In this quote parallelism is the major figurative language being used, Hamlet was talking about all the negative of life, he thinks there are just too many of these negative things in one's life, why would anyone choose this suffering. This is a serious question being shown from this quote, Hamlet is deeply depressed about all those negative things happened in his life, he may consider to commit suicide. ... This quote in the conjunction with other two previous quotes shows the conflicted but contemplative characteristics for Hamlet. ... "(line 24-27), metaphors being used in this q...

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"My conscience is more important to me than any speech," a quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman and politician. ... "My conscience is more important to me than any speech," is a quote that speaks true to my heart. It is a quote that has helped me through many times when I felt myself slipping away from my true moral values. This quote should be used by all people in their lives, even if their thoughts and ideas contradict mine. I am stronger as a person for following this quote verbatim....

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The crux is highlighted in the following quote: "As these thoughts, which have to be set down in words, were flashed into the doomed man's brain rather than evolved from it the captain nodded to the sergeant." " Bierce's use of contrast of reality, foreshadowing, and definition of a fantastical point of view all come together in this quote with the connection to the mindset belonging to Peyton Farquhar which sufficiently serve as the crux in this Civil War tale. ... Furthermore, the author's use of foreshadowing is what allows this quote to be identified as the crux. ... This ...

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This quote is a valuable lesson to anyone with any job, no matter what. ... In this separate quote, I can relate the two to being an asset to any managerial philosophy. ... Concentration on what is, rather than what may be keeps one from becoming distracted, which relates back to the fore mentioned quotes. ... I have picked out two quotes that represent the importance of developing and understanding true happiness. ... I feel this is a necessary quote to include because it is something we all experience and in turn affects our daily lives and how we interact with others. ...

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I believe as King quoted Socrates with, " it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal to the majestic heights of understanding," King stemmed his beliefs and strong arguments from ideas of fellow extremists. When reading King's Letter from Birmingham Jail the first thing that came to mind was how closely related Socrates and King's argument are about "the willingness of accepting the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience o...

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This quote clearly shows the sanity of the narrator. ... The narrator tells the reader of his sanity in this quote, and then goes on to tell us how he hid the body. ... Broken down, this quote is really explaining the guilt building up inside him, causing his conscience to override him with the thought of the old man's heart beating. ... The narrator tries to show us his intelligence through this quote. ... This direct quote from...

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This quote can recall many images to your mind: from a history lesson about the Civil War, to fishing, to the movie "Antz". This quote is very relatable. ... This quote can recall a thought of autumn changing to spring or wherever you're mind wants to take it. ... This quote portrays religious imagery as well as color imagery. ... When you read this quote you can imagine walking in a park or forest on a windy day and hearing the trees bristling. ...

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" This quote by Dorothy Rowe reinforces how Plath's persona considers herself a prisoner of depression, but also a jailer to her children. ... This quote spoken by the speaker to the reader shows the effects that depression has on one's life. ... This quote spoken by the speaker to the reader conveys the impact that the speaker has on her children. ... This quote spoken by the speaker to the audience shows how the random break in the stanza can take away the rhythm in a poem. ... This quote spoken by the speaker to the audience shows how when one meditates, they clear their mind...

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To understand this quote, penned over 400 years ago and worded somewhat confusingly to a modern reader, it must be picked apart almost word by word. ... Police forces exist only in a state, and Montaigne's quote does not only refer to laws in a state. ... This quote is a comment on the way in which people perceive not only the law, but history itself. ... Yet in this quote he leaves room for doubt about the truth in this, and I reason that if he could have justified his feelings to himself he would have written his argument down. ... The above quote is not a straightfo...

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(Pg. 16) This quote shows that Henry doesn't really believe he is a part of this war and the anguish that comes from it. ... "That's the end of it" (Pg. 19) This quote shows that Catherine knows that death is the end of all things. ... The quote also shows that Frederick doesn't believe that death is the end of all things. ... This quote also shows the beginning of a budding relationship between the two. ... (Pg. 263) This quote shows that Count Greffi wanted to become a religious man, but he has yet to find religion himself. ...

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As the narrator's mind continues to wander uncontrollably, she leads us to this next quote, which moves us further into her disturbed mind. ... Her use of the word "I" in this quote does not become an act of assertion, but rather of compliance determined by John's authority. ... The narrator's insanity rings out loud and clear in this last quote spoken at the end of the story, and it offers us one final look into her mystifying mind. ... Her use of the name Jane in this final quote shows the use of her name in the third person, which depicts the conflict between the heroine&...

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Bell shows this when she quotes, "These contradictory directives leave young women in a bind, and without much help in figuring out what they actually want. ... This quote brings out two opposing factors through the use of "contradictory directives". ... The quote here expresses the thoughts on the actions of the cadets. ... She quotes this just after saying "women hear that they ought to use their twenties to 'live it up' and not necessarily to be serious about relationships" (27). These two quotes contradict with each other. ...

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What this quote means is that any outside force has no bearing on matters of the soul. ... Luther wrote: "it will profit nothing that the body should be adorned with sacred vestment- The quote basically says that there is no reason to spend obscenely. ...

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In the quote, "If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll hace Johnny." ... The quote "Last month in Sacremento, a 15-year old Yuba City youth who reportedly claimed he was mimicking a TV program about little girls who rob a bank was given a 26 years- life prison term.2 talks about a child who DID plan his murder. ... In the quote, "Johnny was scared to death. ... In the quote, "He wasn't scared either. ... In the quote, "The Supreme Court in 1988 banned the execution of those under 16 at the time of their c...

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Anthem Essay "The only things which taught us joy were the power we created in our wires, and the Golden One" (Chapter IX). This quote shows how the world around them built to satisfy their needs has failed. Equality 7-2521 and The Golden One are flaws in this system. They were disturbed by its r...

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Faber reinforces the idea of lack of individuality and conformity in his quote, 'the telewall is real. ... Fabers' quote illustrates how citizens are conditioned to conform and not question whether they are happy or not. ...

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This Quote from Four displays the belief of the Dauntless and training to overcome fear "We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear,"(Roth 77) This belief ties into how the other factions work because all five factions believe that one human trait is to blame for the problems in the world. ... This quote shows Tris when she fully realizes what being Divergent means, "I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. ...

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A famous quote said by Henry Ward Beecher in "Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit" in 1887. When I came across this quote I was very intrigued by it because the more I read it the more I concluded that it related magnificently to the piece of work I had chosen. ...

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The Downfall of Modernization "The grass is always greener on the other side" is a common quote spoken by many. ... In "Homeplace", Sanders explains just the opposite of the quote's definition while preaching about the pleasures of the confines of one's home and homeland. ...

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She's really smart" This quote shows that he thinks very highly of Phoebe and respects the fact that she is smart. ... This quote shows that Holden pays a lot of close attention to Phoebe and the way her hair looks, not something an older brother would usually do. ... This quote shows that he doesn't have much self-esteem. ...

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You can see her goodness in this quote, "Florentine realized that between Daniel's wish and the shiny flute there would always be her mother's good intention-an intention repressed" (120). ... She realizes Emmanuel's love for her in this quote, "Then his gaze fell on her and his face brightened. ... The quote, "In order to "be all that you can be," it is acceptable to put your own need for self-realization ahead of you duty to your family and society." ...

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In act one of Macbeth, he is quoted as saying to himself, "If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me,/ Without my stir" (Shakespeare, I, iii, 143-144). ... Thus, the previous quote displays Macbeth's acknowledgement to the acts he is about to commit and further trying to bury himself in his own pit of despair by masking his dirty deeds. ... Therefore from this quote, Macbeth clearly states that it is that of his vaulting ambition which spurs him on further into his wrongful doing. ...

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This quote is from a letter that Dostoevsky sent to his brother at the age of eighteen. The quote shows the mindset of the author. ... (Dostoevsky 310) This quote shows that Raskolnikov knew what he was doing and that he was guilty. ...

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Teenagers of every race, religion, and clique relate deeply to the words of the anonymous teenager within the book Go Ask Alice, by an anonymous girl whose life enters a place where, as most teenagers, she has no idea who to turn to, or where to go. "Oh dear god, help me adjust, help me be accepted,...

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I can support this idea with a quote taken from Alastair Macaulay's Matthew Bourne and his Adventures in Motion Pictures; it is taken from a handwritten announcement of his Swan Lake production. ... I think from this quote we may argue that re- staging an original piece with the same story line can be authentic, including the disparate choreography. ...

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