Quote Response “‘... in the ease of his temper‚ and the straitness of his means‚ he appeared to have utterly lost at this time the idea of educating me at all’” (p.58). In Great Expectations‚ Joe’s father made alcohol a priority‚ forgetting about the fact that his own son needed to be educated. This is exactly like Charles Dickens’ childhood since he couldn’t get an education either because his father went to jail for his debts. Both Joe and Charles Dickens had to work at a really young age to
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Disscussion Director • Have you given up something so precious to you for others benefit from? • Have you ever felt being betrayed? • Have you ever felt inferior? Cool Quote Finder • “Ah‚ missus‚ these are both children‚ and one will grow up to be a baas‚ and one will be a servant” • “Teddy was about six years old when he was given a scooter‚ and discovered the intoxications of speed. ” • “He’s only a black boy‚” Vocabulary Enricher • Kraal – a traditional African village of huts
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to be one hundred years old‚ I will never understand why the quote "It is what it is" is so prevalent‚ frequent and so widely used! Any situation that we can’t handle or change‚ when brought to God is in His Hands to do what only He can do!! Our life in Jesus Christ makes what is impossible to us‚ not only doable with Christ‚ but incredibly‚ extraordinarily and mind-boggling to see!! All of our doubts and fears are just evil tricks from the devil himself‚ meant to leave us not only empty but discouraged
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The Quotes Humans are measured not through their words but their deeds. The abstraction of deeds is dance itself. ~ Chinvat – the Ninth Bridge Winner − Special Jury Award‚ Hungarian Pan Art Festival (from the promotional flyer) In life as in dance: Grace glides on blistered feet. ~ Alice Abrams Beside the fire‚ as the wood burns black‚ a laughing dancer in veils of light‚ whose dance transforms the darkness to gold. ~ Adu Abd Allan ben Abi-l-Khisal ben Abi-l-Khisal
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job. Dad says‚ Och‚ Angela‚ puts on his cap and goes for a long walk. EXPLANATION FOR QUOTATION 2 >> I know when Dad does the bad thing. I know when he drinks the dole money and Mam is desperate and has to beg . . . but I don’t want to back away from him and run to Mam. How can I do that when I’m up with him early every morning with the whole world asleep? EXPLANATION FOR QUOTATION 3 >> Mam turns toward the dead ashes in the fire and sucks at the last bit of goodness in the Woodbine butt caught
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Passage Analysis 1.Sometimes home isn’t always the most comforting place that we’d like it to be. Sometimes we feel trapped and in prison‚ with no escape. “Those who got out always left something themselves behind” this means that they must leave a piece of their character or who they were behind to live a better life. This represents a cultural idea‚ anybody who has ever lived in a bad neighborhood‚ has had to leave a piece of himself behind. 2. “If the snake sheds his skin
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same time held a view of awe and respect for Native Americans. This ambivalence towards racism between Whites and Indians is shown numerously throughout the book and it is also apparent that Cooper held responsibility‚ determination‚ honor‚ and courage in high regard.
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The Great Gatsby: Reader Response Jewels Hinton Wishum English 11 P5 “This isn’t just an epigram--life is much more successfully looked at from a single window‚ after all.” (Fitzgerald 4). This Novel is like an exceptionally elongated poem. Poems are usually meant to be taken apart and analyzed because there are many ways to view it. The Great Gatsby is a fine example of this. There are many symbols and representations of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s view of the 1920’s as a whole. He demonstrates
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Greetings from Chicago! We miss you so much and we cannot wait for your family to move here! Oh my‚ I have so much to tell! This week has been amazing and I truly wish you could be here with us. As you know‚ when we moved here‚ we moved by an amazing place called Hull House. At this place‚ there are sports teams and there are classes for children! It is so exciting! I have joined the basketball team (despite my mother’s disliking for the sport) and I am taking a sewing class and a drawing class
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4) Chapter 9: "I drew a bead on him (p. 81)." (To draw a bead on someone is to aim at or focus on that person.) 5) Chapter 9: ‘I merely bowed to the inevitable (p. 84).’ (An event or occurrence that is inevitable is one that cannot be stopped from occurring. To bow to the inevitable is to realize this fact and resist fighting it. Atticus realizes that‚ sooner or later‚ Scout and Jem would be given guns and be taught how to shoot‚ so he doesn’t try to fight it.)
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