There are several important themes such as civilisation vs. savagery and the critique of the imperialism in Heart of Darkness. ... This quotation directs the reader's attention to Buddha and what he symbolises; "The word Buddha means "enlightened- or "awakened- and is a title given to those who have attained the supreme state of perfect enlightenment and awakening -. Already here there is a major indication of that Marlow will come to some sort of an "awakening- as the story progresses. ... In addition, the first sentence of the quotation show that Marlow distance...

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From here, subsequent French Feminist critics focused on language as a tool of male domination, analyzing the ways in which it represents the world from the male point of view and arguing for the development of a feminine language and writing. ... Feminists of colour, Third World (preferably called postcolonial) feminists, and lesbian feminists have stressed that women are not defined solely by the fact that they are female; other attributes (such as religion, class, and sexual orientation) are also important, making the problems and goals of one group of women different from those of anot...

• Word Count: 1975
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this quote Anzaldua explains that her ethnic identity and her linguistic identity go together as one. ... According to the Academic Senate Statement they want an, "awakening and awareness of the conditioned nature of [our] own assumptions about the world- (1). ... This quote illustrates Rodriguez's anti-bilingual attitude, because he believes that the loss of "individuality- from assimilation is not as important compared to the benefit of becoming publicly assimilated into the society in which a student lives. ... Rodriguez would also find the skills acquired from learning "academic...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

These hardships stemmed from new religious values brought on by the "First Great Awakening." ... He disbanded Parliament from 1629 to 1640 and levied taxes by decree".3 This quotes shows the political turmoil that England was in during this time period. ... Another important idea that the English Civil war created for early Americans was the sense of isolationism. ... This quote explains the new way of leadership after the restoration of Charles II. ... It educated the Native Americans, preventing colonists from settling the West. ...

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Each picture has a phrase "OBESITY IS SUICIDE " at the very bottom and next to it there is a quote, "But it doesn't have to end this way. ... For instance, M&Ms; are very colorful and, therefore, they stand out and show that they are the most distinguishing and important point to focus on in the frame. ... At least a million people are estimated to die annually from suicide worldwide. ... The number of drug abusers has nearly doubled from 7.8 million to 15.1 million from 1992 to 2003. ... Even though the images that are used in the campaign are very simple and brief, the message they give...

• Word Count: 1265
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This quote has a direct irony in correlation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of "Young Goodman Brown". ... As a result, he alienates himself from his wife Faith and the community he resides in. ... Perhaps the good man was awakening to the knowledge of his own moral imperfection. ... When Adam and Eve stole from the Tree of Knowledge, they were banished from Eden. ... Brown becomes devoid of the capability to understand that to sin is inherent in everyone, most importantly himself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The unification of Italy is inextricably bound up with the "Risorgimento" - an Italian word which suggests the idea of awakening and the recovery of strength - and was perhaps the most important event in modern Italian history. ... From the beginning of time until 1861 there had only been the history of individual regions, but from that month onward there existed a united kingdom. ... It can be seen from this map that Austria had domination over most of Italy. ... Even though unity had theoretically been achieved, regional disputes erupted showing that national unity was far from complete. ...

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It was the first day back from Christmas break as I sat there in my tenth grade English class hardly awake. ... I was in for a rude awakening. ... " I had a weird feeling as if the quote was put up there specifically for me. ... This went on for three days as I made my bibliography cards and wrote down important statistics and information. ... I began to get frustrated again and was ready to quit, but then I remembered the Tully quote that Mrs. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The root of our deepest problems and detachment from life, stem from our soul which has been neglected. ... "One of the symptoms of modern soullessness, an alienation from nature as well as from our fellow human beings, might be overcome if we took time with whatever we are dealing with," (Moore 1045). Aside from the importance of consciousness, Moore also suggests the importance of the unconscious that takes place in dreams, and gives acknowledgement to Freud's famous quote dreams are, "the royal road to the soul." ... These entities are both believed to have supernatural powers of all ...

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Then ... the inevitable shocked us and woke us up from our daydream, to bring us face to face, with our reality nightmare. ... For example, World War II was thought of as the war "over there", "over seas", but the events that occurred on December 7,1941 at Pearl Harbor, noting at that point could compare to the awakening and the realization that America could be struck and struck hard. ... To include to this comfortablism our civil rights to protect us from anyone and everyone including our own government. ... , as quoted so eloquently by Professor Hoffman. ... The United States foreign inte...

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Being involved with one's community was very important during the time period. ... If one did not adapt to the ways of the society, then that person was shunned from it. ... He also notices that "Goody Cloyse, that excellent old Christian, stood in the early sunshine at her own lattice, catechizing a little girl," but "Goodman Brown snatched away the child as from the grasp of the fiend himself (272)". ... Peeples quotes, "The Montresor family could be represented by the foot, which crushes its enemies, or the snake, which sinks its fangs into the heel of its adversary, by bringing to m...

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Sam Mendes" interpretation of Lesters" awakening invites us to take a closer look at stereotypical beauty and what we consider as normal. Behind the "perfect" house with the "perfect" from yard is family struggling to find the meaning behind their existance. ... A little fucking discipline" Through this quote, we can tell that Jane feels disappointed in her family and the fact that her father's care for her decreases with every single day. ... Lester flies off in a fit of rage saying, "This isn't life, this is just stuff and it's become more important to you than living". ......

• Word Count: 1966
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• Grade Level: High School

Ruston uses a quote from Shelley's Diary that reads, "he was once reanimated after... death... and he lived for four days" (8). ... Evidently, the creature has several moments in the novel when its anger derives from its desertion from Victor. ... Shelley invents most of the adults in Victor's life die in a miserable or tragic way, and many of them represent an important person in her life (Moers 2). Preceding Victor's creation of the monster, two mothers die his mother from an illness and his wife's, Elizabeth, from a complication of birth. ... He was an important lit...

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There is nothing admirable about sitting quietly or walking away from brewing conflict. ... His quote, "simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win" (pg. 101) shows us that Atticus strives to do what is right regardless of whether he will win or lose. ... Henry Lafayette Dubose is an elderly woman who resides up the street from the Finches. ... Another very important event to reinforce the ideas previously presented is when Atticus sat in front of the county jail in order to protect Tom Robinson from the expected lynching mob ...

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These nocturnal vivid images seem to arise from some source other than our ordinary conscious mind. ... The ancients thought that dreams were messages from the gods. ... My supposition is that a conscious wish can only become a dream-instigator if it succeeds in awakening an unconscious wish with the same tenor and in obtaining reinforcement from it. ... These are only concerned with what seems important to us and interests us greatly. ... But the contrary view has also been accepted, that dreams pick up things left over from the p...

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In her novel The Great Awakening, she addresses women's roles in society and relationships with men. ... Maternal love and all the grief from losing loved ones were to be an attribute to the writing proficiency of this literary artist. ... This was an important point in the story when the Monsieur found the baby Desiree near the front gate, it would mean that Desiree would probably never be aware of her biological parents ancestry. ... This is important to know because Armand compares Desiree with that of La Blanch when he tells her she is not white. Armand was quoted as hearing the baby...

• Word Count: 1926
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In the beginning of Jesus' ministry He quotes the words of the prophet Isaiah and He presents the purpose of His ministry. ... There is a necessity to be released from any other kingdom in order to belong and experience the kingdom of God fully. ... Monasticism After the apostolic era there is a pursuit of a higher type of virtue in separation and flight from the world, keeping one selves from marriage and suppressing sensual passion. ... The monks built well enough to save Europe from total ruin. "6 Thence it is more fruit-bearing when followers of Christ lives among people and do not tr...

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"Preparing").That may not seem like a whole lot to you, and if it does not then you are in for a rude awakening. ... Patton, no relation to the General from The Second World War, General George S. ... As a graduate of the [Ranger] School, I can attest and you can quote me on this that going through Ranger School made me the Major General I am today.... These are just two of the numerous leaders that have entered and came out of the US Army Ranger Training Brigade to become Army Rangers and subsequently hold high, important positions in government. ... In contrast, the Candidate Rang...

• Word Count: 1928
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