Fate or Fatality David Mamet correctly stated that‚ “…it is the human lot to try and fail…” This quote means that human beings are destined to always attempt to improve their lives although they are seldom successful. The two works of literature that best support this interpretation are the The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. Pecola and Macbeth‚ the protagonists from both works‚ strive to improve their “current” situations but fail miserably. In The Bluest
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People marry to get company that they would not get if they were single. Nobody wants to return to an empty home‚ which is what happens if you do not marry. Isolation can be killing. Studies have shown that isolation can be harmful to health as heavy smoking or drinking. It is only in the movies that bachelors look young and carefree. If you see men who are single‚ after the age of 28 or so‚ you will find that they look older and more worn out than married persons of the same age. Scores of studies
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man’s character‚ give him power.” Anyone can fight against his or her hardships‚ but the way a person uses their authority shows their potential and leadership qualities. The plays Antigone by Sophocles and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare prove this a valid quote. In the play Antigone‚ Creon becomes overly confident with his power‚ and he gains excessive pride. In Julius Caesar‚ after Caesar is assassinated‚ Mark Antony becomes oppressive‚ ruthless‚ and tyrannical. One of the themes in Antigone
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We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear When I was little‚ my mother when coming home from work‚ always brought us some treats. My sister and I used to enjoy those cookies‚ candies‚ chips‚ or chocolates. She was not concerned about how many calories we had already eaten or were about to eat. She used to take us to school without being afraid of all the bacteria we would be in contact with. Paula Spencer in her article “We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear” is expressing how this way of living
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Any time one decides to learn something new‚ or make some sort of positive change‚ there is going to be some work or effort involved‚ a price to pay. Just know that the price is worth it. Imagine being able to achieve anything you want! Imagine being able to have anything you want‚ be anything you want‚ do anything you want. You really can‚ if you know how. So when you think about a goal‚ something you want to achieve or accomplish‚ your mind might naturally go to what you don’t want or what you’re
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Ramya Gopalakrishnan In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the character Teiresias observes “Think: all men make mistakes‚ but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong‚ and repairs the evil: the only crime is pride.” This quote can be interpreted as; even good people make mistakes‚ but what actually defines them as good is realizing they were wrong and fixing it. Their true mistake is letting their ego hold them back from doing so. Characterizing Charlotte Phelan from
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O. Henry “The Roads we take” I. Match the words from column A with their definitions from column B. A B 1. to thrust a. a gun with a long barrel 2. rifle b. valuable things taken from a place by somebody 3. bridle c. the point at which a road‚ path‚ or river divides into two parts in the shape of a “Y” 4. to jerk d. a person who helps to commit a crime 5. booty e. to push or move something somewhere quickly with a lot of force 6. accomplice f. a set of traps that is put around a horse’s head
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Winnie Chow 9/14/11 Critical Lens Essay L.M. Montgomery once said‚ "... we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world..." In other words‚ there are consequences that we receive for everything we take in this society. This quote is especially true and best exemplified by two works of literature‚ "Forgive My Guilt" by Robert P. Tristram Coffin and "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. The use of literary elements such as metaphor and irony further illustrate the validity of the
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Why we get a brain freeze Brain freeze occurs when something extremely cold touches the upper-palate (roof of the mouth). It normally happens when the weather is very hot‚ and the individual consumes something too fast. | We all love Icey cold foods‚ especially on a ht summer day‚ but too much of it too fast can give us a real headache. Who hasn’t had a bout of brain freeze immediately after they throw that blizzard back too fast. Brain freeze is something which most people have heard of‚ but
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Adrienne Rich once said‚ "Lying is done with words but also with silence". This means that lying isn’t only when one tells something false‚ but also when one does not speak at all‚ the truth included. This is generally true. A text that illustrates this quote would have characters who do not reveal the truth at a time when doing so would be important. Othello by William Shakespeare satisfies this quote with characters like Emilia and Iago. Characters lie to cover up something‚ but when one doesn’t
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