believe she is doing what is right‚ regardless of whether she thinks the religious traditions to be true or not. “One must do what one can‚” she says‚ and she believes in upholding this moral principle regardless of how little impact it will have. Creon however‚ describes this as a “senseless gesture”‚ not only due to its futility but also because he refutes the idea that Polynices may only rest in the afterlife once buried. He describes it as “mass-produced mumbo-jumbo”‚ to which she agrees‚ saying
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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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things remain the same‚ the more they change after all—plus c’est la même chose‚ plus ça change. Nothing endures‚ not a tree‚ not love‚ not even a death by violence” (p14) When Gene returns to the Devon school‚ he alludes to Finny’s accident. In this quote‚ he is referencing Finny’s death‚ and how it has changed over time. The ideas associated with it no longer haunted him‚ instilled fear and him‚ or had grandeur. It was now “just a group of trees” “This was the tree‚ and it seemed to me standing there
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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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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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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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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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In Sophocles Antigone‚ the title character’s gender has profound effects on the meaning of her actions. Creon himself says that the need to defeat her is all the more pressing because since she is a woman her rebellion upsets gender roles and hierarchy. By refusing to be passive‚ she overturns one of the fundamental rules of her culture. Women were subjugated and supposed to be silent spectators to the world around them as men’s‚ such as Creon’s‚ search for power fuels there desire to put women down
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The Prince Quotes Political: • “…and in the actions of men‚ and especially of princes‚ from which there is no appeal‚ the end justifies the means.” Pg. 94 Meaning: As long as your end result is good‚ your way to get there‚ no matter how brutal‚ cruel‚ cunning‚ etc‚ will be justified. • “…when dominions are acquired in a providence differing in language‚ law‚ and customs‚ the difficulties to be overcome are great…one of the best and most certain means of doing so would be for the new ruler to
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