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    ‘Alright‚ I said‚ ‘I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool.’ (P.17) Throughout this section of the book‚ we see how Daisy is portrayed and‚ it gives the reader an idea of her personality. This quote clearly portrays her personality‚ as well as women in that century. She describes her dreams for her daughter‚ and wishes that her daughter be a fool‚ in order to be pleased and happy. She portrays this idea that women

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    He goes on to say that “when a covenant is made‚ then to break it is unjust; and the definition of injustice is no other than the not performance of covenant” (215). The Fool stated that‚ Every man’s conservation and contentment being committed to his own care‚ there could be no reason why every man might not do what he thought conduced thereunto‚ and therefore also to make or not make‚ keep or not keep‚ covenants was not

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    answer is no because a hero is a person who is ready to face any difficulties in order to solve them. However‚ Christopher abandoned the place where he had problems‚ so his deeds such as leaving his family‚ money‚ and friends pointed out that he was a fool. Young children should be ready to sacrifice their lives in order to protect and develop their countries because if they don’t do it‚ who will? Nevertheless‚ Chris deserted his society instead of serving and protecting it. Once‚ he said‚ “How important

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    Vampire Slayer” written by Joss Whedon. Out of the many episodes‚ season 5 episode 7 “Fool for Love” was one of the best episodes. In this episode‚ Spike’s origin is being revealed for the first time and it shows the transformation of his life. In addition‚ it showcases how rejection played a pivotal role of him transitioning from being a shy‚ unsuccessful poet into a monster. Even though he is a monster but he is Fool for Love. The plot of this episode‚ decent visual effects‚ violence‚ side character

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    the story because the beginning of the book states that the village of Chelm is filled with fools. So‚ when the poor old man arrives asking for food and the villagers shoo him onto the next town‚ he comes up with a clever plan of making Stone Soup. He does this by insulting the people of Chelm saying things like “here in Chelm‚ have you heard of garlic” and the people respond by saying “You think were fools? Of course we’ve heard of garlic”. I don’t think this theme is necessary to point out to kids

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    Abraham Lincoln “You can fool all the people some of the time‚ and some of the people all the time‚ but you cannot fool all the people all the time.¨ -Abraham Lincoln. This is an ironic quote from Lincoln. When he said this he himself had proven you could fool people some of the time. He could not fool us. Abraham Lincoln tried to fool us by making us think that he actually tried to free slaves by using the Emancipation Proclamation to further increase his popularity.In the text 5 Things You

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    The modern Japanese writing system transcribes the insult baka "fool; idiot" as バカ in katakana‚ ばか in hiragana‚ or 馬鹿 (lit. "horse deer") in ateji phonetic kanji transcription; earlier ateji renderings included 莫迦‚ 母嫁‚ 馬嫁‚ or 破家.[2] History[edit] The first written usages of baka were during the Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392)‚ when the "Northern and Southern Courts" battled. In the earliest example‚ the Taiheiki historical epic records bakamono 馬鹿者 being used as an insult in 1342.[3] The Ashikaga

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    Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart accept commands‚  but a chattering fool comes to ruin. Proverbs 10:10 He who winks maliciously causes grief‚    and a chattering fool comes to ruin. Proverbs 20:19 A gossip betrays a confidence;  so avoid a man who talks too much. Restrain to have wisdom: Proverbs 11:12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor‚  but a man of understanding holds his tongue. Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his

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    ‘My masters are you mad?’ How does Malvolio intend his question and what answers does Twelfth Night present to this challenge? Interestingly‚ the concept of ‘madness’ can be interpreted and explored in many ways. The foolishness of one’s actions; the mayhem or pandemonium of a situation; or the mental instability of an individual. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night mentions ‘madness’ more often than any of his other plays‚ suggestion that madness plays a central role in the development of both the

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    feature of the world but rather a definition of God. It seeks to move from a definition of god to the reality of god by reasoning. The first line in Anselms ontological argument is “the fool says in his heart there is no god”‚ from this Anselm can deduce that the fool has an understanding of what god is .The fool has to admit that god is that than which nothing greater can be conceived‚ as this is the definition of god and is understood by believers and non-believers. Anselm then goes on to say‚

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