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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Thoreau uses personification in thsi quote to prove that nature uses emotion and has an affect on teh way men behave or wouldn't behave without the infulence of nature. Society's influence on the exploration of the sould piquesthat "mouring ultimatly consumes the sad" (pg93) and people ultimatly destroy themselves when they come short of morals because "society is commonly too cheap" (pg95). ...

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Having someone explain to you the problem of Euthanasia from the point of a definition would make almost no sense, but reading a book written by someone who experienced this problem, is easier to understand, and gain more knowledge about. This book is about a registered nurse who talks about her ...

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The way he speaks gives us a clear insight into his character as we see both anger and contempt, but also his extreme vulnerability and sense of sadness and aloneness. ... 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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" This quote from the award winning book, Looking for Alaska tells us everything we need to know. it defines the book in a way that no one else could in words. ... She was more than just sad, she had a darkness that consumed her, a darkness that most people did not realize. ... She left that night feeling an overwhelming sadness and pain that she felt she could not escape. ...

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Another possible disadvantage of education taken from this excerpt might be that when you possess the knowledge to know better, it might lead you to sadness, such as seen on passages "In buoying me up, reading also cast me down, made me see what I had missed." ... He was quoted as being " dull and colorlessly written...

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Two quotes found early in Act Two further illustrate this point. "I mean to please you Elizabeth" (p. 50) he later goes on to say, " I think you"re sad again. ... (p. 51) These two quotes taken from Arthur Miller's text best exemplify Proctor's loving emotions toward his wife Elizabeth. ...

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The way he did it was charming; there was nothing glittery or Christmasy about it, but almost sad, and sometimes his gifts were beat up old things but they had the charm of usefulness and the sadness of his giving-(76). 3 " not allowing the mind to depend upon notions evoked by the sensible world "by not allowing the mind to depend upon notions evoked by sounds, odors, flavors, touch contacts, or any qualities."" ... The following quote is indicative of the thoughtfulness that also went in tandem with Japhy's munificence. " Japhy came in and lit the kerosene lamp and dum...

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Summary of Cicero's, On Duties This excerpt from the book, On the Good Life, is a letter from Cicero to his son. I couldn't even imagine getting something like this from my father. It is full of great advice on how to live your life in such a way that you are regarded as a highly favorable person...

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The way I arrived at the first conclusion was through this quote I had heard: "Look at the sunset... it may be your last, as the world around you ends forever... denial is useless, acceptance is weak. ... The answer is we must rid ourselves of sin, and of pain, of sorrow and chagrin, of loneliness and sadness, depression and angst. ...

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Racism is exhibited by ignorant, sad little people who are unable to find virtues within themselves that make them superior in some sense. ... While this quote is from a fictitious novel, its relevance to man's eagerness to abandon his potential to a greater power' is obvious. ...

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