Week 2...Finding passages...stepping into the novel
As you step deeper into your novel, select a passage that you find meaningful, copy it and then explain what makes it meaningful to you...Please share this by Friday.
"You're nuts." Crooks was scornful. "I seen hunderds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head. They're all the time talkin' about it, but it's jus' in their head." – phrase, which I emphasized during my reading before this task. Because for me it’s a conception of modern society. Most of people are used to live this way. For them to accept cruel reality and don’t leave their comfort zone is better than become the change. Changing the life requires efforts, a lot of energy and placing yourself into discomfort. Nobody wants discomfort! Because of this there are a few rich and successful people in the world. Kirill, Adv. B
"I am fighting for the old days, the old ways I love so much, but which, I fear, are now gone forever, no matter how the die may fall. For win or lose, we lose just the same." - "Gone with the Wind" character Ashley's words about war. History is full of them - people always find a reason to kill each other for. This quote emphasises so perfectly that at the end of the day, when you count all the victims and everything that's been lost, there are no real winners in wars. Giedrė, Adv B
What problems does the main character face? Do you feel these problems are realistic? Why? Why not?
One of the main character in ‘Keeping Faith’ is middle-aged woman – Mariah who must raise a daughter alone because her husband leave her. This daughter starts to have strange visions of God. Mariah doesn’t know what to do because Faith is a little girl and Mariah thinks that she doesn’t even know who the God is. One of the most famous American atheists is becoming concerned about the Faith’s visions and eyes of all people are turning to their family. Mariah falls into depression and not enough that she has to help her daughter, she also must fight with her disease. In my opinion this can happen to anyone of us because it is a very frequently encountered situation, when person we love, leave us and we need to cope with this. Maybe vision of God is something rare but it doesn’t mean that it is impossible. Therefore I believe that feelings described in the book are real as well as the problems faced by the main characters.
„Sara blinks, and then a laugh bubbles out of her. Kate giggles. Even Jesse cracks a smile. This is when I realize that Anna has already left the table, and more importantly, that nobody noticed.” – “My sister’s keeper”. Here are thoughts of main character’s father. I considered it important because it is so horrible to me how everyone in the family ignore Anna. These words perfectly illustrate her situation and position at home. I could quote many citations but I thought it unnecessary. The parents are so caught up in the oldest daughter's (Kate) illness that completely forgotten about Anna who actually keep Kate alive. Somehow they are lost and forget to be thankful. This quote is meaningful for me because it shows the problem throughout the novel. The rejection, sadness and many other. It's hard to imagine anyone having the merits is treated in this way. . Edyta adv. B
,, The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions, to see the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters in his arms. ’’- ,, The wolf of the plains’’ that is main character Genghis Khan words about the victory. I have no my strong opinion about the Genghis Khan because it is hard to understand he is good or bad person. He kills people, he burns other tribes, he is blood-minded but he is although a fair-minded he carries about his family (not looking at the fact that he killed one of his brothers) and he is doing that for his own tribe.Gintare advB.
Towards the end of S.C Gwynne’s mesmerizing "Empire of the Summer Moon," Quanah Parker explains to a friend named Miller how “the white man had pushed the Indian off the land.” Quanah, a Comanche warrior who had surrendered to the U.S. government in 1875, directs Miller to sit on a cottonwood log. "Quanah sat down close to him and said 'Move over.' Miller moved. Parker moved with him, and again sat down close to him. ‘Move over,’ he repeated. This continued until Miller had fallen off the log. 'Like that,' said Quanah." David
The boy in my book (A Portrait of an Artist) always gets picked on by the other kids. One of such cods drew my attention. One of the bullies asks Stephen (the main character) if he kisses his mother before he goes to bed. Stephen, of course, answers with 'I do.' Wells, the bully, turns to the other fellows and mocks the fact and others laugh. Stephen then blushes and says the opposite. Then Wells again laughs at him by repeating the very sentence: 'O, I say, here's a fellow says he doesn't kiss his mother before he goes to bed.' Now all confused Stephen tries to laugh with the boys but only one thought is knocking on his head: 'What was the right answer to the question?' Well, it's no wonder, the boy has tried every answer possible, it must've been either yes or no. He then moves to thinking what a 'kiss' really is... His young mind cannot get a grip of what it really is for the only kind of kiss he knows is his mother's. That situation, I believe, was the first of many to come when Stephen Dedalus comes across such ambivalent thoughts. I think that the main character of this book will be especially dynamic and will reflect many familiar situations I've seen or have been a part of. NB: This is actually why I love Hesse so much - no matter how many times you read his novels, you always find something that gets under your skin, and either teaches or shakes you up in your head. The same is happening with Joyce's work, I'm very glad.
„What do you miss the most, Magda? Gretel knew what she missed. (…) Good Polish soup.” From countless meaningful things in life… the Witch, who is hiding in the woods during World World II, chose one simple dish she used to eat. Isn’t it surprising that in such extreme situations people cherish those small, outwardly ordinary things the most? Weronika, Adv.B
The war wasn't all terror and violence. Sometimes things could almost get sweet. For instance, I remember a little boy with a plastic leg. I remember how he hopped over to Azar and asked for a chocolate bar- GI number one,"- the kid said-and Azar laughed and handed over the chocolate. When the boy hopped away, Azar clucked his tongue and said, "War's a Bitch." He shook his head sadly. "One leg, for Chrissake. Some poor f...er ran out of ammo." Useally they killing all villagers and after it they burning everything. But later sharing the chocolate with who are left alive ... Quite interesting... Why the shooters didn't finished job till the end (ex. with knife) or why they even tried to kill a kid.. ??? Ed. Adv B
"Having just cut through the cloud bank, the plane allowed passengers a view of the Chicago area. Smoke. Fire. Cars off the road and smashed into each other and guardrails. Planes in pieces on the ground. Emergency vehicles, lights flashing, picking their way around the debris." Darius, adv B
"Having just cut through the cloud bank, the plane allowed passengers a view of the Chicago area. Smoke. Fire. Cars off the road and smashed into each other and guardrails. Planes in pieces on the ground. Emergency vehicles, lights flashing, picking their way around the debris." I think this is important, because we can imagine how towns can look at apocalypse. Darius, adv B
When boys decide to make a fire on the top of the mountain that ships sailing near the island could notice them, they understand that they haven't any matches. But Jack points suddenly: "His specs - use them as burning glasses!" I found this great idea very interesting for me because I'm suprised how 10-13 years old boy could think up this amazing idea. I am fascinated! Povilas, Advanced B
"I shook off my sweat and the clinging veil of light. I knew I'd shattered the balance of the day, the spacious calm of this beach on which i had been happy. But i fired four shots more into the inert,body, on which they left on visible trace.And each successive shot was another loud, fateful rap on the door of my undoing." This passage has been selected by me from the novel "The Stranger" as the biggest point of tension in the novel. It very deeply discribes things that comes to the Meursaults head.The passage takes place in the beach where the main character killed an Arab man. This part draw my attention because it's the center of the novel where the character Meursault's personality starts to break into peaces and he step by step becomes a negative character. Marija Frenkel (ADV C)
I've got just the short quotation from the book 'the perks of being a wallflower'. It's from the conversation between Charlie (main character) and his teacher. "Charlie, we accept love that we think we deserve". I suppose that there is a problem, probably, of self-rating. There are a lot of situations in life, when girls and boys start to date with each other, don't care how good their partner is and it could cause a lot of troubles later. It doesn't mean that we need to expect too much from our partner, but we need to think better about ourselves and get the best that we could Daria Ch. Adv A
,,Wasting a little shows you believe in tomorrow". I agree with the statement because I think that if you try to leave something for the next day, it means that you are sure about the fact that the next day will come. The optimism and believe in tomorrow in my opinion is essential during the hard times. Especially for these characters in the novel.
(,,The True Story of Hansel and Gretel") Karolina Ch, Adv A
My quotation is from Tess'es letter to her beloved man who left her. "If you would come (back), I could die in your arms! I live only for you... I am so lonely without you, my darling!" I find this really impressive because of her enourmos love for that man. Nowadays it's difficult to find examples of love like this, when people would be so inlove they could day for it. And actually, another interesting fact is that as I have finished reading this book, at the end, these words of Tess actually come true. He comes back to her and then she is cought sleeping by policemen in Angel's arms and being murdered after. So this quotation inspires me to look for love, which would be as passionate as Tess'es love was.
I am reading "One, two, buckle my shoe" by Agatha Christi. I haven't got a quotation, because it is a mystery story and the most important thing in this story is the story itself. I think that her stories is amazing because they are unpredictable. I have read one third of the book and I have no ideas how it ends. All suspects are dead or have an alibi. So I have no idea who is the killer. That's why I want to read more and more until it ends. Monika Šakytė Adv C
I've the shorts quotations from the book 'Peace like a river‘. “A word here about this business of taking a breath. If you’re someone who’s never had to think about it, never had to exert muscular effort to do it-never lain awake through endless dark hours knowing you’d stop doing forever……” ”For the first time the thought ingressed that if this man, my father, beloved by God, could work miracles-if he could walk on air- then fixing my defective lungs ought to be a picnic. Yes, indeed, a day at the old beach” This one really good. “I felt awful for Swede, who was by now the chief deliverer of Christmas spirit in the family-she’d learned to make sugar cookies the year before and, in fact, made them about three times a week from Thanksgiving on. We did our best to eat them. Unorthodox with embellishments, Swede had once used frozen peas instead of rice because of the color; she’d made Santa’s curly beard from pieces of uncooked elbow macaroni. “ Daniele Adv. C
My quotation is from the letter to journalist (and main character too) Jeremy: "I don't know if you've ever heard about the cemetery in Boone Creek, North Carolina, but legend has it that the cemetery is haunted by spirits of former slaves. In the winter blue lights seem to dance on the headstones whenever the fog rolls in. Some say they're like strobe lights, others swear they're the size of basketballs. I've seen them, too; to me, they look like sparkly disco balls." And this isn't one of the best phrases that I've ever heard, but my book's author writes very directly, so it's very difficult to find something meaningful. But I chose this quotation because it shows how people can see the same thing differently, because nowadays people sometimes think that we all see the world alike. But it isn't true. If you like something it doesn't mean that the others is going to like it too and it's a really important thing to understand, because otherwise we can accidentally hurt the others. ("True believer" by Nicholas Sparks) Miglė Šiaučiulytė, Adv. A
I am reading a book by Charlotte Bronte called Jane Eyre. I've chosen the passage where the girl shows her emotions for the first time and says everything to her aunt: "...my soul began to expand, to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I ever felt. I seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty. Not without cause was this sentiment: Mrs Reed looked frightened; her work had slipped from her knee; she was lifting up her hands, rocking herself to and fro, and even twisting her face as if she would cry". I found it meaningful because I think the majority of us do this in our lives. When you know (or believe) that it is the last time with that person you can say everything to him, you throw out all your thoughts and then you just feel relieved. It is a debatable question is it good or not to say what you think. But if you keep everything inside you and aren't open-hearted sometimes it's so hard to stay comfortable. That's what happened to Jane Eyre. She showed her rebellious side. Even though she kept barriers between her and her auntie, she managed to defeat Mrs Reed in all ways. Milda Navickaite Adv C
My quotation is taken from the sixth chapter in the novel "Lost city".
'As he checked out the SEAmobile with a fine tooth comb, Austin could hear his father's voice in his head reminding him to make sure of every detail. His father, the wealthy owner of a marine salvage company based in Seattle, had taught Kurt basic seamanship and given him a couple of nuggets of natural advice. Never tie a knot that can't be undone with a flip of the line, even when the line was wet." This is the only more meaning passage I've managed to find in this Clive Custler novel. The last line of it has a moral statement - never get your self in a situation that you couldn't get out of simply. Džiugas Litvinas, Adv. A
"I lay on the pillow and closed my right eye. I found myself crying after a while, and thought that might be bad for my eye, and forced myself to stop. I lay still and thought about my eyes. I had always taken them for granted, the way I took for granted all the rest of my body and also my mind. My father had told me many times that health was a gift, but I never really paid much attention to the fact that I was rarely sick or almost never had to go to a doctor. [...] I tried to imagine what my life might be like if I had only one good eye, but I couldn't. I had just never thought of my eyes before. I had never thought what might be like to be blind. I felt the wild terror again, and I tried to control it. I lay there a long time, thinking about my eyes."
A baseball have hit Reuven's eye. He is in the hospital and next to him is a blind boy. He thinks about different consequences if his eye won't heal. He gets upset and cries.
I think we are often in a similar situation. We start thinking about something when we lose it or when we could lose it. Sometimes something must happen before we are satisfied with our body, our circumstances or in general.
"She looked at her son as a woman might look at a strange man who had presumed to touch her arm. And how my heart rejoiced when I saw him looking back just as coldly. 'You can go to the devil, both of you. As for me, I'm going to Omaha and opening a dress shop. That's my idea of fair." These words are from book "Full Dark, No Stars", Stephen King. I like these words because they show the relationships between mother and son. Her son usually listens to his father, so the wife got pretty annoyed. And as I said earlier she was killed by her husband, so I think I understand now why he killed her...:D Airida Kietelyte, Adv. A
"I promise to love you and stay with you for ever. Jane, promise me the same.' A pause. 'Why are you so silent, Jane?' This was a terrible moment for me. In the struggle and confusion that was going on in my heart I knew that he loved me and i loved him, but I also knew that i must leave him!" This is a passage after their failed wedding when Jane find out that Mr. Rochester already has a wife. He explained to her that his wife is mad and means nothing to him. When i read this passage I thought that Jane must have a huge will to show her principles and leave him. Vytautas Kalinauskas Adv. C
"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future." - this is a sentence from a letter that Chris McCandless, the main character of the novel ("Into the Wild"), wrote to an old man he had met during his journey. A letter of advice,that a vivid twenty-four-year-old gave to a person, who, at the age of eighty, was at the dawn of his life. Encouraging him to step up and change his life, Chris had in deed a lot of truth in his words. In fact, I think this episode resembles the reality of common people's lives. Even though we desire great adventures, it is usually the simple routine that we settle for. The controversy of a youth teaching an elderly represents that what is considered wise and acceptable does not assure happiness.
"-People like talking about past, - said Mrs. Oliver. - They like talking about past much more than they like talking about what's happening now, or what happened last year, It brings things back to them." I choose this quotation because it appears to be really true with regard to real life. People, especially older, have a tendency to immerse themselves in memorizing past events.
“Each person is made of the three elements. Too much fire and you had a bad temper. <…> Too little wood and you bent too quickly to listen to other people’s ideas, unable to stand on your own. <…> Too much water and you flowed in too many directions.” I found this passage in The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan. It’s simple and beautiful words and also it’s real truth. Rugilė adv A
"Things fall apart" by Chinua Achebe - "Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone". I think that these words are meaningful for all of us. If you fail, don't give up, just try hard and you will succeed.
"Did I suceed? I do not know. But I know this: she did not expect me to tackle the matter as I did" These words come from book "Murder on the Orient Express". They are very important to me, because they show the way I live. I always do everything in my own way, even if it is more difficult. This is my lifestyle. Karolina adv. 3A
"What's your name?" "Gretel." "Maybe I'm Gretel" "Gretel is a girl's name." "All right. I'm Hansel." He smiled. He was not himself anymore. He was not the little Jew who hid in the grease pit. He wondered if he could change his stomach to a stomach full of food. He tried to imagine it but couldn't. This quotation is really interesting. Losing Jewish identity. It shows exactly Hansel's innocence. He doesn't even know that Gretel is a girl's name. Moreover, I think that ways to defeat hunger presented here are unbelievable. I was totally shocked while reading this part of the book.
I have repeatedly told for what I love Stephen Hawking. I’ll repeat – for a sense of humor. Generally I love all the physicists for this trait. This quality makes them even more brilliant. This is one of my favorite quotations of “A brief history of time”: “IF you remember every word in this book, your memory will have recorded about two million pieces of information: the order in your brain will have increased by about two million units. However, while you have been reading the book, you will have converted at least a thousand calories of ordered energy, in the form of food, into disordered energy, in the form of heat that you lose to the air around you by convection and sweat. This will increase the disorder of the universe by about twenty million million million million units - or about ten million million million times the increase in order in your brain - and that's if you remember everything in this book.” How do you find it? I think author is not quite modest. Two million pieces of new information sounds unreal. And as for me, in my case this digit will decline sharply. Firstly - it’s because I understand only about 70% of information, to understand another 15% I use vocabulary, make notes, but last 15 % I probably misunderstand or don’t understand at all. Secondly - it’s because I’m very opinionated reader. If I had my own theory on some question, on which I of course thought for a long time, it wouldn’t be simple for me to take another’s point of view. But this is why I love reading science books. They always give me the answers to troubling questions. But this quote motivates me to continue reading this book. Afonina Maria, Adv. C
,,Twenty minutes," the officer barked. He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes." This quatation of the book ,,Between shades of gray" impressed me very much. It shows that in those times there wasnt any respect for people and their lives were of no value. Rimgailė, AdvC
""I have reason to believe that your daughter's death was not a suicide," the detective said. Melanie felt her whole body soften(...). "It wasn't your fault; you didn't see signs of your daughter's impending suicide because there was nothing there to see"". I found it quotation intriguing. Melanie would rather her daughter had been killed by her boyfriend than had committed suicide. It shows how guilty she feels about her daughter's death and how selfish people are in general.
"'We'll have to make sure that there are no perfect children in our village.' He felt guilty saying it."
He knows that they are going to have to mutilate the children in order to save them. It's important because it foreshadows what is to come in the conversation later and it shows how upset they are about it.
"Sometimes I think clues find their way in good time." I really believe in this quotation and it means a lot in nowadays, because everytime you do something bad there will always be someone, who will find out the truth one way or another. It's just a matter of time. I read about the same situation in my book "The lovely bones". It took a lot of time for police and Sussie's family to find evidences, which could prove Sussie's death or could help to find the murderer. But still they found them in just correct time and a problem was kind of solved. Toma Adv A
"There is no excuse for cruelty, but– at an orphanage perhaps we are obliged to withhold love" It's very strange how in orphanage they try to not show love, and in family the most part of everything takes love to eachother. In my opinion this quote is half right and half false because maybe showing love to orphans you willl do a good thing and it will motivate them or you willl just create person who will always belong to orphanage and won't want to leave to get better life.
In a second chapter of "the Joy Luck Club" author (Amy Tan) whrites about An-Mei's story. Her grandmother Popo is old-fashioned Chinese woman so she often taught her lessons. One day Popo said "When you lose your face, An-Mei, it is like dropping your necklace down well. The only way you can get it back is to fall in after it." I think she is talking about the thrust. It's very easy to lose thrust. It is as fast as necklace falling down a well. But it's long way to get back that thrust. If you fall in after necklace you'll have to climb all the way to the top and it can cost many years. Monika K. Adv C
" A gun was nothing without a person behind it". 19 minutes by Jodi Picoult
I've chosen the paragraph about how father teachs his son to clean and to use weapon. I was a totally shocked while I was reading this paragraph because it's so unusal even to keep weapon at home in Russia. So.. We often hear about regular shooting in American schools. I was always eager to ask why. The answer in that book. Jodi Picoult says that hildren can't do disgusting things on their own. Parents push them to that gap by their own hands... I totally agree with it and to my mind this paragraph is an exact example of that suggestion.
I chose a song of Treebeard in "The lord of the Ring" Its very interesting to hear,that Ent has no idea about the race of hobits. He tried to remember old song about races in their world:
Learn now the lore of Living Creatures! First name the four, the free peoples: Eldest of all, the elf-children; Dwarf the delver, dark are his houses; Ent the earthborn, old as mountains; Man the mortal, master of horses: Hm, hm, hm. Beaver the builder, buck the leaper, Bear bee-hunter, boar the fighter; Hound is hungry, hare is fearful... hm, hm. Eagle in eyrie, ox in pasture, Hart horn-crowned; hawk is swiftest Swan the whitest, serpent coldest...
Hoom, hm; hoom. hm. how did it go? Room tum, room tum, roomty toom tum. It was a long list. But anyway you do not seem to fit in anywhere!"
"We always seem to have got left out of the old lists, and the old stories," said Merry. "Yet we've been about for quite a long time. We'rehobbits ."
“There is much to love, and that love is what we are left with. When the bombs stop dropping, and the camps fall back to the earth and decay, and we are done killing each other, that is what we must hold. We can never let the world take our memories of love away, and if there are no memories, we must invent love all over again.”
I've already written a passage in the blog last week, but my book is so meaningful that i want to write some more. I read the book "Into the wild" and the main character Christopher McCandless says:
"When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it."
I found this very meaningful and inspiring too. I think all of us want something in life but only few of us dare to do it. Some of us want to begin base jumping, say hello to the attractive girl/boy that was seen in the bus or even escape from the hard job and just travel into the wild.... You just have to do what your heart really desires to...
... "I ask myself," said Poirot, "what passes in itself exactly in the mind of the murderer? He kills, it would seem from his letters, pour le sport- to amuse himself. Can that really be true? And even if it's true, on what principle does he select his victims apart from the merely alphabetical one? ... But no, he seek, as we all agree, to make the splash in the public eye - to assert his personality. ... A final suggestion - Is his motive direct personal hatred of me, of Hercule Poirot? ... "All very suggestive questions," said Dr. Thompson.
This passage from the book "The A.B.C Murders" shows us how detective, Hercule Poirot, tries to think and speculate the murderer's motives for killing innocent people. All of them have to induce themselves into the murderer's mind and try to think why he does that, and what are the reasons behind. Poirot is saying here that there are no accident killing. And that's true because there is an ABC killer somewhere.
I read the book "What is the what" by Dave Eggers. I have found one very interesting passage: "I was supposed to know. But I know nothing; I never know the things I am supposed to know". From the first sight it seems to be rather difficult to understand this passage. I think that more we know, the more questions we have. There is one expression in my country: "You sleep better when you don't know everything". So, I can only agree with this and say that always when I am sure that I know everything, I know nothing... Alina. Advanced A.
She went to him and put her arms around him and they stood close for a moment. they hadn't made love for more than a year. in the ghetto they had shared the apartment with seven people. there was no privacy for even a minute. others had coupled in the night, but they had not, both of them too shy, too private. and then hiding in the grease pit, they had the children next to them, and the terror and the hunger. in the forest they had started to make love one night and he stopped. "if you get pregnant it will kill you."
This passage is from Hansel and Gretel. The reason why i have chosen this paragraph is that it shows how viscous was war. All people need is Love. (according to The Beatles "all you need is Love") and all people needed on the war is love. The lack of pleasant natural human's feelings was one of the biggest weapons that people had to experience. it wad really hard to live in those times.
-Where I come from they used to say God breaks up the old moon to make the stars. "-What savages!-the captain laughed. I never heard anything like it! So you believe in God, do you, Shukov? -Of course I do. How can anybody not believe in God when it thunders? -Why does God do it,then? -Do what? -Break up the moon to make stars. Why, d'you think? -That's an easy one. Stars fall every now and then, the holes have to be filled up."
The passage is from the book "One day of the life of Ivan Denisovich". I consider it to be meaningful to me because here is expressed the strong belief in God of the prisoners during the Second World War. Though it sounds foolish how they talk about Him it is amazing that the life they have there didn't make them atheists. It could serve for many people as an example, for those who blame God for the "bad" things that happen in their life and make them think: It could have been worse but God is always with us!
I need to admit with deep sorrow that I didn't find any meaningful for me passage in my book. Today I will end reading "Animal Farm" and from monday I will come back to "Pride and Prejudice". I appreciate the satire that I'm reading but for me there were no quotes that would touch me or make me interested in them more. Gosia, adv. B
"What the hell did you do? he rememberedscreaming. It's not my fault! Scott had screamed back. It was only then, however, that Will realized the weren't alone. In the distance, he noticed Marcus , Blaze, Teddy, and Lance, watching them, and he knew at once they'd seen everything that happened. Thei knew... As soon Will grabbed for his cell phone, Scott stopped him. Don't call the police! I told you it was an accident! His expression was pleading. Come on, man! you owe me!"
This is the moment that Will remembers how the accident happened and he regrets what he did. He regrets not telling anyone about it. He thinks that if thei had told someone what they had done, he wuold'nt feel so guilty all the time. because he lives each day remembering how that they changed his life. Selina
"I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. I was strong. I was pure. I had genuine thoughts inside that no one could see, that no one could ever take away from me. I was like the wind. I made a promise to myself: I would always remembered my parents' wishes, but I would never forget myself." The passage is from "Joy luck club". I think that we all should choose our own way, not always listen other people or to do what they want. You should think about yourself, think what life you want. If you live life what you chose you will be happy, you realized your dreams. Daumantė, adv C
I turned around, stepped over the zebra and threw myself overboard.
This sentence, full of surprise and wonder, jumps out of the middle of Life of Pi. It's indicative of the story Yann Martel tells in this novel, a remarkable story where he makes the unbelievable sound credible. When you stumble across sentences like that, you know you're in the hands of a master storyteller. Yann Martel gives us the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, self-christened as Pi. He drives this name home by saying "Three! Point! One! Four!" to his new classmates after suffering the nickname of Pissing at a previous school. Never mind that his name comes from a swimming pool in France. Pi Patel is an earnest young man in Pondicherry, a tiny area in southern India which was once part of French India (one of the many obscure facts that Yann Martel scatters throughout his story). The first part of the novel tells of Pi's childhood as the son of the zookeeper in Pondicherry. Growing up in the zoo, Pi learns a lot about animals. He educates us in the ways of animals, both penned and wild, and in how to keep them content and controlled. He rails against anthropomorphosis, which is ascribing human emotions and traits to animals. Instead he explains that animals are creatures of habit and once all their needs are met, they're content and willing to repeat the same scenario every day. Upset their routine, even in the smallest of ways, and you have an unhappy animal on your hands. Pi even tells the reader how a lion tamer controls his charges by being the alpha male, asserting his dominance and providing for their needs so they stay submissive to him. It turns out to be a good lesson for Pi to learn as a young man.
"Then help us," her husband said. "In God's name." "God packed up and left Poland in 1939";
You can feel despair in this passage. There isn't God anymore during the war. Even he can't help people.It's very interesting because during bad times everyone starts to believe in God. For example if the plane is going to crash, everyone starts to pray. People try everything during bad times.
The passage I chose is too long to be written down here, thus I'm just going to explain what's happening. Anna, the main character, was in one of the twin towers when the 9/11 occurred. Luckily, she managed to escape from the building just before it collapsed. To everyone's dismay, following the fall of the tower a cloud of dust, ash and dirt spread in all directions, killing everybody in it's wake. Anna tries to outrun it, but she fails. She's suffocating, on the edge of losing consciousness and so she starts praying, clinging to the last bit of hope. She starts crawling forward and touches something warm and asks for help, not expecting a response. Miraculously, she gets one. It's a policeman, he shows her the way out of the cloud. This little scene caught my attention, because it shows why religion remains popular between humans. Believing in god gives you hope, no matter what happens, no matter where you are you always have hope that somehow you will be saved. Hope is fuel to life, that's why religion people believe and will continue to believe for many more days. Urte Adv.C
"The story has been told over and over by liars and it must be retold."
In the winter of 1943, on the outskirts of a dark forest, two Jewish children flee the Nazis with their father and stepmother. In a moment of desperation, the children are given the aliases Hansel and Gretel and sent alone into the woods to hide. Gretel leads her younger brother in search of food and protection, while Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs behind so that their father might find them again. So begins The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, which takes us along on their journey into a forest more ancient than man. All the historical facts of a biography about Polish children during WW2 are present: the Poles hatred of the Germans and their fear of the Russians. It is not only the Jews who are discriminated against; don't forget the plight of the gypsies. So i got interested in it. Demid Adv C
The Diamond as big as Big as the Ritz I chose not one passage, I chose some replicas from one dialog. That dialog is between daugher of palace owner and her guest. -"Do you mean to say that yor father had them murdered before they left?,- asked guest -In August usually- or early September. It's only natural for us to get pleasure out of them that we can first." -"We can't let surch an inevitable thing as death stand in the way of enjoing life while we have it. Think how lonesome it'd be out here if we never had any one. Why, father and mother have sacrificed some of their best friends just as we have" So, I think that it is a great example of how reach men treat with other people as with things for fun.It is immorally. If you are rich it doesn't mean that other people don't signify anything. Daria Glimeida Adv. A
"Yes, so as I was saying, my sweet one, I know what happened that horrible night the Romanovs were murdered. But the truth of the matterv is that the beginning of the end of my Nikolaj and Aleksandra commenced a few weeks earlier, which is to say I will never forget the twentieth of June, 1918, the day we received the firs of secret notes."
Towards the end of S.C Gwynne’s mesmerizing "Empire of the Summer Moon," Quanah Parker explains to a friend named Miller how “the white man had pushed the Indian off the land.” Quanah, a Comanche warrior who had surrendered to the U.S. government in 1875, directs Miller to sit on a cottonwood log. "Quanah sat down close to him and said 'Move over.' Miller moved. Parker moved with him, and again sat down close to him. ‘Move over,’ he repeated. This continued until Miller had fallen off the log. 'Like that,' said Quanah." David
I turned around, stepped over the zebra and threw myself overboard.
This sentence, full of surprise and wonder, jumps out of the middle of Life of Pi. It's indicative of the story Yann Martel tells in this novel, a remarkable story where he makes the unbelievable sound credible. When you stumble across sentences like that, you know you're in the hands of a master storyteller. Yann Martel gives us the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, self-christened as Pi. He drives this name home by saying "Three! Point! One! Four!" to his new classmates after suffering the nickname of Pissing at a previous school. Never mind that his name comes from a swimming pool in France. Pi Patel is an earnest young man in Pondicherry, a tiny area in southern India which was once part of French India (one of the many obscure facts that Yann Martel scatters throughout his story). The first part of the novel tells of Pi's childhood as the son of the zookeeper in Pondicherry. Growing up in the zoo, Pi learns a lot about animals. He educates us in the ways of animals, both penned and wild, and in how to keep them content and controlled. He rails against anthropomorphosis, which is ascribing human emotions and traits to animals. Instead he explains that animals are creatures of habit and once all their needs are met, they're content and willing to repeat the same scenario every day. Upset their routine, even in the smallest of ways, and you have an unhappy animal on your hands. Pi even tells the reader how a lion tamer controls his charges by being the alpha male, asserting his dominance and providing for their needs so they stay submissive to him. It turns out to be a good lesson for Pi to learn as a young man.
I read the book "What is the what" by Dave Eggers. I have found one very interesting passage: "I was supposed to know. But I know nothing; I never know the things I am supposed to know". From the first sight it seems to be rather difficult to understand this passage. I think that more we know, the more questions we have. There is one expression in my country: "You sleep better when you don't know everything". So, I can only agree with this and say that always when I am sure that I know everything, I know nothing... Alina. Advanced A.
''She would bury the man, just as she was slowly burying me, a well-seasoned marathon man from the halls of Drake & Sweeney'' This quote is from book ''The Street Lawyer'' by author John Grishman. In quoate ''She'' is main charachter wife who study to be a neurosurgeon and because of her hard work and studys they both have almost no time together and because of that their marriage is slowly dying. So I like this quote ,because it shows main charachter marriage and how much he is tired of it ,also it has little word play. Oskars Advanced A
This quote is from book ''The Street Lawyer'' by author John Grisham. In quote, ''She'' is main character's wife who studies to be a neurosurgeon and because of her hard work, they both have almost no time together and because of that their marriage is slowly dying. So I like this quote because it shows main character's marriage and how much he is tired of it. Also it has little word play. I made some corrections to your sentences. Yur thoughts here are very impressive.
"You would not add to my suffering, if you knew what I have seen" This is a thought from a novel "What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng" by Dave Eggers based in the real life story. The passage was told by the main character, who was one of the survivors of The Lost Boys of Sudan. In my opinion, this passage means that no one can understand the inside world of the other, the emotions and the struggling anyone has been through. People have a tendency to imagine that they have a huge influence to others when reality is different.
This is a thought from a novel "What Is the What[,] the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng" by Dave Eggers based in[on] [his] real life story. The passage was told by the main character, who was one of the survivors of The Lost Boys of Sudan. In my opinion, this passage means that no one can understand the inside world of the other, the emotions and the struggling anyone has been through. People have a tendency to imagine that they have a huge influence to others when reality is different.
Excellent ideas portrayed here. It's simple and very straight forward.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ““Nothing is more deceitful,” said Darcy, “than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast”” So for me this thought was pretty shocking, because I am that king of person, who are shy and kind of obedient modest. However the more I was thinking I started to realize that it is a truth. Because If you afraid to be who you are, to share your opinion. That means that you not valuating your opinion and others letting to push it away, or maybe you afraid to be open because someone can steal it, you think that it is much cooler, or even afraid to hear a better opinion, advice that means that you are a prideful person. In other hand also if you look in societies eyes a perfect men, if doesn't mean that you are great men. We all in some areas are not perfect and sinful. So that idea kind of leaded to conclusion that in real life humility doesn't helps, because it just creates a wrong opinion about person.
So for me this thought was pretty shocking, because I am that king of person, who are [is] shy and modest. However[,] the more I was thinking I started to realize that it is a truth. You [are]afraid to be who you are, to share your opinion. That means that you not valuating [value] your opinion and [ let others] push [you] away, or maybe you [are] afraid to be open because someone can steal it[. You] think that it is much cooler, or [are] even afraid to hear advice that means that you are a prideful person. [O]n other hand[,] if you look in societ[y's eyes as]a perfect men, if doesn't mean that you are great men. We all in some areas are not perfect and sinful. So that idea kind of led to conclusion that in real life humility doesn't help, because it just creates a wrong opinion about [that]person.
Compare the two pieces and note the changes. You have good ideas but tend to put in too many words like "also and if."
There are not specific quotes or passages in Jack Higgins's book "Drink With The Devil". Probably the author of the book wants to make readers to understand the story by taking it as simple reflections of their lives. In every chapter there is something that readers can relate to their daily life. Every single person takes the pieces from the book differently and everyone can take it as they are supposed to take. That is to say, Jack Higgins gives an opportunity to be free in reading his novel. Arune
There are so many passages in book "Hansel and Gretel", but i am going to share one very smart quotation. "When you are falling off a cliff, you can even grip roar blade".In my opinion this passage show that when person realize that right now is going to be game over, he understand that he can do anything to survive. There is no turning back just do it right now and win or lose it.
There are so many passages in book "Hansel and Gretel", but i [I] am going to share one very smart quotation. "When you are falling off a cliff, you can even grip roar blade" .In my opinion this passage show [s] that when [a] person realize[s] that right now is going to be game over, he understand[s]s that he can do anything to survive. There is no turning back[.] Just do it right now--win or lose.
Justas--watch your verb endings--singular nouns like "a person realizes" not "a person realize." You try to develop you point and answer the question.
My book is The Key to midnight by Dean Koontz. I found this passage interesting: "Time was money. And in Alex Hunter's philosophy, money was the only sure way to obtain the two most important things in life: independence and dignity." I think all of us can understand what it means, but this passage shows perfectly that people started to worship money more that other things.
I read a book „Till we have faces“ by C.S. Lewis. After long searches I finally found a passage, which I like : „I was in that state when the body is so tired that sleep comes soon, but the mind is in such anguish that it will wake you the moment the body‘s sated.“ I think that sometimes that happens for all of us. When your mind is so full of worries but your body wants to rest. It is very difficult to mach your sleep with your mind, sometimes it‘s just impossible. Advanced C
I read a book „Till we have faces“ by C.S. Lewis. After [a long search] long searches, I finally found a passage, which I like : „I was in that state when the body is so tired that sleep comes soon, but the mind is in such anguish that it will wake you the moment the body‘s sated.“ I think that sometimes that happens for all of us [, especially when my mind is so full of worries and my body wants to rest.] When your mind is so full of worries but your body wants to rest. It is very difficult to mach [match] your sleep with your mind. Sometimes it‘s just impossible.
I found very interesting passage in Till We Have Faces written by C.S.Lewis, which I'll definitely put on my quotation wall. "Everything changed into something else before we could understand it, yet the new thing always stabbed you in the same place". I think that this quote says a lot, but for me it is a warning about waiting with our decisions on short notice. When we hang about to do some important things in our life it means that we can lose them forever and nothing will be the same.
I found very interesting passage in Till We Have Faces written by C.S.Lewis, which I'll definitely put on my quotation wall. "Everything changed into something else before we could understand it, yet the new thing always stabbed you in the same place[."]". I think that this quote says a lot, but for me it is a warning about waiting with [my] our decisions on short notice. When we [I] hang about to do some important things in [my] our life[,] it means that we [I] can lose them forever and nothing will be the same.
I like the way you think. It is very introspective.
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather. "I had killed a big snake - I was now a big fellow".I think this passage says that sometimes if people want that others would see you as important persone you should impress them.That did and one of these book characters Jim.He saved Antonia from snake by killing it and Antonia started seeing Jim as a "big fellow" more important than before.
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather. "I had killed a big snake - I was now a big fellow[."]".I think this passage says that sometimes if people want that others would see you as important person[,] you should impress them.That is what happened to Jim, one of the book's characters .He saved Antonia from [the] snake by killing it and Antonia started seeing Jim as a "big fellow" more important than before.
While i was reading Clive Cusslers book "Atlantis Found", I found an interesting passage: "The comet's core, or nucleus, was a conglomeration of frozen water, carbon monoxide, methane gas, and jagged blocks of metallic rocks. It might accurately be described as a dirty snowball hurled through space by the hand of God. But as it whirled past the sun and swung around on its return path beyond the outer reaches of the solar system, the solar radiation reacted with its nucleus and a metamorphosis took place.The ugly duckling soon became a thing of beauty." I found it very interesting how author compares little duckling with planet sized meteor. Well used metaphor.
While i [I]was reading Clive Cusslers [Cussler's] book "Atlantis Found[,]", I found an interesting passage: "The comet's core, or nucleus, was a conglomeration of frozen water, carbon monoxide, methane gas, and jagged blocks of metallic rocks. It might accurately be described as a dirty snowball hurled through space by the hand of God. But as it whirled past the sun and swung around on its return path beyond the outer reaches of the solar system, the solar radiation reacted with its nucleus and a metamorphosis took place.The ugly duckling soon became a thing of beauty." I found it very interesting how [the] author compares [the] little duckling with [a] planet sized meteor. [He uses a] Well used metaphor.
Nice commentary. I added a few articles to your sentences...
'She looked refreshingly English and that appealed to me strongly after three years without seeing my native land'. For me this passage tells that if we are living or traveling to another country for a long time, and we are far away from home, we are always trying to search someone or something which reminds us about our country or land. Martynas Adv C
'She looked refreshingly English and that appealed to me strongly after three years without seeing my native land'. For me [,] this passage tells that if we are living or traveling to another country for a long time, and we are far away from home, we are always trying to search [for] someone or something which reminds us about our country or land. Keen insights for this passage and so true...
The book ‘The Secret Life of Bees" is written by Sue Monk Kidd. In this book I have found very interesting passage: “Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life”. The first though that come to my mind was it isn’t true, people are afraid to die. I didn’t know why I kept repeating it, but after sometime I started to understand the real meaning of this passage. The history of the world is real terrible. Jews and other people were used as experiment rabbits in the Second World War and I think that the death was like a prize to them, because they lived in the hell. Also We can’t forget that most of the people had this experience in live where the pain is unbearable and it looks like you better die. Daniele Advanced A
The book ‘The Secret Life of Bees" is written by Sue Monk Kidd. In this book I have found [a] very interesting passage: “Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life”. The first though [thought] that come[s] to mind was it isn’t true[. P]eople are afraid to die. I didn’t know why I kept repeating it, but after sometime I started to understand the real meaning of this passage. The history of the world is real terrible. Jews and other people were used as experiment[al] rabbits in the Second World War[,] and I think that death was like a prize to them, because they lived in hell. Also, we can’t forget that most of the people had this experience in live [life] where the pain is unbearable and [death looks better.] it looks like you better die.
You have some excellent insights into the words here. It's nice when an author's words keep coming back into the mind...that's good writing.
I read a book called "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. I found an intresting passage: "Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch." What is waiting for us in the future? How long will our life last? We don't know answers to these questions as well as to this one: what human life is worth? I think, when looking from different prespectives, the price is different. For example, to our parents, to ourselves we are the one and only, but in the other hand, there are millions of people on this Earth, who are similar to us. I think, that all lifes are equilly worth, but we just do not admit that our own lifes are as important as a random guy's on the other side of this world.
I read a book called "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. I found an intresting [interesting] passage: "Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch." What is waiting for us in the future? How long will our life last? We don't know answers to these questions as well as to this one: what human life is worth? I think, when looking from different [perspectives] prespectives, the price is different. For example, to our parents, to ourselves we are the one and only, but in [on] the other hand, there are millions of people on this Earth, who are similar to us. I think, that all lifes [lives] are [equal,] equilly worth, but we just do not admit that our own lifes [lives] are as important as a random guy's on the other side of this world.
You have a very interesting perspective on this quotation. It cuts right to the heart.
My Antonia by Willa Cather "Oh, great and just God, no man among us knows what the sleeper knows, nor is it for us to judge what lies between him and Thee". In my opinion, this passage means that no one can judge the other, especially if this person is already dead. People just can`t always snoop, they must care about themselves. We don`t know what is inside the other person that`s why we can`t censure him. Yana Zahorodnia adv A
My Antonia by Willa Cather "Oh, great and just God, no man among us knows what the sleeper knows, nor is it for us to judge what lies between him and Thee".[Thee."] In my opinion, this passage means that no one can judge the other [another], especially if this person is already dead. People just can`t always snoop, [. They] they must care about themselves. We don`t know what is inside the other person[, and] that`s why we can`t censure him.
Good ideas here and well said...just watch your punctuation--periods and commas.
"One Ring to rule them all , One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all , and in the darkness bind them..."- this is probably the most famous sentence from "The Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien. I guess , it's got some special meaning : sometimes one little thing, like that Ring from the book can be really significant , it might be really substantial in some case. Usually people just forget about those little things (for example some objects or events) , that are really important for themselves , and , also , for the others. Max Melnichenko Advanced C
"One Ring to rule them all , One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all , and in the darkness bind them..."- this is probably the most famous sentence from "The Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien. I guess , it's got some special meaning[. Sometimes] sometimes one little thing like that Ring from the book can be really significant[. It] might be really substantial in some case. Usually people just forget about those little things (for example some objects or events) , that are really important for themselves , and , also , for the others.
Max...good ideas about the quotes, but watch your punctuation. You use commas for periods.
“We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean.”
This line perfectly describes what those unfortunate people in Siberia felt being thousands of kilometres away from their homes, families, friends, from the life that they’ve worked really hard on. Hiding beets in your underwear so that you could have some kind of meal for dinner… What can be worst than that? Was it easier to die that to be the one who survived at that time? But people never stopped believing that they can come back home and end their misery. However, sometimes things don’t turn out as wished… That’s why it’s like trying to reach a sky from the bottom of the ocean.
Karolina C. Adv. C ,,Between shades of gray” by Ruta Sepetys
This line perfectly describes what those unfortunate people in Siberia felt being thousands of kilometres [kilometers]away from their homes, families, friends, from the life that [than] they’ve worked really hard on. Hiding beets in your underwear so that you could have some kind of meal for dinner… What can be worst than that? Was it easier to die that to be the one who survived at that time? But people never stopped believing that they can come back home and end their misery. However, sometimes things don’t turn out as wished… That’s why it’s like trying to reach a sky from the bottom of the ocean.
You make a very interesting comparison here. You have good control of the language. Nice job this SLI.
Now I read the book "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. Some time ago I found an interesting quote which was said by Scarlett's father - Gerald O'Hara: "Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything," he shouted, his thick, short arms making wide gestures of indignation, "for 'tis the only thing in the world that lasts, and don't you be forgetting it! 'Tis the only thing worth making for, worth fighting for - worth dying for." I decided to choose this passage because I think that the most important thing in the life of each person is to remember about your motherland (a place where you were born, spent your childhood, went to school, found friends, were with your family almost all the time). After leaving towns or countries people mustn't forget their native language, values and customs. So, I found some expressions about the motherland: "There is no place like home" or "East or west, home is best." I suppose that for every person their homelands will stay in their hearts forever and won't be forgotten in any case. Alina Pytaylo. Advanced C.
I decided to choose this passage because I think that the most important thing in the life of each person is to remember about your motherland (a place where you were born, spent your childhood, went to school, found friends. After leaving towns or countries[,] people mustn't forget their native language, values and customs. So, I found some expressions about the motherland: "There is no place like home" or "East or west, home is best." I suppose that for every person their homelands will stay in their hearts forever and won't be forgotten in any case.
Good ideas here Alina. You explain your points well.
“Soul harvest” by Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
“Buck had been given a second chance; he was here for a purpose.” I think that every person, who made a mistake and are regret about it, should have a second chance. Also, we all are here for a purpose. We all have a goal in our life, but we have to find out what it is by ourself.
“Buck had been given a second chance; he was here for a purpose.” I think that every person[ who makes a mistake and regrets it, should have a second chance.], who made a mistake and are regret about it, should have a second chance. Also, we all are here for a purpose. We all have a goal in our life, but we have to find out what it is by [our self.]
This is well stated. And, I believe in second chances. Without them, people may not try something new and creative.
ALL animals ARE equal, BUT some ANIMALS are MORE equal THAN others.
The first part of the sentence implies that all animals are equal to one another, but it is possible to misread the word “equal” as a relative term rather than an absolute one, meaning that there can be different degrees of “equal”-ness, just as there can be different degrees of colorfulness. Once such a misreading has taken place, it becomes no more absurd to say “more equal” than to say “more colorful.” By small steps like these, the core ideals of Animal Farm—and any human nation—gradually become corrupted.
"Murder in Foggy Bottom" by Margaret Truman "-Where are you going ? How long will you be gone ? - Can't say" People always go somewhere but in most cases they don't know where they are going to and what is a reason of their trip.
“She thanked God that life was not always winter, that spring always came at last to chase away the cold and heaviness, and to release one to warmth and movement again.” - Janette Oke „Love's Long Journey" Life never stops and you have to keep moving. Sometimes it's hard but you have to fight for it.
At the beginning of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book "The Great Gatsby", Nick remembered his father's words: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had". I like this phrase, because it is right. Before affront someone, think, because you can hurt him by your words. All people are different and everyone have different abilities. You have abilities which he hasn't, and conversely. So, everyone should respect others and understand that all people are various.
At the beginning of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book "The Great Gatsby", Nick remembered his father's words: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had". I like this phrase, because it is right. Before [confronting] affront someone, think, because you can hurt him by your words. All people are different and everyone have [has] different abilities. You have abilities which he hasn't, and conversely. So, everyone should respect others and understand that all people are various.
Good point. Avoid the "you" pronounds and use 'I" "me" or "my."
I read the book “Keeping Faith” by Jodi Picoult. I have chosen passage: “How is it that you never realize how precious something is until you are about to lose it?” I like it because this situation seems to me well known. I had lost my cat under trucks of a car few weeks ago. He was less than 1 year old. Unbelievable, how easily it is possible to lose something without realizing how important it was...
While reading the book Redirect by Timothy D. Wilson I found an interesting passage: "We usually don't have any trouble knowing how we feel, such as how happy, sad, angry or elated we are at any given point in time. We are not very good, however, at knowing why we feel the way we do. Our minds don't provide us with pie charts that we can examine and say, "Why am I feeling sad right now? Let's see, 37 percent of the reason is that my spouse has been ignoring me, 28 percent is because I learned that my aunt is seriously ill, 13 percent is because of the state of the economy and the rest is because my serotonin levels are a little low right now". The main reason while I chose this passage is that I found it very familiar to myself. Most of the times I can easily tell about my feelings, but can not express exact reasons which caused my mood. However, I think we are used to measure all the other things in life with pie charts and statistics. So basically, I would say that even though I know a lot of statistics about external world, I’m still a stranger to myself.
The main reason while [why] I chose this passage is that I found it very familiar to myself. Most of the times I can easily tell about my feelings, but can not express [the] exact reasons which caused my mood. However, I think we are used to measure [measuring] all the other things in life with pie charts and statistics. So basically, I would say that even though I know a lot of statistics about external world, I’m still a stranger to myself.
You have a gift for choosing the4 right words to develop your point. I like your response. Note the few corrections in brackets.
The passage I liked from "three men in a board" by K.Jerome is "When I walked into that reading-room ,I was a happy , healthy young man. When I left I was a very sick man,close to death ". This is kind of an interesting phrase because many people who gets some medicine books to read always try's to find some illnesses after reading. I also have the same problem. For example, after reading the book about heart rate I tried to find the chance to check my heart. I think that it is usual and normal problem for anyone. Evgenii. Advanced C
This is kind of an interesting phrase because many people who gets [get] some medicine books to read always try's [try] to find some illnesses after reading. I also have the same problem. For example, after reading the book about heart rate I tried to find the chance to check my heart. I think that it is usual and normal problem for anyone.
It makes sense. The more your read, the more you want to try it on yourself...
"I don't have to be proud of it. I only have to do it well". These words belong to Thomas Hudson, main character in Ernest Hemingway's novel "Islands in the Stream". I can feel how much passion he put into that. All what Thomas loved in his life was painting. He couldn't imagine his life without it, and he is absolutely right. We came into that world, not to make someone else feel better and enjoy it, but do it to ourselves. People should do what they love to and don't take care what others think about it, as long as they feel passionate about it.
All Thomas loved in his life was painting. He couldn't imagine his life without it, and he is absolutely right. We came into that world, not to make someone else feel better and enjoy it, but do it to ourselves. People should do what they love to and don't take care what others think about it, as long as they feel passionate about it.
Some very good points...to be happy, you need to do what is best for you...
"Having just cut through the cloud bank, the plane allowed passengers a view of the Chicago area. Smoke. Fire. Cars off the road and smashed into each other and guardrails. Planes in pieces on the ground. Emergency vehicles, lights flashing, picking their way around the debris." This passage let us to imagine how world can look like in a apocalypse.
"It is finished. The tale is told truthfully, and truth is no heavier, no more beautiful than lies." These are first sentences of a last paragraf of The true story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. For me it relates with a fairytale about Hansel and Gretel. They kind of says that what happens in fairy tales not always happens in real life. So I think they say that is easier to know the truth, but fairytales are way more beautiful than real life.
These are first sentences of a last [paragraph]paragraf of The true story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. For me it relates with a fairytale about Hansel and Gretel. [She implies that what happens in fairy tales does not always happen in real life.] They kind of says that what happens in fairy tales not always happens in real life. So I think they say that is easier to know the truth, but fairy tales are way more beautiful than real life.
Fairy tales also make us think deeper about real life. Sometimes they even give us deeper meaning, meaning that we can only see in the tale.
In secong charpet of "The Long Earth" written by Terry Pratchet the main charecter meets one important person and he is...drinkin mashine. ‘Lobsang found your mailbox code.’
‘And who is Lobsang?’
‘Me,’ said the drinks machine.
‘You’re a drinks machine,’ said Joshua.
‘You are wrong in your surmise, although I could produce the drink of your choice within seconds.’ May be there isnt really deep meaning, but for me this words means that it really doesn't matter who you are, but it is important who you can be and what you can do. Anastasiia S adv C
"... Just a detail, but details are the bricks that build success."
The passage seems rather important for me simply because it is true. Whenever we do anything, every little detail that we make goes toward the final picture.
I am reading 1984 by George Orwell. 'And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed- if all records told the same tale- then the lie passed into history and became truth. "Who controls the past," ran the Party slogan, "controls the future: who controls the present controls the past"' This passage Is not only showing us the way that Party of Oceania used to control society (in the way that is very common to the Stalin's way of changing the official information) But also giving us the picture of Winston Smith's loneliness. He know how the system works, and he is not the only one. Bur since 'Big brother is watching you" He cannot find anyone to share his thoughts. This passage has close meaning with the well-known "history is written by the winners", But it happens right in front of everyone, and protected by Oceania's ideology. Stanislau Press, Adv. A
This passage Is not only showing us the way that Party of Oceania used to control society (in the way that is very common to Stalin's way of changing the official information) but also giving us the picture of Winston Smith's loneliness. He know [knows] how the system works, and he is not the only one. Bur since 'Big brother is watching you[,]" he cannot find anyone to share his thoughts. This passage has close meaning with the well-known "history is written by the winners[," but]", But it happens right in front of everyone, and protected [protects] Oceania's ideology.
Your writing is very perceptive and well thought out. You use good examples to prove your point. I have placed corrections in brackets.
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather The part when boys are going to get a horse-collar. I have chosen passage: -"Hello! Ambrosh, could you dive me that horse-collar you borrowed from grandfather back?" -"Hey, I don't know what you are talking about". -"I never like you no more Jake and Jim! No friends anymore!" The most of people like to borrow some things and don't give back. But the phrase is really funny. Valeria Ilenko Adv. A
,,Twenty minutes," the officer barked. He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes." This quatation of the book ,Between Shades of Gray impressed me very much. It shows that in those times there wasnt any respect for people and their lives were of no value, because NKVD were told that all those people were stealing from the USSR and they needed to be arrested. Linas, ADV B
This [quotation] quatation of the book ,Between Shades of Gray impressed me very much. It shows that in those times there wasn't any respect for people and their lives were of no value, because NKVD were told that all those people were stealing from the USSR and they needed to be arrested. It would have been more interesting to personalize your answer with commentary from your grandmother about the authenticity or reality of this book to her story.
“I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.” Said J.K. Rowling in her book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This passage shows that trouble always finds Harry. In every Harry Potter all kind of troubles and adventures find Harry. This passage like concludes Harry Potter books. Every book someone start catching and trying to kill Harry. Normally he don‘t want to be killed, but almost always he is going to dead.
This passage shows that trouble always finds Harry. This passage like concludes Harry Potter books. [ do not know your meaning here.] Every book someone start catching and trying to kill Harry. Normally he don‘t want to be killed, but almost always he is going to dead.
Simon...it appears that you are repeating your self here to get more words in your response. State your point and develop it with details. It sounds as though you are just making up general information.
In book that I read there was a idea of hero, who want make the world better but she made a lot of mistakes: You do everything you can to make it, knowing that you'll never succeed in getting rid of the guilt. You devote yourself to spending every second trying to do better despite the fact that it will never be enough. And you pray with every single good act you do that somehow, when your life is over , that you came close to making up for for the wrong you committed'.(i know, its long, but it has full meaning) I thing its means that we always have to do better despite how much mistakes we done. No matter how people think about us, but we can be heroes for ourselves
Book that I'm reading is by F.S. Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. Passage that I choose is: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." In my opinion it is really good advice for everyone, it doesn't mater what is your age, gender or nationality. Nobody have right to judge anyone because other people choose what to show for world, even they can be completely different people in personal. Virginija ADV C
I'm reading F.S. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. ]The]Passage that I choose is: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." In my opinion it is really good advice for everyone, it doesn't mater what is your age, gender or nationality. Nobody have right to judge anyone because other people choose what to show for world, even they can be completely different people in personal.
Good points but all your commas should be periods...
My favorite quote in the book "The True Story of Hansel and Gretel" is :"Don't tell any of the others about the children." That is their stepmother's words. I think about it, why she doesn't want their father to know their children are alive and save? This one is the hard decision to save Hansel and Gretel. Maybe their true mother would make the another decision. Anyway stepmother's decision save both children and them.
My favorite quote in the book "The True Story of Hansel and Gretel" is :"Don't tell any of the others about the children." That is their stepmother's words. Why she doesn't want their father to know their children are alive and save [safe]? This one is the hard decision to save Hansel and Gretel. Maybe their true mother would make the another decision. Anyway stepmother's decision save [saves] both children and them.
The stepmother is actually making a choice that saves the children's lives. During that time, not knowing is better than knowing even though it may seem cruel.
My favourite quote from S.Kinsella's "Confessions of a Shopaholic" would be "I look around - and suddenly this mundane office life seems far too boring and limited for a creative spirit like mine." Why? Because a lot of people (including me) are actually stuck in these kind of situations : they are afraid to show their creative and colorful side to other people in order to not get judged by them.
The passage which I liked from "The True Story of Hansel and Gretel" by Louise Murphy is "You will be brave and it will be hard". To be a brave person is really hard because you have to make hard decisions, stand up in the difficult situations. Being brave means knowing what you fear the most and facing it head on.
The quote, that I picked, is from "The Adventures And The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It goes like this: "I had sat for about twenty minutes turning the thing over in my mind and trying to find some possible explanation. The more I thought of it, the more extraordinary and inexplicable did it appear." I think that this passage makes perfect sense, because the more I think about anything, the more complicated it seems. For example, I'll take something that I can see outside every day - a bird flying. That look's pretty simple, but, when I go into details, it becomes very frustrating trying to figure out what happens, why does it happen, when, etc. etc. The lesson that can be learnt from this passage is "Do not overthink think things."
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather "He look at us, and then our faces were open books to him." is my favorite quote because it is very good metaphor. Sometimes when you looked at other person face, you can see he is rich or poor, he is honest or he have some secter, or maybe he is happy or sad. Sometimes you can see his personality. So if you want to know person better, then just look at his face, and the face can be open book to you.
My Antonia" by Willa Cather "He look at us, and then our faces were open books to him" is my favorite quote because it is very [a] good metaphor. Sometimes when you looked [look] at other person['s] face, you can see he is rich or poor, he is honest or he have [has] some secter [secret?], or maybe he is happy or sad. Sometimes you can see his personality. So if you want to know [a] person better, then just look at his face, and the face can be open book to you.
The quote I picked from Agatha Christie's book ''Dead man's folly'' is following: ''Why can't people have some sense? Why can't they think? Think of the mess the whole world has got itself into. Don't they realize that the inhabitants of the globe are busy committing suicide?'' I chose this passage because it's very true and I agree with that. People don't think about important things and just focus on trivial matters. People aren't aware that they current doings will have some effect in the future and influence others humans, but they are short-sighted.
People aren't aware that they [their current]current doings will have some effect in the future and influence others humans, but they are short-sighted.
I read a book "Till we have faces" by C.S. Lewis. I found interesting passage, which very impressed me: ''I have said that she had no face; but that meant she had a thousand faces''. I think, that nowadays people dont show their real "faces", which means, that they are trying to pretend other persons, hide their real feelings or emotions.
I think, that nowadays people don't show their real "faces", which means, that they are trying to hide their real feelings or emotions.
Sometimes, by putting in too many words, passages become hard to read. So, I edited some of your words for clarity. What you say is good. It would read better with examples.
I have been exploring information about the swimming pool filtration plant for a long time now due to the project I am currently working on and so far perhaps this is the best website I have came across.
"You're nuts." Crooks was scornful. "I seen hunderds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head. They're all the time talkin' about it, but it's jus' in their head." – phrase, which I emphasized during my reading before this task. Because for me it’s a conception of modern society. Most of people are used to live this way. For them to accept cruel reality and don’t leave their comfort zone is better than become the change. Changing the life requires efforts, a lot of energy and placing yourself into discomfort. Nobody wants discomfort! Because of this there are a few rich and successful people in the world.
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Sorry, my book is "Of mice and men" by J.Steinbeck.
Delete"I am fighting for the old days, the old ways I love so much, but which, I fear, are now gone forever, no matter how the die may fall. For win or lose, we lose just the same." - "Gone with the Wind" character Ashley's words about war. History is full of them - people always find a reason to kill each other for. This quote emphasises so perfectly that at the end of the day, when you count all the victims and everything that's been lost, there are no real winners in wars.
ReplyDeleteGiedrė, Adv B
interesting premise on your part
DeleteWhat problems does the main character face? Do you feel these problems are realistic? Why? Why not?
ReplyDeleteOne of the main character in ‘Keeping Faith’ is middle-aged woman – Mariah who must raise a daughter alone because her husband leave her. This daughter starts to have strange visions of God. Mariah doesn’t know what to do because Faith is a little girl and Mariah thinks that she doesn’t even know who the God is. One of the most famous American atheists is becoming concerned about the Faith’s visions and eyes of all people are turning to their family. Mariah falls into depression and not enough that she has to help her daughter, she also must fight with her disease. In my opinion this can happen to anyone of us because it is a very frequently encountered situation, when person we love, leave us and we need to cope with this. Maybe vision of God is something rare but it doesn’t mean that it is impossible. Therefore I believe that feelings described in the book are real as well as the problems faced by the main characters.
Natalia adv.C
Is it more interesting because the character's name is Faith?
Delete„Sara blinks, and then a laugh bubbles out of her. Kate giggles. Even Jesse cracks a smile. This is when I realize that Anna has already left the table, and more importantly, that nobody noticed.” – “My sister’s keeper”. Here are thoughts of main character’s father. I considered it important because it is so horrible to me how everyone in the family ignore Anna. These words perfectly illustrate her situation and position at home. I could quote many citations but I thought it unnecessary. The parents are so caught up in the oldest daughter's (Kate) illness that completely forgotten about Anna who actually keep Kate alive. Somehow they are lost and forget to be thankful. This quote is meaningful for me because it shows the problem throughout the novel. The rejection, sadness and many other. It's hard to imagine anyone having the merits is treated in this way.
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Edyta adv. B
Life isn't always fair...it's how we deal with it that creates balance
Delete,, The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions, to see the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters in his arms. ’’- ,, The wolf of the plains’’ that is main character Genghis Khan words about the victory. I have no my strong opinion about the Genghis Khan because it is hard to understand he is good or bad person. He kills people, he burns other tribes, he is blood-minded but he is although a fair-minded he carries about his family (not looking at the fact that he killed one of his brothers) and he is doing that for his own tribe.Gintare advB.
ReplyDeleteThere are some interesting contradictions going on in your head about this story....
DeleteTowards the end of S.C Gwynne’s mesmerizing "Empire of the Summer Moon," Quanah Parker explains to a friend named Miller how “the white man had pushed the Indian off the land.” Quanah, a Comanche warrior who had surrendered to the U.S. government in 1875, directs Miller to sit on a cottonwood log. "Quanah sat down close to him and said 'Move over.' Miller moved. Parker moved with him, and again sat down close to him. ‘Move over,’ he repeated. This continued until Miller had fallen off the log. 'Like that,' said Quanah."
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The boy in my book (A Portrait of an Artist) always gets picked on by the other kids. One of such cods drew my attention. One of the bullies asks Stephen (the main character) if he kisses his mother before he goes to bed. Stephen, of course, answers with 'I do.' Wells, the bully, turns to the other fellows and mocks the fact and others laugh. Stephen then blushes and says the opposite. Then Wells again laughs at him by repeating the very sentence: 'O, I say, here's a fellow says he doesn't kiss his mother before he goes to bed.' Now all confused Stephen tries to laugh with the boys but only one thought is knocking on his head: 'What was the right answer to the question?' Well, it's no wonder, the boy has tried every answer possible, it must've been either yes or no. He then moves to thinking what a 'kiss' really is... His young mind cannot get a grip of what it really is for the only kind of kiss he knows is his mother's. That situation, I believe, was the first of many to come when Stephen Dedalus comes across such ambivalent thoughts. I think that the main character of this book will be especially dynamic and will reflect many familiar situations I've seen or have been a part of. NB: This is actually why I love Hesse so much - no matter how many times you read his novels, you always find something that gets under your skin, and either teaches or shakes you up in your head. The same is happening with Joyce's work, I'm very glad.
ReplyDeleteGabriele Adv C
As you go thorugh stages of life, you view it differently. Therefore, a good book always talks back to you--only its messages are different...
Delete„What do you miss the most, Magda? Gretel knew what she missed. (…) Good Polish soup.” From countless meaningful things in life… the Witch, who is hiding in the woods during World World II, chose one simple dish she used to eat. Isn’t it surprising that in such extreme situations people cherish those small, outwardly ordinary things the most?
ReplyDeleteWeronika, Adv.B
memory helps get you through times of distress...there will be others in this story...
DeleteThe war wasn't all terror and violence. Sometimes things could almost get sweet. For instance, I remember a little boy with a plastic leg. I remember how he hopped over to Azar and asked for a chocolate bar- GI number one,"- the kid said-and Azar laughed and handed over the chocolate. When the boy hopped away, Azar clucked his tongue and said, "War's a Bitch." He shook his head sadly. "One leg, for Chrissake. Some poor f...er ran out of ammo."
ReplyDeleteUseally they killing all villagers and after it they burning everything. But later sharing the chocolate with who are left alive ... Quite interesting... Why the shooters didn't finished job till the end (ex. with knife) or why they even tried to kill a kid.. ???
Ed. Adv B
war brings out strage situations...hard to imagine for a non soldier...
Delete"Having just cut through the cloud bank, the plane allowed passengers a view of the Chicago area. Smoke. Fire. Cars off the road and smashed into each other and guardrails. Planes in pieces on the ground. Emergency vehicles, lights flashing, picking their way around the debris."
ReplyDeleteDarius, adv B
what does this mean to you?
Delete"Having just cut through the cloud bank, the plane allowed passengers a view of the Chicago area. Smoke. Fire. Cars off the road and smashed into each other and guardrails. Planes in pieces on the ground. Emergency vehicles, lights flashing, picking their way around the debris." I think this is important, because we can imagine how towns can look at apocalypse.
DeleteDarius, adv B
When boys decide to make a fire on the top of the mountain that ships sailing near the island could notice them, they understand that they haven't any matches. But Jack points suddenly: "His specs - use them as burning glasses!"
ReplyDeleteI found this great idea very interesting for me because I'm suprised how 10-13 years old boy could think up this amazing idea. I am fascinated!
Povilas, Advanced B
sometimes kids can surprise you...they never give up...that is something learned later in life
Delete"I shook off my sweat and the clinging veil of light. I knew I'd shattered the balance of the day, the spacious calm of this beach on which i had been happy. But i fired four shots more into the inert,body, on which they left on visible trace.And each successive shot was another loud, fateful rap on the door of my undoing." This passage has been selected by me from the novel "The Stranger" as the biggest point of tension in the novel. It very deeply discribes things that comes to the Meursaults head.The passage takes place in the beach where the main character killed an Arab man. This part draw my attention because it's the center of the novel where the character Meursault's personality starts to break into peaces and he step by step becomes a negative character. Marija Frenkel (ADV C)
ReplyDeleteit's very interesting how different readers respond to the same idea fromthe author
DeleteI've got just the short quotation from the book 'the perks of being a wallflower'. It's from the conversation between Charlie (main character) and his teacher. "Charlie, we accept love that we think we deserve". I suppose that there is a problem, probably, of self-rating. There are a lot of situations in life, when girls and boys start to date with each other, don't care how good their partner is and it could cause a lot of troubles later. It doesn't mean that we need to expect too much from our partner, but we need to think better about ourselves and get the best that we could
ReplyDeleteDaria Ch. Adv A
trying not to settle for someone not deserving for you is key...he really grows in this book...and the reader grows along with him
Delete,,Wasting a little shows you believe in tomorrow". I agree with the statement because I think that if you try to leave something for the next day, it means that you are sure about the fact that the next day will come. The optimism and believe in tomorrow in my opinion is essential during the hard times. Especially for these characters in the novel.
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Karolina Ch, Adv A
belief in tomorrow helps save them...it comes up many times in this novel
DeleteMy quotation is from Tess'es letter to her beloved man who left her. "If you would come (back), I could die in your arms! I live only for you... I am so lonely without you, my darling!" I find this really impressive because of her enourmos love for that man. Nowadays it's difficult to find examples of love like this, when people would be so inlove they could day for it. And actually, another interesting fact is that as I have finished reading this book, at the end, these words of Tess actually come true. He comes back to her and then she is cought sleeping by policemen in Angel's arms and being murdered after. So this quotation inspires me to look for love, which would be as passionate as Tess'es love was.
ReplyDeletefor this type of love, there needs to be alot of trust...good luck in seeking it out
DeleteI am reading "One, two, buckle my shoe" by Agatha Christi. I haven't got a quotation, because it is a mystery story and the most important thing in this story is the story itself. I think that her stories is amazing because they are unpredictable. I have read one third of the book and I have no ideas how it ends. All suspects are dead or have an alibi. So I have no idea who is the killer. That's why I want to read more and more until it ends.
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Adv C
it's always thirlling to see how an author captures the reader's attention...and with words
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ReplyDeleteI've the shorts quotations from the book 'Peace like a river‘.
ReplyDelete“A word here about this business of taking a breath. If you’re someone who’s never had to think about it, never had to exert muscular effort to do it-never lain awake through endless dark hours knowing you’d stop doing forever……”
”For the first time the thought ingressed that if this man, my father, beloved by God, could work miracles-if he could walk on air- then fixing my defective lungs ought to be a picnic. Yes, indeed, a day at the old beach”
This one really good. “I felt awful for Swede, who was by now the chief deliverer of Christmas spirit in the family-she’d learned to make sugar cookies the year before and, in fact, made them about three times a week from Thanksgiving on. We did our best to eat them. Unorthodox with embellishments, Swede had once used frozen peas instead of rice because of the color; she’d made Santa’s curly beard from pieces of uncooked elbow macaroni. “
Daniele Adv. C
but why did you choose this quote and what does it mean for you
DeleteMy quotation is from the letter to journalist (and main character too) Jeremy: "I don't know if you've ever heard about the cemetery in Boone Creek, North Carolina, but legend has it that the cemetery is haunted by spirits of former slaves. In the winter blue lights seem to dance on the headstones whenever the fog rolls in. Some say they're like strobe lights, others swear they're the size of basketballs. I've seen them, too; to me, they look like sparkly disco balls." And this isn't one of the best phrases that I've ever heard, but my book's author writes very directly, so it's very difficult to find something meaningful. But I chose this quotation because it shows how people can see the same thing differently, because nowadays people sometimes think that we all see the world alike. But it isn't true. If you like something it doesn't mean that the others is going to like it too and it's a really important thing to understand, because otherwise we can accidentally hurt the others.
ReplyDelete("True believer" by Nicholas Sparks)
Miglė Šiaučiulytė, Adv. A
it's interesting to learn this from a book...
DeleteI am reading a book by Charlotte Bronte called Jane Eyre. I've chosen the passage where the girl shows her emotions for the first time and says everything to her aunt: "...my soul began to expand, to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I ever felt. I seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty. Not without cause was this sentiment: Mrs Reed looked frightened; her work had slipped from her knee; she was lifting up her hands, rocking herself to and fro, and even twisting her face as if she would cry". I found it meaningful because I think the majority of us do this in our lives. When you know (or believe) that it is the last time with that person you can say everything to him, you throw out all your thoughts and then you just feel relieved. It is a debatable question is it good or not to say what you think. But if you keep everything inside you and aren't open-hearted sometimes it's so hard to stay comfortable. That's what happened to Jane Eyre. She showed her rebellious side. Even though she kept barriers between her and her auntie, she managed to defeat Mrs Reed in all ways.
ReplyDeleteMilda Navickaite Adv C
it's always best to confront your thoughts and telll people what is on your mind...it's very relieving to the soul
DeleteMy quotation is taken from the sixth chapter in the novel "Lost city".
ReplyDelete'As he checked out the SEAmobile with a fine tooth comb, Austin could hear his father's voice in his head reminding him to make sure of every detail. His father, the wealthy owner of a marine salvage company based in Seattle, had taught Kurt basic seamanship and given him a couple of nuggets of natural advice. Never tie a knot that can't be undone with a flip of the line, even when the line was wet."
This is the only more meaning passage I've managed to find in this Clive Custler novel. The last line of it has a moral statement - never get your self in a situation that you couldn't get out of simply.
Džiugas Litvinas, Adv. A
hind sight vs foresight...a life lesson
Delete"I lay on the pillow and closed my right eye. I found myself crying after a while, and thought that might be bad for my eye, and forced myself to stop. I lay still and thought about my eyes. I had always taken them for granted, the way I took for granted all the rest of my body and also my mind. My father had told me many times that health was a gift, but I never really paid much attention to the fact that I was rarely sick or almost never had to go to a doctor. [...] I tried to imagine what my life might be like if I had only one good eye, but I couldn't. I had just never thought of my eyes before. I had never thought what might be like to be blind. I felt the wild terror again, and I tried to control it. I lay there a long time, thinking about my eyes."
ReplyDeleteA baseball have hit Reuven's eye. He is in the hospital and next to him is a blind boy. He thinks about different consequences if his eye won't heal. He gets upset and cries.
I think we are often in a similar situation. We start thinking about something when we lose it or when we could lose it. Sometimes something must happen before we are satisfied with our body, our circumstances or in general.
to be grateful about what God has given to you is a gift not many people realize in their lives
Delete"She looked at her son as a woman might look at a strange man who had presumed to touch her arm. And how my heart rejoiced when I saw him looking back just as coldly. 'You can go to the devil, both of you. As for me, I'm going to Omaha and opening a dress shop. That's my idea of fair." These words are from book "Full Dark, No Stars", Stephen King. I like these words because they show the relationships between mother and son. Her son usually listens to his father, so the wife got pretty annoyed. And as I said earlier she was killed by her husband, so I think I understand now why he killed her...:D Airida Kietelyte, Adv. A
ReplyDeleteKing has a very different view of relationships
Delete"I promise to love you and stay with you for ever. Jane, promise me the same.'
ReplyDeleteA pause. 'Why are you so silent, Jane?'
This was a terrible moment for me. In the struggle and confusion that was going on in my heart I knew that he loved me and i loved him, but I also knew that i must leave him!"
This is a passage after their failed wedding when Jane find out that Mr. Rochester already has a wife. He explained to her that his wife is mad and means nothing to him. When i read this passage I thought that Jane must have a huge will to show her principles and leave him.
Vytautas Kalinauskas
Adv. C
very good intuition on your part..shows the sensitve side
Delete"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future." - this is a sentence from a letter that Chris McCandless, the main character of the novel ("Into the Wild"), wrote to an old man he had met during his journey. A letter of advice,that a vivid twenty-four-year-old gave to a person, who, at the age of eighty, was at the dawn of his life. Encouraging him to step up and change his life, Chris had in deed a lot of truth in his words. In fact, I think this episode resembles the reality of common people's lives. Even though we desire great adventures, it is usually the simple routine that we settle for. The controversy of a youth teaching an elderly represents that what is considered wise and acceptable does not assure happiness.
ReplyDeleteKristina Plioplytė Adv C
he is a little bold...sometimes his arrogance comes out and that's part of his demise
Delete"-People like talking about past, - said Mrs. Oliver. - They like talking about past much more than they like talking about what's happening now, or what happened last year, It brings things back to them."
ReplyDeleteI choose this quotation because it appears to be really true with regard to real life. People, especially older, have a tendency to immerse themselves in memorizing past events.
do past memories help people feel more at home...
DeleteJulia, adv A
Delete“Each person is made of the three elements. Too much fire and you had a bad temper. <…> Too little wood and you bent too quickly to listen to other people’s ideas, unable to stand on your own. <…> Too much water and you flowed in too many directions.” I found this passage in The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan. It’s simple and beautiful words and also it’s real truth.
ReplyDeleteRugilė adv A
how can it apply to your life?
Delete"Things fall apart" by Chinua Achebe - "Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone". I think that these words are meaningful for all of us. If you fail, don't give up, just try hard and you will succeed.
ReplyDeleteIeva, Adv.C
you'll have to keep reading to see if he follows his own advice....
Delete"Did I suceed? I do not know. But I know this: she did not expect me to tackle the matter as I did" These words come from book "Murder on the Orient Express". They are very important to me, because they show the way I live. I always do everything in my own way, even if it is more difficult. This is my lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteKarolina adv. 3A
it's hard to share responsibility...you cannot always do it by yourself. but that takes time to learn
Delete"What's your name?"
ReplyDelete"Gretel."
"Maybe I'm Gretel"
"Gretel is a girl's name."
"All right. I'm Hansel." He smiled. He was not himself anymore. He was not the little Jew who hid in the grease pit. He wondered if he could change his stomach to a stomach full of food. He tried to imagine it but couldn't.
This quotation is really interesting. Losing Jewish identity. It shows exactly Hansel's innocence. He doesn't even know that Gretel is a girl's name. Moreover, I think that ways to defeat hunger presented here are unbelievable. I was totally shocked while reading this part of the book.
Joanna Advanced B
there identity stays away from the reader, even at the novel's end...some what frustraitng to the reader...at least to me
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ReplyDeleteI have repeatedly told for what I love Stephen Hawking. I’ll repeat – for a sense of humor. Generally I love all the physicists for this trait. This quality makes them even more brilliant. This is one of my favorite quotations of “A brief history of time”: “IF you remember every word in this book, your memory will have recorded about two million pieces of information: the order in your brain will have increased by about two million units. However, while you have been reading the book, you will have converted at least a thousand calories of ordered energy, in the form of food, into disordered energy, in the form of heat that you lose to the air around you by convection and sweat. This will increase the disorder of the universe by about twenty million million million million units - or about ten million million million times the increase in order in your brain - and that's if you remember everything in this book.” How do you find it? I think author is not quite modest. Two million pieces of new information sounds unreal. And as for me, in my case this digit will decline sharply. Firstly - it’s because I understand only about 70% of information, to understand another 15% I use vocabulary, make notes, but last 15 % I probably misunderstand or don’t understand at all. Secondly - it’s because I’m very opinionated reader. If I had my own theory on some question, on which I of course thought for a long time, it wouldn’t be simple for me to take another’s point of view. But this is why I love reading science books. They always give me the answers to troubling questions. But this quote motivates me to continue reading this book.
ReplyDeleteAfonina Maria, Adv. C
that's the sign of a good book...it makes you think even more
Delete,,Twenty minutes," the officer barked. He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes." This quatation of the book ,,Between shades of gray" impressed me very much. It shows that in those times there wasnt any respect for people and their lives were of no value.
ReplyDeleteRimgailė, AdvC
and as a reader, you tend to remember those vivid images...
Delete""I have reason to believe that your daughter's death was not a suicide," the detective said.
ReplyDeleteMelanie felt her whole body soften(...). "It wasn't your fault; you didn't see signs of your daughter's impending suicide because there was nothing there to see"".
I found it quotation intriguing. Melanie would rather her daughter had been killed by her boyfriend than had committed suicide. It shows how guilty she feels about her daughter's death and how selfish people are in general.
sometimes the mother's thinking helps her to feel a little less guilty
Delete^^Martyna Adv. C
ReplyDelete"'We'll have to make sure that there are no perfect children in our village.' He felt guilty saying it."
ReplyDeleteHe knows that they are going to have to mutilate the children in order to save them. It's important because it foreshadows what is to come in the conversation later and it shows how upset they are about it.
but...they also know it has to be done and are glad someone else is doing the mutilation of the children...
Delete"Sometimes I think clues find their way in good time."
ReplyDeleteI really believe in this quotation and it means a lot in nowadays, because everytime you do something bad there will always be someone, who will find out the truth one way or another. It's just a matter of time. I read about the same situation in my book "The lovely bones". It took a lot of time for police and Sussie's family to find evidences, which could prove Sussie's death or could help to find the murderer. But still they found them in just correct time and a problem was kind of solved.
Toma Adv A
how true this is...I like the way you brought this quote into your life...
Delete"There is no excuse for cruelty, but– at an orphanage perhaps we are obliged to withhold love"
ReplyDeleteIt's very strange how in orphanage they try to not show love, and in family the most part of everything takes love to eachother. In my opinion this quote is half right and half false because maybe showing love to orphans you willl do a good thing and it will motivate them or you willl just create person who will always belong to orphanage and won't want to leave to get better life.
Neda Adv. A
without beign an orphan, it's hard to know what is the right thing to do..
Deleteit's an interesting point...and found in a book
ReplyDeleteIn a second chapter of "the Joy Luck Club" author (Amy Tan) whrites about An-Mei's story. Her grandmother Popo is old-fashioned Chinese woman so she often taught her lessons. One day Popo said "When you lose your face, An-Mei, it is like dropping your necklace down well. The only way you can get it back is to fall in after it." I think she is talking about the thrust. It's very easy to lose thrust. It is as fast as necklace falling down a well. But it's long way to get back that thrust. If you fall in after necklace you'll have to climb all the way to the top and it can cost many years. Monika K. Adv C
ReplyDeleteMonika...interesting point about trust...both keeping it and losing it...has this happened to you?
Delete" A gun was nothing without a person behind it". 19 minutes by Jodi Picoult
ReplyDeleteI've chosen the paragraph about how father teachs his son to clean and to use weapon. I was a totally shocked while I was reading this paragraph because it's so unusal even to keep weapon at home in Russia. So.. We often hear about regular shooting in American schools. I was always eager to ask why. The answer in that book. Jodi Picoult says that hildren can't do disgusting things on their own. Parents push them to that gap by their own hands... I totally agree with it and to my mind this paragraph is an exact example of that suggestion.
Kristina, Adv B
Shocked because of cultural or personal reasons...?
DeleteCultural and personal)
DeleteChildren*
ReplyDeleteI chose a song of Treebeard in "The lord of the Ring" Its very interesting to hear,that Ent has no idea about the race of hobits. He tried to remember old song about races in their world:
ReplyDeleteLearn now the lore of Living Creatures!
First name the four, the free peoples:
Eldest of all, the elf-children;
Dwarf the delver, dark are his houses;
Ent the earthborn, old as mountains;
Man the mortal, master of horses:
Hm, hm, hm.
Beaver the builder, buck the leaper,
Bear bee-hunter, boar the fighter;
Hound is hungry, hare is fearful...
hm, hm.
Eagle in eyrie, ox in pasture,
Hart horn-crowned; hawk is swiftest
Swan the whitest, serpent coldest...
Hoom, hm; hoom. hm. how did it go? Room tum, room tum, roomty toom tum. It was a long list. But anyway you do not seem to fit in anywhere!"
"We always seem to have got left out of the old lists, and the old stories," said Merry. "Yet we've been about for quite a long time. We'rehobbits ."
"Why not make a new line?" said Pippin.
Half-grown hobbits, the hole-dwellers.
Veronika.V ADV A
“There is much to love, and that love is what we are left with. When the bombs stop dropping, and the camps fall back to the earth and decay, and we are done killing each other, that is what we must hold. We can never let the world take our memories of love away, and if there are no memories, we must invent love all over again.”
ReplyDeleteSimon aa
I've already written a passage in the blog last week, but my book is so meaningful that i want to write some more. I read the book "Into the wild" and the main character Christopher McCandless says:
ReplyDelete"When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it."
I found this very meaningful and inspiring too. I think all of us want something in life but only few of us dare to do it. Some of us want to begin base jumping, say hello to the attractive girl/boy that was seen in the bus or even escape from the hard job and just travel into the wild.... You just have to do what your heart really desires to...
Andrius Skirkevicius Advance A.
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ReplyDelete"I ask myself," said Poirot, "what passes in itself exactly in the mind of the murderer? He kills, it would seem from his letters, pour le sport- to amuse himself. Can that really be true? And even if it's true, on what principle does he select his victims apart from the merely alphabetical one? ... But no, he seek, as we all agree, to make the splash in the public eye - to assert his personality. ... A final suggestion - Is his motive direct personal hatred of me, of Hercule Poirot? ... "All very suggestive questions," said Dr. Thompson.
This passage from the book "The A.B.C Murders" shows us how detective, Hercule Poirot, tries to think and speculate the murderer's motives for killing innocent people. All of them have to induce themselves into the murderer's mind and try to think why he does that, and what are the reasons behind. Poirot is saying here that there are no accident killing. And that's true because there is an ABC killer somewhere.
Igor - adv. A
I read the book "What is the what" by Dave Eggers.
ReplyDeleteI have found one very interesting passage: "I was supposed to know. But I know nothing; I never know the things I am supposed to know". From the first sight it seems to be rather difficult to understand this passage. I think that more we know, the more questions we have. There is one expression in my country: "You sleep better when you don't know everything". So, I can only agree with this and say that always when I am sure that I know everything, I know nothing...
Alina. Advanced A.
She went to him and put her arms around him and they stood close for a moment. they hadn't made love for more than a year. in the ghetto they had shared the apartment with seven people. there was no privacy for even a minute. others had coupled in the night, but they had not, both of them too shy, too private. and then hiding in the grease pit, they had the children next to them, and the terror and the hunger. in the forest they had started to make love one night and he stopped.
ReplyDelete"if you get pregnant it will kill you."
This passage is from Hansel and Gretel. The reason why i have chosen this paragraph is that it shows how viscous was war. All people need is Love. (according to The Beatles "all you need is Love") and all people needed on the war is love. The lack of pleasant natural human's feelings was one of the biggest weapons that people had to experience. it wad really hard to live in those times.
Lida Semak, Advanced A.
-Where I come from they used to say God breaks up the old moon to make the stars.
ReplyDelete"-What savages!-the captain laughed. I never heard anything like it! So you believe in God, do you, Shukov?
-Of course I do. How can anybody not believe in God when it thunders?
-Why does God do it,then?
-Do what?
-Break up the moon to make stars. Why, d'you think?
-That's an easy one. Stars fall every now and then, the holes have to be filled up."
The passage is from the book "One day of the life of Ivan Denisovich". I consider it to be meaningful to me because here is expressed the strong belief in God of the prisoners during the Second World War. Though it sounds foolish how they talk about Him it is amazing that the life they have there didn't make them atheists. It could serve for many people as an example, for those who blame God for the "bad" things that happen in their life and make them think: It could have been worse but God is always with us!
Diana, Adv. B.
I need to admit with deep sorrow that I didn't find any meaningful for me passage in my book. Today I will end reading "Animal Farm" and from monday I will come back to "Pride and Prejudice". I appreciate the satire that I'm reading but for me there were no quotes that would touch me or make me interested in them more.
ReplyDeleteGosia, adv. B
I found the book here
ReplyDelete- Called Life of Pi. Such a good and interesting.
About a boy and a tiger in the same boat in the open ocean! Good adventure
Roman , adv. C
"What the hell did you do? he rememberedscreaming.
ReplyDeleteIt's not my fault! Scott had screamed back.
It was only then, however, that Will realized the weren't alone. In the distance, he noticed Marcus , Blaze, Teddy, and Lance, watching them, and he knew at once they'd seen everything that happened.
Thei knew...
As soon Will grabbed for his cell phone, Scott stopped him.
Don't call the police! I told you it was an accident! His expression was pleading. Come on, man! you owe me!"
This is the moment that Will remembers how the accident happened and he regrets what he did. He regrets not telling anyone about it. He thinks that if thei had told someone what they had done, he wuold'nt feel so guilty all the time. because he lives each day remembering how that they changed his life.
Selina
"I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. I was strong. I was pure. I had genuine thoughts inside that no one could see, that no one could ever take away from me. I was like the wind. I made a promise to myself: I would always remembered my parents' wishes, but I would never forget myself." The passage is from "Joy luck club". I think that we all should choose our own way, not always listen other people or to do what they want. You should think about yourself, think what life you want. If you live life what you chose you will be happy, you realized your dreams.
ReplyDeleteDaumantė, adv C
I turned around, stepped over the zebra and threw myself overboard.
ReplyDeleteThis sentence, full of surprise and wonder, jumps out of the middle of Life of Pi. It's indicative of the story Yann Martel tells in this novel, a remarkable story where he makes the unbelievable sound credible. When you stumble across sentences like that, you know you're in the hands of a master storyteller. Yann Martel gives us the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, self-christened as Pi. He drives this name home by saying "Three! Point! One! Four!" to his new classmates after suffering the nickname of Pissing at a previous school. Never mind that his name comes from a swimming pool in France. Pi Patel is an earnest young man in Pondicherry, a tiny area in southern India which was once part of French India (one of the many obscure facts that Yann Martel scatters throughout his story). The first part of the novel tells of Pi's childhood as the son of the zookeeper in Pondicherry. Growing up in the zoo, Pi learns a lot about animals. He educates us in the ways of animals, both penned and wild, and in how to keep them content and controlled. He rails against anthropomorphosis, which is ascribing human emotions and traits to animals. Instead he explains that animals are creatures of habit and once all their needs are met, they're content and willing to repeat the same scenario every day. Upset their routine, even in the smallest of ways, and you have an unhappy animal on your hands. Pi even tells the reader how a lion tamer controls his charges by being the alpha male, asserting his dominance and providing for their needs so they stay submissive to him. It turns out to be a good lesson for Pi to learn as a young man.
Roman , ADV C
"Then help us," her husband said. "In God's name."
ReplyDelete"God packed up and left Poland in 1939";
You can feel despair in this passage. There isn't God anymore during the war. Even he can't help people.It's very interesting because during bad times everyone starts to believe in God. For example if the plane is going to crash, everyone starts to pray. People try everything during bad times.
Emilis Strazdauskas Adv.C
The passage I chose is too long to be written down here, thus I'm just going to explain what's happening. Anna, the main character, was in one of the twin towers when the 9/11 occurred. Luckily, she managed to escape from the building just before it collapsed. To everyone's dismay, following the fall of the tower a cloud of dust, ash and dirt spread in all directions, killing everybody in it's wake. Anna tries to outrun it, but she fails. She's suffocating, on the edge of losing consciousness and so she starts praying, clinging to the last bit of hope. She starts crawling forward and touches something warm and asks for help, not expecting a response. Miraculously, she gets one. It's a policeman, he shows her the way out of the cloud. This little scene caught my attention, because it shows why religion remains popular between humans. Believing in god gives you hope, no matter what happens, no matter where you are you always have hope that somehow you will be saved. Hope is fuel to life, that's why religion people believe and will continue to believe for many more days.
ReplyDeleteUrte Adv.C
"The story has been told over and over by liars and it must be retold."
ReplyDeleteIn the winter of 1943, on the outskirts of a dark forest, two Jewish children flee the Nazis with their father and stepmother. In a moment of desperation, the children are given the aliases Hansel and Gretel and sent alone into the woods to hide. Gretel leads her younger brother in search of food and protection, while Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs behind so that their father might find them again. So begins The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, which takes us along on their journey into a forest more ancient than man.
All the historical facts of a biography about Polish children during WW2 are present: the Poles hatred of the Germans and their fear of the Russians. It is not only the Jews who are discriminated against; don't forget the plight of the gypsies. So i got interested in it.
Demid
Adv C
The Diamond as big as Big as the Ritz
ReplyDeleteI chose not one passage, I chose some replicas from one dialog. That dialog is between daugher of palace owner and her guest.
-"Do you mean to say that yor father had them murdered before they left?,- asked guest
-In August usually- or early September. It's only natural for us to get pleasure out of them that we can first."
-"We can't let surch an inevitable thing as death stand in the way of enjoing life while we have it. Think how lonesome it'd be out here if we never had any one. Why, father and mother have sacrificed some of their best friends just as we have"
So, I think that it is a great example of how reach men treat with other people as with things for fun.It is immorally. If you are rich it doesn't mean that other people don't signify anything.
Daria Glimeida Adv. A
"The kitchen boy" by Robert Alexander
ReplyDelete"Yes, so as I was saying, my sweet one, I know what happened that horrible night the Romanovs were murdered. But the truth of the matterv is that the beginning of the end of my Nikolaj and Aleksandra commenced a few weeks earlier, which is to say I will never forget the twentieth of June, 1918, the day we received the firs of secret notes."
Aleksandr Adv B
Towards the end of S.C Gwynne’s mesmerizing "Empire of the Summer Moon," Quanah Parker explains to a friend named Miller how “the white man had pushed the Indian off the land.” Quanah, a Comanche warrior who had surrendered to the U.S. government in 1875, directs Miller to sit on a cottonwood log. "Quanah sat down close to him and said 'Move over.' Miller moved. Parker moved with him, and again sat down close to him. ‘Move over,’ he repeated. This continued until Miller had fallen off the log. 'Like that,' said Quanah."
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I turned around, stepped over the zebra and threw myself overboard.
ReplyDeleteThis sentence, full of surprise and wonder, jumps out of the middle of Life of Pi. It's indicative of the story Yann Martel tells in this novel, a remarkable story where he makes the unbelievable sound credible. When you stumble across sentences like that, you know you're in the hands of a master storyteller. Yann Martel gives us the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, self-christened as Pi. He drives this name home by saying "Three! Point! One! Four!" to his new classmates after suffering the nickname of Pissing at a previous school. Never mind that his name comes from a swimming pool in France. Pi Patel is an earnest young man in Pondicherry, a tiny area in southern India which was once part of French India (one of the many obscure facts that Yann Martel scatters throughout his story). The first part of the novel tells of Pi's childhood as the son of the zookeeper in Pondicherry. Growing up in the zoo, Pi learns a lot about animals. He educates us in the ways of animals, both penned and wild, and in how to keep them content and controlled. He rails against anthropomorphosis, which is ascribing human emotions and traits to animals. Instead he explains that animals are creatures of habit and once all their needs are met, they're content and willing to repeat the same scenario every day. Upset their routine, even in the smallest of ways, and you have an unhappy animal on your hands. Pi even tells the reader how a lion tamer controls his charges by being the alpha male, asserting his dominance and providing for their needs so they stay submissive to him. It turns out to be a good lesson for Pi to learn as a young man.
Roman , ADV C
I read the book "What is the what" by Dave Eggers.
ReplyDeleteI have found one very interesting passage: "I was supposed to know. But I know nothing; I never know the things I am supposed to know". From the first sight it seems to be rather difficult to understand this passage. I think that more we know, the more questions we have. There is one expression in my country: "You sleep better when you don't know everything". So, I can only agree with this and say that always when I am sure that I know everything, I know nothing...
Alina. Advanced A.
''She would bury the man, just as she was slowly burying me, a well-seasoned marathon man from the halls of Drake & Sweeney''
ReplyDeleteThis quote is from book ''The Street Lawyer'' by author John Grishman. In quoate ''She'' is main charachter wife who study to be a neurosurgeon and because of her hard work and studys they both have almost no time together and because of that their marriage is slowly dying. So I like this quote ,because it shows main charachter marriage and how much he is tired of it ,also it has little word play.
Oskars Advanced A
This quote is from book ''The Street Lawyer'' by author John Grisham. In quote, ''She'' is main character's wife who studies to be a neurosurgeon and because of her hard work, they both have almost no time together and because of that their marriage is slowly dying. So I like this quote because it shows main character's marriage and how much he is tired of it. Also it has little word play.
DeleteI made some corrections to your sentences. Yur thoughts here are very impressive.
"You would not add to my suffering, if you knew what I have seen"
ReplyDeleteThis is a thought from a novel "What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng" by Dave Eggers based in the real life story. The passage was told by the main character, who was one of the survivors of The Lost Boys of Sudan. In my opinion, this passage means that no one can understand the inside world of the other, the emotions and the struggling anyone has been through. People have a tendency to imagine that they have a huge influence to others when reality is different.
This is a thought from a novel "What Is the What[,] the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng" by Dave Eggers based in[on] [his] real life story. The passage was told by the main character, who was one of the survivors of The Lost Boys of Sudan. In my opinion, this passage means that no one can understand the inside world of the other, the emotions and the struggling anyone has been through. People have a tendency to imagine that they have a huge influence to others when reality is different.
DeleteExcellent ideas portrayed here. It's simple and very straight forward.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
ReplyDelete““Nothing is more deceitful,” said Darcy, “than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast””
So for me this thought was pretty shocking, because I am that king of person, who are shy and kind of obedient modest. However the more I was thinking I started to realize that it is a truth. Because If you afraid to be who you are, to share your opinion. That means that you not valuating your opinion and others letting to push it away, or maybe you afraid to be open because someone can steal it, you think that it is much cooler, or even afraid to hear a better opinion, advice that means that you are a prideful person. In other hand also if you look in societies eyes a perfect men, if doesn't mean that you are great men. We all in some areas are not perfect and sinful. So that idea kind of leaded to conclusion that in real life humility doesn't helps, because it just creates a wrong opinion about person.
So for me this thought was pretty shocking, because I am that king of person, who are [is] shy and modest. However[,] the more I was thinking I started to realize that it is a truth. You [are]afraid to be who you are, to share your opinion. That means that you not valuating [value] your opinion and [ let others] push [you] away, or maybe you [are] afraid to be open because someone can steal it[. You] think that it is much cooler, or [are] even afraid to hear advice that means that you are a prideful person. [O]n other hand[,] if you look in societ[y's eyes as]a perfect men, if doesn't mean that you are great men. We all in some areas are not perfect and sinful. So that idea kind of led to conclusion that in real life humility doesn't help, because it just creates a wrong opinion about [that]person.
DeleteCompare the two pieces and note the changes. You have good ideas but tend to put in too many words like "also and if."
There are not specific quotes or passages in Jack Higgins's book "Drink With The Devil". Probably the author of the book wants to make readers to understand the story by taking it as simple reflections of their lives. In every chapter there is something that readers can relate to their daily life. Every single person takes the pieces from the book differently and everyone can take it as they are supposed to take. That is to say, Jack Higgins gives an opportunity to be free in reading his novel.
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What you say is true....however, you still need to find something specific to write about and discuss.
DeleteThere are so many passages in book "Hansel and Gretel", but i am going to share one very smart quotation. "When you are falling off a cliff, you can even grip roar blade".In my opinion this passage show that when person realize that right now is going to be game over, he understand that he can do anything to survive. There is no turning back just do it right now and win or lose it.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many passages in book "Hansel and Gretel", but i [I] am going to share one very smart quotation. "When you are falling off a cliff, you can even grip roar blade" .In my opinion this passage show [s] that when [a] person realize[s] that right now is going to be game over, he understand[s]s that he can do anything to survive. There is no turning back[.] Just do it right now--win or lose.
DeleteJustas--watch your verb endings--singular nouns like "a person realizes" not "a person realize." You try to develop you point and answer the question.
My book is The Key to midnight by Dean Koontz. I found this passage interesting: "Time was money. And in Alex Hunter's philosophy, money was the only sure way to obtain the two most important things in life: independence and dignity." I think all of us can understand what it means, but this passage shows perfectly that people started to worship money more that other things.
ReplyDelete...but this passage shows perfectly that people started to worship money more that [than] other things.
DeleteA quality response...using a good quote.
I read a book „Till we have faces“ by C.S. Lewis. After long searches I finally found a passage, which I like : „I was in that state when the body is so tired that sleep comes soon, but the mind is in such anguish that it will wake you the moment the body‘s sated.“ I think that sometimes that happens for all of us. When your mind is so full of worries but your body wants to rest. It is very difficult to mach your sleep with your mind, sometimes it‘s just impossible.
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I read a book „Till we have faces“ by C.S. Lewis. After [a long search] long searches, I finally found a passage, which I like : „I was in that state when the body is so tired that sleep comes soon, but the mind is in such anguish that it will wake you the moment the body‘s sated.“ I think that sometimes that happens for all of us [, especially when my mind is so full of worries and my body wants to rest.] When your mind is so full of worries but your body wants to rest. It is very difficult to mach [match] your sleep with your mind. Sometimes it‘s just impossible.
DeleteI like your analysis...I can relate to it easily.
I found very interesting passage in Till We Have Faces written by C.S.Lewis, which I'll definitely put on my quotation wall. "Everything changed into something else before we could understand it, yet the new thing always stabbed you in the same place". I think that this quote says a lot, but for me it is a warning about waiting with our decisions on short notice. When we hang about to do some important things in our life it means that we can lose them forever and nothing will be the same.
ReplyDeleteI found very interesting passage in Till We Have Faces written by C.S.Lewis, which I'll definitely put on my quotation wall. "Everything changed into something else before we could understand it, yet the new thing always stabbed you in the same place[."]". I think that this quote says a lot, but for me it is a warning about waiting with [my] our decisions on short notice. When we [I] hang about to do some important things in [my] our life[,] it means that we [I] can lose them forever and nothing will be the same.
DeleteI like the way you think. It is very introspective.
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather.
ReplyDelete"I had killed a big snake - I was now a big fellow".I think this passage says that sometimes if people want that others would see you as important persone you should impress them.That did and one of these book characters Jim.He saved Antonia from snake by killing it and Antonia started seeing Jim as a "big fellow" more important than before.
Advanced A
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather.
Delete"I had killed a big snake - I was now a big fellow[."]".I think this passage says that sometimes if people want that others would see you as important person[,] you should impress them.That is what happened to Jim, one of the book's characters .He saved Antonia from [the] snake by killing it and Antonia started seeing Jim as a "big fellow" more important than before.
Good job of answering the question.
While i was reading Clive Cusslers book "Atlantis Found", I found an interesting passage: "The comet's core, or nucleus, was a conglomeration of frozen water, carbon monoxide, methane gas, and jagged blocks of metallic rocks. It might accurately be described as a dirty snowball hurled through space by the hand of God. But as it whirled past the sun and swung around on its return path beyond the outer reaches of the solar system, the solar radiation reacted with its nucleus and a metamorphosis took place.The ugly duckling soon became a thing of beauty." I found it very interesting how author compares little duckling with planet sized meteor. Well used metaphor.
ReplyDeleteWhile i [I]was reading Clive Cusslers [Cussler's] book "Atlantis Found[,]", I found an interesting passage: "The comet's core, or nucleus, was a conglomeration of frozen water, carbon monoxide, methane gas, and jagged blocks of metallic rocks. It might accurately be described as a dirty snowball hurled through space by the hand of God. But as it whirled past the sun and swung around on its return path beyond the outer reaches of the solar system, the solar radiation reacted with its nucleus and a metamorphosis took place.The ugly duckling soon became a thing of beauty." I found it very interesting how [the] author compares [the] little duckling with [a] planet sized meteor. [He uses a] Well used metaphor.
DeleteNice commentary. I added a few articles to your sentences...
Agatha Christie 'Crooked House'
ReplyDelete'She looked refreshingly English and that appealed to me strongly after three years without seeing my native land'.
For me this passage tells that if we are living or traveling to another country for a long time, and we are far away from home, we are always trying to search someone or something which reminds us about our country or land.
Martynas
Adv C
Agatha Christie 'Crooked House'
Delete'She looked refreshingly English and that appealed to me strongly after three years without seeing my native land'.
For me [,] this passage tells that if we are living or traveling to another country for a long time, and we are far away from home, we are always trying to search [for] someone or something which reminds us about our country or land.
Keen insights for this passage and so true...
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ReplyDeleteThe book ‘The Secret Life of Bees" is written by Sue Monk Kidd.
ReplyDeleteIn this book I have found very interesting passage: “Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life”. The first though that come to my mind was it isn’t true, people are afraid to die. I didn’t know why I kept repeating it, but after sometime I started to understand the real meaning of this passage. The history of the world is real terrible. Jews and other people were used as experiment rabbits in the Second World War and I think that the death was like a prize to them, because they lived in the hell. Also We can’t forget that most of the people had this experience in live where the pain is unbearable and it looks like you better die.
Daniele
Advanced A
The book ‘The Secret Life of Bees" is written by Sue Monk Kidd.
DeleteIn this book I have found [a] very interesting passage: “Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life”. The first though [thought] that come[s] to mind was it isn’t true[. P]eople are afraid to die. I didn’t know why I kept repeating it, but after sometime I started to understand the real meaning of this passage. The history of the world is real terrible. Jews and other people were used as experiment[al] rabbits in the Second World War[,] and I think that death was like a prize to them, because they lived in hell. Also, we can’t forget that most of the people had this experience in live [life] where the pain is unbearable and [death looks better.] it looks like you better die.
You have some excellent insights into the words here. It's nice when an author's words keep coming back into the mind...that's good writing.
I read a book called "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. I found an intresting passage: "Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch." What is waiting for us in the future? How long will our life last? We don't know answers to these questions as well as to this one: what human life is worth? I think, when looking from different prespectives, the price is different. For example, to our parents, to ourselves we are the one and only, but in the other hand, there are millions of people on this Earth, who are similar to us. I think, that all lifes are equilly worth, but we just do not admit that our own lifes are as important as a random guy's on the other side of this world.
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I read a book called "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. I found an intresting [interesting] passage: "Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch." What is waiting for us in the future? How long will our life last? We don't know answers to these questions as well as to this one: what human life is worth? I think, when looking from different [perspectives] prespectives, the price is different. For example, to our parents, to ourselves we are the one and only, but in [on] the other hand, there are millions of people on this Earth, who are similar to us. I think, that all lifes [lives] are [equal,] equilly worth, but we just do not admit that our own lifes [lives] are as important as a random guy's on the other side of this world.
DeleteYou have a very interesting perspective on this quotation. It cuts right to the heart.
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ReplyDeleteMy Antonia by Willa Cather
ReplyDelete"Oh, great and just God, no man among us knows what the sleeper knows, nor is it for us to judge what lies between him and Thee". In my opinion, this passage means that no one can judge the other, especially if this person is already dead. People just can`t always snoop, they must care about themselves. We don`t know what is inside the other person that`s why we can`t censure him.
Yana Zahorodnia adv A
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Delete"Oh, great and just God, no man among us knows what the sleeper knows, nor is it for us to judge what lies between him and Thee".[Thee."] In my opinion, this passage means that no one can judge the other [another], especially if this person is already dead. People just can`t always snoop, [. They] they must care about themselves. We don`t know what is inside the other person[, and] that`s why we can`t censure him.
Good ideas here and well said...just watch your punctuation--periods and commas.
"One Ring to rule them all , One Ring to find them,
ReplyDeleteOne Ring to bring them all , and in the darkness bind them..."- this is probably the most famous sentence from "The Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien. I guess , it's got some special meaning : sometimes one little thing, like that Ring from the book can be really significant , it might be really substantial in some case. Usually people just forget about those little things (for example some objects or events) , that are really important for themselves , and , also , for the others.
Max Melnichenko
Advanced C
"One Ring to rule them all , One Ring to find them,
DeleteOne Ring to bring them all , and in the darkness bind them..."- this is probably the most famous sentence from "The Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien. I guess , it's got some special meaning[. Sometimes] sometimes one little thing like that Ring from the book can be really significant[. It] might be really substantial in some case. Usually people just forget about those little things (for example some objects or events) , that are really important for themselves , and , also , for the others.
Max...good ideas about the quotes, but watch your punctuation. You use commas for periods.
“We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean.”
ReplyDeleteThis line perfectly describes what those unfortunate people in Siberia felt being thousands of kilometres away from their homes, families, friends, from the life that they’ve worked really hard on. Hiding beets in your underwear so that you could have some kind of meal for dinner… What can be worst than that? Was it easier to die that to be the one who survived at that time? But people never stopped believing that they can come back home and end their misery. However, sometimes things don’t turn out as wished… That’s why it’s like trying to reach a sky from the bottom of the ocean.
Karolina C. Adv. C ,,Between shades of gray” by Ruta Sepetys
This line perfectly describes what those unfortunate people in Siberia felt being thousands of kilometres [kilometers]away from their homes, families, friends, from the life that [than] they’ve worked really hard on. Hiding beets in your underwear so that you could have some kind of meal for dinner… What can be worst than that? Was it easier to die that to be the one who survived at that time? But people never stopped believing that they can come back home and end their misery. However, sometimes things don’t turn out as wished… That’s why it’s like trying to reach a sky from the bottom of the ocean.
DeleteYou make a very interesting comparison here. You have good control of the language. Nice job this SLI.
Now I read the book "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. Some time ago I found an interesting quote which was said by Scarlett's father - Gerald O'Hara:
ReplyDelete"Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything," he shouted, his thick, short arms making wide gestures of indignation, "for 'tis the only thing in the world that lasts, and don't you be forgetting it! 'Tis the only thing worth making for, worth fighting for - worth dying for."
I decided to choose this passage because I think that the most important thing in the life of each person is to remember about your motherland (a place where you were born, spent your childhood, went to school, found friends, were with your family almost all the time). After leaving towns or countries people mustn't forget their native language, values and customs. So, I found some expressions about the motherland: "There is no place like home" or "East or west, home is best."
I suppose that for every person their homelands will stay in their hearts forever and won't be forgotten in any case.
Alina Pytaylo. Advanced C.
I decided to choose this passage because I think that the most important thing in the life of each person is to remember about your motherland (a place where you were born, spent your childhood, went to school, found friends. After leaving towns or countries[,] people mustn't forget their native language, values and customs. So, I found some expressions about the motherland: "There is no place like home" or "East or west, home is best."
DeleteI suppose that for every person their homelands will stay in their hearts forever and won't be forgotten in any case.
Good ideas here Alina. You explain your points well.
“Soul harvest” by Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
ReplyDelete“Buck had been given a second chance; he was here for a purpose.”
I think that every person, who made a mistake and are regret about it, should have a second chance. Also, we all are here for a purpose. We all have a goal in our life, but we have to find out what it is by ourself.
Goda, Advanced C
“Buck had been given a second chance; he was here for a purpose.”
DeleteI think that every person[ who makes a mistake and regrets it, should have a second chance.], who made a mistake and are regret about it, should have a second chance. Also, we all are here for a purpose. We all have a goal in our life, but we have to find out what it is by [our self.]
This is well stated. And, I believe in second chances. Without them, people may not try something new and creative.
ALL animals ARE equal, BUT some ANIMALS are MORE equal THAN others.
ReplyDeleteThe first part of the sentence implies that all animals are equal to one another, but it is possible to misread the word “equal” as a relative term rather than an absolute one, meaning that there can be different degrees of “equal”-ness, just as there can be different degrees of colorfulness. Once such a misreading has taken place, it becomes no more absurd to say “more equal” than to say “more colorful.” By small steps like these, the core ideals of Animal Farm—and any human nation—gradually become corrupted.
Greta’s farm
Wow...I appreciate your comments and participation during this SLI.
Delete"Murder in Foggy Bottom" by Margaret Truman
ReplyDelete"-Where are you going ? How long will you be gone ?
- Can't say"
People always go somewhere but in most cases they don't know where they are going to and what is a reason of their trip.
Good...sometimes it is hard to find meaningful quotations in mysteries.
Delete“She thanked God that life was not always winter, that spring always came at last to chase away the cold and heaviness, and to release one to warmth and movement again.” - Janette Oke „Love's Long Journey" Life never stops and you have to keep moving. Sometimes it's hard but you have to fight for it.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good start to some analysis here. It needs to be more developed.
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ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book "The Great Gatsby", Nick remembered his father's words: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had". I like this phrase, because it is right. Before affront someone, think, because you can hurt him by your words. All people are different and everyone have different abilities. You have abilities which he hasn't, and conversely. So, everyone should respect others and understand that all people are various.
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At the beginning of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book "The Great Gatsby", Nick remembered his father's words: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had". I like this phrase, because it is right. Before [confronting] affront someone, think, because you can hurt him by your words. All people are different and everyone have [has] different abilities. You have abilities which he hasn't, and conversely. So, everyone should respect others and understand that all people are various.
DeleteGood point. Avoid the "you" pronounds and use 'I" "me" or "my."
I read the book “Keeping Faith” by Jodi Picoult. I have chosen passage: “How is it that you never realize how precious something is until you are about to lose it?” I like it because this situation seems to me well known. I had lost my cat under trucks of a car few weeks ago. He was less than 1 year old. Unbelievable, how easily it is possible to lose something without realizing how important it was...
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Adv C
You make a very valid point with a good example. Nice work...
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ReplyDeleteWhile reading the book Redirect by Timothy D. Wilson I found an interesting passage: "We usually don't have any trouble knowing how we feel, such as how happy, sad, angry or elated we are at any given point in time. We are not very good, however, at knowing why we feel the way we do. Our minds don't provide us with pie charts that we can examine and say, "Why am I feeling sad right now? Let's see, 37 percent of the reason is that my spouse has been ignoring me, 28 percent is because I learned that my aunt is seriously ill, 13 percent is because of the state of the economy and the rest is because my serotonin levels are a little low right now". The main reason while I chose this passage is that I found it very familiar to myself. Most of the times I can easily tell about my feelings, but can not express exact reasons which caused my mood. However, I think we are used to measure all the other things in life with pie charts and statistics. So basically, I would say that even though I know a lot of statistics about external world, I’m still a stranger to myself.
ReplyDeleteThe main reason while [why] I chose this passage is that I found it very familiar to myself. Most of the times I can easily tell about my feelings, but can not express [the] exact reasons which caused my mood. However, I think we are used to measure [measuring] all the other things in life with pie charts and statistics. So basically, I would say that even though I know a lot of statistics about external world, I’m still a stranger to myself.
DeleteYou have a gift for choosing the4 right words to develop your point. I like your response. Note the few corrections in brackets.
The passage I liked from "three men in a board" by K.Jerome is "When I walked into that reading-room ,I was a happy , healthy young man. When I left I was a very sick man,close to death ". This is kind of an interesting phrase because many people who gets some medicine books to read always try's to find some illnesses after reading. I also have the same problem. For example, after reading the book about heart rate I tried to find the chance to check my heart. I think that it is usual and normal problem for anyone.
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This is kind of an interesting phrase because many people who gets [get] some medicine books to read always try's [try] to find some illnesses after reading. I also have the same problem. For example, after reading the book about heart rate I tried to find the chance to check my heart. I think that it is usual and normal problem for anyone.
DeleteIt makes sense. The more your read, the more you want to try it on yourself...
"I don't have to be proud of it. I only have to do it well". These words belong to Thomas Hudson, main character in Ernest Hemingway's novel "Islands in the Stream". I can feel how much passion he put into that. All what Thomas loved in his life was painting. He couldn't imagine his life without it, and he is absolutely right. We came into that world, not to make someone else feel better and enjoy it, but do it to ourselves. People should do what they love to and don't take care what others think about it, as long as they feel passionate about it.
ReplyDeleteAll Thomas loved in his life was painting. He couldn't imagine his life without it, and he is absolutely right. We came into that world, not to make someone else feel better and enjoy it, but do it to ourselves. People should do what they love to and don't take care what others think about it, as long as they feel passionate about it.
DeleteSome very good points...to be happy, you need to do what is best for you...
"Having just cut through the cloud bank, the plane allowed passengers a view of the Chicago area. Smoke. Fire. Cars off the road and smashed into each other and guardrails. Planes in pieces on the ground. Emergency vehicles, lights flashing, picking their way around the debris." This passage let us to imagine how world can look like in a apocalypse.
ReplyDeleteThis passage [leads us to imagine] let us to imagine how world can look like in a apocalypse.
DeleteWhat else does it say to you....how would you feel?
"It is finished. The tale is told truthfully, and truth is no heavier, no more beautiful than lies."
ReplyDeleteThese are first sentences of a last paragraf of The true story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. For me it relates with a fairytale about Hansel and Gretel. They kind of says that what happens in fairy tales not always happens in real life. So I think they say that is easier to know the truth, but fairytales are way more beautiful than real life.
Advanced B
These are first sentences of a last [paragraph]paragraf of The true story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. For me it relates with a fairytale about Hansel and Gretel. [She implies that what happens in fairy tales does not always happen in real life.] They kind of says that what happens in fairy tales not always happens in real life. So I think they say that is easier to know the truth, but fairy tales are way more beautiful than real life.
DeleteFairy tales also make us think deeper about real life. Sometimes they even give us deeper meaning, meaning that we can only see in the tale.
In secong charpet of "The Long Earth" written by Terry Pratchet the main charecter meets one important person and he is...drinkin mashine.
ReplyDelete‘Lobsang found your mailbox code.’
‘And who is Lobsang?’
‘Me,’ said the drinks machine.
‘You’re a drinks machine,’ said Joshua.
‘You are wrong in your surmise, although I could produce the drink of your choice within seconds.’
May be there isnt really deep meaning, but for me this words means that it really doesn't matter who you are, but it is important who you can be and what you can do.
Anastasiia S adv C
Interesting take on this passage.
Delete"... Just a detail, but details are the bricks that build success."
ReplyDeleteThe passage seems rather important for me simply because it is true. Whenever we do anything, every little detail that we make goes toward the final picture.
Edgaras B.
Advanced A
For example...try to explain your point rather than just defining or restating it. Through development comes more meaningful analysis.
DeleteI am reading 1984 by George Orwell.
ReplyDelete'And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed- if all records told the same tale- then the lie passed into history and became truth. "Who controls the past," ran the Party slogan, "controls the future: who controls the present controls the past"'
This passage Is not only showing us the way that Party of Oceania used to control society (in the way that is very common to the Stalin's way of changing the official information) But also giving us the picture of Winston Smith's loneliness. He know how the system works, and he is not the only one. Bur since 'Big brother is watching you" He cannot find anyone to share his thoughts. This passage has close meaning with the well-known "history is written by the winners", But it happens right in front of everyone, and protected by Oceania's ideology.
Stanislau Press, Adv. A
This passage Is not only showing us the way that Party of Oceania used to control society (in the way that is very common to Stalin's way of changing the official information) but also giving us the picture of Winston Smith's loneliness. He know [knows] how the system works, and he is not the only one. Bur since 'Big brother is watching you[,]" he cannot find anyone to share his thoughts. This passage has close meaning with the well-known "history is written by the winners[," but]", But it happens right in front of everyone, and protected [protects] Oceania's ideology.
DeleteYour writing is very perceptive and well thought out. You use good examples to prove your point. I have placed corrections in brackets.
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather
ReplyDeleteThe part when boys are going to get a horse-collar. I have chosen passage:
-"Hello! Ambrosh, could you dive me that horse-collar you borrowed from grandfather back?"
-"Hey, I don't know what you are talking about".
-"I never like you no more Jake and Jim! No friends anymore!"
The most of people like to borrow some things and don't give back. But the phrase is really funny.
Valeria Ilenko
Adv. A
Most people like to borrow things and don't give [them] back. But the phrase is really funny.
Delete,,Twenty minutes," the officer barked. He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes." This quatation of the book ,Between Shades of Gray impressed me very much. It shows that in those times there wasnt any respect for people and their lives were of no value, because NKVD were told that all those people were stealing from the USSR and they needed to be arrested.
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This [quotation] quatation of the book ,Between Shades of Gray impressed me very much. It shows that in those times there wasn't any respect for people and their lives were of no value, because NKVD were told that all those people were stealing from the USSR and they needed to be arrested.
DeleteIt would have been more interesting to personalize your answer with commentary from your grandmother about the authenticity or reality of this book to her story.
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ReplyDelete“I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.” Said J.K. Rowling in her book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This passage shows that trouble always finds Harry.
ReplyDeleteIn every Harry Potter all kind of troubles and adventures find Harry. This passage like concludes Harry Potter books. Every book someone start catching and trying to kill Harry. Normally he don‘t want to be killed, but almost always he is going to dead.
Adv B
Simon
This passage shows that trouble always finds Harry.
DeleteThis passage like concludes Harry Potter books. [ do not know your meaning here.] Every book someone start catching and trying to kill Harry. Normally he don‘t want to be killed, but almost always he is going to dead.
Simon...it appears that you are repeating your self here to get more words in your response. State your point and develop it with details. It sounds as though you are just making up general information.
In book that I read there was a idea of hero, who want make the world better but she made a lot of mistakes: You do everything you can to make it, knowing that you'll never succeed in getting rid of the guilt. You devote yourself to spending every second trying to do better despite the fact that it will never be enough. And you pray with every single good act you do that somehow, when your life is over , that you came close to making up for for the wrong you committed'.(i know, its long, but it has full meaning) I thing its means that we always have to do better despite how much mistakes we done. No matter how people think about us, but we can be heroes for ourselves
ReplyDeleteI don't see a response to a quotation.
DeleteBook that I'm reading is by F.S. Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. Passage that I choose is: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." In my opinion it is really good advice for everyone, it doesn't mater what is your age, gender or nationality. Nobody have right to judge anyone because other people choose what to show for world, even they can be completely different people in personal.
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ADV C
I'm reading F.S. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. ]The]Passage that I choose is: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." In my opinion it is really good advice for everyone, it doesn't mater what is your age, gender or nationality. Nobody have right to judge anyone because other people choose what to show for world, even they can be completely different people in personal.
DeleteGood points but all your commas should be periods...
My favorite quote in the book "The True Story of Hansel and Gretel" is :"Don't tell any of the others about the children." That is their stepmother's words. I think about it, why she doesn't want their father to know their children are alive and save? This one is the hard decision to save Hansel and Gretel. Maybe their true mother would make the another decision. Anyway stepmother's decision save both children and them.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote in the book "The True Story of Hansel and Gretel" is :"Don't tell any of the others about the children." That is their stepmother's words. Why she doesn't want their father to know their children are alive and save [safe]? This one is the hard decision to save Hansel and Gretel. Maybe their true mother would make the another decision. Anyway stepmother's decision save [saves] both children and them.
DeleteThe stepmother is actually making a choice that saves the children's lives. During that time, not knowing is better than knowing even though it may seem cruel.
My favourite quote from S.Kinsella's "Confessions of a Shopaholic" would be "I look around - and suddenly this mundane office life seems far too boring and limited for a creative spirit like mine." Why? Because a lot of people (including me) are actually stuck in these kind of situations : they are afraid to show their creative and colorful side to other people in order to not get judged by them.
ReplyDeleteNice and very vulnerable point. However, never be afraid to show your creative side...it's you, and people will eventually like it...
DeleteThe passage which I liked from "The True Story of Hansel and Gretel" by Louise Murphy is "You will be brave and it will be hard". To be a brave person is really hard because you have to make hard decisions, stand up in the difficult situations. Being brave means knowing what you fear the most and facing it head on.
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Advanced C
Valid point. Any examples from the story?
DeleteThe quote, that I picked, is from "The Adventures And The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It goes like this: "I had sat for about twenty minutes turning the thing over in my mind and trying to find some possible explanation. The more I thought of it, the more extraordinary and inexplicable did it appear." I think that this passage makes perfect sense, because the more I think about anything, the more complicated it seems. For example, I'll take something that I can see outside every day - a bird flying. That look's pretty simple, but, when I go into details, it becomes very frustrating trying to figure out what happens, why does it happen, when, etc. etc. The lesson that can be learnt from this passage is "Do not overthink think things."
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Advanced C
Last sentence: The lesson that can be learnt from this passage is "Do not overthink things"*
DeleteNice valid example to defend your point. You write well.
Delete"My Antonia" by Willa Cather
ReplyDelete"He look at us, and then our faces were open books to him." is my favorite quote because it is very good metaphor. Sometimes when you looked at other person face, you can see he is rich or poor, he is honest or he have some secter, or maybe he is happy or sad. Sometimes you can see his personality. So if you want to know person better, then just look at his face, and the face can be open book to you.
Lijana
Adv B
My Antonia" by Willa Cather
Delete"He look at us, and then our faces were open books to him" is my favorite quote because it is very [a] good metaphor. Sometimes when you looked [look] at other person['s] face, you can see he is rich or poor, he is honest or he have [has] some secter [secret?], or maybe he is happy or sad. Sometimes you can see his personality. So if you want to know [a] person better, then just look at his face, and the face can be open book to you.
I like how your develop you "open book" metaphor.
The quote I picked from Agatha Christie's book ''Dead man's folly'' is following: ''Why can't people have some sense? Why can't they think? Think of the mess the whole world has got itself into. Don't they realize that the inhabitants of the globe are busy committing suicide?'' I chose this passage because it's very true and I agree with that. People don't think about important things and just focus on trivial matters. People aren't aware that they current doings will have some effect in the future and influence others humans, but they are short-sighted.
ReplyDeletePeople aren't aware that they [their current]current doings will have some effect in the future and influence others humans, but they are short-sighted.
DeleteI read a book "Till we have faces" by C.S. Lewis. I found interesting passage, which very impressed me: ''I have said that she had no face; but that meant she had a thousand faces''. I think, that nowadays people dont show their real "faces", which means, that they are trying to pretend other persons, hide their real feelings or emotions.
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I think, that nowadays people don't show their real "faces", which means, that they are trying to hide their real feelings or emotions.
DeleteSometimes, by putting in too many words, passages become hard to read. So, I edited some of your words for clarity. What you say is good. It would read better with examples.
I have been exploring information about the swimming pool filtration plant for a long time now due to the project I am currently working on and so far perhaps this is the best website I have came across.
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