This faith in America unites each and every one of the people whose stories are told in The Life Stories For the Lithuanian, the Italian, and the Grecian, the faith in prosperity and success in America was particularly strong. ... In "The Life Story of a Lithuanian,"" the young man faces a lot of adversity. ... His hard work and perseverance does eventually pay off, and he finds a good job with better wages, as is shown in the following quote: It [joining the union] has raised my wages. ... The man, Rocco, in "The Life Story of an Italian Bootblack,"" faces a lot of adversity as well. ....

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There is a famous quote from the television show Friends where the character Rachel tells her partner, "No uterus, no opinion" (Kelly). ... She then gave the implication that the governor stood by these allegations with the quote, "the fact that one of the actor's defenses was that he didn't realize that this was objectionable, otherwise the governor-elect of California wouldn't be a guy who thinks it's 'playful' to grab and grope, and the voters wouldn't ratify that attitude" (Quindlen 2-3). ... The article was full of studies and quotes...

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In the story, West of the Jordan, by Laila Halaby, four cousins, Hala, Khadija, Soraya and Mawal all grow up with a identity crisis. ... The symbolism in this quote is important because Hala as learned to look beyond the surface with mind. ... This quote shows that even though she has learned about her culture and to take things in slowly, she still forgets about how liberal things are in America. ... The last character of the story is Mawal. ... Soraya does not follow this quote due to the fact that she doesn't know who she is. ...

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In the short story America and I the author Anzia Yezierska can be quoted as saying "If murders had robbed me and killed me it wouldn't have hurt me so much." The author of this story was obviously hurt and left very afraid by the harshness that the ways the new country she had come to live in. ... Anzia can also be quoted as saying "America is no utopia. ... Another demonstration of courage was literally at the birth of the nation we live in today, Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams often wrote to her husband and in one of her letters she can be quoted as saying "How many are the s...

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Because we are looking at an issue that is affected by religion, the Bible is quoted as well as the Koran, as they are the books of laws in each religion. ... Jamal Badawi was researched (some quotes from the Koran have been taken from his essay, but were cited as the Koran, as the book was also looked at for further reading). ... (Lecture) Christianity In one of his statements, Pope John Paul II emphasizes the biblical quote that humanity is not complete without women. ... This is inferred by the story of Mary being pregnant with Jesus, as well as the religious exemptions for Muslim women....

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Four different stories come together in a single concept: ethics as the milestone for the development of the organization. ... Including a quote from Attorney Win Swenson saying " you have people who are extremely sophisticated running amazingly effective programs [ ] you have also people who are neophytes who lack a budget, other resources, or access to management. ... She also includes a couple of quotes from the compliance coordinator from United Parcel Service (UPS) with the clear intention to underscore the importance of ethics as a new and growing professional activity. ... Sandy's...

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He did not give up easily; once he decided someone was a witch he would not rest until a confession was made as is evident in the following quote: Will you confesss yourself befouled with Hell, or do you keep that black allegiance yet? ... Martine recognized and captured when he said, John Proctor is heroic not merely because he points the finger at himself, but because his story allow him to point out the evil in his environment, the enemy of man's freedom, here the repressive structures of society that would take a man's name (79). ... Abigail is a devious girl which critic William...

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This sort of advertisement will most likely contain some young happy people skiing in the mountains combined with a catchy quote, such as, "Tap the Rockies". ... In addition, news programs barely cover stories where alcohol was/is a major factor in some unfortunate consequence. ... In a random sample of more than three hours of health stories on Network (ABC, CBS, and NBC) news in 1998, about seven percent were devoted to stories on alcohol (Nat"l Journal). ...

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A favorite quote for any child from a favorite movie of every child. ... There seems to be an uncanny relationship between the story of the wizard of Oz. and the American world of the late nineteen thirties. ... The scarecrow in the story is paralleled to the farmer. ...

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Stories and plays such as Miss Lonelyhearts, "The Death of a Salesman", "A Streetcar Named Desire", The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Day of the Locust. ... This quote by Jim shows how much freedom really means to people in America and also shows how big of a part of being an American is. ... The story goes that Stanley, and tuff polish guy, and Stella, an innocent woman, are married and hopelessly in love and enjoying their lives together living in New Orleans. ... The story is mostly about two men who move to Hollywood and are sucked in by a woman by the name of Faye Greener, who i...

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Wounded soldiers and veterans came home with stories of how they were encouraged to kill anything that moved. ... The youth started to revolt against the ideals set by their parents in favour of a life of peace, love and copious amounts of marijuana, Timothy Leany who was a professor of philosophy summed it up with the quote "Turn on and drop out". ... The sickened public were appalled at these sights and stories and so a growing youth movement, among others started the protesting against Vietnam. ...

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This misleading statistic shows only half the story. ... This can be further explained by this quote, appearing in the same article: Other, more carefully designed questions can elicit majority support for physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, but only when patients are described as terminally ill AND experiencing unremitting physical pain. ... Stories show of how suicidal patients once convinced euthanasia was right for them, after much caring talk with a physician changed their mind, had their hopelessness relived, and spent the last months of their life becoming closer to friends an...

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From stories such as "grandma's on vacation,"" the child senses something is wrong, but is unable to resolve this mystery, eventually leading to fear of the unknown of what is to come. ... Not only are results not guaranteed, the cost of this procedure can be quite a deterrent; freezing the entire body starts at a lofty $80,000 according to the Milwaukee Journal "so many settle by just freezing the head at a more affordable $30,000 (price quotes are from 1985 and have grown considerably since then). ...

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According to her analysis of the story of the subway boys, they were not trying to offend or use the word in context of its original sexual reference. ... She quotes New Yorker editor David Remnick saying, " it seems patronizing to me to invent euphemisms or insert dashes. ...

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John Adams is quoted as saying that a "full one third were adverse to the Revolution an opposite one third conceived a hatred of the English the middle one third were rather luke-warm." ... There are countless stories told of fathers who would have one son in one army and another in the opposing camp in an effort to play both sides and keep his property no matter what the outcome of the war. ...

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John Adams is quoted as saying that a "full one third were adverse to the Revolution an opposite one third conceived a hatred of the English the middle one third were rather luke-warm." ... There are countless stories told of fathers who would have one son in one army and another in the opposing camp in an effort to play both sides and keep his property no matter what the outcome of the war. ...

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I am here to talk to you today about cigarette smoking. I am not going to discuss in depth the extreme physical dangers of tobacco, because most of you know that already. Rather I am going to shed light on some of the overlooked negative aspects of smoking. I"m first of all not going to stand up ...

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The Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA contends that Hip-Hop is not just a genre of music but also a complex system of ideas values and concepts that reflect newly emerging and ever-changing creative correlative expressive mechanisms including but not limited to song, poetry, film and fashion (quote). ... Hip-Hops roots go far beyond its emergence at 1520 Sedwick Avenue, then introduced by the infamous DJ Kool Herc, a classic story about the first instance of breaking and rapping over a beat inside a garage house party in the Bronx. ... One of the most critical aspects of these stori...

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From the day that the religiously persecuted set sail for the new world from the "old" to escape religious oppression to the day of the passing of the Civil Rights Act, America's past abounds with stories of freedom both won and lost as people of every race and sex fought and continue to fight to obtain the right to act and think as individuals. ...

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Is it possible that guns are the cause for all the violence and murders in America? Remember the tragedy that took place on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, when Adam Lanza opened fire and fatally shot twenty children and six adults. How about the event that took place just six months before that in a theater in Aurora, Colorado? On July 20, 2012, James Holmes open fired during a shooting scene in The Dark Night Rises. His actions killed 12 people and injured 58 others in the meantime. ...

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