1.) “I had heard of Miss Havisham up town everybody for miles round‚ had heard of Miss Havisham up town as an immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house barricaded against robbers‚ and who led a life of seclusion.” o Pip’s town is socially stratified. He lives in a "village‚" and Miss Havisham lives "up town." this delineation between the wealthy and working class in the town is palpable and is reinforced by the gate that guards Miss Havisham’s decaying riches. 2.) “I wished
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The Meaning of The Fountainhead Through Quotes Literature is often a key factor in understanding the meanings of certain philosophies. If philosophy were not explained to great extent in certain works of literature‚ man would have no means of understanding the crucial‚ insightful messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy‚ objectivism‚ is represented exceptionally in Ayn Rand’s novel‚ The Fountainhead. The compelling dialogue between the characters of the book allows one to uncover Ayn Rand’s
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Fleeing from the goblins‚ Bilbo looks back and realizes that he has made it to the other side of the Misty Mountains. Walking along‚ he stumbles upon Gandalf and the dwarves‚ who have just been wondering whether they should leave without him. The hobbit slips off the ring and surprises them and then explains how he made his way out of the mountain. However‚ he refrains from mentioning his discovery of the magic ring and the role it played in his escape from Gollum and the goblins. Gandalf implores
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“My theory on life is that life is beautiful. Life doesn’t change. You have a day‚ and at night‚ and a mouth‚ and a year. We people change - we can be miserable or we can be happy. It’s what you make of your life.” (Brainy Quotes) Cole is a 15 year old boy from Minneapolis. He has dealt with the police for half of his life because his parents don’t care about him.The reason why Cole beats up other kids is‚ he doesn’t care about his life at all. Why Cole needs to change is‚ he’s constility beating
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NSPIRATIONAL QUOTES - “Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill “To accomplish great things‚ we must not only act‚ but also dream; not only plan‚ but also believe.” - Anatole France “Reach high‚ for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep‚ for every dream precedes the goal.” - Pamela Vaull Starr “You see things; and you say‚ ’Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say‚ ’Why not?’” - George Bernard Shaw
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Bruiser “Reflexively I look at my own knuckles and noticed right away that my scabs are gone‚ I look at Brewsters knuckles and see they looked the way mine was‚ this is a mystery to solve.(p.249)” I chose this quote because I honestly thought it sounded weird and creepy. The author of the Bruiser is young adult Neal Shusterman‚ the book is a level 5.5 and is supernatural fiction. It takes place in the twins house Tennyson and Bronte and the mysterious brewsters house‚ One day Tennyson tells his
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ways to express his tremendous personal energy‚ but still act in a manner that accords with the limits and responsibilities imposed upon him by his society and universe”. Gilgamesh being both God and man is in a gray space. Just as Abusch says in the quote above‚ Gilgamesh has an energy and power akin to a God‚ however‚ he himself is also a man‚ and living in a human world. In this world‚ he is above other men in feats of strength and skill. However‚ he is still forced to accept his reality. This reality
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Tolkien has experienced a resurgence of interest in the last two decades-in a large part thanks to Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. However I do not wish to look at the movies‚ or indeed at any of Tolkien’s more prevalent work. I wish to focus on his poetry‚ the poems woven into the narrative of his popular novels (including revised versions published in The History of Middle-earth series) as well as his stand-alone pieces that may have little to do with
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My Favorite Quotes- * “When you are in Love you can’t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams." – Dr. Seuss * “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”- Dr. Seuss * “It takes a minute to have a crush on someone‚ an hour to like someone and a day to love someone but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.” – unknown * “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”- Albert Einstein * “You have enemies? Good. That means
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Be You Quotes “Tweet this quoteI owe no explanations for my flaws. I don’t have to justify my mistakes‚ my past‚ or my insecurities. I am growing and learning. Let me live. — Unknown “Tweet this quoteIf they respect you‚ respect them. If they disrespect you‚ still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others to decrease your good manners‚ because you represent yourself‚ not others. — Unknown “Tweet this quoteI don’t let anyone’s insecurities‚ emotions‚ or opinions bother me. I know that
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