She shares the story of a young girl, Kara Tippetts, who resisted the need of assisted suicide despite her severe condition of cancer. ... Tippetts wrote to another patient in Oregon, a state where assisted suicide is legal, saying that "one day the story of my young daughter will be made beautiful in her living because she witnessed my dying.... In this quote, Dr. ... Lopez opens her article with the words of Tippetts open letter, "one day the story of my young daughter will be made beautiful in her living because she has witnessed my dying.... Lopez continues to use the emotion of ...

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In her short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ... In her short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ... In this quote, the narrator seemingly describes the manner in which Connie's lips reflect light or give off a glare as a vivid and an innocent pink color, which is likely to be her lipstick. ... This quote is also significant because it appears as though light or innocence is trying to reveal Arnold's true nature, that of a sinister person. ... In the story, Arnold periodically utilizes Connie's love of music against her. ...

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From Gatsby wasting his entire life and money on hope of Daisy's return and Myrtle wanting to leave her whole past for Tom, to the artificial fantasy of a perfect life that the Buchanan's appear to have, the most important figures throughout the story represents corruption in one way or another. ... This quote also reveals that maybe even Daisy was not good enough for Gatsby's great dream since it was so oversize. Another quote follows: "He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. ... Another importan...

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The varying settings used in the text are an integral part of Sean and David's story, furthermore the way in which Sean describes and interacts with his surroundings is equally important to the creation of the story as an anti-travel text. ... (pg 34) This quote stereotypes the people of Adelaide as having no taste and being proud supporters of the 80's icon the mullet. ... When travelling, meeting new people is valued by most travellers because it is a way of understanding different cultures or just hearing interesting stories. ... Sean and David's Long Drive focuses on a sligh...

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An autobiography usually offers a carefully selected and highly constructed version of a person's life story. So we can say that the story is always motivated. ... Concerning this issue he declared I quote "In a little less than four years, therefore, after becoming a public lecturer, I was induced to write out the leading facts connected with my experience in slavery, giving the names of persons, places, and dates, thus putting it in the power of any who doubted, to ascertain the truth or falsehood of my story." ... In fact, we can say that Douglass's preface could stand for what...

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In this quote Isabelle Allende describes several main aspects of human existence that are enhanced by the use of magic realism. ... Esteban's political obsession with conservatism costs him his family, a process which continues throughout the book, culminating in the following quote. ... The quote comes from a major section of the novel, which is devoid of magical realism. ... Furthermore, the quote above shows us that another important instance of magic realism is vividly present in Isabelle Allende's depiction of the sense of family'. ... - In "The House of Spirits-, the...

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"[4] (quote) Even today, Japan does not have any restrictions on same-sex marriage and homosexual behavior. ... "[6](quote) The six "admonishments" are in the books of Leviiticus, Corinthians, Genesis, Romans, and the letters of Paul. The most used one by same-sex marriage opponents are in the books of Leviticus and the story of Sodom. ... The other misinterpreted story in the Bible is the story of Sodom, which is always brought up whenever the religious fanatics try to criticize same sex marriage so that the homosexuality restriction law is commonly called "sodomy laws.&qu...

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There is a famous quote from the television show Friends where the character Rachel tells her partner, "No uterus, no opinion" (Kelly). ... She then gave the implication that the governor stood by these allegations with the quote, "the fact that one of the actor's defenses was that he didn't realize that this was objectionable, otherwise the governor-elect of California wouldn't be a guy who thinks it's 'playful' to grab and grope, and the voters wouldn't ratify that attitude" (Quindlen 2-3). ... The article was full of studies and quotes...

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As well as reflecting postmodernism, Byatt challenges the movement through constructing a 19th Century Victorian love story with a conclusive ending and linear storyline. ... From this quote the responder is allowed an insight into the mind of Byatt, who is perhaps insinuating a "romance" will not occur between the novels contemporary protagonists, as this would not correspond with the principles of postmodernism. ... Possession contains many different literary exserts including letters, poems, fairytales and short stories. ... Even though the quote "We live in the truth of what Freud disc...

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This tactic uses the emotion of others to draw attention to the commercial so that their viewers see the rest of the story unfold. ... The advertisement uses close-ups to emphasize important emotions throughout the story. ... The close-ups on the concerned Budweiser worker are important to the video due to the cinematic effect it has on the story. ... The ad also utilizes lighting techniques to ad to the intensity of the story. ... This quote appeals to both the credibility of the brand and the emotion of those watching due to the intense nature of the quote, the wide-angle scene showing one m...

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Many stories during this period failed to mention the actual cause of the disputes. ... For example, the Daily Mail story of February 1st 1978, mentioned that the men on strike were requesting a 46 per cent pay increase, however, it was not mentioned how much they earned or how much they would earn as a result of the increase. In the first six months of 1975, half of all industrial stories in the news bulletins were concerned with only three industries - transport and communication, public administration and overwhelmingly vehicle manufacture. ... In a quote from Harold Evans, the editor ...

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The people in these stories each have different regimes in which they live by. ... Due to the oppressive influence Ireland has over its people, the story of Little Chandler is told. ... Here, Jackson contextualizes the story within the homophobic climate that existed in Ireland in the late-Victorian era. ... In Joyce's story "Eveline, " Joyce elaborates on the contradictions of duties to family and to self. ... This quote explains that Conroy now knows what true love is, and feels self-conscious about his love for Gretta since Michaels love for her was obviously more intense. ...

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By focusing on the soldiers, the very heart of the Continental and British Armies, as well as the people on the top, like King George III as well as George Washington and crew, McCullough makes the story of the American Revolution both intensely human and passionate. ... In other stories, the author would portray King George as a villain, a smug British know-it-all king, who didn't understand the little people. ... Much of this stuff seems irrelevant to the whole of the story, but McCullough wanted readers to understand that beyond the quotes about tearing down the rebellion, there was a...

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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!" ... Therefore, many of his stories reflect his belief to educate through literature. Washington Irving engages his readers in both short stories and sketches and tries to teach a lesson in every story. ... Additionally, Irving's short stories are an example of expressive literature. "The pride of the village," a pretty sad story, is written to entertain the audience. ...

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In the autobiography genre, it can be hard to fully grasp where the author is coming from when he or she describes a point in his or her story without a secondary source. ... (On The Road 156) The quote above explains how Kerouac describes his journeys through Louisiana, containing interesting information on the scenery that isn't given within the primary source. ... In this situation, the secondary source reinforces stories that are written within Townie, in a perspective from father to son. ... In this quote above, Dubus III goes over how his father never had time to take him to a game...

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In this quote, Alvarez is speaking to the Dominicans in hope that her literature will open up the eyes of North Americans to help them understand the nightmare the Dominican people suffered under Trujillo's dictatorship. Alvarez uses the Mirabel sisters as an allegory in her story Postscript to demonstrate a political significance towards the dangers of living under a dictatorship. ... In The Blood of the Conquistadors, Alvarez concludes the chapter with a first person narrative of the Haitian maid, Chucha, which is unexpected since she is mostly ignored and misunderstood by various fami...

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His legitimate claims that schools stigmatize wrong answers and have a subject hierarchy that denounces creativity are presented alongside humorous stories, quotes, and anecdotes. ... The story of Gillian Lynne, as told by Sir Ken Robinson, is compelling as it helps us to realize the possible negative effects of not nurturing creativity. ... Robinson enabled us to emotionally connect with the story as most people have seen the widespread diagnoses or known someone with ADHD. ... Furthermore, Sir Robinson quotes Picasso as saying, "all children are born artists. ... The use of stories, esp...

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In the short story America and I the author Anzia Yezierska can be quoted as saying "If murders had robbed me and killed me it wouldn't have hurt me so much." The author of this story was obviously hurt and left very afraid by the harshness that the ways the new country she had come to live in. ... Anzia can also be quoted as saying "America is no utopia. ... Another demonstration of courage was literally at the birth of the nation we live in today, Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams often wrote to her husband and in one of her letters she can be quoted as saying "How many are the s...

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The political and social criticism of the story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (1966) written by Phillip K. ... Some of the more significant differences that change what the movie says about the world at the time include things as obvious as the setting (solely Chicago in the story and on Mars for the majority of the film), the inclusion of a love interest which was completely absent in Dick's short story, and one of the most interesting and story altering changes in the conclusion of each and what that conclusion says about the events and assumptions we make about the story as a wh...

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", is one of the most significant quotes which can be defined on many different levels in the readers understanding and interpretation of the novel. The use of the quotes's vagueness allows for the readers to define what Kurtz last line means and if Conrad defines the "horror"," some audiences may not find it as strong of a statement but by leaving a vague statement of "the horror " without specific clarification, it can allow the readers to define the horror through their own understanding of the horror and hence come to a conclusion of what Kurtz's saw before he passes. ... The hor...

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This quote from "The Birthmark" represents a completely opposite view of the birthmark as an ugly flaw, which is how Aylmer views the birthmark. ... " Hawthorne begins by alluding to the belief in total depravity in this short story when Goodman Brown sees Goody Cloyse in the forest and is reminded of the Puritan catechism. ... This quote provides the readers with the following question: Why was Brown's "simple comment" so important? ... Hawthorne clearly exposes this destruction in Brown's spiritual isolation at the end of the story. This spiritual isolation...

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Four different stories come together in a single concept: ethics as the milestone for the development of the organization. ... Including a quote from Attorney Win Swenson saying " you have people who are extremely sophisticated running amazingly effective programs [ ] you have also people who are neophytes who lack a budget, other resources, or access to management. ... She also includes a couple of quotes from the compliance coordinator from United Parcel Service (UPS) with the clear intention to underscore the importance of ethics as a new and growing professional activity. ... Sandy's...

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" This quote is pretty self-evident. ... This quote makes up stanzas 2,4, and 6. Those are perfect positions to place the quote since it is a reminder of Angelou's point right after an impactful example and only intensifies a reader's emotional reflection on Angelou's words. ... When asked about an autobiography in an interview, Angelou stated that she thinks about what she writes and derives it off her experiences: I have an idea that the books are very much like the Everyman stories so that there is greed and kindness and generosity and cruelty, oppression, and sloth. .....

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At this point in the story, George Gey seems more conscious of the effect this could have on Henrietta's memory and the Lacks family if her name was released. ... Skloot quotes Sonny, Henrietta's son, as saying, "I just hope Hopkins and some of the other folks who benefitted off her cells will do something to honor her and make right with the family, " (328). ... When Deborah first heard of the book, she too was excited to get her mother's story out there. ... That was Rebecca Skloot's job: getting the story out. ... Skloot uses specific quotes and frames situations in...

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" Shanley purposefully begins the play with this rhetorical question in attempts to highlight the central theme and to subtly influence the audience to make their own judgement throughout the story. ... The introductory rhetorical question and eerie story setting thematically support the major dilemma in this play between the concepts of skepticism versus faith. ... This quote is significant because it leads the audience to assume that Father Flynn may in fact be an apprehensive character which allows the audience to play devils' advocate. ... Aside from the two contrasting positio...

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