Wider Reading Quotes! Train spotting- Irvine Welsh • “felt strange telling the truth” • “nervous silence at this strange moronic comment” • “They looked at him as if they hadn’t done anything illegal in their lives” • “amazing…how things like sex and Hibs were nothing to him when he was on smack‚ suddenly became all important” • “He felt his skeleton and central nervous system briefly rip out of his skin” • “mother superior‚ sick boy‚ Rents” Still I Rise – Maya Angelou • “You may
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“The point was‚ the grace of it was‚ that it had nothing to do with sports. For I wanted no more of sports. They were barred from me‚ as though when Dr. Stanpole said‚ "Sports are finished" he had been speaking of me. I didn’t trust myself in them‚ and I didn’t trust anyone else. It was as though football players were really bent on crushing the life out of each other‚ as though boxers were in combat to the death‚ as though even a tennis ball might turn into a bullet.” (p84) The accident—Finny’s
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Dr. Largo-Wight Spirituality 1. Three to five meaningful quotes from Morrie’s character are: • “Maybe my dying can be a value‚ something we can all learn from”. • I’m on the last great journey here on we all got to take”. • “When you know how to die‚ you’ll know how to live”. • “All I have is a voice to undo the folded lie” • “We must love one another or die”. 2. The main theme from Tuesdays with Morrie is life and death. 3. What I consider to be successful in life is having a loving and healthy
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In Warren F. Kimball’s novel‚ Forged in War- Roosevelt‚ Churchill‚ and the Second World War‚ the unique relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The two created a friendship to lead the Allied powers out of the shadow of the Third Reich. Although the two were not fond of each other in the beginning‚ the respect that they had for each other was the bond that held them together. Kimball argues the main points on why the world went to war in the 1930’s. He proves the theory that
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1. The reason Ammaniti has started with the quote by Jack London is because he is trying to show us what is going to happen in this book and will involve real evil. The literal meaning of falling into darkness is that Michele literally falls into a hole‚ which is full of darkness‚ and the symbolic meaning is that true evil is in the hole. 2. Michele had to choose to ethier help his sister or keep going with the race so that he wouldn’t have to perform the ‘forfeit’. At first he kept running the
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QUOTE Christopher Crokett says‚ “On July 14‚ NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will reach the dwarf planet and try to learn all it can about Pluto and its five known moons. Then the probe will leave Pluto behind‚ vanishing into the frigid darkness beyond the planets.” David J Eicher says‚ “Nowhere is the future of Lowell Observatory better symbolized than with the observatory’s largest modern project‚ the Discovery Channel Telescope. This 4.3-meter instrument stands 40 miles (60km) southeast of Flagstaff
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EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES This article was written for our students that find it hard to manage their time effectively. If you happen to be one of the few students that manage their time effectively‚ ignore this article and give yourself a pat on the back. If not‚ read on. There is no doubt that time is one of the greatest resource of all and something that everyone has an equal shares regardless of background and financial situation. But most experts will acknowledge that time is
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” – Atticus Finch “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” – Atticus Finch “What are you doing in overalls‚ you should be in a dress young lady” – Mrs. Dubose “Do you defend niggers‚ Atticus?” – Scout “Boo Radley is a malevolent phantom” – the children “I dropped my fists and walked away” – Scout “He wouldn’t
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Leadership Quotes Leadership is a relationship founded on trust and confidence. Without trust and confidence‚ people don’t take risks. Without risks‚ there’s no change. Without change‚ organizations and movements die. -The Leadership Challenge In order to grow‚ you must accept new responsibilities‚ no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them. If comfort is what you’re seeking‚ then don’t aspire. Ambition is uncomfortable by definition. -Pat Summit It is only by
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know all these news and reality‚ some have funny rather heartless ways to deal with this knowledge such as:” Let the people of Middle East kill each other‚ It does not affect me” or “ I pay taxes‚ so the government should take care all off it”. These quotes are the reasons why Einstein assumed this world is dangerous. It is dangerous because human is becoming apathy‚ distracted‚ inactive and narcissistic nowadays. People do not care about their surrounding situations‚ they only care for themselves‚ how
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