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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evidence proving that Rikki Tikki is courageous is when he says to Nagaina‚ ‘Yes‚ you will go away‚ and you will never come back; for you will go to the rubbish heap with Nag. Fight‚ widow! The big man has gone for his gun! Fight!’” (pg.25). This quote shows that Rikki isn’t afraid to fight Nagaina‚ even if the outcome doesn’t turn out the way he wanted it to‚ as long as the family of 3 he lives with is safe. Likewise‚ Rikki Tikki fights to the death with Nagaina. As expressed‚ Rikki Tikki won’t
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"I am the emperor cried Harrison. Did you hear me!? Everybody must do what i say at once!" (pg.3) With this quote in mind‚ what does it mean to the character of Harrison Bergeron? A lot of people think that Harrison is the hero of the people‚ but others see him as a threat to society. But is Harrison really the hero? This is evidence will show you. The first piece of evidence is that he is rebelling against something big that spans he entire country‚ maybe even more. This could possibly start another
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Mockingbirds are a symbol of sheer innocence; their existence causes no harm to others and the sole purpose of its life is to make mellifluous music for all to enjoy. The mockingbird’s sweet chorus is destroyed and disregarded in to kill a mockingbird‚ as the harmless characters of Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are exiled and imprisoned despite their altruism. The use of the mockingbird in the title provides distinction and coincides through characters and events during the novel. Harper Lee develops
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Margarita had a thought which acted as a trigger for Satan’s interference in her life. It is also prophetic‚ since she agrees to pawn her soul to Satan. There is another quote in chapter 24 that states‚ "Even at night‚ in moonlight‚ I have no rest. Why did they trouble me? Oh‚ gods‚ gods.” Woland reads this passage aloud from the manuscript of the Master’s novel. The Master thought he had destroyed it by burning it‚ but
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you think about evil or death. So‚ the black box can be a symbol between life or death for each and every person. Another quote state‚ “it had a black spot on it…” (6). The black spot on the paper can show a symbol for the family been marked for death. Also‚ when you pull a piece of paper out the box its can show a symbol of a horrible outcome is about to accrue. Another quote state‚” although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box‚ they still remembered to use stones”
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bravest of the brave‚ as all heroes are; but‚ unlike other heroes‚ he was as compassionate as he was brave‚ and a man of great intellect as well as great bodily strength‚(Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes). This is a quote about the Grecian hero‚ Theseus. The quote itself describes him with great accuracy‚ because he is the greatest Greek hero. There are three reasons why. First of all‚ Theseus put others before himself. When it was time for fourteen Athenians to venture into the labyrinth
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Napoleon • Old major was “so highly regarded on the farm” all the animals “were willing to lose an hours sleep to hear him speak" • "All men are enemies. All animals are comrades." • “Loyalty and obedience is more important"- Squealer CORRUPTION QUOTES • ...rations were reduced‚ except those of the pigs and the dogs. • …did not actually work‚ but directed and supervised the others. • …acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whisky. • …farm has grown richer without making the animals
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are so powerful that Jonas experienced how they felt and he could actually sense them. For example on the first page of chapter 11‚“ Then he shivered… tongue touched the suddenly chilled air‚ or “ He felt it blow against his hands…”‚ (Lowry)these quotes show that the memories grip a great power. The memories made Jonas perceive words he had never knew of before. They let him feel sensations that he had never knew existed. Jonas needed these memories because they were going to become a major part
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