Throughout history wars have been fought mercilessly and without remorse especially in guerilla warfare. In A Long Way Gone, author Ishmael beah, explains in vivid detail his experience during the war and the horrors it came with. Throughout his journey he tends to see the environment around him fall apart. While it may seem hellish and unforgiving nature itself tries to run from the war. Nature itself does not consider war to be natural since it is driven by murder rather than…
As we discussed in class, Winston Churchill has made many pivotal decisions that have resulted in failure. In January of 1915, he sent over 100 ships to set sail for one of the largest invasions, but it failed miserably. It resulted in the deaths of 56,000 allied troops and nearly 200,000 were either missing or injured. Churchill was ordered to resign but after a long break he returns to the government, stronger than ever. He never lost his enthusiasm even when he was asked to leave, and because of that he became even more successful. To go along with the historical significance of this quote, there is also an appreciable personal significance. This quote can be applied to anyone's life. It shows how everyone should persevere and never give up. Also that everyone should try their hardest and never lose faith, just as Churchill…
Although the men keep alive old traditions in a new era, this quote symbolizes how the majority of things have changed in this world. This excerpt situates the dwarves in the present time frame where power has shifted to evil forces, how the dwarves lost control of their mountain city, and also how old legendary maps don’t so well in a new environment. The men never really experienced what it was like to live in a time where everyone and everything blended harmoniously.…
In even simpler terms, ‘’ The world as it exists today is only a product of its past,’’ means that we are who we are today because of specific, choices, actions, mistakes, and consequences, that took place in the past. No one knows what is going to happen until it does, and then only the consequences for that specific action follow. We can assume what could have happened, but no one knows for sure what the world would be like if things had gone differently. People's choices, along with mistakes, affect us greatly,and this is where this lesson comes into play in A Little History Of The World. The chain reaction of one event, can sculpt so many more, in the end creating a unique masterpiece that is our world today. For example, if Charles Martel and the Franks had lost their battles against the Arabs in 732, so many more people…
The short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe are two works of literature that support this quote. In both of these works, it is evident that the two main characters from both stories both have very tragic flaws. These make the story more interesting to read because after reading it reveals the true nature of mankind.…
This precept is very much like the well known saying “Hakuna matata” used in the popular Disney movie, The Lion King. The saying means no worries and is used in the movie to tell a character not to dwell in the past and be sad about things that he cannot change, but instead to be happy about the present. If you do dwell in the past and grumble about bad things that have happened to you, people will not want to be around you because of your negativity. It is disrespectful to only talk about the bad things that you have experienced when you are around other people. If you can never let things go, you will not be fun to hang out with and will end up alone.…
This quote represents the generational gap as it dwindles into nothingness. Age has become such an important factor for anyone in this era. Few realize, though, that every generation is nearly the same. The only difference between any two generations is technology. All generations are plagued by the same problems and all hope that their children won’t face the same hardships. That is a case, which will never happen.…
The story Sweat by Zara Neale Hurston relates to the statement because Delia Jones use to be emotionally and physically abused by her husband for 15 years. Sykes beat Delia threw out the years of their marriage, he also cheated on her and disrespected her and let his girl friend in his wife’s house, after year of abuse and struggling to live with a man like Sykes she finally stands up , so when Sykes brings a snake home to kill Delia but failed and ended up killing his self emulate with the quote because Delia could have helped her husband but she stood her ground and over came the misery her husband was putting her threw.…
"We (the human race) are now in possession of a great deal of hard information about ourselves, but we do not use it to improve our institutions and therefore our lives."…
It is said that a great leader must always lead by example. This is not always true, a leader must sometimes partake in some negative activities in order to protect the interests of the populous. An excellent example of this is Mustapha Mond. When one first meets Mustapha Mond, it is obvious that he is distinctly different from the other alpha plusses; Mond is unique, wise, and authoritative.…
There are many other examples that can be given for this aphorism. Another example is that history books are never 100% true of fact. One will never know how an ancient king was really like. The king's followers wrote books and journals about him,…
This quotation is saying that managing time wisely is very important for your future. If you do things now with correct time, you will be better off in the future.…
“It’s undoubtedly the case that if you have nothing behind you or if you’ve seen hard times it develops in some people anyway, an insecurity and the basic motivation to put the past behind you.”…
"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth learning can be taught."…
The process of acculturation with the advent of Islam in India inspired thinkers, saints and poets. Even though, the saints-poets belonged to different regions, their ideas were remarkably similar. One such example of two poets who not only belonged to different regions but lived a century apart is Lal Ded and Kabir Das. Nonetheless, they shared the same ideas and beliefs. This is due to the harmony that prevailed in the society and the political and religious conditions of the times.…