In “The Lady‚ or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton‚ a woman‚ so distraught at the fact that she is losing her lover‚ ushers her love toward one of two doors. This door either contains a tiger‚ which will gruesomely maul him‚ or a woman who he is forced to take as his bride. The reader is led to believe that the woman points her lover to the door containing a ferocious tiger. A quote which supports the thesis that the princess had sent her lover to his doom is‚ “How often‚ in her waking hours and in her
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Everyone has to make choices in their life. Whether it is what to eat or what one is going to do after they graduate. Some choices take a lot of thought. In “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton‚ a barbaric king makes people choose between two doors. Behind one door waits a hungry tiger who will tear the person apart. Behind the other stands a woman who they will marry the moment the person opens the door no matter what. The king had a daughter. A man fell in love with her and her father
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Natalie Walters Mr. Leib English 9 period 3 October 30‚ 2012 The Lady or the Tiger “He turned‚ and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating‚ every breath was held‚ and every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation‚ he went to the door on the right‚ and opened it.” As the door gradually opened‚ a fierce and vicious tiger burst through and pounced on the man. The tangerine and ebony streaked beast tore at his body
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Memorable Quotes * edit * | see section history * | show spoilers * “Nothing happens to me anymore. That’s the reality of getting old‚ and I guess that’s really the crux of the matter. I’m not ready to be old yet.” Jacob * “In the entire history of our marriage‚ it was the only secret I kept from her‚ and eventually it became impossible to fix. With a secret like that‚ at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.” Jacob *
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damage taken from war is thoroughly shown in the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’brien‚ the veteran Donald Burkle‚ and the song “Breakdown” by hip hop artist J. Cole. Many people weren’t very happy with the vietnam war because of how the u.s. involved themselves in the war and how it ended. The book The Things They Carried is a story about a veterans experiences in war and talks about how after leaving the war how it affected him. The war caused many soldiers such as Jimmy Cross from O’brien’s
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In the book‚ The Keeper the main character‚ Vega Jane shows a very adventurous personality. The first thing to remember is that she doesn’t run from danger. A great quote that expresses this idea is “... but having jumped off a mile-high cliff while being chased by murderous beasts didn’t leave us much choice is the matter.” This shows you that Vega will take a risk in order to continue her adventure and keep her friend safe. Another quote that further proves this is “ I had just stood there as the
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writing assignments‚ each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay‚ in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays‚ your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas‚ engage in critical thinking‚ and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis:
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“There is a way to be good again”. This quote is one of the remarkable quotes of this book. It is used in the beginning of the novel to make it more interesting. The choice of using this quote was very smart‚ since it explains a lot of the plots just in one sentence. This was said by Rahim Khan who is very close to Amir. He is a person Amir respects very much and he is the one who tells Amir about his dad and Hassan being his step brother. This quote brings out the feeling of guilt Amir was feeling
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India‚ every person is born into a different class rank and once they are in their class it is very hard to change it. In Aravind Adiga’s novel‚ The White Tiger‚ he describes the story of Balram’s life and how he overcame the caste system in India; in doing so‚ a Marxist perspective could be used to analyze Balram’s actions throughout the book. Balram manages to overcome his place in the caste system‚ kills his master‚ and breaks his destiny. Aravind Adiga provides a unique perspective for his readers
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This quote is very significant for understanding the whole novel and Amir’s behavior. As we learn from the book‚ Amir and his servant Hassan were living together. Hassan is loyal and loves his master Amir‚ but on the other hand‚ Amir doesn’t feel the same way. Instead‚ he tries to put Hassan down and shows his superiority over him. Knowing that his servant would do anything for him‚ Amir acts in very cruel and hostile way.
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