asked "For what does it mean to be a hero?" and answered himself with "It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself." This defines the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. This quote may have many meanings‚ but I personally believe it means that he who calls himself a hero (such as a police officer‚ fire fighter or others) will have to deal with situations that will be difficult to defeat; however they do so because it is their
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Lady Macbeth‚ his curiosity escalated and he decided to invite the king to his castle where he will murder him. The king’s murder by Macbeth shows that Macbeth is a traitor and is disloyal because he was supposed to protect the king as shown in the quote: “Which do but what they should‚ by doing everything Safe toward your love and honour.” (1.4.27-28) but in the end he chose to kill him instead. Macbeth in this scene shows himself as an honourable and dependable man who Duncan can trust protecting
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My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.” (Brainy Quote). This idea that he putting forward is that people aren’t actually happy with anything. Life just leads you to a dead end and there isn’t any true satisfaction and gratification before one dies. The reason is because if one lives an aesthetic life‚ they will never obtain all of the material items or money they desire‚ and if they live an ideal ethical life they will compromise some happiness
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faced with a never-ending avalanche of struggles that would smother a weaker man. However‚ he maintains a façade of resilience despite his tribulations and fears‚ doing so through his eloquence and mastery of the art of conniving. The aforementioned quote brings home the impact such a horrific experience brought upon him‚ while highlighting his innate tendency toward open communication. This tendency was his greatest assest throughout the genocide‚ which he exemplified when he said “Today I
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that of a far dearer victim” (p. 169). This quote is foreboding that it will not be Victor whom the Creature intends to kill‚ but a person far dearer to Victor. This quote seems to apply to Elizabeth. It never directly says her name‚
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warned and Charlie warned him. This shows that Charlie is a true friend because… I knew he didn’t even have to think about warning him‚ he just did it. ‘My arms were busy pumping the air so I warned him the only way I could. I screamed. ’Run!’ (Direct quote) Page 40. When Charlie warns Nostrils this shows the true power of friendship because he is helping him in a time of need. In life there are people that need things more than you do. This occurred when Charlie was thinking of something to do with
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Written by Arthur Miller‚ the Crucible is a reading filled with many significant and important quotes. One excerpt expresses the hidden dishonesty and deceit within the Puritan society. It says‚ “There are wheels within wheels in this village‚ and fires within fires” (28). At this part in the play‚ Mrs. Anne Putnam is having a dispute with Rebecca Nurse over the reasoning for her many miscarriages. Unlike Mrs. Putnam‚ Rebecca has been granted with plenty of children making her quite envious over
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(n.d.). Albert Einstein quotes. Great Quotes. Retrieved from http://www.great-quotes.com/quotes/author/Albert/Einstein Daniel Waldschmidt. (n.d.) Daniel Waldschmidt quotes. Great Quotes. Retrieved from http://www.great-quotes.com/quote/2087 Unknown (n.d.) Unknown Author quote. Great Quotes. Retrieved from http://www.great-quotes.com/quote/2215861 Credit Card Debt. (n.d.). Credit card debt statistics. Money-Zine.com. Retrieved
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“It’s all about changing what’s handed to you‚ about poking around a little‚ lifting the corners‚ seeing what’s underneath‚ poking that. Sometimes things work out‚ sometimes they don’t‚ but at least you are exploring. And life is always more interesting that way.” Hattie Owen‚ the main character in ‘A Corner of the Universe’‚ expressed this profound outlook on life which relates to people all over the world at any stage in their life. This idea tells us that we shouldn’t just have an uneventful
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1. April 8 We think and name in one world‚ we live and feel in another. -Marcell Proust Through this quote‚ Marcell suggests that reason and emotion are two separated and unconnected ways of knowing. He does this though the metaphor which suggests the difference between reason and emotion is like two different worlds. It is assumed that the world in which thinking and naming is done is the world of reason and the world in which one lives and feels is the world of emotion. The first way in which
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