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    when Robert mentioned about his discovery and journey‚ Victor’s responded in a negative way towards it. Walton‚ discussing his journey and talked about “with all the favor that warmed me‚ how gladly I would sacrifice my fortune‚ my existence‚ my every hope‚ to the furtherance of my enterprise. One man’s life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought”. This statement exemplifies the pursuit of knowledge‚ and similarities can be seen between Walton and the

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    that speaks of hope and persistence . Here ‚ metaphorical phrases are used to convey the thoughts and emotions of the writer . In addition ‚ the chosen metaphors are meant to guide through the emotions and to give the readers a feel of the all the hope ‚ pain ‚ confusion ‚ and persistence of the poetry ’s writer In this poem ‚ life is compared to the act of fishing . The journey that a person makes is represented by the fisherman ’s daily work . In the same way that a fisherman hopes to catch a big

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    Spade: death card King of Hearts: suicide king‚ death Cross: sacrifice‚ martyr‚ savior‚ Bells: death‚ new beginnings‚ Beds: illness‚ prison‚ insanity‚ Bars: prison‚ no escape‚ Windows:20 freedom‚ escape‚ Birds on Window Sills: hope‚ freedom‚ escape just out of reach‚ Trees: life‚ family‚ growth‚ old times‚ escape‚ wisdom Dead Trees: end of the past‚ forgotten past‚ Vehicles: freedom‚ escape‚ future‚ time‚ passing of the ages‚ inlet to character Motorcycles: free

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    strong reason that drives him/her. A strong reason that a person holds onto until the end‚ that would make all the battles worth the fight. For workaholic FedEx troubleshooter Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks)‚ the drive that kept him up until the end was hope. The hope to return to his old life‚ to be back together with his long time sweetheart Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt). The movie Cast Away (2000) – in which Robert Zemeckis had directed in it – had shown perfectly a goal-driven kind of journey. They managed

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    “unbearable” suggests that it is so devastating that the reader couldn’t continue even if there was more to read. I personally think that yes it could be interpreted as a pessimistic end (all three aforementioned) however there is also an inevitable spark of hope as McCarthy makes sure to create more narrative gaps instead of answering previous ones. McCarthy ends the novel with the boy being found by a man who is shown as being the only colour in the grey world the book is set in‚ wearing a “gray and yellow

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    The Hopeful Bird Although Andrew‚ a 7 year old‚ and his dad are homeless and live in an airport‚ Andrew learns that there is still hope and a chance that he will be in a house someday soon. Some of the challenges Andrew and his dad face are that they don’t have a home and they live in an airport. Since they live in an airport‚ Andrew and his dad can’t be seen. Andrew observes a little brown bird that was stuck in the airport for many days. Finally‚ it took a while‚ but the brown bird got out.

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    attitude and her face off with issues such as identity‚ oppression‚ freedom‚ and independence. With the large variety of themes presented throughout the story‚ hope is difficult to identify. While Louise is up in her room‚ she is staring out her window‚ witnessing the leaving of winter and the bloom of spring; a sort of euphemism towards the hope of her blossoming into a new person after her husband’s death. “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with

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    Short”‚ we are given a glimpse into the life of a boy looking unsuccessfully for a job during the “Great Depression”. While the boy remains doubtful that he’ll find a job‚ his sister provides him with an optimistic viewpoint in hopes of giving him a glimmer of hope. In “Furniture Art”‚ we are introduced to a girl who is interviewing her neighbour‚ Mr. DuPont‚ for a project about different worldviews. Mr. DuPont shows her that the world truly is a beauteous place‚ we simply need to open

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    admirable characters with substantial qualities because somehow they all begin to do harm to one another. Though‚ on the side where the grass is always greener there is always someone who changes an opinion. Jacques is introduced to us as soon as we lose hope for Candide and the world they live in. Many of the people that have been introduced to us are very harsh to Candide. Remembering back on when Candide was recruited to fight in the war we lose faith that things will get better for the naïve character

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    changing throughout the film show that at the beginning of the film Chad Jones’s mind set is scared and unsure but as the film goes on and he starts to understand the extent of his injuries he is able to move forward and look to the future and have hope for the future. The close up shots along with the diegetic music of the angle grinder‚ blood rushing through the medical pipes‚ blood dripping off the

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