“Doubt‚ it seems‚ is a skill – and one that … needs to be learned and honed. Credulity‚ by contrast‚ appears to be something very like an instinct” (Kathryn Schulz‚ Being Wrong). I think this quote is saying that it is easier to believe that something is true than raise doubts about something. People usually believe what they see or hear without questioning its truthfulness. For example‚ the most common things that happen in our everyday lives is that we believe in what people say about others without
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Themes Dangerous Knowledge The pursuit of knowledge is at the heart of Frankenstein‚ as Victor attempts to surge beyond accepted human limits and access the secret of life. Likewise‚ Robert Walton attempts to surpass previous human explorations by endeavoring to reach the North Pole. This ruthless pursuit of knowledge‚ of the light (see “Light and Fire”)‚ proves dangerous‚ as Victor’s act of creation eventually results in the destruction of everyone dear to him‚ and Walton finds himself perilously
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Therefore (and the difficult thing was to not lose sight of all the reasonings that went into this “therefore”)‚ I had to accept the rejection of my appeal.”(Albert 114). This quote supports what I believe is one of the main ideas of the book which life is meaningless. Meursault says it himself that it doesn’t matter when or how we die we’re just going to die. This whole story should be an emotional rollercoaster but instead has
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Melissa Wong P. 4 - ENG 10H Othello section Reaction to the scene (1 per scene) - 15 points total Quote analysis (2 per act) - 30 points total Act 1‚ Scene 1 I was startled by how by Iago’s manipulative nature revealed itself in the first few lines of the play. Shakespeare uses this somewhat backwards introduction to illustrate Iago’s character and the significant role he will play in the attempt to ruin Othello’s seemingly perfect life. It was shocking to discover Iago’s duplicitous intentions
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people say it was Arthur Leigh Allen. There was even a rumor that it was Ted Cruz. But that rumor is obviously false due to the first zodiac attack happening before Cruz was born. The zodiac killer taunted the police with quotes and many other letters wrote in symbols along with a quote: “I like killing people because it is so much fun. It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest because man is the most dangerous animal of them all” – zodiac killer The Zodiac claimed he had murdered 37 people
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breathing. Winston know that even if he is far away from the telescreen; it can still tell that he is thinking‚ that why he have to control his face expression and breathing‚ so the telescreen can’t catch him. Explanation of how the Quote prove the Topic: In this quote‚ Winston is far away from the telescreen and even being far away he have still to control his expression because of the telescreen can tell if he is thinking or not just by looking at his face. Winston is doing everything he could to
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Margarita had a thought which acted as a trigger for Satan’s interference in her life. It is also prophetic‚ since she agrees to pawn her soul to Satan. There is another quote in chapter 24 that states‚ "Even at night‚ in moonlight‚ I have no rest. Why did they trouble me? Oh‚ gods‚ gods.” Woland reads this passage aloud from the manuscript of the Master’s novel. The Master thought he had destroyed it by burning it‚ but
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Marcus: Oh‚ don’t worry‚ I think your mum is keen on him. Ali: [Shouting] She’s not keen on him! She’s only keen on me! ________________________________________ Christine: You will end up childless and alone. Will: Well‚ fingers crossed‚ yeah. ________________________________________ Will: I want to go out with her‚ OK. I’d like her to be my girlfriend‚ here I said it. Marcus: How brilliant! ________________________________________ [Fiona is crying] Fiona: Will‚ am I a bad mother? Will:
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Genocide’s “We were told to kill. Our commanding officer ordered us not to waste time.” In this quote‚ the aggressor in the Bangladesh Genocide‚ saw himself as just following orders. According to history Genocide’s tend to have three similar traits: gaining power‚ race/religion‚ and revenge. One of the strongest reasons why genocides occurred was because of political/gaining power. In the Rwandan Genocide over a million of Tutsis perished during 1962-1994 which made Hutus promote fear and hatred
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Quotes: 1. "There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old respects and ancient friendships." Act II (page 71) Reverend Hale to Francis Nurse defending the witch trials in the face of the outrageous arrest of Rebecca Nurse
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