“I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives.” What does this quote from Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” mean? First‚ the quote should be broken down into fragments. “I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold.” In this part of the quote Alexie is talking about the “...sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision.” He is telling about
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the story‚ the author describes the vanity of a zilch through its protagonist. A not rich‚ but also needy lady‚ Mme. Loisel. To talk about the character of Mathilde Loisel‚ one needs to acknowledge a few quotes to understand her personality. Firstly‚ one can say she is very arrogant from a quote in the beginning of the story. Mme. Loisel states‚ “No‚ There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.” This sentence is said by Mme. Losiel‚ who is the protagonist
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The Glass Castle Section 1: A woman on the street Quote 1: “’You want to help me change my life?’ Mom asked. ‘I’m fine. You’re the one who needs help. Your values are all confused’” (Walls 5). I think that this quote is significant because it shows how different Jeannette’s views on life and her mother’s views on life are. Throughout the novel Jeannette is always trying to help her parents‚ but what she does not notice is that they are happy the way that they are. They enjoy the way that they
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“That night I slept in Cam’s hoodie. It was stupid and kind of sappy‚ but I didn’t care” (pg. 125). This is important quote because it allows us to see that Belly is attempting to have a good relationship and get over Conrad at the same time. This also displays how Belly is starting to trust and love Cam a little more each time they are together. This quote is important to the story because it explains Bellies feelings a little more clearly and how she is very slowly moving on from Conrad. “I love
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Othello Act 1‚ Sc‚ 1 Quotes "I am not what I am." Speaker: Iago Audience: Rodrigo Explication: He is saying that he is not who he appears to be. "I have charged thee not not haunt about my doors." Speaker: Brabantio Audience: Rodrigo Explication: Brabantio wants Rodrigo to leave. "Even now‚ now‚ very now‚ an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe. Arise‚ arise! / Awake the snorting citizens with the bell‚ / Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. / Arise‚ I say!" Speaker:
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but he does not exemplify being brave. Achilles says‚“‘What worthless‚ burnt-out coward I’d be called if I would submit to you and all your orders‚ whatever you blurt out. Fling them at others‚ don’t give me commands!” (Homer‚ Iliad Book 1) This quote also says that he does not want to take commands from the Greek army all because he does not receive his war prize. First off‚ it is childlike to act like that since he did not obtain his way and is not what a hero does. Also‚ since he basically does
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Wisdom Quotes 1. You can do anything‚ but not everything. —David Allen 2. Perfection is achieved‚ not when there is nothing more to add‚ but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3. The richest man is not he who has the most‚ but he who needs the least. —Unknown Author 4. You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. —Wayne Gretzky 5. Courage is not the absence of fear‚ but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. —Ambrose Redmoon
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My Initial Impression of the Act: When Mrs. Putnam is introduced for the first time‚ she is described as “a twisted soul of forty-five‚ a death-ridden woman‚ haunted by dreams”‚ which is not precisely what you would call an emboldening description. Through her aperture lines‚ we can facilely optically discern that Mrs. Putnam is a very manipulative and assertive woman‚ who believes in witchcraft‚ as she instantly believes that Betty’s quandary has been caused by witchcraft. As far as Mr. Putnam
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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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