completely inappropriate for classroom discussion. However‚ “This book is about racism. These people‚ the racists‚ are barely human‚ and as proven by the end of the book‚ don’t deserve the consideration commonly given to civilized people.” (Stagger). This quote shows that although the racist language is included in the text‚ it does not say it is okay to use such verbal indiscretion. “The word is not hurtful. How it is used is hurtful‚ the person who is saying it is hurtful.” (“60 Minutes: Huckleberry Finn
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right‚ you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself‚ and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe- This quote to me means that everything happens for a reason and it is sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. I think that this quote says that Everything that happens in one way or another has a direct impact on who you are. How you look at and react to everything that happens around you goes into defining who you
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can hear you… I could bury you under the floor --- and I might do it” (39). This evidence shows how Rosa abuses her power by talking to Matt like he is an unholy‚ filthy beast and keeping him completely isolated from the rest of humanity. Rosa’s quote is important to understand because it is where the corruption starts‚ but soon it escalates because no one has challenged her authority over Matt. Another piece of evidence is‚ “Rosa suddenly swung him up by his arms and tossed him inside. He landed
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move on from the past into the future. Tom’s isolation from the world is captured negatively through the use of personification‚ he quotes “I curled myself into a little ball‚ hid my head in my knees and let the darkness suck me into its belly” this indicates how badly tom has
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to find where she belongs in her two different cultures and trying to find a balance of both. Jose being a ’bastard’ reflects how she does not feel she belongs in her family‚ as her nonna has always blamed Jose’s mother‚ Christina for her birth. A quote that proves this is "Nonna says where lucky to be included‚ because we’re cursed we don’t really belong." Jose’s father is not in the picture leaving Christina as a single parent which is frowned upon in society. At school she is put down through racist
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Caleb Key Mrs. Hocutt English II Honors 8 January 2016 The Claim of Evil Published in 965‚ Joseph Krutch’s article‚ Can We Survive the Fun Explosion‚ exemplifies man’s capacity for evil. Making the specific claim‚ “when pleasure becomes the summon bonum‚ the pursuit of happiness may be getting out of hand‚” he underlies the idea that every man has evil within them. William Golding makes the same claim in his novel‚ The Lord of the Flies. To portray this claim‚ The Lord of The Flies places
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arrived came from Mr. Gardiner. Quote- "I dislike it very much‚ but it must be done." Elizabethreads on page 28‚ 40-41‚ although she is a frequent writer‚ Austen does not present letters to reader. Elizabeth
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Right away Cooper shows how Alice‚ the younger of the two Munro daughters‚ feels about Indians in this quote. "Not a voice was heard among them; but a slight exclamation proceeded from the younger of the females‚ as the Indian runner glided by her‚ unexpectedly her veil also was allowed to open its folds‚ and betrayed an indescribable look of pity‚ admiration
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career as a fireman; but it seems clear that he finds no interest in literature and enjoys his job of burning books. There is a quote on the first page stating “The blood pounded in his head‚ and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history”. (Page 3) This quote characterizes his pleasure of burning pages and pages of books and shows hatred towards
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A good quote by Mark Twain is “I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.” This stood out because Huck realizes the right thing to do is give Jim a chance and not just treat him awful like the others. Huck actually gets to know Jim and realizes
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