The quote that most provoked thought and emotion from within me comes from the essay "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. "To be great is to be misunderstood" was used by Emerson to explain the lagging growth of the conception of ideas and thoughts of his generation. Original and novel ideas were scorned by conservatives who believed the best method for learning was by repetition and memorization of proven classics written by previous generations. <br><br>The continuing timelessness of his quote
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in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business; They admired his scrupulous professional integrity. Everyone has a certain degree of Integrity and everybody has a different outlook on it. Integrity is one of the most important and misunderstood words in the world. It is also the most puzzling. For example‚ at times people distinguish acting morally from acting with integrity. Persons of integrity might act immorally--even though they probably wouldn’t usually think they were acting immorally
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Misunderstood African American Folks of the USA Can you imagine having to going to a different school then other people because you have blue eyes? Well that’s how white people treated African Americans through the 1800-1900’s and even still to this day in certain parts of our world. African Americans didn’t gain “freedom” until 1865 when the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the US. Although slavery had come to an end many new issues between white people and African
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our generation. The threat of punishment is what Hester and Pearl had to endure throughout the entire story. In my opinion Pearl is the most misunderstood character throughout the book. She is very intelligent but can be troublesome at times. On top of that‚ she is the product of sin which could only make things harder. I think Pearl is ultimately misunderstood because she is feared by the Puritans and the Puritans children. For example‚ as Hester and Pearl were leaving Governor Bellingham’s mansion
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For years people judged and misunderstood one another which may have lead to bickering and violence. Religion‚ race‚ and ideas are all examples of misunderstood perceptions. Everyone has their own opinions but others take it to extremes. For me it was my religion. Satanism was mostly the root of most of my problems when people misunderstood me. Normally it would be my height‚ tone of voice‚ or socializing. Satanism has so many stereotypes because of the word Satan in it. We constantly get issues
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Dereck Garcia Miss Windish English II 3 December 2017 Hades‚ the God of the Underworld Hades‚ lord of the underworld‚ God of Wealth‚ brother of Hades and Zeus‚ the slightly misunderstood god. My claim is that Hades wasn’t entirely bad‚ he helped fight tyrannical titans‚ never did judge the dead‚ and fell in love a couple of times. Before the beginning of mankind‚ Zeus‚ before Poseidon‚ and Hades were born‚ there was titans who ruled the cosmos in a tyrannical way‚ their leader was Cronus‚ father
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Have you ever been or known someone who has been misjudged or misunderstood? The novel discusses characters who have been in a situation like that. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses Mr. Raymond‚ Boo Radley‚ and Tom Robinson to show that people believe they are evil‚ but rather they are just people who are victims of liars who accuse them of doing the unthinkable by misjudging them. First of all‚ in the novel‚ we are led to believe that Mr. Raymond is a man who got married to a
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MONOLOGUES MISUNDERSTOOD by Albert Jamae BASIL/ALISON They simply don’t understand. I know I make mistakes; doesn’t everyone? But I just can’t seem to get it through to them that I never mean to hurt anyone. I’m not trying to be your parents how you feel about stuff without it sounding bad. But I’m just trying to be honest; which is weird because that’s what they say they want from me‚ but when I give it‚ it’s not okay. Talk about contradiction. MISUNDERSTOOD rude on purpose‚ I just…sometimes
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Macbeth’s Misunderstood Character In the passage from page 244‚ A.C. Bradley argues that to the contrary belief that Macbeth means nothing but evil‚ the often misunderstood character is actually mainly composed of moral and honorable virtues. Although his actions throughout the play suggests that corruption composes most of his character‚ his wicked wrong-doings are mainly caused by other components that Macbeth lacks control over. This position regarding the play has validity because the only
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Misunderstood Beliefs of the Puritans Fear is an emotion that has plagued mankind for centuries. Fear of the unknown‚ fear of death‚ fear of others. When people are afraid‚ their actions can be manipulated to reactions out of fear. An example of extreme reactions to fear would be the Puritans. They believed completely in the church and feared when someone or something acted out. The Puritans are misunderstood in the eyes of the twenty-first century for their extreme reactions
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