Love”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. said “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In other words‚ a person’s character is defined by how they respond at a time of despair‚ hurt‚ and struggle and not how a person acts and what they stand for at a time of peacefulness and luxury. Both‚ “Fences” by August Wilson and “The Color of Water” by James McBride illustrate the truth of this quote using characterization
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The Outsiders Critical Lens Essay The quote in question is “All good is destined to be defeated.” The quote means‚ for every good guy‚ there is a bad guy. For every hero‚ there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do something good has been destined to be stopped. The quote not only speaks for literature‚ but for everything. If you look from now‚ all the way back to ancient times‚ you will see examples of this in many works of literature. The book The Outsiders is a good representation
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we succumb to the temptation to use violence in our struggle for freedom‚ unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness‚ and our chief legacy to them will be never-ending reign of chaos”. This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr reminds me of current events that are happening in America today. The people of Ferguson‚ Missouri is as an example of this problem. The people have turned to violence because there was no justice for the killing of an unarmed teen
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Critical Lens Essay Quotations Chose one of the following six quotations to connect to your work of literature: 1. “Good Literature makes us aware of the potential that each human being has.” Anonymous 2- “The best literature may entertain readers or disturb them‚ but above all‚ it must make them think.” Anonymous 3- “Art is the lie that makes us realize the truth.” Pablo Picasso 4- “The best literature is about old universal truths
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3/20/11 In most cases evil wins the battle but never wins the war. The quote “In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers." This has been proven as valid‚ in both books Macbeth and in Black & White. In Macbeth‚ Macbeth kills the king however he gets killed. In Black & White both boys steel to pay their senior dues. They are both punished according to their racial ethnicity. This is proven as valid in Black & White when
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Kris Dias Critical Lens Essay “The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance‚ and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” - Albert Camus. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of British schoolboys become stranded on a deserted tropical island after their plane is shot down. Without the rules and structure of civilization the boys quickly descend into savagery. Some of the boys who are led by Ralph‚ the group’s
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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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everyone from the resentful wrongs you perform. Some may agree or disagree with this quote. Euripides shows this quote being true in his play Medea. In the play Medea‚ the main character Medea is extreme on seeking revenge on her ex-husband‚ Jason. Jason has left her and their two sons Creon and Creusa for the daughter of the Cornith King. Medea is livid with this action from Jason. Since Jason and the Cornith King(Ceron) are frightened by Medea they decide that her and the children are to be banished
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Is it Good to Dream? “Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss you will still land among the stars!”-Les Brown. This quote is very true in almost every dream. The dreaming unit was about listening to different stories of dreams and different outcomes. We saw winners and we saw losers. We looked at people’s dreams in different perspectives. I believe that it is worth it to dream because dreams guide us in life and tell us where to go and what to do‚ dreams are worth it‚ and dreams would make me a better
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Critical Lens An anonymous speaker once said‚ " In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers." This means that in literature there is always a clash between a good side and an evil side. The characters on the evil side are usually illustrated as more intelligent figures and will appear to be winning the little battles with the good side however‚ in the end the good will always prevail. I agree with this quote because whatever happens good will always conquer as seen in both Macbeth by
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