waiting to marry her. These men will stop at nothing to free Bianca from the prison she is trapped in. Katherine is described as a shrew or a foul woman by many of her peers. “May the good Lord keep me safe from all women like her!” - (1.1.66-67). This quote describes the strong distress that Katherine can cause other men. “Me too‚ Lord!” -(1.1.68). “I don’t know. All I know is I’d rather endure a public whipping every morning than put up with her—even with a big dowry.” - (1.1.114). She can insult other
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Ernest Hemingway In this story‚ Ernest Hemingway demonstrates a main theme of dealing with death with courage. This is shown from the very beginning when Harry demonstrates to us that death is painless. In the very beginning it starts off with the quote‚ "The marvellous thing is that it’s painless‚" "That’s how you know when it starts." Here Harry is talking about death. He shows us that he starts off thinking that death is something that can be fought without pain. However‚ later on the story starts
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Important quotes from Frankenstein “I shall certainly find no friend on the wide ocean‚” I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me‚ whose eyes would reply to mine.” RW – These quotations introduce the major theme of loneliness and isolation. Links to how Victor Frankenstein always wanted that companion. “We accordingly brought him back to the deck‚ and restored him to animation” RW on VF – The theme of creating life is evident throughout the beginning of the novel. “Why not still
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Mohamed Shameer “Eneke the bird was asked why he was always on the wing and he replied: ‘Men have learned to shoot without missing their mark and I have learned to fly without perching on a twig.’” This quote is from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. In a book with many different themes and motifs spiraled in‚ such as Ibo traditions and use of Animal imagery in stories‚ a recurring theme is a theme of Change‚ or more specifically‚ the adaptations one needs to make when introduced to Change. The
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stated‚ “I hated the brutality‚ the sadism‚ and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldn’t stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could‚ what I had to do‚ what my conscience told me I must do. That’s all there is to it. Really‚ nothing more” (AZ Quotes 1). During World War II‚ Oskar Schindler stood up to the Nazi party in Krakow‚ Poland by using false labor records and pleading with Nazi leaders‚ so they would not send his Jewish factory workers to concentration camps. Oskar Schindler’s bravery
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“Several hours passed. … Suddenly‚ with a bang‚ we hit a huge pot hole and the back doors on the U-Haul flew open. … I wedged myself into a corner. It seemed like we’d have to ride it out. (Walls 49)” In this quote‚ Brian‚ Lori‚ Jeannette‚ and Maureen were put in the back of a U-Haul truck while leaving Blythe for Battle Mountain. He is irresponsible because his children almost flew out of a U-Haul truck going at highway speeds. Even though the kids were trying
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Hi Peeps‚ Today’s Quote "It is impossible to copy God‚ yet His Children will follow‚ imitate‚ and implement Biblical Truth in Love. Even though our righteousness is as filthy rags‚ we constantly repent for our short comings to improve our character." ~ Jon Barnes Mindfully Meaningful Copying God’s commandments‚ laws‚ and code gives us purpose‚ direction and meaning in our lives. We are able to read the standard stories in the Bible and pick a point of reference to work from‚ growing our
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Martyn Pig Quotes - Themes Dominance/Power “I looked at my dads arm chair‚ my armchair” – Role reversal Fantasy vs Reality “Something I don’t know what it was. It wasn’t real.” “It’s strange‚ the lack of emotion‚ the absence of drama in reality. When things happen in real life‚ extraordinary things‚ there’s no music‚ there’s no dah-dah-daaahhs. There’s no close-ups. No dramatic camera angles. Nothing happens. Nothing stops‚ the rest of the world goes on.” “Reality. When you gradually come
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Introduction: When told to write about something that ignites passion within myself‚ I was reminded of this quote by Shannon L. Alder that my mother had once quoted during one of her ‘AIDS – Empowering our Women’ Conferences; “However‚ you are not alone. Generations of women in your family have chosen. Women around the world have chosen. We all have chosen at one time in our lives. We stand behind you now screaming: Choose to let go. Choose dignity. Choose to forgive yourself. Choose to forgive
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In many societies‚ men are viewed as superior to woman. From intelligence to strength‚ and everything in between‚ woman are typically told men can do it better. There are so many rules woman have to adhere to‚ to be accepted by society. Whereas men have much fewer rules and restrictions. Men live much simpler lives‚ in terms of societal norms‚ and what they can get away with. The book Egalia’s Daughters challenges these views‚ and paints a much different picture in terms of which sex is the dominate
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