She was born to luxury. She also has a general attitude. For example when her husband says‚”Why the dress you go to the theatre in‚ It looks very well to me.” This shows that her husband is trying to tell her she looks good with her own dress. The quote from Madame Loisel‚ “Only i have no dress‚ and therefore i can’t go to this ball.” This shows that Loisel wanted
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the great depression I have to admit that for much of this book I thought we would be just getting a series of increasingly horrible stories about the crash. But this turned out to be an infinitely better book than I anticipated. There are quotable quotes – “If there must be madness something may be said for having it on a heroic scale”. Or “This is the rite of the meeting which is called not to do business but to do no business.” And haven’t we all been in one of those. There is the dismantling of
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To keep dignity‚ and give honor where it’s due‚ so that defeat is not disgrace. And I hope I don’t have to do it often (Page 128). This quote shows Ender’s greatness in the way that he has respect and pride even towards people who he is battling against. Ender has a large amount of dignity even towards his enemies. It also demonstrates Ender’s competitiveness and his unwillingness to lose
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Okonkwo and Obierika are talking after Okonkwo had just got back from his exile and Okonkwo wants run the white men out of the tribe‚ but Obierika says‚ “How do you think we can fight when our own brothers have turned against us?” (Achebe p??????). This quote demonstrates how the new culture has shaped Obierika because is shows that Obierika does not desire to go to war to drive out the white men‚ using the excuse that he does not want to fight his brothers. This might seem like a reasonable excuse to
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when I ran from the plantation in Virginia‚ I decided to be twelve years old. COuld’ve been anywhere from nine to fourteen‚ but as Frederick Douglass‚ that great man‚ said‚ you might as well ask a horse how old he is as a slave” (Stolz 3). This quote was said by Cezanne Pinto‚ the main character of the historical novel‚ Cezanne Pinto‚ about a young slave living on a plantation in Virginia with high hopes of freedom and an education. Originally born Deucy Clayburn‚ Cezanne spent his time as a slave
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Disabled Quotes “And yet the advertisers‚ who determine nowadays who will be represented publicly and who will not‚ deny the existence of me and my kind absolutely.” (paragraph 4) In this passage‚ Mairs displays her emotions of frustration and anger towards the advertisers who “ deny the existence” of her and other disabled people. “Everyone else is “there‚” sucking breath mints and splashing on cologne and swigging wine coolers. You’re “not there.” And if not there‚ nowhere.” ( paragraph
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all the time. They don’t trust each other because each of them only cares about themselves. Trust me‚ I’d rather drink toilet water that having to go through another friendship like that. I think George Washington was right on the money with this quote. I’ve learned to choose my friends wisely. We might not have everything in common‚ but we learned from our differences. We like each other for who we are. I don’t look for a big group of friends‚ just
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Mamdally Hamid Jibraan G. Paper Assignment 11th of May 2005 TOPIC: SCIENCE -Quotable quotes -Difference between science and technology -Benefits of science -Dangers represented by science ___________________________________________________ Quotable Quotes “I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.” Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)
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This advice which he gives to his son holds true even today. A brief summarization of the quote advises Laertes to: Say less than you know. Think before you act. Don’t be cold‚ but don’t be too friendly. Spend most of your time with your genuine friends who have already done you good. Choose your battles carefully‚ and fight hard. Dress for success
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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/napoleon_bonaparte.html Overview: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history’s greatest military commanders. Napoleon was a French military general and political leader‚ who grew famous and important during the French Revolution. He became the first emperor of France‚ serving from 1804 until 1814‚ and again in 1815‚ and his motive for military expansion changed the world. Napoleon changed military organization and training‚ and reorganized
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