to sleep. He chose the tree because he needed to stay away from General Zaroff. “A big tree with outspread branches was nearby… he climbed up into the crotch and stretched out on one of the broad limbs‚ after a fashion‚ rested” (Connell 75). This quote shows that Rainsford is intelligent because during this part‚ he is climbing into a tree to try and stay hidden from General Zaroff. He is also trying to rest so he can stay away from General Zaroff. During the story‚ Rainsford is also brave. He shows
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Great Gatsby Quotes: “In consequence‚ I’m inclined to reserve all judgements‚ a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me” “I could have sworn he was trembling‚ and distinguished nothing except a single green light‚ minute and far away” “The eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleberg: “dimmed a little by many paint-less days under sun and rain‚ brood on over the solemn dumping ground” “It’s just a crazy old thing‚ I just slip it on sometimes when I don’t care what I look like” ”I’ve got
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F-Scott-Fitzgerald once said ¨I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich and it colored my entire life and works.¨ This quote says that being rich is the promise life and the key to happiness. To the people the ´´American Dream´´ means that if you are nothing or poor you can pull yourself up and work hard to become rich and famous. In his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F-Scott-Fitzgerald suggests that the American Dream is something that could be achieved‚ but not easily and has died through
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“There was only the smell of smoke.” This quote ties in with the theme because stephen didn’t really keep the things that are close to him close because his mom died and she was really close to him. Taban is from South Sudan’s capital‚ Juba. He said his neighbors were attacked by militants in July. His family
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accused people a fair trial. “I cannot say he is an honest man; I know him little. But in all justice‚ sir‚ a claim so weighty cannot be argued by a farmer. In God’s name‚ sir‚ stop here; send him home and let him come again with a lawyer”(99) This quote from The Crucible proves that Reverend Hale is starting to retaliate against the court and is trying to give the John Proctor‚ an accused person of witchcraft a fair trial. It’s obvious in the sentences above that Hale is starting to go against the
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“Doubt‚ it seems‚ is a skill – and one that … needs to be learned and honed. Credulity‚ by contrast‚ appears to be something very like an instinct” (Kathryn Schulz‚ Being Wrong). I think this quote is saying that it is easier to believe that something is true than raise doubts about something. People usually believe what they see or hear without questioning its truthfulness. For example‚ the most common things that happen in our everyday lives is that we believe in what people say about others without
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move on from the past into the future. Tom’s isolation from the world is captured negatively through the use of personification‚ he quotes “I curled myself into a little ball‚ hid my head in my knees and let the darkness suck me into its belly” this indicates how badly tom has
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even when he doesn’t “belong” there. Lower class often had different dance styles so it would have made sense for William to have had to be taught Jocelyn’s ways. He was‚ however‚ not born into a higher class. (“An Overview of Medieval Dance”) This quote reveals that different social classes have different styles of dancing and William would not have known their style of dancing. They would not have recorded their dancing even if they could have because to them it was their common knowledge due to
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people say it was Arthur Leigh Allen. There was even a rumor that it was Ted Cruz. But that rumor is obviously false due to the first zodiac attack happening before Cruz was born. The zodiac killer taunted the police with quotes and many other letters wrote in symbols along with a quote: “I like killing people because it is so much fun. It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest because man is the most dangerous animal of them all” – zodiac killer The Zodiac claimed he had murdered 37 people
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breathing. Winston know that even if he is far away from the telescreen; it can still tell that he is thinking‚ that why he have to control his face expression and breathing‚ so the telescreen can’t catch him. Explanation of how the Quote prove the Topic: In this quote‚ Winston is far away from the telescreen and even being far away he have still to control his expression because of the telescreen can tell if he is thinking or not just by looking at his face. Winston is doing everything he could to
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