you think about evil or death. So‚ the black box can be a symbol between life or death for each and every person. Another quote state‚ “it had a black spot on it…” (6). The black spot on the paper can show a symbol for the family been marked for death. Also‚ when you pull a piece of paper out the box its can show a symbol of a horrible outcome is about to accrue. Another quote state‚” although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box‚ they still remembered to use stones”
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"I am the emperor cried Harrison. Did you hear me!? Everybody must do what i say at once!" (pg.3) With this quote in mind‚ what does it mean to the character of Harrison Bergeron? A lot of people think that Harrison is the hero of the people‚ but others see him as a threat to society. But is Harrison really the hero? This is evidence will show you. The first piece of evidence is that he is rebelling against something big that spans he entire country‚ maybe even more. This could possibly start another
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Napoleon • Old major was “so highly regarded on the farm” all the animals “were willing to lose an hours sleep to hear him speak" • "All men are enemies. All animals are comrades." • “Loyalty and obedience is more important"- Squealer CORRUPTION QUOTES • ...rations were reduced‚ except those of the pigs and the dogs. • …did not actually work‚ but directed and supervised the others. • …acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whisky. • …farm has grown richer without making the animals
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always care for his kids and for the most part put them first. Not only is Atticus caring‚ he is wise. Atticus states‚ “They’re certainly entitled to think that‚ and they are entitled to full respect for their opinions.” (Lee 139). When I read this quote I can understand that Atticus is wise beyond his years by listening to other opinions and trying to understand where they are coming from. Most people are drastically affected by an opinion of them‚ but Atticus is not phased at all. Instead Atticus
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bravest of the brave‚ as all heroes are; but‚ unlike other heroes‚ he was as compassionate as he was brave‚ and a man of great intellect as well as great bodily strength‚(Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes). This is a quote about the Grecian hero‚ Theseus. The quote itself describes him with great accuracy‚ because he is the greatest Greek hero. There are three reasons why. First of all‚ Theseus put others before himself. When it was time for fourteen Athenians to venture into the labyrinth
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Allowing Evil to Triumph ’The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’ (Edmund Burke). In order to stop evil and malicious acts from occurring‚ the people whose responsibility it is to enforce the laws must step up and stop these terrible acts. By ignoring the evil and not attempting to stop the evil‚ the good can harm themselves or other innocent people. If there is no resistance to evil‚ it is just like a football team allowing a player to score a touchdown
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relationship and each other. They also trusted one another very much. “Great Glamis‚ worthy Cawdor! Greater than both by the all-hail hereafter! This ignorant present‚ and I feel now the future is the instant” (Lady Macbeth Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Line 53-58). This quote is showing how excited Lady Macbeth was to see her husband and if she only cared for herself she would not be excited to see him. Towards the end of the play their caring for each other starts to unravel and crumble but any relationship put under the
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Assef to steal Hassan’s innocence and childhood? Of course‚ all this is complicated by the fact that Baba – before Amir was born – stole Ali’s honor. With that in mind‚ Baba’s bit of advice to Amir contains a good deal of self-loathing. Amir said this quote when explaining the rules of the kite tournament and how similar it was to the Afghans. The afghans cherish customs but they regard the rules‚ like the tournament. They don’t have rules‚ just fly your kite‚ and cut your opponents. The significance
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ears‚ and sharp white teeth. He cannot be seen in mirrors‚ he refuses to eat‚ and is clad from head to toe in black. “When the count saw my face his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury‚ and he suddenly made a grab for my throat.” (Stoker) This quote comes after Johnathan Harker cuts himself to shaving. We also
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by being ruthless. This can be shown in the book My bloody Life‚ by Reymundo Sanchez‚ that takes place in Chicago. Throughout this book‚ Reymundo points out the ruthlessness in the main character that gains his power only by being that. Reymundo quotes‚ “I was digging up my own grave because I wanted to be accepted. I wanted to be looked up to. The only way I knew of achieving this status among the gang members was to commit as many violent acts as possible… Finally those around me stopped thinking
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