This family, known as the Grangerfords, is one of two wealthy families in the town, engaged with a feud with the other wealthy family, the Shepherdsons. ... The fact that any man of a civilized nature would not sentence his kin to death over a matter as childish as a feud, for not even our beloved pap would do such a thing. ... This one quote shows the reader how African Americans were viewed and treated in the South. ... The novel is filled with quotes similar to this one, painting a darker picture of the South each time. ... With just one quote, Twain is able to make a point about the rep...

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He has explained that he has returned to the feeling of excitement that he once had during his years of college quoting himself with "I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.... The creature after being rejected by his creator wandered town aimlessly, his appearance evoked fear and anger into the towns people. The creature fleed to the outskirts of town to avoid people who react to his appearance with disgust. ... This research has the potential to greatly increase our understanding of the physical world. ... The possibil...

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Carrington writes of Stockton as being working class and economical and socially unstable she describes it from the beginning as "a small-town of rumour and innuendo" pg xvi, which immediately position us to distrust the evidence given by the people in the town through out the book. ... Pg 89, later on Carrington backs up our views which she has construct by using emotional language and sad tone and stating "That no one has been punished for this or indeed any of the sexual violence that occurred that night is a travesty of justice that words fail to describe."... Carrington emphasis that nobo...

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As the suffering outcast whose daughter cannot reciprocate his affection, Henchard is far grander--and far more sympathetic--than the leader of the town council at the King Arms' dinner. ... Hardy himself seems unclear about the nature of Henchard's hamartia when he quotes Novalis: "Character is fate"--certainly a useful aphorism for a Victorian novelist, though something about which Aristotle in The Poetics does not address. ... Yet Eustacia herself remains worthy of our interest from beginning to end because she never abandons her dream. ... It is even more of a tragedy since ther...

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The scaffold in the town center symbolizes the harsh judgments in Puritan society. ... On the other hand, a penalty which, in our days, would infer a degree of mocking infamy and ridicule, might then be invested with almost as stern a dignity as the punishment of death itself" (Hawthorne ). ... This quote emphasizes a harsh and unforgiving punishment of the scaffold and Puritan punishment in society. The forest represents a refuge away from Puritan cruelty and judgment as it was away from the town. ... "Nor illuminated by higher truths" also indicates that the forest was not under the c...

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Everyday Life In Colonial America The eighteenth century was a very interesting time in our nation's history because our nation was born through the hard work and the dedication of those who lived during those times. ... Our nation was once made up of many different kinds of people, from puritans to slaves, whose religious and cultural beliefs varied tremendously. ... The northern region of colonial America was an influential region because its eventual formation of government and acts of rebellion would be the spark that helped us gain our freedom from England. ... Towns were more c...

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A few days after the world heard about the shoe being smacked against Hussein's forehead, ABC News reporter John Donvan and his crew crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq and visited the town. ... They were angry at America, and said US forces had shot at people in the town. ... George Bush quoted "This nation never conquers, but we liberate". ... In cities and towns across the country, US officials, presumably military people will have to identify locals like tribal elders, prominent citizens and bureaucrats with whom to work toward developing some form of representative governance. ....

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This quote is relevant as death associates moments with color, and in this instance death uses colour to portray an entire race of people which is relevant to modern racism in todays society, and how colour is relative to life and death in historical periods like Nazi Germany. In town bombings the sky has been described as blood red,  plane crashes explained to be black but for the death of Jews in Germany that summer, it was so severe that death has no color to associate with it. ... This quote is also ironic, as in one half it explains how summer was going nicely for Liesel the German child...

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The physical aspect of the business of advertising is obvious, with billboards, flyers, and media messages a part of our everyday lives, but the cultural side is interesting as well. ... Throughout No Logo, she supports this belief of undemocratic brands taking over our jobs, our taste, and our humanity. Klein reproaches the global brands not only for their shameless exploitation of workers in sweatshops in developing countries and for their selfish pollution of the planet, but also for colonizing our minds and our lives. ... Klein quotes Bob Ortega, " . . . Hundreds of towns and suburbs ac...

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As soon as the first paragraph, Carmel displays evidence of her anxiety, for instance when she arrives at Katerina's house in Melbourne she recalls thinking, "The crushing sense of doom that filled me when our car pulled into the kerb was not a new feeling." ... This is evident on page 42 of the text when Carmel quotes, "I was so aware of how dad and I looked in front of this beautiful creature (Katerina)," and also on page 44: " I couldn't bear it, I had to turn away. It's bad enough when my parents behave in their usual embarrassing, small-town way. ...

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Interestingly, Kubler-Ross calls attention to American society's increasingly depersonalized approach to the aging and dying, and notices that our reliance on technology and machines is "our desperate attempt to deny the impending death which is so frightening and discomforting to us- to ultimately avoid "[reminding] us once more of our lack of omnipotence, our own limits and failures, and our own mortality- (Kubler-Ross 23). This only intensifies this deep-set fear of losing control of our lives to nature. ... Death has now become a symbol of failure "a failure to retain control, ...

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Schaeffer Quotes "the Amish do not live in the 20th century, do not think in the 20th century". ... It signifies the town coming together as one to lend each other a helping hand. ... Eli explains "Its not our way" John replies "but its my way". ... Eli quotes "he well be going where he belongs, he knows it, and you know it too". ...

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A quote that easily illustrates this is: "[Roscoe] born in a place apparently ungenial to the growth of literary talent, in the very market place of trade; without fortune, family connections, or patronage; self-promoted, self-sustained, and almost self-taught, he has conquered every obstacle, achieved his way to eminence, and . . . embellished his native town" (23). ... At the end of the sketch, Irving quotes, " '. . . a little longer and the white man will cease to persecute us--for we shall cease to exist!" ...

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Early Monday morning, 21st of March 1960, Africans throughout the nation gathered within their towns at the request of Robert Sobukwe, the PAC leader, to protest against the pass laws. ... In Sharpeville, the estimated five thousand African protestors marched through the streets towards the police station without their passes, chanting campaign slogans such as "Izwe lethu" (Our land); "Awaphele ampasti" (Down with passes); and "Sobukwe Sikhokhle" (Lead us Sobukwe). ... We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means within our power in defense of our people, our future a...

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Most of the items display scriptures from the bible, messages of hope, love quotes, joy and faith messages. ... As we plan to expand our brand for new products and expand online item sales, we will also have to secure against opponents who attempt to duplicate our products. ... Jesus wear is made of strictly the finest high quality pure cotton, so it may be worn both around town and in a professional setting. Finally, our products are provided at average costs, making them affordable in multiple amounts. ... Although our brand is for everyone believers or not,...

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Marx attended high school in his home town (1830-1835) where several teachers and pupils were under suspicion of harboring liberal ideals. ... He later wrote an article entitled "Toward the Critique of the Hegelian Philosophy of Right" from which comes the famous quote that religion is the "opium of the people." ...

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My first encounter with the term identity crisis was in the story of 20-year-old Brandon, who arrived in rural Falls City, Nebraska, in 1993, her handsome looks and boyish charm won her several friends in town and even a pretty young girlfriend. ... THESIS STATEMENT The main argument in this work is to prove that race, a notion or ideology thought to be gradually receding is very much interwoven in the fabrics of our society. Trice in her column states that "our racial biases are woven into the folds of our brains and affect all aspects of our lives and this in turn influences our decisi...

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Soon after, the seven women and three men quickly find themselves leaving town with only with an agenda to "pursue whatever pleasures and entertainments the present times would afford while shunning at all costs the lewd practices of their fellow citizens (16-17)." ... There are many quotes that can be taken from the narrative to exemplify this thought. ... Overall, it appears as if Boccaccio is pointing out that as humans we must surrender to our sexual desires. ...

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Our society has been meddling with the properties of "God creations" for many years. ... Insight into the science of the time shows the reasoning of reactions of the towns people whom conveyed hatred and disgust towards Frankenstein's creature. ... Frankenstein expresses Mary Shelley's feelings on the matter in the quote; "The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature". ...

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The Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy "Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole ...

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" This is a direct quote from the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which was formulated to create a standard that every nation should meet in regards to the human rights of their citizens. ... The Nuremberg Trials set the definition of what constitutes a war crime: "Violations of the laws or customs of war which include, but are not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave-labour or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war, of persons of the sea, killing of hostag...

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Through much of history, the strength of a nation has been determined by the strength of its leader. Despite the appearance of holding power, leader's often are undermined by their own subjects as the case of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It is true that during his reign Japan has seen a territorial expansion in Asia not unlike that of Genghis Khan's Mongolia or Julius Caesar's Rome but the question remains whether Hirohito played an active role in that expansion. Though often regarded as the people's emperor, Hirohito has proven to be less of a leader in times of war and ...

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In Wealth of Nations Smith states "the increase and riches of commercial and manufacturing towns, contributed to the improvement and cultivation of the countries to which they belonged in three different ways, first by affording a great and ready market for the rude produce of the country, they gave encouragement to its cultivations and further improvement. ...

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"The last day of our journey comes vividly to mind... ... Our spirits were high, our eyes filled with tears" (3) Unfortunately, working-class life in America was not like she or many other immigrants had hoped for. ...

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Is any cliché in American public discourse quite as stale as "liberal media bias-? Probably not, unless it's "tax-and-spend liberal."" Is there a literate adult living in this country who hasn't heard or read that dull, deceptive phrase literally hundreds or even thousands of times? Not unless said...

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