“Doubt‚ it seems‚ is a skill – and one that … needs to be learned and honed. Credulity‚ by contrast‚ appears to be something very like an instinct” (Kathryn Schulz‚ Being Wrong). I think this quote is saying that it is easier to believe that something is true than raise doubts about something. People usually believe what they see or hear without questioning its truthfulness. For example‚ the most common things that happen in our everyday lives is that we believe in what people say about others without
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“There was only the smell of smoke.” This quote ties in with the theme because stephen didn’t really keep the things that are close to him close because his mom died and she was really close to him. Taban is from South Sudan’s capital‚ Juba. He said his neighbors were attacked by militants in July. His family
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accused people a fair trial. “I cannot say he is an honest man; I know him little. But in all justice‚ sir‚ a claim so weighty cannot be argued by a farmer. In God’s name‚ sir‚ stop here; send him home and let him come again with a lawyer”(99) This quote from The Crucible proves that Reverend Hale is starting to retaliate against the court and is trying to give the John Proctor‚ an accused person of witchcraft a fair trial. It’s obvious in the sentences above that Hale is starting to go against the
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even when he doesn’t “belong” there. Lower class often had different dance styles so it would have made sense for William to have had to be taught Jocelyn’s ways. He was‚ however‚ not born into a higher class. (“An Overview of Medieval Dance”) This quote reveals that different social classes have different styles of dancing and William would not have known their style of dancing. They would not have recorded their dancing even if they could have because to them it was their common knowledge due to
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people say it was Arthur Leigh Allen. There was even a rumor that it was Ted Cruz. But that rumor is obviously false due to the first zodiac attack happening before Cruz was born. The zodiac killer taunted the police with quotes and many other letters wrote in symbols along with a quote: “I like killing people because it is so much fun. It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest because man is the most dangerous animal of them all” – zodiac killer The Zodiac claimed he had murdered 37 people
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breathing. Winston know that even if he is far away from the telescreen; it can still tell that he is thinking‚ that why he have to control his face expression and breathing‚ so the telescreen can’t catch him. Explanation of how the Quote prove the Topic: In this quote‚ Winston is far away from the telescreen and even being far away he have still to control his expression because of the telescreen can tell if he is thinking or not just by looking at his face. Winston is doing everything he could to
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Genocide’s “We were told to kill. Our commanding officer ordered us not to waste time.” In this quote‚ the aggressor in the Bangladesh Genocide‚ saw himself as just following orders. According to history Genocide’s tend to have three similar traits: gaining power‚ race/religion‚ and revenge. One of the strongest reasons why genocides occurred was because of political/gaining power. In the Rwandan Genocide over a million of Tutsis perished during 1962-1994 which made Hutus promote fear and hatred
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Quotes: 1. "There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old respects and ancient friendships." Act II (page 71) Reverend Hale to Francis Nurse defending the witch trials in the face of the outrageous arrest of Rebecca Nurse
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ya Year of Wonders—Quotes ‘There were many people here with needs this past year‚ needs that you and your family were in a position to have satisfied‚’ p. 16. ‘Unlike most ladies‚ Mrs Mompellion did not scruple to toil with her hands‚’ p. 34-35. ‘Death is always hard‚ wheresoever it finds a man. And untimely death harder than most‚’ p. 45. ‘There was no doubt that she did good... yet her fornication and blasphemy branded her a sinner in the reckoning of our religion‚’ p. 55. ‘If all
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Task 1 – Compelling Quotes (with parenthetical documentation and explanations) 1. ”When his wife had died‚ Jurgis made for the nearest saloon‚ but he did not do that now‚ though he had his week’s wages in his pocket” (Sinclair 241). The significance behind Jurgis’ actions emphasizes his psychological growth as an individual as he is now able to control his urges in a dire situation. In addition‚ a crucial factor contributing to his self-control is realizing that his last physical remembrance of Ona
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