“Dougy” Essay The text “Dougy” by James Moloney captures interest of the young reader because of some of the main themes such as Family Support‚ Racial Conflict‚ Racial Discrimination and Determination‚ which is happening all around us today. One of the important themes in the book is Family support. Dougy and Gracey are from a very close family and are always there for each other. An example of this is when Gracey goes to Brisbane and her families supporting her run. Mum stretched out her
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In this passage Montag is speaking to Mildred‚ his wife‚ while they are in their house. In this quote it shows how Clarisse is different from the society and most of the people that live in it. She really was the only one who liked to know things about other people instead of herself. In the novel Clarisse is a huge turning point in Montag’s life. The quote is important because it show Montag’s feelings toward Clarisse. He starts to try to see the society in her eyes and he feel that one way he can
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Important Quotes Quotes are from “No Fear Shakespeare” Iago ”You cannot‚ if my heart were in your hand‚ Nor shall not‚ Whilst’tis in my custody” (Act3‚ scene 3‚168-169). After Othello strongly insists to know what Iago thinks‚ Iago says “You can’t find that out‚ even if you held my heart in your hand you couldn’t make me tell you. And as long my heart’s inside my body. You never will. “ This allows Iago to get a stronger hold on Othello and it will prove to be pivotal as the tale goes on because
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Quotes From Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ it was the age of wisdom‚ it was the age of foolishness‚ it was the epoch of belief‚ it was the epoch of incredulity‚ it was the season of Light‚ it was the season of Darkness‚ it was the spring of hope‚ it was the winter of despair‚ we had everything before us‚ we had nothing before us‚ we were all going direct to Heaven‚ we were all going direct the other way—in short‚ the period was so far like the present
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Claim: I believe a team‚ no matter if it’s a football team or speech team‚ should be funded‚ awarded‚ and accepted equally. Quote: “Nearly all of the graduating seniors will remember the name and escapades of their star quarterback; nearly none of them will ever even realize that their class produced Arizona’s first national champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate.” Comment: I completely agree with this author. I think that not a lot of kids remember the nerds. I think they work just as hard if
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April 6‚ 2011 U.S History Period 2 Homework; Quote ACE Response Quote; “The Negro slaves of the South are the happiest‚ and in some sense‚ the freest people in the world… The free laborer must work or starve. He is more of slave than the Negro‚ because he works longer and harder for less allowance than the slave.” George Fitzhugh‚ 1857 ACE Response; This is a famous quote entitled “The Blessings of Slavery”. I feel
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IMPORTANT QUOTES ‘MACBETH’ Act 1: First Witch: “When shall we three meet again / In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?” All three witches: “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” Sergeant: “but all’s too weak; / For brave Macbeth‚ – well he deserves that name‚ / Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandish’d steel‚ / Which smok’d with bloody execution‚ / Like / valour’s minion carv’d out his passage / Till he fac’d the slave.” Ross: “Bellona’s bridegroom” Duncan: “No more that Thane of Cawdor
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Quote Integration Using quotes from the text is an important way to support your ideas. In most papers‚ I would expect at least 3-4 really strong quotations used to prove your topic. The important word in the last sentence is “prove.” You do NOT use quotations to establish facts from the story. You use quotations to PROVE something. For example – I don’t need a quotation from the book to tell me that Tom Robinson is found guilty. I have read To Kill a Mockingbird and I know that he
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The quote that Lee says is “Before I can live with other folks‚ I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” This quote means that in order to like other people you need to know yourself‚ because if you don’t know what makes you happy you won’t know who makes you happy. The first reason everyone needs self confidence is because self confidence helps us succeed or acquire even further progress than when we failed. Without self confidence
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JOEY HEPNER Stand out quotes of Antigone 1. “If you think what I’m doing now is stupid‚ perhaps I’m being charged with foolishness by someone who’s a fool” (Sophocles469) This quote is very impressive. At this point in the play Antigone has been caught breaking the laws Creon has set forth by burring her own brother. When confronted with these charges she does not deny committing them‚ nor does she deny her knowledge of these
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