Rainsford is on the island and sees the chateau. This quote lines up Rainsford to meet General Zaroff as he brings himself to arrive at his chateau. "There is no greater bore than perfection." In this scene General Zaroff and Rainsford are talking about their take on hunting when General Zaroff non-shalontly implies his psychotic opinion that it is okay to hunt humans by telling Rainsford how everything else has failed to satisfy his thrill. This quote shows the loss of interest General Zaroff is experiencing
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The quote that I’ve decided to use from the story is "After almost two years in Whittier‚ my father assignment was completed and we had to return home. The last month of our stay I attended one slumber party after another‚ all thrown in my honor." I think this quote means that she is really happy that her father is all finished with what he was doing‚ so now she can go back to her home. Although‚ she did have fun in the last month of their stay because of all the slumber parties that were thrown
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Thematic Topic #1: Identity Quote: “Inventor‚ jewelry designer‚ jewelry fabricator‚ amateur entomologist‚ Francophile‚ vegan‚ origamist‚ pacifist‚ percussionist‚ amateur astronomer‚ computer consultant‚ amateur archeologist‚ collector.” (pg.99) Explanation: Oskar’s business card lists many different titles and six objects he picks or collects. Oskar’s identity is elucidated by his determination‚ hobbies and interests. Each item he recorded has a convenient
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a few rules‚ and some involve the conch‚ “‘I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking’” (33). This is one way that Ralph is going to attempt to keep order within the group of boys during meetings. Also‚ the quote implies that Ralph is going to be the person to always have the conch because he is the leader. It is like he has all of the power since he is chief. Whenever a boy holds the conch during assemblies it means that that boy has supremacy over the others
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Just like any strong woman‚ Madeleine Albright stated‚ “it took me quite a long time to develop a voice and now that I have it‚ I am not going to be silent.” The quote perfectly describes how it is not like that in the book 1984 with women speaking up or doing things they would like to do. George Orwell shows examples of how women are homogeneous in the utopian society in the book 1984. Having so little freedom and are browned just for certain reasons‚ Orwell is trying to advise us. Women are
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texts or concepts or events. Do you see any similarities between this material and other books that you have read? Does it bring to mind other issues or incidents or people or descriptions that are somehow related? Section: The Letter Important Quote: “When I went back to her room she was crying. We were not in the same social class‚ but at least we were in the same bed (p.37).” This section discusses Marjane’s friendship with their maid Mehri‚ who was ten when Majane was born. Mehri was an extremely
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experience of being raped and getting pregnant as a result‚ Tess learns that the world is full of “snakes‚” people who do not have her best interest in mind‚ that will attempt to take advantage of “sweet birds‚” innocent young girls. The segment of the quote stating “She could not bear to look forward into the vale” is an allusion because it alludes to the idea that Tess is unwilling to look forward to her future which she saw would have many trials and challenges now that she had to cope with adult problems
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which he believes he is an outsider. The character Johnny Cade is brave‚ shy‚ and he does not feel loved. For starters‚ Johnny is a brave kid. The text states‚”I swear‚ you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time” (Hinton‚ 81). This quote explains that when Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny went to go save some kids that were stuck inside a burning church‚ Johnny and his friends went to go save them and the school teacher‚ Jerry‚ called them brave because they were risking their own lives
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“Araby” is infatuated with Mangan’s sister. He watches this female character daily‚ Quote: “Every morning I lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. The blind pulled down to within an inch
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Chapters I and II: 1) Prison and cemetery 2) Anne Hutchinson 3) The townspeople gathered together to witness Hester being released from prison. 4) The scarlet letter A is meant to be a mark of shame for the adulterous act Hester is known for. 5) The fact that every new colony starts with a prison and cemetery immediately demonstrates how Hawthorne frowns on the ideologies of the Puritans in colonial times. Instead of focusing on majestic and wistful details of the colonial Puritans‚ Hawthorne focuses
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