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- 3041: The Meaning of Life To Different People
- ... of it. "Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It’s in our hands."23 Danny Kaye said, "Life is a great big Canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."24 In other words, you should do all that you can do with life. Claude D. Pepper believes that life should be lived ...
- 3042: Comparison Between Gandhi and Hitler
- ... no weapon but non-violence." Gandhi felt that the only way to defeat a powerful force that was to sit back and use any non-violent method possible. If someone died, it was just as big a blow to the opposition as it was to you. But Gandhi, like Hitler was also very stubborn. His stubbornness, was another weapon he used to get what he wanted. When his non-violent marches ...
- 3043: “A Christmas Memory”: Truman Capote
- ... he is the director telling the reader how to interpret the scenes. Capote’s description of things is also different from the typical person’s description. For example, to the laymen, the sun is a big, bright, shiny ball of fire. To Capote, the sun rises “…round as orange and orange as hot weather moons, balanc[ing] on the horizon, burnish[ing] the silvered winter woods.” His word choice elicits more ...
- 3044: “All Summer In a Day”: Selfish and Hateful of the Human Race
- ... is different from all of them. They have always lived on Venus and she lived on Earth. They never believe anything she says about the sun. “The children hated her for all these reasons of big and little consequence. They hated her pale snow face, her waiting silence, her thinness, and her possible future.” They change when they remember they locked Margot in the closet. “They stood as if someone had ...
- 3045: Dreams and Goals
- ... some kind of test, then I would reach my goal. Being a teacher, I would be working with the work that I love, but at the same time, I would be making money. Not a big sum of money, I think it would be enough to keep my parents happy. All these might sound like daydreams, but I believe that if I really try to go for it, I will make ...
- 3046: Four Virtues of Perseverance, Patience, Loyalty, and Appreciation
- ... or act like a spoiled brat, which I may do, but in reality I am really not. As I have gotten older, I have started to realize how much my parents do for me, the big and little things. Even though they aren't there 100% of the time, it doesn't mean that they don't care, and this is something I have come to appreciate. But there are still ...
- 3047: Literary Devices in Homer’s Odyssey
- ... dangerous and what will happen because of his choices. Then he has to decide how to get him and his crew out of there safely. The third literary device used is fantasy. Fantasy plays a big role in the imaginary theme of the story. Odysseus encounters many things that are not considered to be real such as the gods, the Cyclops, Calypso, and the Sirens. At the very beginning of the ...
- 3048: My Oedipus Complex
- ... anything. I saw nothing to be pleased about, because, out of uniform, Father was altogether less interesting…", this shows another Santa connection, kids aren’t interested in Santa Claus if he is not in his big red suit. Now for Santa himself, also known as Larry’s Father. He went away to the war, where he was alone, he didn’t have his wife or his son to give him a ...
- 3049: Small Groups of Committed People Changing The World
- ... small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Since the dawn of time small groups of people, outcasts in a way, have been making big differences to shape our world today. I agree with Margaret Mead when she states, Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ...
- 3050: A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Gorilla, My Love: Family and Traditions
- ... than that of “A Good Man Is Hard To Find. “Gorilla, My Love” was a tale being told from the past life of the author Bambara. She is the intelligent sister to baby Jason and Big Brood. As she and the boys are choosing the alternative of seeing a movie titled, “Gorilla, My Love”; the title implying that there was going to be an animal involved. The movie started, church music ...
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