He took us to where we would be spending our nights. ... There, we quickly set up our hammocks, dropped our luggage, and hopped back in the vans to tour our work cites. ... For the next ten days, live your life, but live it for the people you saw in town today.... Children of all ages, from all parts of town, came to see us and lend assistance in any way possible. The whole town seemed to come together and unite in order to help accomplish the building of these two houses. ...

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Huck and Jim were trying to reach a town namedCairo. ... Cairo was just oneof the many towns Twain referred to in this novel. ... This quote showed thegreed and prejudice of Southerns. ... Many of the towns Twain described were based onhis hometown and nearby towns along the Mississippi shores. ... (Twain 47) and "...whymama, struck out for this town of Goshen..." ...

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This quote by the female protagonist in Tobias Wolff's short story, "Say Yes- addresses the unlikelihood of an interracial couple as presented in Ann Petry's novel, The Narrows. ... Another way she proves this point is by showing how their town yearns for a break in traditional same-race marriages through dichromatic descriptions of the town in contrast to monochromatic descriptions of Abbie. ... Petry purposely writes of it poetically to heighten it to our typical sensations of what love means to us. The repetition in the three lines phrased slightly differently each time streng...

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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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(Clinton)" When someone thinks of President Clinton and his most famous quote, that one certainly comes to mind. ... I will act in such a way, because it would be a travesty if we lived in a world where the negative actions of our leaders were shielded from the public's eyes. ... "When I think about former President Clinton, sure the affair comes to mind, but when all is said and done, he was one of the greatest Presidents in our history. The positive feats he accomplished for our country far outweigh the mistakes he made in his personal life. ... Is it fair to hold our elected offici...

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"Our force structure needs to be robust, flexible, and credible enough to meet the worst threats we can reasonably postulate." ... Leaving many of the small towns like Fort Repose completely isolated from the outside world. ... Disorder prevailed and the town turned on itself, the local sheriff is killed by outsiders who fled a "mushroomed town." ... This doesn't seem very important in Frank's book at first, but it's most likely a very realistic picture of how our society thinks in some ways. ... Frank is most likely trying to show our greed in society and how it is decaying us ...

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"She'll never have kids again, there was to much danger and damage done the nightmares are getting worse, In this quote it is evident to the readers of how effective and terrible the actions of the two men had on the little girl. ... Brigance secretary was in danger this is evident in the following quote, " Mr. ... This is evident in the following quote, "Some whites would admire you, but most would want to see you hang. ... People see Car Lee as a hero shown in the following quote, " They gonna make this nigger a hero"pg 97 Meaning that killing two murders was a g...

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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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This, and all our other gathered evidence in this factor clearly shows that this campaign did effectively contribute to how women gained the vote in 1918. ... As Britain declared was on Germany in 1914 all of our men were sent to France and Germany to battle for our country. ... Women "single handily" ran our country for those four years day in, day out. ... A quote by Craig Mair, "Britain at War" states In June 1918 a new law have the vote to all women over 30. ... By the year 1900 women had managed to gain the right to vote, and the right to be elected in town and pariah...

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Eisenhower, said that "I had been conscious of a feeling of depression and so I voiced to him (Secretary of War Stimson) my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and second because I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was, I thought, no longer mandatory as a measure to save American lives.... There were many other reasons why some say that it was unnecessary to actually drop the bombs on the Japanese towns of Hiroshima and Na...

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From the first settlement to present day, our country has seen numerous wars, reformations, religious and social movements. ... Bands of Indians would invade towns, killing, burning, and capturing the settlers. ... Numerous times throughout her story she quotes scripture. ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... This passage shows Rip's confusion upon entering a town that is familiar to him, though quite different. ...

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From the first settlement to present day, our country has seen numerous wars, reformations, religious and social movements. ... Bands of Indians would invade towns, killing, burning, and capturing the settlers. ... Numerous times throughout her story she quotes scripture. ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... This passage shows Rip's confusion upon entering a town that is familiar to him, though quite different. ...

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While Rich's essay is a commencement speech for graduates of Smith college for women, hooks' essay reflects on her personal experiences as a young black woman from a small town who was educated at a prestigious university. ... I disagree with this quote from her because I believe what she is saying here is that in order for women to survive, the education process and real life, they must be united as a whole, which is hypocritical, I believe, because this gathering of women excludes men, which is reverse discrimination. ... I believe that the previous quote sums up this argument...

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Despite seeing most of her family brutally killed by savage Native Americans, Mary is able to find comfort in the Lord, Mary wrote: We had six stout Dogs belonging to our Garrison, but none of them would stir though another time, if an Indian had come to the Door, they were ready to fly upon him, and tear him down. The Lord hereby would make us the more to acknowledge his Hand, and to see that our Help is always in him. (13) When she sees her family, home, and town destroyed by Indians, she sees this as an act of God, not an act by the Indians, "O the doleful sight that now was to ...

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Imagine a world in which our government dictates what we can and cannot listen to in the privacy of our own homes. ... The three boys allegedly claimed that the murder was inspired by Slayer's lyrics; however, in Thom Geier's article, "Facing The Music," one of the three boys, Joseph Fiorella, was quoted as saying, "The fact is Slayer music didn't have anything to do with the murder. ... Ressner then quotes Steve Van Zandt, a musician who supported Biafra during the trail, as saying, "Young artists are being pressured not to be so controversial (22)." ... Wal-mart is the large...

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He had to learn a new way of life, and had to realize that he was in a land where quoting passages and so called "laws" from his law books where not going to do him much good, especially when confronted with men like Liberty Valance. ... The man who the audience is counting on for saving the town from this wild gunslinger would definitely be Tom Doniphon. ... He was the town hero; he had rescued Shinbone from the most feared gunslinger of all, and most importantly had gained the respect of the town. ... With Ransom being the town hero, this gave him the right to new things, respect from the t...

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(Calvino, Italo 1998 Our Ancestors Random House, Sydney) This quote talks about the evil side of the Viscount and how he went around in the town and forest cutting things in half, and the half he left "standing" was the same side as was left of him. ... (Calvino, Italo 1998 Our Ancestors Random House, Sydney) This quote shows that as a whole person, other people do not think about the feelings of other people and it is only until you are no longer a whole person in this case with the Viscount, that you truly understand what other people feel and that there is sorrow all around. ... This qu...

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At the same time, Disney succeeds in teaching our children a very vital lesson in life, how good looks and fame is not the key to true love. ... Marian Belle is the main character, she lives with her father who is considered by the town a loony man therefore, Belle is also looked upon the town as being a little out of the ordinary. ... Moreover every women and man in the town look up to him and would do anything for him. ... The proposal is a surprise to Belle but the whole town thinks of it as no big deal that she is oblivious to the proposal. ... This quote goes beyond explanation, you can j...

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The first line of this quote says so much in one sentence. ... So many things come into play when it comes to social class such as History perhaps of the town that he lives in or maybe the race of him and the people that surround his family. ... It is beyond naive to think Race no longer effects society and the way our world works. ... It is the small glimpses that keep us striving and help us to drag our tired bodies out of the comfort of our beds in the morning. ... Our individual rollercoasters of life will always have drops, but it is our attitude and outlook on life that decides if we ...

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All our aspects of life are shaped from our culture. ... But our culture, no matter what our identity is, shapes us. ... In these quotes, "Govinda, his friend, the Brahmin's son, loved him more than anybody else. ... "Some Samanas once passed through Siddhartha's town.... How this quotes is structured makes it seem like the narrator is overwhelmed from the city. ...

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(Fitzgerald 27) The valley of ashes mentioned in this quote from the novel The Great Gatsby by F. ... In the following quote Tom Buchanan is passing through the valley of ashes on his way to New York when he decides to stop by George Wilson's garage: "Hello Wilson, old man,' said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder. ... Tom comments on the state of the valley of ashes in this quote: " " 'Terrible place isn't it,' said Tom, exchanging a frown with Doctor Eckleburg. ... In the following quote Tom, Nick, and Jordan are passing through the valley...

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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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The Heroism of Atticus Finch: Essay The racism which was prevalent in many small American towns in the 1930s is expertly illustrated in Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. ... This quote from the book sums up his feelings on the matter, as he makes his final address to the court: ?..... for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people's......The witnesses for the state.....have presented themselves to you gentleman, to this court, in the cynical confidence that their testimony would not be doubted, confident that you gentlemen will go along with ...

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These gases gather in the atmosphere, thickening it and consequently the sun's rays, which normally bounce back into space, are being trapped in our atmosphere causing the earth to heat up. ... This quote explains the rapid retreat of the Tasman glacier and how remarkable it is that the Tasman lake is now more than 5.5 km long across a width of about 2 km, and 7 km long at its longest point. ... Climate change will affect the survival of small towns in the area because most of the jobs are involved with tourists and tourism. ... The Franz Josef town relies solely on tourism to keep the to...

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