personal loss and face many hardships‚ but finally reach to their own respected homes and families‚ safe and soundly. In Homers’‚ The Odyssey‚ the main character faces many hardships‚ but ultimately is successful by meeting and re-uniting with his loved ones. The idea which relates the quote with this book is that in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus faces tons of trials and tribulations as well as tough challenges like the time when he stayed patiently in Calypso‚ the enchantress’s isolated island for 7 years‚ but
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Critical Lens Essay Quote: The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience”–J.F.Clarke J.F. Clarke once said‚ “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.” I think that what Clarke meant is that people who listen to their heart‚ people who do what they know or believe to be right‚ even if everyone else is or would be against them for it‚ are the bravest people of all. I agree with this quote because it’s usually hard to do the right
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Juliannah Vining March 26‚ 2012 Critical Lens English “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience”–J.F.Clarke J.F. Clarke once stated‚ “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.” To me‚ this statement means that any individual who follows their conscience‚ and what they find to be right or wrong‚ is most brave‚ or strong‚ because they step away from society’s opinion and go with their own feelings whether
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Language Arts The quote “The right good book is always a book of travel‚ it is about a Life’s Journey” by H.M Tomlinson is a quote practiced by several readers. This quote means that people in the book can grow throughout the story and take variant people to different places. This is a result of making them think of new ideas based on the author of books message or overall theme. I agree with this quote and interpretation due to the experiences I had
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Kris Dias Critical Lens Essay “The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance‚ and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” - Albert Camus. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of British schoolboys become stranded on a deserted tropical island after their plane is shot down. Without the rules and structure of civilization the boys quickly descend into savagery. Some of the boys who are led by Ralph‚ the group’s
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The Outsiders Critical Lens Essay The quote in question is “All good is destined to be defeated.” The quote means‚ for every good guy‚ there is a bad guy. For every hero‚ there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do something good has been destined to be stopped. The quote not only speaks for literature‚ but for everything. If you look from now‚ all the way back to ancient times‚ you will see examples of this in many works of literature. The book The Outsiders is a good representation
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Critical Lens Essay Nicholas Cage once said that‚ “I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth.” This quotes means that characters are much more unrealistic when they are perfect. Characters with flaws give the reader a more accurate view of humanity because all people have flaws. The short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe are two works of literature that support this quote. In both of these works‚ it is
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Critical Lens Essay Quotations Chose one of the following six quotations to connect to your work of literature: 1. “Good Literature makes us aware of the potential that each human being has.” Anonymous 2- “The best literature may entertain readers or disturb them‚ but above all‚ it must make them think.” Anonymous 3- “Art is the lie that makes us realize the truth.” Pablo Picasso 4- “The best literature is about old universal truths
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Critical Lens Essay According to Ernest Hemingway‚ “...all things truly wicked start from innocence.” This quotation means that everything that is evil was once pure. I agree with the quotation because when your are pure of anything contaminated‚ the environment can create evilness in a person. Through the use of symbolism in Lord of the Flies‚ and irony in Oedipus the King‚ William Golding and Sophocles shows the readers that corruption stems from innocence. William Golding uses symbolism in
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recognize that even the smallest infraction against nature can and should have dire consequences for people. If readers take this lesson to heart‚ they should walk away from Coleridge’s poem with a completely different view of the natural world. By experiencing the Mariner’s pain through such visceral poetic language‚ readers cannot help but see Coleridge’s point about the sanctity of our world. Concluding Sentence: The idea that one poem can change people’s entire view of the world outside of their
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