" This quote shows the antiwar theme because even after successfully becoming part of normal society again, Billy becomes mentally unstable and has a nervous breakdown. ... By breaking Billy down into a vulnerable, sad individual, Kurt Vonnegut exposes the generic big bad soldier as a broken spirit. ... This symbolizes the interior conflict Billy faces throughout the whole story in one quote. ... " This quote is referring to a book about how the world will end. ... " In this quote Vonnegut is saying that ice-nine (the atom bomb) is responsible for the destruction of earth. ...

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Aunt Reed is quoted as saying she has the physicality's of a toad. ... In conclusion Jane is a sad and serious person who wants to be conventional unto her family just so she has a hope of living a better life. ...

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And what's really sad is that she is going to pass this thinking mentality on to her daughter. ... Daisy has lived a sad life, you have to have some sympathy for her. ... And it's really sad and upsetting to see someone live in such a cold dark world. ... ""(89) This quote shows just how much Gatsby cared for Daisy. ... And at the end when Gatsby dies, Daisy was sad at first but then it was like another day to her, and that takes us back to the quote "She'll be all right tomorrow."" ...

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I have to admit; it is the first book that I have ever read that contains so many deaths and sad separations. ... I have made points and quotes under each title and have explained "the society's view on transients" in detail. -How Grandfather and Helen's escaped from this world *It is sad to see that the world is so unfriendly. ... This quote also shows the miss link between Sylvie and Lucille and how Lucille is getting tired of not being looked after. In this quote, Sylvie has apparently missed Lucille's meaning of "trashy people". ...

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The artist uses repetitive sound to portray a picture of loss and sadness. ... Again in the quote, "the rising sun will always speak your name" (Killswitch Engage 14-15) the artist uses the letter w to help further paint a picture of loss and sadness. ... The artist's diction can be said to hint at a great loss and the sadness that accompanies it. ... This signifies a loss due to the word "memory" and sometimes, memories can be sad. ... The word "mourn" is often linked to the loss of a person and feelings of sadness. ...

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Images of sadness are throughout the poem and they contrast with early memories of happiness the author once had. ... The quote is marking the beginning of a flood of other beams running down this sail. ... "Sad as the last which reddens over one"(9), illustrates the image of a day coming to an end. ... He describes the death as "sad and strange"(11), because the death has been untimely to his eyes. ...

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The way these are conveyed is also aided by the use of structure, point of view, quotes and bias. ... It is quite sad and interesting. ... There is a quote that talks about George and it not being his fault that Anna died: "It wasn't his fault. ... All the quotes from Lewis Carroll are also trying to convince us that Anna was still a child. ... The book had many flaws and by using only certain details and information and expecting us to feel sad and moved by it is insulting. ...

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By using these sources, Brown supports his pathos "emotion "throughout the book and pulls it away from being just a sad story, but turning it into historical facts. ... Brown opens up chapter 19 with a broken-hearted quote from Red Cloud taken from an article by Robert M. ... This quote in turn paints the picture of sorrow and sadness foreshadowing the chapter to come. By using this quote, Brown opens up a field of emotion creating a sense of sadness in the reader when thinking upon the native people. ... However, Turning Hawk "from the same tribe" was also quoted to say th...

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"After a pause, they both heartily congratulated me; but there was a certain touch of sadness in their congratulations, that I rather resented.... He does not consider Joe or Biddy's sadness about his leaving for London, he expects that because he is realizing his childhood aspirations, his family should feel nothing but happiness for him. ... This quote shows how Herbert's optimism helps Pip tolerate his lack of opulence. ... These quotes show how Herbert is more morally developed than Pip because he cares more about the people he loves more than having an opulent lifestyle. .....

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The tone of 'The Walk' is very sad and lonely throughout the whole poem: 'You did not walk with me/Of late to the hill-top tree/By the gated ways,' The sad tone emphasises Hardy's feeling of loss as he is upset that he has lost his wife and regrets the way their marriage ended up. Hardy's loneliness is shown when he quotes: 'You were weak and lame/So you never came,' This means Hardy went out without his wife's company and was alone even though they could have gone out together, Emma was too ill to go but Hardy went out anyway. ... Knowing the ...

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In this quote, Dr. ... This way, Lopez is more credible citing some of her work as opposed to quoting someone else's consistent throughout her article. Furthermore, Lopez successfully implements the writing element of pathos throughout her whole article to appeal to her audience with great sadness and affection towards the sick and dying, such as the two young woman dying of cancer; Tippett and Maynard. ... Lopez continues to use the emotion of sadness when she quotes Dr.Kheriaty. ... This statement adds more of the emotion of sadness as is off the impression of bonds being broken betwee...

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The minister had badly sinned; he hid these sad things from those that he was closest to. The following quote from the story is an example of the idea that we all have sins that we hide, but it is pointless to do so, because God can still see them. "The subject had bad reference to secret sin, and these sad mysteries which we hid from our nearest and dearest, and would fain conceal from our consciousness, even forgetting that the omniscient can detect them." ...

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All of the three adjectives can be associated with the same image of misery, sadness and desperation which as readers can link to some of the scenes or characters in the novel. ... In addition Greene makes a clear contrast at the very start of the novel, using Hale as an example to show the very dark, hopeless and unknown side of Brighton shown in the quote ''Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him'' this quote shows the dark side of Brighton as it shows Hale only being in Brighton for a very small amount of time but already is...

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Adeline was always know as bad luck ever since she was born, because of her mothers death she was treated poorly by her siblings and her father. After her father married "Niang" she turned out to despise Adeline and treat her like an outcast from all the time she knew Adeline. Adeline had...

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The quote explains that never again wills Macbeth, or his wife any rest, and from time to time throughout the play they will comment on their weariness and lack of refreshing sleep. ... For example quote: Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! Unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood" From this quote this proves that she very strong about killing Duncan and willing to give up everything even her body to get Macbeth King so that she can get power. I think Shakespeare did a god job in using sleep here because Shakespeare could...

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Frederick quotes, "From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom. ... In addition to that quote, there are many other times in the storyline of his life when he comes upon this awareness. ... In this quote, he is analyzing himself. ... That feeling of confinement, isolation, and sadness falls upon him all at once. ...

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"The deer hung stiff and heavy and empty - This quote comes from In Another Country and understates the horrifying images of war. ... This quote illustrates the detachment the American soldier feels from the others. ... The contrast of the sun/shade and the hills/level train station indicate the sadness felt by the couple. " there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun."" ... These happy memories strongly contrast with the sadness he is feeling in the present. ...

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These feelings can include anger, sadness, despair, hopelessness, etc. ... This ending seems to be associated more with a feeling of sadness. ... " (Wiesel xii) These quotes from the preface allow us to detect the author's anger when thinking about the Holocaust and its present collective memory of it. ... The use of the word 'corpse' when describing this reflection also adds to the weight of the quote. ...

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In this quote, Ruthie is looking down at a heap of dirt where Tom and Al just buried Grandpa Joad. ... Granma Joad was really sad after he had died, and from that point on in the novel, Granma Joad was never really herself again. ... In this quote, Rose of Sharon is telling Ma' that she refuses to head south with the family until Connie comes back. ... Rose of Sharon's sadness created worry within Ma'. ... With Connie gone, Rose of Sharon feels lonely, sad and disconnected from the family. ...

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He is trying to convince people that death should not be feared and enlighten them that this is not the end in quote" Death, be not proud, though some have called thee." ... He was in deep denial that is expressed in his quote heart's core he knew that he was dying." ... The tone of the segment is tired, lonely, sad, afraid, and pessimistic. ... We can see tired tone in this quote"Ivan Illych tried not to think of it, but the efforts and his illness tired him." ... Death is not really knocking on his door, the author however, is using this expression to show how much fear this pe...

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During the credits, Spike Lee chooses to display two quotes, one by Martin Luther King, Jr. and another by Malcolm X. ​ ... During the movies ending credits, Spike Lee includes two quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. ... In MLK's quote he says "Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral.... The ending was really sad because you think that it would end with all the races living happily ever after, but that's not the case, and someone ends up dead. It's sad, but it shows a prime example of a community of African Americans tha...

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Yet, what does this quote mean, what are the "means" that he approves of, and how does King's opinion vary with that of Machiavelli? King's quote in short means that he does not agree with the use of immoral devices to achieve a moral goal. ... Another question raised by this quote is that of what are the acceptable means, according to King, to be used? ... It is a sad reality, but in society that is how a lot of things work. ... In the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Kings quote about the appropriate use of means for ends, and King shows the reader about his moral beliefs. ...

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It I s sad that the new soldiers are very young and nave, but in reality they are the same age and they just do not have the experience of war like Paul and the other soldiers. ... This quote is important because it shows how the experience of war kills the soldiers' innocence and essentially kills them inside. Another quote is "I have remade his bed fourteen times in one morning."" This quote shows the harsh treatment toward the soldiers by Corporal Himmelstoss. A third quote is "I put my hand to my eyes, it is so fantastic, am I child?...

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It makes me think of the quote I heard in high school, "The greatest scientists are artists as well " - Albert Einstein. I say it reminds me of this quote because if you think about it, good musicians are writers too. ... This song makes me sad even though I don't really remember it that much. Just listen to it, I'm sure it will make you sad too. Another song that makes me really sad is Forever and Always by Parachute, this song makes me sad because her fiancé dies in the hospital when they were supposed to have a date that night. ...

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" Poe had a very sad life, with deaths that couldn't be compensated for. ... " This ending quote dictates that the reader is going thru his own personal hell having to listen to this bird taunting him about his loved one who will be seen never again. ... " As closing my essay I can only imagine a sad lonely middle age man, who gave readers enjoyment and grace with his literature. ...

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