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    Transcendentalism Quotes

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    Transcendentalism Quotes Interpretation It looks poorest when you are richest. I: People who have enthusiasm in material possession usually can not suppress their endless desire of chasing wealth and fame‚ however‚ it shows the extreme poor inside of their spirit. They only pay attention on external possessions but never realize that the depth of thoughts and independence of lives reflect the real rich. The suitable simplicity is spirituality. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things

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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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    COSI QUOTES LEWIS “[hesitantly] This is an unusual position for me…I directed some plays at university…and‚ well…this is my first year out.” P7 “In a way you’re sort of testing yourself by coming here?” (Julie to Lewis p32) “Make a decision Lewis between going to the moratorium meeting or staying here.” “I’m not going to let them down.” P70 “Love is not so important nowadays.” P10 “Without love the world wouldn’t mean much.” P70 “Working with these people has changed you.” (Lucy

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    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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    world are worth the travails. To me‚ Individuals who venture into new experiences may encounter obstacles‚ and in order for them to gain the rewards they seek‚ they must overcome and conquer these obstacles. This evident in J.C Burke’s The Story of Tom Brennan‚ a novel that is based on one family’s tragedy and how individuals grow when they are taken out of their comfort zones and venture into new worlds. Similarly‚ this is also seen in J.L Hancock’s film The Blind Side‚ a film based on a homeless

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    Tom Jones Comic Epic

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    Tom Jones as ‘Comic Epic-Poem in Prose’ Maruf Billah Enjoying the freedom of an artist‚ Fielding in his ‘Tom Jones’ bursts on the literary scene giving thousands of hours for a kind of writing‚ which is in his own words‚ “I do not remember to have seen hitherto attempted in our language”. His immediate inspiration was the Spanish Classic‚ ‘Don Quixote’. However in discussing his work Fielding refers to Homer and Aristotle‚ the former for practice and the later for theory. This kind of appeal

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    Leadership Quotes

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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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    Finny Quotes

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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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    Morrie Quotes

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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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    The novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain addresses how it was to be a kid when the author was a child. In this novel‚ Tom Sawyer the protagonist‚ and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder. Both of the children swear to keep it a secret but eventually‚ Tom confesses because he cannot stand to see an innocent man put to death when he could stop it. Sawyer was a lively‚ adventurous‚ and tricky child who was given the opportunity to mature‚ and grow up because he had a touch with maturity

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