other people and ideas. Being a better writer could help us tell future generations about their past and help others understand what they don’t understand. Mark Twain once said “Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures. Both of these quotes tell us about how fiction can teach you more than non-fiction. Fiction taught me many vocabulary words too. In the book Harry Potter‚ I learned the words indifferent‚ obscure
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A photograph taken by: Dennis Bautista‚ in Manila‚ Philippines‚ on August 7th 2010. This photograph was taken on a Saturday‚ so for sure the little girl does not have schooling on that day‚ she just found this this bag from the trash and decide to play with it. “Whoever shut his ears at the cry of the poor‚ they also shall cry themselves‚ but not be heard” (proverbs 21:13) in the Bible. This full of meaning photograph shows a really deep and sadful reality which is living under the red line
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work for it. I just got one last thing‚ I urge all of you‚ all of you‚ to enjoy your life‚ the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought‚ to get your emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and as Ralph Waldo Emerson said‚ “Nothing great could be accomplished without enthusiasm‚” to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems whatever you have. The ability to be able to work hard for your dreams to come true‚ to become a
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enthusiasm to the wisdom of indifference. – Oscar Wilde 3. Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. – Robert Louis Stevenson 4. The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere. - Ralph Waldo Emerson 5. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein 6. The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill 7. The greatest weapon against stress
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existing in various forms from the 1830s to the 1880s‚ transcendentalism is usually considered the principal expression of romanticism in America. Many prominent ministers‚ reformers‚ and writers of the era were associated with it‚ including Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)‚ Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)‚ Margaret Fuller (1810–1850)‚ Theodore Parker (1810–1860)‚ Bronson Alcott (1799–1888)‚ and Orestes Brownson (1803–1876). Various organizations and periodicals gave the movement shape. The earliest
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biggest difference is the biggest supreme being to them‚ and yes‚ it’s God. Puritans believe that they are doing God’s work and must forever serve him or else they face punishment from others. While Deists and Transcendentalists believe in more of a nature spirit. The latter two‚ however‚ do not nearly compare with the strictness in religion as the Puritans‚ thus creating the change through time. Throughout the major literary philosophies in the United States‚ one can see how the enforcement
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the 19th century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics the ideals of the time period‚ concentrating on emotion‚ nature‚ and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and‚ while using emotion and nature; the poets and their works shed light on people’s universal natures. Romanticism as a movement declined in the late 19th century and early 20th century with the growing dominance of Realism in the literature and
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The Ashley House Restaurant on Riverdale Road in West Springfield‚ MA. is a mix and match of old and new architectural design having had various owners from 1829 through the 1900s. When Charles Ashley constructed it in 1829 it was done in the Greek Revival style. Ashley family members lived there until the 1920s. Afterwards the house became a tavern and pub and a restaurant twice. Each time its form changing. TheAshley House has 2 stories the first having the dining and drinking areas and the second
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Adams “I may not have gone where I intended to go‚ but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ― Douglas Adams‚ The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul tags: life‚ navigation 23059 likes like Ralph Waldo Emerson “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson tags: happiness 22802 likes like J.K. Rowling “I solemnly swear
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Romanticism (early 19th Century) a reaction to Classicism; new form of fictional literature that emphasized feeling over thinking and contained the following characteristics: focus on self‚ fascination with the supernatural or gothic‚ love of nature‚ yearning for the exotic or picturesque‚ deep-rooted idealism‚ and nationalism or love of country. Important writers of this period: Edgar Allan Poe‚ William Cullen Bryant‚ James Fenimore Cooper‚ Washington Irving. Transcendentalism (19th Century)
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