There are, however quotes that point out the mortal's view of the gods. ... All things are in his power." ... Therefore these quotes supports my first chosen quote in saying that this is the view the mortals have of Gods. ... The Gods do not have the power to weave threads of death into our lives. ... The Gods, in turn, do not hold as much power as the mortals in the story believe. ...
Furthermore, this quote describes the non-intellectual world of the future. ... Rand makes a very strong point because if the world had not had the brain power of all past scientists, we would not be where we are now. ... He is not allowed to convey himself, and Rand makes sure to point this out with this quote. ... The quote "I wished to know the meaning of things. ... In conclusion, it shows that some quotes used in this book reveal a much deeper meaning to the author's views on life. ...
A famous quotes from this novel is, "Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live." (Pg. 34) This quote illustrates the struggle of upholding his faith with a God that would allow the horrors that occurred during the holocaust. ... He asks himself why a man of such power would put him and his family, and everyone else following His religion, through this disastrous time. ... Such a horrible place would cause anyone to question a higher power; if they would still believe one existed. ... Fire was a symbol of their wicked powe...
(page 106) This quote illustrates how Antigone believed that the power of the gods was greater than the power of any king. If she had obeyed Creon, she would have disobeyed the stronger power of the gods which could have had more of a devastating result on her. ...
As the quote explains the only time when one can be truly selfless is when a person is in a position to help, which neither of the characters are this is why they did what they did, to survive. ... Egoism is just one philosophy that Zusak depicts, another one being the power of words. ... The power of words have the ability to sway crowds, topple governments or educate the misguided. ... George Orwell states in his novel 1984 "But if thought corrupts language language can also corrupt thought" this quote demonstrates the power of words. ... When she achieves this Liesel quickly mast...
burning bright/ in the forests of the night (1-2)" is a very in-depth quote. ... He places the two images of the tiger, as mentioned in the above quote, right next to each other for comparison, since they are obviously different. ... The way he does this is by sending images of a blacksmith's workshop through the quote "What the hammer? ... He is asking the reader why this a horrible thing (authority figure) stay in power and continue its wrongdoings? ...
In the quote above, Billy Budd represents the tree, and the other sailors represent the clump of grass. ... The other sailors and shipmen around him, all look up to him as if he has some sort of grand, heroic, and kind power about him. This divine power is released into the atmosphere around Billy Bud because he is the most respected. The qualities of being respected and being kind to other people are "the inevitable conductors of the power around them." ... Billy Budd is struck with all of the respect others have for him, and conducts more power from others around him, and Claggart is not...
He then says that fear is a very poor substitute for power. ... In past history those who have won power by force and hatred have come to enjoy some power but it is not long lasting like those who held power out of respect and gratitude. ... Saddam holds power only because he is a ruthless dictator and he will soon come to a disastrous end when the U.S. decides to finally take him out of power. ... There is a quote by Socrates that I particularly like. ... I also like the quote by Themistocles, "I like a man without money better than money without a man" (160). ...
Also, in the book, Golding shows that the lust for power and reign will destroy even the most innocent and pure society, that's why he chose to use children in the story. ... Quotes: -"Life...is scientific....I know there isn't no beast...but I know there isn't no fear, either....Unless we get frightened of people." ... -Simon, Chapter 5, pg. 80 I chose these quotes because each quote shows a different point of view about the beast that the children think is on the island. It shows more than just their opinions about it, you can also see their personality differences from the...
The only power that humans possess is to create whatever nature allows humans to make what is given. What one must realize is that nature will always overcome the power of humanity, because in today's world, humans still heavily depend on environmental and scientific research. ... While this quote can raise questions about extinct animals, scientists must realize that the idea of nature in today's society is perhaps an easier way of living, based on nature's life rather than a man made one like cloning. ... In the movie Jurassic Park, Ian Malcolm says, "I'll tell you the ...
He taught unity overall, once he was quoted as saying, "by nature men are alike, through practice they have become far apart." The Supreme Power Ti (lord), or Shan-ti (the lord on high) were never spoke of, instead he spoke of Tien (heaven), which later he called the Principle of Heaven or Nature (t"en-li). ... The man is considered special, and with unique dignity and power, coming from and giving to Li. ...
In difficult situations, the longing for one's need of power or desire for confidence evolves into the drive to pull one towards the primitive human being inside. ... After neither Jack nor Ralph were willing to give up their power, a fight was brewing inside both of them. ... Through both of these quotes, one can see that Jack had lost his "voice of an angel". ... He developed into a crude, power obsessed human being who, instead of being the ruler for the good of all the boys, was motivated to becoming a mastermind of beasts. ... One's instincts can sometimes be a reflec...
For centuries, religion and science have been integrated. Whether this has been a coincidence or not, we may never know. However, religion and science have and still are widely debated. When faced with the topic, it is difficult for many people to connect religion and science because of the contradi...
The first is the insight, which seemingly all humans posses, that knowledge is power. ... Observe any corporate CEO (legitimately hard-working that is), athletic coach, or even priest; these people are in put power positions because they are believed to have knowledge others don't. ... He quotes the Romantic novelist Novalis to describe this art. ... After understanding this second half of the quote, the first is nearly self-explanatory. ...
In Descartes's theory of animal, he contributed a quote, which is that "animals cannot use language to express themselves" as we do when placing our thoughts on record for the benefit of others, or in other words using language to make known ones thoughts in a meaningful manner (Lavine 118). ... Given the power of the demon, the demon even deceived Descartes on his beliefs that are considered to more secure. ... Hence, the famous quote "I think therefore I am," in Latin, which would translate to "cogito ergo sum....
In the book "Civilization and its Discontents ", Sigmund Freud tries to compare and differentiate the psychoanalysis to other accepted scientific disciplines. But first of all we should establish the key point of the text. The main idea of "Civilization and its Discontents " is that human beings are divided in to three parts: super-ego, ego, and the Id. These three parts are in a constant fight to rule us as human beings, but we should get the three terms in sync in order to live in stability. The super-ego, represents our conscience, telling us what's right from wrong that have been e...
John Geiger once said, "A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. Every day you wake up, think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. Stop focusing on the negatives and everything that could go wrong and start thinking about what could go right. Better yet, think of ever...
When god created the universe and everything on it, he put man in control of everything and from that point man has taken advantage of the power given to them. ... In Not Wanted On The Voyage, this is portrayed , Firstly Noah uses his power to abuse others. ... This quote proves hams defiance against Noah by putting his blood into the basin, which is taboo. ...
Knight, Mark Scott, and Victor Cahn all mention in support of the widely held view that, in Hamlet, Shakespeare is attempting to make a comment about the complexity of the human mind, and the power that a person's ment! ... This last quote explains quite accurately how Hamlet lived his life, or better yet, started to live his life. "Men do not care how nobly they live, but only how long, although it is within the reach of every man to live nobly, but within no man's power to live long... ...
In the Christian belief structure, God is the only one with the power to give or to take life. Mersault, having completely discounted the supernatural, focuses purely on what is in front of him that second, and does not have the time to pay his respects to a higher power. ... This quote from Dryden proves a point about Mersault and Raskolnikov. ...
Imagine if the power grid of the United States were to crash or get attacked by North Korea because they're fed up with the U.S. ... The track people are on now with technology is not beneficial even if the power grid doesn't crash. ... Kennedy quoted, "The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all human forms of poverty, and all forms of human life....
In "Oryx and Crake," Margaret Atwood depicts the ruins of a dystopian society once ruled by power hungry corporations. ... The world that unravels to the reader is explained effectively with this quote because the corporations, are free to do as they please for profit. ... Wisker writes, "Not surprisingly, neither developed a sense of morality or empathy for others, but for the highly intelligent scientist Glenn, nicknamed Crake...this led to a godlike sense of power, an amoral lack of humanity, the creation of drugs and false medicines and more or less the destruction of most of the huma...
Fromm reasons that in order for a person to disobey, courage and the power to think for yourself is needed. ... In a sense, he saved himself a lot of destructive criticism by adding that one quote and further explaining that people that just disobey, they are just rebels, not "revolutionaries". ... I think Fromm hit it right on the head when he began to explain that in order for the elitist minority to remain in power, the majority must obey the minority, and it is usually by force, and there are severe consequences to that action. ...
