Their source of entertainment is the word around town. ... This quote shows that he was the only male presence she had had for years. ... Everyone else in the town believed that Homer had just abandoned her. ... This quote shows how they were viewed from the community's eyes, the white southern moderately wealthy class. ... By showing this in Miss Emily, the author has successfully depicted how even the idols and monumental people in our societies can be corrupted by their fears....

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People in the town compare Santiago to his father, from Victoria Guzman (pg. 10) "He was just like his father, a shit". Also, the town was relatively poor, noticing when someone had money, they thought it defined the person. ... " In this quote Fausta is stereotyping not only the wealthy but the Arabs at the same time. ... " In this quote Marquex uses the word "poor" very strong wording, since this word is used for either economic status or in this case, an innocent stance. ... This helps cement Santiago's innocence because Jesus died for our sins and was sin...

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An excerpt from the Boston News-Letter on September 1, 1774, "Letters from Philadelphia say that City only has raised 4000 pounds in currency for the support of the Town of Boston in its present difficulties " shows that the towns around Boston, Massachusetts do not like the fact that the British control the regulating of trade in the Americas, and defy Britain by raising money to support the town of Boston under its trade ban. ... In a speech, Patrick Henry also stated that the colonists had tried all possible solutions available to them, which was also supported by the Declaration of Causes ...

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After the first year of marriage, Bram would always go to town by himself and Hagar would stay home. ... After the first year of our marriage, I let Bram go to town alone, and I stayed home. ... Her pride has kept her to minimal sociability with other people in the town that she has kept far from society. ... This quote proves that Hagar considers John as a Shipley. ... The quotes mentioned above prove that Hagar was a poor mother. ...

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First of all, I found the town way too skittish and rather uneasy. ... That's the kind of feeling that I got for the town... This quote makes me pictures a mob of people standing around the black box and Mr. ... At first I thought that this town and all of the other towns that participate in the lottery had no real value for life. But then you look at us and at our world today, with all the mass murders and slaughtering of innocent people. ...

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I absolutely agree with this quote. This critical lens applies to the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird ,by Harper Lee because we the "evil" is being represents as the prejudice of the town. ... Conrad's quote, "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." applies to the novel , To Kill a Mockingbird in many ways. ... The people create the prejudice in this town, and so this prejudice is the "evil", which Conrad speaks about, the evil which men create. ... Characterization is used to more improve our prospect on the evil o...

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Shaara does not have a bibliography, but he does have quotes at the beginning of the book from letters and interviews. ... It is also our culture to go to war with other countries (and apparently ourselves) since we have been involved in so many wars in our relatively short history. ... Shaara tells his story by jumping right in to a dramatic scene with a southern spy wandering through the rain, quoting Shakespeare. ... However, on the next day, the Confederate army defeats Union defenses north and the newer defenses south of town. ... The Union troops retreats from the heights north of town ...

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But, he knew the person was white by this quote someone said he said. ... Another thing is that some people even put animals above blacks, as told in the rest of the quote. ... Because he is doing this, most people in town are calling him a "nigger" lover. ... Confident that you gentlemen, would go along with them on one assumption, the evil assumption, that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are immoral beings, that all Negroes are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption that of one mind of their caliber. ... As you tell by this quote, " you've got to do something about her. ...

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During this period in our history members of communities would be accused of witch craft and would face punishments, however these accusations would be based on spiritual and biblical based evidence rather than factual evidence. ... Certain members in the town of Salem began to speak out against the allegations in order to stop the chaos. ... This quote implies that Giles is rather dim witted because of his questions which may cause his wife to be accused of witch craft. ... (p38) This quote shows the towns disrespectful and bitter feelings about Giles. ... Furthermore, the audience sees their...

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The Truman Show convey a series of messages by depicting a series of fateful events in the life of Truman Burbank, who has grown up, and lives, in a fake town full of actors. The town, enclosed in a giant dome decked out with high-tech simulations of sun and sky, in which the rain and wind are courtesy of the special effects department. ... One quote that really was interested that I heard in this movie was from Christof-"We accept the reality of the world as we are presented."" This quote is on of two attitudes we have towards media. ... Then something will jar us out of our spell. ...

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In her words, "...they're good folks, but they're not our kind of folks. " Another family, the Ewells, are considered "white trash " because they are poor and uneducated. ... The people of the town did not check to see whether or not they had their facts right. ... The quote, " Miss Maudie can't be on a jury because she's a woman " shows that the people of the town view her as a very weak woman. ...

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We don't have to sit in no barroom blowin' in our jack jus' because we got no place to go. ... This quote explains how they are committed to each other because they care about each other they have feelings for themselves. They don't just go into town after every paycheck and blow it away on drinks. ... In the book other people quote on George and Lennie as being friends they say things like it is weird that you don't see people usually walking together. ... He also says that George is blowin all their money in town. ...

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This is a very simple yet a very powerful quote which defines the lives of many couples. ... This dating site has become very popular in many of the major countries of the world including our subcontinent. People from small town and cities are major active participants of this site. ... Nowadays, extramarital affairs have become very common in our society. ... It's high time we start valuing our relationships before there comes an era where marriage will exist no more. ...

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This quote shows that black men during the night are camouflaged by their skin color, just like a tiger camouflaged in a fire. ... "It was a savage clangorous alarm to the whole town, a brazen tongue to warn mankind against the menace of some peril, secret, dark, unknown, greater than fire or flood could ever be." (37) . ... "They came up swiftly, fairly baying at our heels as we sped across the sow-white square." (62) . ...

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Pastoral landscapes contain cities and towns where wilderness landscapes contain nature and very few people. ... This quote reinforces Thoreau's dislike of pastoral life, and the idea that people that live on the frontier and in the wild are happy, normal human beings. ... Our ancestors were savages. ... Thoreau believed that wilderness is the backbone of our culture. ... The cities, towns, and more pastoral areas are for the civilized general public. ...

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There are plenty of destructive forces in the world with the that may destroy our humanity, beat down on our beliefs and criticize our morals: ignorance, anger and greed but none of them as bad as racism. ... The Finch family are the only people in town that show Tom sympathy and understanding. ... This quote shows that Atticus cares a lot about his children and doesn't want them treating blacks any differently than they treat others of their own race. ... Atticus takes the case, he knew it would tear the town apart, but he had to do what was right so his children could learn the differen...

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Doisneau is known for his 1950's image "Kiss by the Town Hall.... It's showing one of the small happy moments we get in our lives and how sometimes we just need to stop and really enjoy those moments before they're gone. ... Robert's philosophy came through in a quote from him, "The marvels of daily life are so exciting. ... " He's saying that we create the excitement in our lives and we have to mentally be present to experience it all and no form of media can provide the same thing. ... I tried to capture the unexpectedness that Doisneau refers to in on...

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" The quote refers to life in New York City and how being successful in the city means you can succeed anywhere. ... Having come from a small town, I must confess that I had not been exposed to elements of such a large and diligent city as New York City. ... It was until we reached our hotel at Times Square that I realized that not only the motorists were in a hurry. ... In my hometown, bikes and small cars were perfectly used for getting around the town. Things were very different in this town; people were hailing taxis, other rushing underground on subway stations, others desperately st...

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This quote is the crux of the episode in which Twain uses situational irony to criticize how twisted the mind of the common citizen was at the time. ... The town becomes angry over the separation of the family of slaves, while "The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many came out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way- (183). ... The incident gives the feeling that the town would not have complained if the family had been sold intact, "ethically." ... Do they treat "em better "n we treat our niggers?" ... These q...

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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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Prejudice towards children is something that happens in school, our homes, and in all other places. ... We should try our part to get rid of it because to do so would make us all better people. ... A good majority of the town suddenly dislikes Atticus because he did what he knew what was right, but contradicted the social laws of the time. One racial quote in the book comes from Mrs. ... These parties, however, are just an excuse to gossip about town's people or an event in Maycomb. ...

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Mikal Gilmore's Dream Dreams are manifestations of the subconscious, often related to events occurring in our conscience lives. Many times we address issues in our dreams that we will not or cannot address while awake. ... In this passage Mikal refers to the house as "my fathers", why is the house is not our house, or my parents house? ... There is an overwhelming feeling of imprisonment associated with this town. ... This is a disturbing quote to me. ...

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When I walked into this diner I knew that this town was different, the youngsters were self absorbed in their selves. This was the town, which taught me about the other side of town, the side that didnt want Asian Invasions. ... One such Skinhead has been quoted thus: Up to a point it's against Skinheads buts it's good publicity for our cause. ... (Foxman 1996) So is that the answer to getting the levels of Skinhead violence down in our society? ... Violence in our society will always be relevant. ...

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This quote directly demonstrates how Grendel as a child would feel so rejected and solitary that he would have to go to the only person in which he trusted,his mother, and, just lay against her and release his emotions. We all have done this and we all know how much it helps us feel when we are caressed by our mother, the feeling of love and security,cures more than any type of medicine.Grendel is just like us, in the fact that in times of loneliness and distress he desires compassion and affection. This quote makes me reminisce to my favorite Christmas season movie, The Grinch who stole Chris...

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Set in a small southern town in the 1960s, Carl Lee Hailie (Samuel L Jackson) awaits trial for murdering the two rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old daughter Tanya (Raeven Kelly). A young, idealistic lawyer Jake Brigantz (Matthew McConauhey) takes up Carl Lee's defense, and the case becomes a firestorm of racism and controversy, ripping the town apart. ... The feelings of the fairness of the trial towards Carl Lee because of his race (quoted by Joe Seneca, A Time To Kill, 1996, "Carl Lee Hailey is on trial because he is black, no other reason.") are enhanced by the way Joel Sc...

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