Period 2 The French author Victor Hugo once said‚ “There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” The quote means whenever you have a dream‚ the dream shapes and sets your future. Hugo’s quote is correct because dreams are the key to setting your goals so you can achieve further in the future. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun‚ this quote is true because of Walter’s dream to be the man of the house‚ Benethea’s dream to live past society’s expectations of an African
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very sympathetic towards Dumby’s shooting as he is an Aboriginal. Quote‚ “who got shot? dunno‚ nobody knows‚ Boongs that’s all I know‚ serves em right I reckon”. Blacky was asking everyone‚ his family and friends whether to attend Dumby’s funeral or not. He knew inside that he wouldn’t be welcomed as he would be entering Aboriginal territory if he was to attend. Everyone he asked suggested that it would be a good idea not to go. Quote‚ “I understand why you want to go‚ dear. But I don’t think you’d
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discrimination in the United States. In this passage‚ the matriarch of the family Lena Younger‚ also known as Mama‚ is arguing with her adult son Walter‚ about what to do with a windfall to be acquired from a life insurance policy on her deceased husband. This quote reflects the ideological differences between the two generations‚ about what is important in life. At the start of the passage‚ the author writes‚ “Oh-So now it’s life. Money is life.” By using these words‚ Hansberry shows the conflicting views about
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“Learn the rules like a pro‚ so you can break them like an artist” Pablo Picasso. This quote is important to my essay as of how the same situation happens in the novel. In the story there is one leader and there is one boy that hates the leader this makes him learn his rules and then make his own rules and makes everyone join his group. The Author made this happen in the story because of all the war that was happening and how the book was called lord of the flies. This happens with
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someone who is greedy? Many people have met someone like this. The person who says this quote‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ he is arguing that some people do not just accept having what they need‚ and are greedy about it. Gandhi’s argument supports the theme which relates to Manifest Destiny‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and society because greed is present in many people and often it can bring out the worst in people. The quote‚ “Earth has enough to satisfy every man’s need‚ but not every man’s greed.” relates to
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doing actions that require him to abandon his old routines. He had to give up his job‚ his wife‚ and his house to gain the books and knowledge he so desires. Bradbury quotes Montag in his description stating‚ “You want to give up everything? After all these years of working‚ one night‚ some women and her books-‚” (page 51). This quote shows that Montag wants to quit his job just for the sake of gaining books and finding knowledge so he can be happier. This is necessary to gain knowledge because it
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of this quote is during their sneaky trip to Boo Radley’s house. This was the last day Dill was going to stay in Maycomb for this year‚ so they decided to take a quick peek at Radley Place by creeping around the house and looking through the side windows. As they are take a quick peek‚ the see the shadow of what they think is Boo with a hat on. They go numb with fear‚ and run for it. As they are leaving the area from under a fence‚ they hear a shotgun go off from Radley Place. The quote of narration
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“It ain’t right‚ Atticus… No son‚ Its not right” (Lee 284). This quote from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper shows how society is racist after Atticus lost the trail‚ though he is resilient it still shows that society is racist‚ because society believes that whenever it is a white man vs a black man‚ that the white man always wins. This being the start that Harper Lee uses conflict in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird to illustrate the negative effects of intolerance in society. In the start Tom Robinson
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subjects this year. In this year’s course‚ I have learned a lot about people and events in history that I had no knowledge of beforehand. Lessons on Joseph Stalin‚ Julius Caesar‚ and many more have educated me beyond belief. I feel that “Between Shades of Gray” is a book that will live in my memory forever. The terrible stories based on real events of what happened to so many people are things I will not be able to forget. In my future schooling‚ I hope to learn more about virtually voiceless events such
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Quote #1 “The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words‚ but they accepted his explanation‚ and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. FOUR LEGS GOOD‚ TWO LEGS BAD‚ was inscribed on the end wall of the barn‚ above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters (3.10‚ 3.11)” Big words bad‚ small words good: it’s easier to understand rules when they’re simple‚ but simple rules tend to gloss over the complexities of human society. Like‚ "don’t tell lies" is all well
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