possible. 16. There is no elevator to success. You have to take stairs. 17. Falling in love is easy‚ but staying in love is very special. 18. Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy‚ but the bible says love your enemy. 19. Ignore those people who talk about you behind your back. That’s where they belong –
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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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a book; you have to figure out every detail. Shirley Jackson’s story‚ “The Possibility of Evil”‚ is a way for the readers to learn more about Miss Strangeworth. She is a woman who loves her town‚ but can be a bit discouraging to the people in her town. Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by considering what she does and says‚ what the narrator says about her‚ and how other characters interact with her. Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by considering what she does and says.
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described as a villain‚ a villian can be described as a cruelly malicious person. These qualities are seen through the qoute “His wives‚ especially the youngest‚ lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper”. This quote show that he beats his wife’s‚ which is a villainous trait. The quote “whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quick enough‚ he would use his fists.” shows that he was quick to violence. Another Example is when Okonkwo beat his wife during the sacred
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The novel begins with quote that states “My nightmare started like this. I was standing on deserted street in some little beach town. It was the middle of the night. A storm was blowing. Wind and rain ripped at the palm trees along the sidewalk. Pink and yellow stucco buildings lined the street‚ their windows boarded up.” The mere quote was quite intriguing and will truly draw you towards curiosity. The succeeding pages of the book will entice towards an interesting continuation of a 14-year old
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The quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter‚ “No man‚ for any considerable length of time‚ can wear one face to the multitude and another to himself without finally becoming confused as to which is true” (p.170) can be seen throughout the whole novel. The first example is Arthur Dimmesdale. He has to keep the secret that he is Pearl’s father. To the whole town‚ Dimmesdale is known as being a great minister‚ but in this mind he was really a sinner. By having this battle going on in
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inspirational quote from Laozi breaks down the philosophy of thinking before you act in my eyes. It discusses how by not thinking about the consequences of one’s actions he or she could become accustom to mistreating others and making bad decisions. At the same time it is also inspirational and uplifting. It accomplishes this by not directly talking about bad actions. It leaves the door open for the reader to also understand that positive actions lead to a positive destiny. For this reason this quote contains
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Many of his actions and behaviors are just a cover-up for people to see so they can have a definition for the way Dolphus lives. In this quote‚ Dolphus Raymond explains to Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout why he acts in the way he does and explains to them what the people of Maycomb think about him. “I try to give ‘em a reason‚ you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason. When I come to town‚ which is seldom‚ if I weave a little and drink out of this sack‚
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The Outsiders “They are right. You are hood‚” (S.E. Hinton‚ page 15). This quote describes the Greasers in the story The Outsiders. This story is about two groups called the Socs (socials) and the greasers. Ponyboy and Johnny gang member of the Greasers‚ get into a brawl and end up a death of a Socs member‚ the boys were forced to go into hiding. Soon the Greasers go into a battle with the Socs. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption‚ others meet tragic ends. They are two completely different
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they want to grab the gold ring you have to let them do it‚ and not say anything” (273). In this quote in a way he saying let them be adventurous they will learn from their mistakes. He acts this way towards his little sister because he is trying to give her the childhood he didn’t get to experience. You can tell that kids have a certain place in his heart. For example anything that was said about his younger brother Allie was positive‚ also how he took Phoebe to the carousel and finally when he
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