Horace’s quote‚"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."‚ simply means that people behave differently in the face of adversity. Facing adversity‚ it usually brings out the best in people or it leads for them to discover something that they knew not they could do. This quote helps in building a person’s character and may also lead to self-discovery for the person while facing adversity. I noticed how people react differently while
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Romeo Quote Ay me‚ sad hours seem long. O heavy lightness‚ serious vanity. A choking gall‚ and a preserving sweet. I have a soul of lead. Too rude‚ too boisterous‚ and it pricks like a thorn. I fear… some consequence yet hanging in the stars‚ some vile forfeit of untimely
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The Glass Castle Section 1: A woman on the street Quote 1: “’You want to help me change my life?’ Mom asked. ‘I’m fine. You’re the one who needs help. Your values are all confused’” (Walls 5). I think that this quote is significant because it shows how different Jeannette’s views on life and her mother’s views on life are. Throughout the novel Jeannette is always trying to help her parents‚ but what she does not notice is that they are happy the way that they are. They enjoy the way that they
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me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to…” This quote is when he is preparing to fight Grendel and Beowulf is saying that he is going in without a weapon because he is worried the people may call him weak. Also this reflects the Anglo-Saxon belief in heroism‚ Beowulf cares more about honor and what others think of him than he own safety‚ also he has godly features that make him better than the average man. Like in my first quote when he was dragged into the ocean‚ and ended up killing the
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Miss Strangeworth is a peaceful woman. At the beginning of the story‚ she comes off as a peaceful and gentle person. For example‚ “Miss Strangeworth took deep breaths and thought that there was nothing in the world like a summer fragrant day.” This quote shows she is a gentle person. She also enjoys being outside in the summer weather. Another example
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The quote I chose is‚ “The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you.” Marcus Aurelius came up with this quote. I think this quote means that if you do something back to a person that has wronged you‚ you’re just stooping down to their level and giving them satisfaction. But‚ if you don’t get revenge on them and don’t stoop to their level‚ it’ll be revenge within itself because it shows them that you’re the bigger person. A real word example would be‚ the United States and terrorists
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“I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives.” What does this quote from Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” mean? First‚ the quote should be broken down into fragments. “I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold.” In this part of the quote Alexie is talking about the “...sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision.” He is telling about
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the story‚ the author describes the vanity of a zilch through its protagonist. A not rich‚ but also needy lady‚ Mme. Loisel. To talk about the character of Mathilde Loisel‚ one needs to acknowledge a few quotes to understand her personality. Firstly‚ one can say she is very arrogant from a quote in the beginning of the story. Mme. Loisel states‚ “No‚ There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.” This sentence is said by Mme. Losiel‚ who is the protagonist
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“That night I slept in Cam’s hoodie. It was stupid and kind of sappy‚ but I didn’t care” (pg. 125). This is important quote because it allows us to see that Belly is attempting to have a good relationship and get over Conrad at the same time. This also displays how Belly is starting to trust and love Cam a little more each time they are together. This quote is important to the story because it explains Bellies feelings a little more clearly and how she is very slowly moving on from Conrad. “I love
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I chose this quote because I believe it showed the theme of the stories in the book thus far‚ curiosity. With each of the four stories within the book they have all dealt with curiosity. My quote is referring to the curiosity that Snork and Moomintroll just couldn’t seem to ignore when they realized that the hat did magical things like turn you into other creatures. They decided they had to test their theory but on an enemy of course‚ “And now I think we’ll pour him into the hat‚” said Snork. “So
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