Mathilda proves to be selfish many times throughout the story by only thinking about herself. For example‚ “Two large tears ran slowly down from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth.” (2) She knows how much he loves her and knows that “He was heart-broken.”(3) When he saw her crying. She does corrupt things that would hurt other people for her own gain‚ she does not care about her spouse. In addition‚ he gives in‚ asking how much money it would cost. When she says four hundred
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In this sentence from John Green’s Looking for Alaska‚ the speaker’s attitude toward the party is best described as indifferent. The speaker’s tone and diction implies that he lacks interest or concern in the unsuccessful party that was thrown for him. He mentions how “he could feel their pity”‚ but then goes on to say that “they needed more pity than I did”. This shows how although his parents pitied him for not having friends‚ he did not pity himself‚ but instead felt bad for his hopeful parents
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Some people believe that printed books are no longer necessary in this digital era‚ as all writings can be stored electronically. Others think print books till play important role. Discuss both views and give your opinion. In the past few years‚ e-books have been sold or downloaded for free in large numbers on the internet. These books and e-readers are challenging convention reading habits making the sales of traditional books decreased. But it still needs much consideration before eliminating
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King lear Active reading notes Act 5 scene 3 Quote We two alone will sing like birds i’ the cage… …so we’ll live‚ And pray‚ and sing‚ and tell old tales‚ and laugh At gilded butterflies‚ and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we’ll talk with them too‚ Who loses and who wins; who’s in‚ who’s out; And take upon ’s the mystery of things‚ As if we were God’s spies…. (5.3.8-16) Through the use of Tropology :Metaphor and theory Existentialism -It can be said that Lear’s madness has lead him
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The Happiest Refugee The book The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do is about a young family in Vietnam who risk their lives to travel illegally to Australia. In the middle of the ocean with the sun beating down on a jam packed boat‚ with water supplies already running low‚ more trouble arrives‚ a pirate ship. With all their goods taken‚ hope for survival is at their lowest. Just as everything seems lost‚ a German ship arrives. The family reaches Australia safely and kindness surounds them. Anh lives
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this theme is family‚ which plays a key role‚ specifically Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife. From Book I‚ Homer presents Penelope as a dotting wife. go on drinking their wine‚ but leave off singing this sad song‚ which always afflicts the dear heart deep inside me‚ since the unforgettable sorrow comes to me‚ beyond others‚ so dear a head do I long for whenever I am reminded of my husband. (1.340-344) In this quote‚ it is shown how attached
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throughout the story she can easily be represented by many color symbols. In the book she is know to lie to many characters and even considers herself to be good at it shown by this quote “The secret of a good lie is don’t overly explain‚ and throw in one good detail”. This represents the color yellow for dishonesty and deceit. Another color she represents is black which stands for things like mourning and death shown in this quote in the beginning chapters “That night I lay in bed and thought about dying
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without a burqa etc. This quote describes the conflict that Malala Yousafzai goes through to
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Looking Out for Number One: Conflicting Cultural Values in Early Seventeenth-Century Virginia By: T.H Breen The main focus of Breen’s essay the focus is on the fact that colonists in Virginia were driven and motivated to come to the New World‚ predominantly for monetary reasons. Virginia’s soil was found to be unusually well suited for growing tobacco‚ which is why it drove such a variety of people to migrate there. The colonists‚ though
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Brand Proposal Submitted by: Razel C. Belleza C27 Submitted to: Mr. Erl Pilla Looking for soda? Try "Mr.Fizzy" ’It refreshes body and mind’ A brief history of soda The term "soft drink" is derived from "soda water"‚ dating as far back as 1798. Joseph Priestly invented carbonated water in 1767‚ when he first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide (CO2) by suspending a bowl of water over a vat of fermenting beer in a brewery in
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