...Turkey. There is not a lot known about his early life. However, it is said that he was from an aristocratic royal family and that he could have inherited a kingdom, but allowed his younger brother to take over the kingdom instead. Most philosophical historians believe that he was probably very conceited and had somewhat of a critical outlook toward the multitude (commoners) and political leaders. Thus he makes the following quotes about his position on politics 10.87(33) It is law, too, to obey the counsel of one. 10.116(121) Every grown man of the Ephesians should hang himself and leave the city to the boys; for they banished Hermodorus, the best man among them, saying “let no one of us excel, or if he does, be it elsewhere and among others.” 10.117(125a) May wealth never leave you, Ephesians, lest your wickedness be revealed. 10.118(49) One person is ten thousand to me if he is best. It is also believed that he disdained earlier philosophers such as Homer and Hesiod. 10.71 (57) Most men’s teacher is Hesiod. They are sure he knew most things- a man who could not recognize day and night; for they are one. There are many accounts about different instances within Heraclitus’ life, some are believable and others seem unrealistic. On such story, says that he was invited to King Darius’ throne to explain his principles of thought but refused, this may not sound like a big deal, unless you know who King Darius was. Darius was a very powerful king over the kingdom of...
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...The simile show in this quote is showing the readers how james really feels when in all honesty he doesn't really how to feel about the subject. James is comparing his race of being both black and white to waiting for a sneeze to occur. James is saying he has no quite figured out what he is yet. This simile used in this quote is where James McBride is comparing Sam to a shadow. Sam is a sibling of Ruths and they describe her as quiet which is why they compared her to a shadow. The author made this comparison so that the readers can understand the characters . The metaphor used in this quote is comparing god and how water does not have a color to show that God does not seem someone for their race or skin color but who they are as an individual. This quote also shows the meaning of the title of the book and how race is such a big factor in the book....
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...California’s drought has brought disappointment to many special water landmarks, one including the San Joaquin River. In the article, “ River Restoration Projects Offers a Sprinkling of Hope”, the author Daniel Weintraub explains why bringing back the San Joaquin River would be a good idea. On the other hand, author Bill McEwen wrote an article called the Fresno Bee claiming the project was a waste of time and money, all in all, declared it was not a good idea. I chose this article because i believe that the River Rights Project would help enable farms along the river, being said that money is set aside for this event to take place. Daniel Weintraub’s achievements, credentials, and experience manifest him to be more educated, as well as his...
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...Kabir During the 14th century in India, the Vijayanagar Empire was in power with the Sangama dynasty based in southern India. It was established in 1336 and lasted until 1646, but was on the decline since the 1500s due to losing battles with the military. During the rule of the Vijayanagar Empire, the empire revolutionized the way Hindu temples were constructed architecturally. During this century, according to legend, the mystic poet Kabir was born. Kabir is an Arabic name that means “The Great” which is also the 37th name of God in Islam. No one is sure how he was born, but legend says he was a virgin birth or the son of a Brahman widow. Though, it is known that he was brought up by a muslim family that weaved for a living. In the Indian tradition, Kabir is known to have lived over 120 years, which would be from the late 14th century to the 16th, but others believe that his death occurred in the middle of the 15th century. Another traditional legend about his death was that when he passed away, the Muslims and Indians fought over who got the last rights, because he was raised by muslims, yet lived in India. When they lifted the cloth covering his body, however, they found flowers instead of his body. Kabir was a very important person in Indian history especially with his philosophic ideas. Kabir mixed both Muslim and Indian concepts into his own ideas. He took the Hindu ideas of reincarnation, which is life after death being reborn, and Karma, which is that all of your...
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...word “geisha” really to most Westerners…”’ (Golden 375) In the novel, the gender exploitation is heavily applied. Women are individuals who are exploited by people, namely the male individuals. They are taken advantage in a sexual aspect. Women also lack freedom and independence in their lives. In addition, women’s needs are not catered and they are not given of any kind of support they needed or deserved. Sayuri once have been treated with great harshness at the geisha house. Memoirs of a Geisha by Golden, Arthur, Golden’s purpose in depicting women’s right is to help women, who are at the same state of Sayuri, in attaining justice. The portrayal of Sayuri’s life leads the researchers to know more about the true life of a Geisha. In the quote above, it is clearly stated how other country treats women differently. The Westerners is one of the best examples that implies the unequal treatment that the geisha’s from Japan gets. This was the author’s purpose for he wants others to understand the importance of respect, one’s life and dignity and the right of every woman to this world since the difference between the classes of living in Japanese culture way back 1930’s has been a source of discrimination and inequality. In addition, Golden wants to clear the misconception and misunderstanding about the image of geisha in the middle of Westerners’ society because...
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...Vegetation did not get enough water because irrigation and dry land farming techniques did not work. Since farmers could not produce food because of the drought, many were kicked off the land with no money, and went looking for jobs. This quote fits within the narrative because this little story discusses the typical life of a family in the Great Plains who lost their job because of the Dust Bowl. The point of the book was to explain the hardships of this time period through the eyes of a family who is dealing with them. This quote is important because it underscores the difficulties that the farmers and their families are experiencing...
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...One piece of information that you can gather that shows the man in yellow suit is greedy is when he knew where the girl was and would not tell the family unless they gave him half their land. Winnie was confined to the house because there was not much to do in Treegap, and her parents did not want her to get into any trouble. In this text it states, “Winnifred. An anxious voice called from the cottage. Who are you talking to? “ It's just a boy Grandma.” this quote shows that her grandma was anxious and nervous that she was talking to someone and getting herself in trouble. This played a very big role in her Rebellion because she felt trapped like there was someone watching over her the whole entire time. Also she felt like she had nowhere to go and no one to talk to. In the text it states, “But she realized that sometimes during the night, she had made up her mind, she was not going to run away today.” This quote shows that she is at her boiling point and that she feels trapped....
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...In the story Icarus by Edward Field, the author makes a story from Greek Mythology. Edward created an allusion, to the old myth and put the story in the present. The story is a poem the author used different literary devices, which are diction, imagery, and tone. The old poem is mostly about Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus told Icarus don’t fly to high son or you will fall because your wings will melt. Icarus flew too high, he fell down into water and survived. This modern poem of Icarus is about how, he falls in society and negativity in society’s. In the poem, he is shown as a man in suburbs. The man wears a gray suit, which shows he was once a powerful man at one point in his life. The main character shows imagery about himself, by...
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...Death of A Salesman/Tragedy Heros A common man is just as capable as being a tragedy hero as a person of royalty would be. Many people have their own flaws and can be considered a tragedy hero in their own way. In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller there are many characters that are described as tragedy heros. The main characters that are considered tragedy heros would be Willy, Linda and Biff. Willy is definitely a common man who is a tragedy hero because he dose not come from royalty or wealth. One way Willy exhibits a tragedy hero in Death of a Salesman is he is losing his mind from working and traveling so much. Working is causing Willy to lose his mind because he works so hard and travels so far to barely earn any money to put food on the table and it is mentally wearing him out. An example of this is when Willy says “I’m tired to death. I couldn’t make it. I just couldn’t make it”. This quote is showing how Willy is mentally and physically exhausted and could not make it to work. In addition, Linda can also be considered a tragedy hero in Death of a Salesman. Linda can be considered a tragedy hero because Linda is letting Willy kill himself even tho she cares and loves him so much. This can be shown in the quote by Linda “ I found a rubber hose next to the water heater with an attachment at the end of it...Every day I go down and take away the rubber pipe. But, When he comes home I put it back where it was”. This is showing that she is doing nothing...
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...2012 The Man Behind the Camo, by Kelly McBride, is a profile that focuses on the author’s younger brother, Scott, and his experiences with the concept of manhood. McBride goes about this by describing past events like childhood traditions and activities that she shared with Scott, and then providing her own commentary and thoughts on the matter. McBride’s detailed recounting of her personal experiences helps make this piece a well-written profile because it effectively gives the reader insight into Scott’s childhood as well as their relationship as brother and sister. This firsthand source (memories written onto paper) helps the reader to feel as if they were really there, and makes them more aware of what the actual events were like and how they helped McBride come to the conclusions that she did about Scott and masculinity. The author uses both quotes and detailed imagery to portray her brother in this profile, a combination that both appeals to the senses and works very well to describe events. McBride uses quotes to emphasize or confirm the memory that she is currently describing, which helps to lend the reader a hand and give them a real example of the subject while helping to align the author’s train of thought and the story. For example, when McBride is recalling Scott’s first venture into manhood in the form of football she quotes him saying “’All of my friends were doing it that year. Football is just kind of the ‘guy’ thing to do.’”(McBride 16). This quote fully gives...
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...weakness. The regret she feels about convincing her husband kill the king, the representative of God on earth, is eventually her demise. The first appearance of Lady Macbeth is in Act 1 Scene 5. At the beginning of the play she is violent and ambitious. She wants King Duncan dead so she can be the Queen and her husband the king. She craves power and control. Lady Macbeth is extremely controlling and uses any means necessary to eventually achieving her goal of getting her husband to murder the king. She states“, “were you not a man when you broke this enterprise to me”(1,7,47-48). Her ability to manipulate her husband eventually changes his mind and he goes ahead and kills Duncan. Lady Macbeth is willing to lie and compromise her integrity if she can get what she wants. Lady Macbeth questions her husband’s masculinity in order to get him to commit murder. She expresses how she’s so much more noble and strong than him, and how she wishes she were a man so she could just do the deed. She states, ”I fear he is too full of the milk of human kindness”(1,5,16) However, Lady Macbeth is a very shortsighted character. While Macbeth was thinking through all the pros and cons and repercussions of murdering Duncan,...
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...seventh chapter of his book, which is also a Jackson quote, “As Long as a Grass Grows or Water Runs.” He uses other like-minded historians and historical events to support his claims. These claims are that the Indian was an obstacle...
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... 1-4) I go and it is done; the bell invites me. (II, i, 62-64) I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. (II, ii, 15-16) The first quote demonstrates personification through the night, moon, and the clock. The indicated words above are all non human. Nevertheless, each acquire humanistic features. For example, the moon and the clock going down. The second quotes describes the bell inviting, once again, that is not a living object that can portray human features. However, Shakespeare applies personification and creates a sense of life within it. Lastly, the third quotes contains living creatures, yet, the owl can not scream and the crickets can not cry, because that is below the category of human traits. In addition, the metaphor creates a diffusion of phrases to an object or action that is not literally applicable. Metaphors are a figure of speech in which a phrase is applied to an action or even an object to create it as something literal. The following quotes are examples of how Shakespeare adds more of a complex way of comparing certain objects. Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! (III, ii, 41-42) Thanks for that. There the grown serpent lies. The worm that’s fled Hath nature that in time venom breed. (III, iv, 29-33) The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!(V, v, 25) To demonstrate, the first quote displays the sensation of scorpions in the interior of his mind. This metaphor creates a relatable agitated response for the reader to comprehend...
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...success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. The poems “I,Too,Sing America” by Langston Hughes, “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska, and the novel “The Colors of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His Mother” by James McBride all represent how race influences the pursuit of the American Dream. Race influences the pursuit of the American Dream because based on your race determines if you are treated as less than or above others. As stated from the poem “I,Too,Sing America” by Langston Hughes on page 13 in the Springboard book “I,Too,Sing America, I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, .... Tomorrow I’ll be at the table when company comes, Nobody’ll dare say to me, “Eat in the...
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...that he disguises with kind words. Then, Hamlet arrives speaking his famous to be or not to be speech. He is contemplating suicide, but he decides against it because he is worried that the environment after death will be even worse than the one he is living in right now. Ophelia then tells Hamlet that she has some of his mementos that she needs to return, which Hamlet denies ever giving her. Hamlet then goes into a dialogue with Ophelia that focuses on women and marriage. He is telling Ophelia to go to a nunnery because he does not believe in women or marriage anymore. Hamlet says that women use their beauty and power to fool their husbands. Hamlet also tells Ophelia that if she does get married that she should marry a fool because a wise man would know better than to believe a woman’s tricks. After Hamlet leaves, Ophelia is distraught at the change that has come over Hamlet. She laments for the old Hamlet who has now been replaced with a meaner and harsher Hamlet. Claudius believes that Hamlet’s words do not portray love...
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