Essay on Book Thief Day One: Write notes about TWO possible topics for your essay from those suggested below. Power of Language One option: In The Book Thief‚ words have the power to both destroy and save lives. Examine how characters in the novel (for example‚ Liesel‚ Max‚ Ilsa Hermann‚ Hitler‚ Rosa and/or Hans) use words to destroy and to save. What are some of the effects of their words? Discuss at least two characters’ relationships with the power of language. Another option:
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Quote Reply "War is peace‚ freedom is slavery‚ ignorance is strength" They are the Party slogans‚ and are written in big letters on the white pyramid of the Ministry of Truth. "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." The people controlling the present control everything and can ultimately change the past and‚ therefore; the future. Big brother controls the present. The slogan is an example of the Party’s technique of using false history to deteriorate
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CHAPTER ONE We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved‚ and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. We are satisfied and at peace. Each man has another messtin full for the evening; and‚ what is more‚ there is a double ration of sausage and bread. That puts a man in fine trim. We have not had such luck as this for a long time. The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes‚ and spoons him out a great
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The air was thick with the stink of sweat‚ piss and stale tobacco that clung to Hector’s clothes. The taste of his last cigarette still lingered on his tongue‚ and he ached for another‚ but the driver had taken his whole pack. “Can’t have you smoking in the truck‚” Joe said as he stuck one of Hector’s prized cigarettes between his lips. “Might catch on fire.” Hector had bit the inside of his cheek. He couldn’t afford to make Joe mad. Hector’s five hundred dollars was in Joe’s pocket‚ and Hector
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Response Paper 1 In many cultures people used stories as a way of passing down their customs‚ beliefs‚ and to teach their children life lessons. People of ancient Mesopotamia were one of the many civilizations that used stories to explain their way of life and customs. Mesopotamian theology offers a vision of the afterlife that is not optimistic. They believed death was inevitable; even Gilgamesh who was two-thirds god and one-third human was mortal. Enlil of the mountain stated in the Epic of
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5.03 Faulkner Emily Grierson- Emily is the main character of the story. She is a chore for the town‚ but a very hopeful character until her father died and lover left. She is now a recluse that never comes out for anything‚ but has her servant to do for her. Colonel Sartoris- Colonel Sartoris is the former mayor of the land. He remitts Emily’s taxes to compensate for her father’s death. He dies‚ and this causes people to come to Emily’s house to confront her for her taxes. Tobe- Tobe is Emily’s
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“AAHHHH!” Aelius screamed as he charged at the opposing army. His heavy bronze chest plate banged against his stomach‚ knocking the wind out Aelius. The too-large helmet crashed the side of his head‚ leaving a bruise under his thick dark-brown hair. Aelius’s knees gave out‚ he buckled at the weight of his heavy armour and gear. Everything went black. Aelius awoke with a throbbing pain in his head‚ his gaze flickered down he noticed many blue and purple bruises almost covering almost the entirety
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Another example of Charlie being happy was that he was thankful for the chance he got. Charlie wrote to Miss Kinnian saying‚ "If you ever reed this Miss Kinnian dont be sorry for me Im glad I got a second chanse to be smart becaus I lerned a lot of things that I never even new were in this world and Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit." (page 21‚ paragraph 217). This shows that Charlie was thankful for the operation even when everything eventually faded away. Although at the end Charlie
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1. “No greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery at hand.” - Marcos Aurelius Explanation: There is no major anguish for a man than to remember his days of joy in the midst of his suffering. In Marcos Aurelius quote reflect to me because I suffer more pains remembering joyful days of my life in time of my sadness. This I always feel when I’m alone nursing every failures in my life. 2. “While I murmur no again heaven nor cavil at men‚ while I stoop
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The scent of flowers carried strong over the valley. The overwhelming perfume of hundreds‚ if not thousands of untouched petals‚ was long lost to noses that grew up with roses in their nostrils‚ not able to pick out the aroma of a single stem. Not helping was the deepness of the valley‚ with the only way out a steep climb with materials they not only didn’t have‚ but had no hope of ever making. This didn’t arouse any resentment‚ none at all‚ for the villagers were not ones to ponder the unknown
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