“Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age regret.” This quote is from Great Britain’s former prime minister‚ Benjamin Disraeli (Gillum). Disraeli served as prime minister for two terms (Gillum). His first from 1868 to 1874 and his second from 1874 to 1880 (Gillum). Disraeli was a successful politician and writer. Disraeli’s quote‚ “Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age regret”‚ is an aphorism (“Aphorism”). By definition‚ an aphorism is a statement of truth or opinion expressed in
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representative for the essay writing contest‚ spelling bee and poetry making. I already finished the draft for my poem. Right now‚ I’m preparing for the essay writing. I’m thinking of ways to lengthen the draft I made so I thought of "researching inspiration". Quotes‚ essays and poems could be a good start. Our theme is: Language through literacy; Literacy through literature. Therefore‚ I also have to look for facts about literacy rates and other useful information. At least‚ that way‚ my essay could be "meaningful"
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Stand out quotes of Oedipus 1.”She is a woman of pride‚ and ashamed of my low birth” (Sophocles41) This quote is very intriguing. Even after learning that Polybus is not his real father‚ he still doesn’t realize he is the son of his wife‚ he still believes he is of low birth. This line shows how “blind” Oedipus is to the truth‚ so much so that he believes he is of poor birth‚ instead of his true birth into royalty. This line truly captures the meaning or a tragic drama by blatantly showing
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“What are you‚ his mother?” sasses Rosie. “Thats right‚ Fats. And the next word out of anybodys mouth and I’ll be their mother too.” (Pg.31 lines 159-161) In this quote Rosie is teasing Raymond but Squeaky comes back by saying “Fatso” and saying “and I’ll be your mother too” so they are coming back up courageously. A quote from Roar that also represents courage is: “You held me down‚ but I got up (hey!) Already
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In many societies‚ men are viewed as superior to woman. From intelligence to strength‚ and everything in between‚ woman are typically told men can do it better. There are so many rules woman have to adhere to‚ to be accepted by society. Whereas men have much fewer rules and restrictions. Men live much simpler lives‚ in terms of societal norms‚ and what they can get away with. The book Egalia’s Daughters challenges these views‚ and paints a much different picture in terms of which sex is the dominate
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Every Quote has a Meaning Many people want to believe they are the best and if they aren’t they should just give up. Derek Jeter once said “ there may be people who have more talent than you‚ but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.” This quote is known as one of the most inspirational quotes for athletes. Jeter’s quote has been applied to the lives of many athletes‚ especially Jessica Long‚ Babe Ruth‚ and himself. . It has affected those individuals
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Josiah Poole 2015-06-18 Character analysis Kidwell‚ 12th Charles Darnay analysis Evidence: "’This property and France are lost to me‚ ’ said the nephew sadly; ’I renounce them’" (Chapter 9). This quote indirectly talks Charles Darnay‚ since it describes one of his decisions. Darnay made the choice to give up his French name and association with his French family because he believes that the family has done wrong and wants nothing to do with it. He changes his name from Evermonde to Darnay in order
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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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me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to…” This quote is when he is preparing to fight Grendel and Beowulf is saying that he is going in without a weapon because he is worried the people may call him weak. Also this reflects the Anglo-Saxon belief in heroism‚ Beowulf cares more about honor and what others think of him than he own safety‚ also he has godly features that make him better than the average man. Like in my first quote when he was dragged into the ocean‚ and ended up killing the
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Miss Strangeworth is a peaceful woman. At the beginning of the story‚ she comes off as a peaceful and gentle person. For example‚ “Miss Strangeworth took deep breaths and thought that there was nothing in the world like a summer fragrant day.” This quote shows she is a gentle person. She also enjoys being outside in the summer weather. Another example
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