beowulf The Old English poem‚ Beowulf‚ is arguably the first writings that highlights the battle between man and dragon and portray a Scandinavian warrior who is destine to rule a kingdom. The age-old question of fighting for glory or fighting for riches is tested‚ as the story begins with a young warrior who battles his way to become king and in the end give his life for his kingdom. After a successful reign as king‚ the story leads the hero to a final battle with the fantastic dragon. The question

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    Beowulf and the Iliad Period 3 Stories like Beowulf and the Iliad seem hard to believe‚ far-fetched‚ and exaggerated even though they can relate to a cultures past. Even so‚ both stories have great examples of fighting‚ victory‚ and glory. “Now though I may win my perfect glory…” (Line 64 Homer) This quote helps show the desire Achilles has for glory. “I’ve never known fear‚ as a youth I fought in endless battles. I am old‚ now‚ but I will fight again‚ seek fame still‚ if the dragon hiding in

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    The Insufficient Use of Foreshadowing in Beowulf Foreshadowing can be useful in certain situations‚ the presentation in Beowulf was insufficient in ways of stifling creativity‚ cutting suspense‚ and diverting attention away from current events. Through out this paper‚ it will be proved that the use of foreshadowing was not useful and therefore insufficient. The use of foreshadowing can have a way of making a piece of writing less creative and exciting. The beginning of this poem starts off with

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