Rainsford is on the island and sees the chateau. This quote lines up Rainsford to meet General Zaroff as he brings himself to arrive at his chateau. "There is no greater bore than perfection." In this scene General Zaroff and Rainsford are talking about their take on hunting when General Zaroff non-shalontly implies his psychotic opinion that it is okay to hunt humans by telling Rainsford how everything else has failed to satisfy his thrill. This quote shows the loss of interest General Zaroff is experiencing
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The quote that I’ve decided to use from the story is "After almost two years in Whittier‚ my father assignment was completed and we had to return home. The last month of our stay I attended one slumber party after another‚ all thrown in my honor." I think this quote means that she is really happy that her father is all finished with what he was doing‚ so now she can go back to her home. Although‚ she did have fun in the last month of their stay because of all the slumber parties that were thrown
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hours of community service before graduating. I hoped that my time would be well used‚ and that I could create a noticeable difference in someone else’s life. I had always thought of myself as good with kids‚ so I decided to try participate in Tuesday Night Tutoring‚ a program hosted by my school aimed at helping children to read. I naively believed that I could give them a few tips I used when I first learned to read‚ and at the same time help them to absorb some information from the practice
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Thematic Topic #1: Identity Quote: “Inventor‚ jewelry designer‚ jewelry fabricator‚ amateur entomologist‚ Francophile‚ vegan‚ origamist‚ pacifist‚ percussionist‚ amateur astronomer‚ computer consultant‚ amateur archeologist‚ collector.” (pg.99) Explanation: Oskar’s business card lists many different titles and six objects he picks or collects. Oskar’s identity is elucidated by his determination‚ hobbies and interests. Each item he recorded has a convenient
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which he believes he is an outsider. The character Johnny Cade is brave‚ shy‚ and he does not feel loved. For starters‚ Johnny is a brave kid. The text states‚”I swear‚ you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time” (Hinton‚ 81). This quote explains that when Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny went to go save some kids that were stuck inside a burning church‚ Johnny and his friends went to go save them and the school teacher‚ Jerry‚ called them brave because they were risking their own lives
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“Araby” is infatuated with Mangan’s sister. He watches this female character daily‚ Quote: “Every morning I lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. The blind pulled down to within an inch
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have learned differently. Several people were accused of witchcraft most times they had never practiced witchcraft before. “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!” (Miller 50). This quote is proving the reasoning against how the girls would accuse people of doing witchcraft.
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commonalities appear through actions and dialogue of other characters. What others do resemble actions Grenouille either does‚ or hopes to do. Suskind writes “he was planning soon to found an international lodge that stood above all social rank(157)”. This quote about Taillade Espinasse‚ uncovers a hidden similarity between Grenouille and himself. Within reading Perfume‚ Grenouille’s goals are made apparent and mirror those of Espinasse. Grenouille’s character is expressed through a line describing Espinasse
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Great Quotes from Great Leaders by Peggy Anderson Zig Ziglar had this to say about quotes: "If you’re like me‚ you’ll jump at the chance to bypass all the churning and scoop the cream right off the top. And that’s what quotes are...the cream of our learning." I couldn’t agree more! Since I was a freshman in college‚ I’ve loved quotations. The right words can engage the brain and bring an idea to life. With quotes‚ I’ve had many "a-ha" moments‚ where I’ve read it and thought‚ "Wow‚ that’s
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IMPORTANT QUOTES ‘MACBETH’ Act 1: First Witch: “When shall we three meet again / In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?” All three witches: “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” Sergeant: “but all’s too weak; / For brave Macbeth‚ – well he deserves that name‚ / Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandish’d steel‚ / Which smok’d with bloody execution‚ / Like / valour’s minion carv’d out his passage / Till he fac’d the slave.” Ross: “Bellona’s bridegroom” Duncan: “No more that Thane of Cawdor
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