The Quote “It’s time to end the fossil fuel infrastructure. I mean‚ these people on this reservation‚ they don’t have adequate infrastructure for their houses. They don’t have adequate energy infrastructure. They don’t have adequate highway infrastructure. And yet they’re looking at a $3.9 billion pipeline that will not help them. It will only help oil companies. And so that’s why we’re here. You know‚ we’re here to protect this land.”‚ by an Anishinaabe Activist Winnona Laduke is an important quote
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In the play OEDIPUS THE KING BY SOPHOCLES‚ Oedipus is almost dependent on his brother in-law and fellow ruler Creon. “O King Apollo! May Creon bring us good fortune and rescue‚ bright as the expression I see on his face” (SOPHOCLES 8). This quote demonstrates the truth that Oedipus is mostly dependent on Creon. He sends Creon to seek answer from the God Apollo‚ to find answers to the death of the city Thebes. Oedipus’s reliance on Creon for answers emphasizes both his blindness‚ impotence‚ and lack
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of the kids were disgusted by his face‚ but there was one boy that knew they were going to be friends.according to the text as they were showing August around the school one of the boys (Julian) asked August “Dude what’s wrong with your face?” This quote shows that this child is judging August by his looks and not getting to know him first August just put his head down in despair and
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Act 1 Important Quotes Act 1 Scene 1 * Act 1 Scene 2 * “If I say sooth‚ I must report they were / As cannons over-charg’d with double cracks; / So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe.” (1.2.36-38) ON ACT 1 TEST Act 1 Scene 3 * “But ‘tis strange‚ / And oftentimes‚ to win us to our harm‚ / The instruments of darkness tell us truths; Win us with honest trifles‚ to betray us / In deepest consequence.” (1.3.121-125) ON ACT 1 TEST * “New honours come upon him / Like our
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self. His unstable sense of self is depicted in a few ways. First is his relationship with his little sister Phoebe. He says “The thing with kids is‚ if they want to grab the gold ring you have to let them do it‚ and not say anything” (273). In this quote in a way he saying let them be adventurous they will learn from their mistakes. He acts this way towards his little sister because he is trying to give her the childhood he didn’t get to experience. You can tell that kids have a certain place in his
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without a burqa etc. This quote describes the conflict that Malala Yousafzai goes through to
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The Outsiders “They are right. You are hood‚” (S.E. Hinton‚ page 15). This quote describes the Greasers in the story The Outsiders. This story is about two groups called the Socs (socials) and the greasers. Ponyboy and Johnny gang member of the Greasers‚ get into a brawl and end up a death of a Socs member‚ the boys were forced to go into hiding. Soon the Greasers go into a battle with the Socs. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption‚ others meet tragic ends. They are two completely different
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The novel begins with quote that states “My nightmare started like this. I was standing on deserted street in some little beach town. It was the middle of the night. A storm was blowing. Wind and rain ripped at the palm trees along the sidewalk. Pink and yellow stucco buildings lined the street‚ their windows boarded up.” The mere quote was quite intriguing and will truly draw you towards curiosity. The succeeding pages of the book will entice towards an interesting continuation of a 14-year old
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The quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter‚ “No man‚ for any considerable length of time‚ can wear one face to the multitude and another to himself without finally becoming confused as to which is true” (p.170) can be seen throughout the whole novel. The first example is Arthur Dimmesdale. He has to keep the secret that he is Pearl’s father. To the whole town‚ Dimmesdale is known as being a great minister‚ but in this mind he was really a sinner. By having this battle going on in
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Explain. 16. List three specific things that we can do to maximize the potential of globalization while minimizing its deleterious effects. 17. Respond to the following quote‚ “It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity." (Kofi Annan) 18. Respond to the following quote‚ "Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility." (Kofi Annan) 19. Respond to the following
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