They’re everywhere you look: Twitter‚ Facebook‚ blogs‚ quotes sites — even in books by well-known Buddhists. Fake Buddha Quotes abound. To those who are familiar with the Buddhist scriptures‚ these Hallmark-style quotes attributed to the Buddha ring false‚ but it seems many people are preferentially attracted to the fake variety. It’s hard sometimes to pinpoint why they sound fake. Usually it’s the language‚ which may be too flowery and poetic. Sometimes it’s the subject matter‚ which sounds too
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Jared Felixbrod Mrs. Manzo English II CPE‚ Period 2 September 8‚ 2012 The curious incident of the dog in the Night-Time Quote #1: “Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being. “ Albert Camus “...carrying a book in his hand and he said ‘You look lost.’ So I took out my Swiss Army knife.” (Haddon 171) In this quote Christopher feels threatened and scared. He is flustered from being away from home and is not used to his normal routine. He
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In “lord of the Flies” the first character i’d like to analyze is Piggy.The quote that really represents piggy is “But Piggy.For all his ludicrous body‚ had brains.”.I found this quote on page 78.This is a perfect representation of how one of the most disliked protagonists in this story is really the smartest character in the story.He was completely incapable of any type of athletic abilities yet He can out think most of the children there while yet being one of the most intelligent characters in
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How the Jim Crow Laws Hindered the Education of African-American Students The Jim Crow laws are one of the first things learned by students about black history in America. They were enacted on state levels in 1876 and became famous the phrase “separate but equal” Their purpose was to segregate blacks by giving them their own schools‚ restaurants‚ public transport‚ and bathrooms. This was a huge disadvantage especially when it came to education. At first this was a good opportunity for any
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Lee’s fictional setting located in Alabama. The “Jim Crow” laws cause the inequality in the Maycomb community. The laws keep Negros from having the same rights as white citizens: “She ran to the front porch…she’s supposed to go around in back” (124). Scout‚ another fictional character created by Lee‚ is stating this. She is referring to the point that their black cook‚ Calpurnia‚ is going to the front door of a neighbor’s house instead of the back. The “Jim Crow” laws plainly explain that no Negro is
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an adventure book. I think knowing that he wrote that book adds more to the quote‚ but I’ll go more into that in the next paragraph. This quote means a lot to me. It inspires me to take risks. The quote is saying not to just exist‚ but to prove you’re alive. I’ve always had this sort of mindset‚ but I’ve never done anything adventurous. It does make me want to be more adventurous though. The person who said that quote‚ Jack London‚ wrote the book‚ ”The Call of the Wild”. That book has to do with
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I believe that this quote from Darwin means a lot. In the book Calpurnia finds out that Harry has gotten a girlfriend. Calpurnia then in the book starts to question Harry’s girlfriend‚ with questions like “What does she look like” and “Where is she from”. Harry then starts to get a bit irritated due to all the questions. Calpurnia then starts to feel a little bit jealous of Harry and so she starts saying very rude things about his girlfriend‚ whom she has never met. This then brings starts a series
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Scarlet Letter notes and quotes Chapter Quote 1: “some sweet moral blossom‚ that may be found along the track‚ or relieve the darkening close tale of human frailty and sorrow.” This quote tells us that the story will be very dark with possibly many mysteries for us to solve and put the puzzle pieces together. And that there are innocent events and thoughts in the book too. The 1st chapter is very short only 1 and ½ pages long so there is not much vital information whatsoever. And with
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trade-off. But I’ll take it all.’’ This quote means that the greater you love a person the harder the loss of that person is to you. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke relates to this quote in her book Inkheart in chapters 29 and 30. I agree with this quote because the quote could relate to you or someone else. On page 285 of Inkheart Meggie say‚ “Do you miss her- my mother I mean?’’…. Mo answered‚ “Almost all the time.” This quote of Inkheart relates to quote 1 because Meggie lost her mother at a young
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teaser for Jungle Jim El Dorado Microgaming certainly love to take on audacious projects‚ as some of the brand’s games really do prove to be huge in scope. Showing that they still have the heart and passion for creating titles that really do steal the show‚ they have recently released a YouTube trailer for brand new game Jungle Jim El Dorado. Throwing players into the heart of the jungle‚ this new game is set for early September 2016 release. Built upon HTML5 technology‚ Jungle Jim El Dorado is a
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