story by not telling us if Collins came back with water or not. Example: In "Weary Blues‚" Langston Hughes doesn’t tell us exactly what happens to the blues player at the end. Aphorism A brief‚ cleverly worded statment that makes a wise observation about life. Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack is a book of aphorisms. We see them also in the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Example: "Let us die trying."--from Two Old Women. Exampe: "Comedy is a tragedy plus time." Carol
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Prior to the mid 20th century‚ social injustice‚ by means of the Jim Crow laws‚ gave way to a disparity in the treatment of minorities‚ especially African Americans‚ when compared to Caucasians. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ along with many other civil activist‚ began a campaign to change the laws and the social attitudes that caused such a disparity. Although Dr. King’s exploits are revered today‚ he had opponents that disagreed with the tactics he employed. Letter to Birmingham Jail is a response
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Intro From the mid 17th-century to the early 20th-century‚ after the renaissance and the enlightenment thought‚ the world again experienced a flourishing revolution throughout almost all the realm including architecture‚ culture etc.‚ initiating many different movements. As a response to the declining aristocracy and the rising bourgeoisie‚ the neo-classicism began to spring up to accommodate the new institutions of bourgeois society through the re-adoption of antique doctrines. (Modern Architecture:
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work. This can be said of anything‚ be it tools‚ people‚ relationships‚ mere objects; nothing broken can work. The aphorism‚ “A house divided cannot stand‚” encapsulates this concept. The phrase itself can be heard in both the Bible’s New Testament‚ in reference to an individual divided against oneself‚ and in the speech A House Divided by Abraham Lincoln. Despite the age of the aphorism‚ the meaning of the phrase transcends its time and holds true even now. If the house‚ a place that provides shelter
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------------------------------------------------- http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/12/14/genius-ratio/ Quote Investigator: Edison did discuss both of the ratios given above‚ and he also spoke of different ingredients such as “hard work”‚ “inspiration”‚ and “perspiration”. His popular aphorism evolved over time. Also‚ before Edison’s pronouncements were published there were other precursor statements in circulation. For example‚ in 1892 a newspaper in
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was a regular night not out of the ordinary. Since she was dying the world seemed different to her. She had different views on her life and all of the sudden the smallest things she used to take for granted meant so much to her. This verse is an aphorism on how you don’t know what you truly have until it’s gone. Once you’re faced with losing your life even the smallest things become meaningful. All of the sudden when dying the meaning to life becomes important. As the woman was grasping her last
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The Secret Life of Bees Essay “There is nothing perfect‚ there is only life‚” is one of the most inspiring aphorisms that August uses in the book The Secret Life of Bees. August says this to Lily to teach her about life and how it is not perfect. This lesson is shown in many ways‚ one being when Lily knows that it was her who killed her mother. Also how she had to deal with T-Ray treating her the way he did and him being rude to her most of her life. These words that August says to Lily in Chapter
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When people are confronted with information which they’re not ready to accept‚ they will usually return to the phrase "ignorance is bliss". Ignorance is not bliss; it is merely a dose of anaesthetic which wears off in time. Being ignorant does not mean being happy‚ ignorance is lack of knowledge. Ignorance should never be a way of life for a fully grown human because knowledge always means power and ignorance never means bliss. For a child‚ however‚ ignorance of things they cannot accurately comprehend
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“If you really want it‚ then you’ll make your dream happen.” is one of the many aphorisms that Morrie Schwartz uses during his lifetime. Tuesdays with Morrie is a book full of aphorisms‚ beliefs‚ and life’s greatest lessons. Morrie was one of Mitch Albom’s‚ the author of Tuesdays with Morrie‚ college professors. When Mitch heard that Morrie was dying of ALS‚ they began having meetings every Tuesday. It was on those Tuesdays that Morrie taught Mitch some of life’s greatest lessons. Dreams
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we kill‚ we create hundreds more" is the aphorism often used to describe the effect of US policies on terrorism (huffpost) Killing a terrorist would not solve anything. Knock one down and many will stand up in his place. For 10 years‚ the U.S. has searched for Osama bin Laden‚ the man responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center. He was finally killed in 2011. Killing the world’s most dangerous man was said to be a "justified killing". The aphorism stated before is definitely validated based
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