In The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Larson uses two quotes at the beginning of the book to describe the two main characters. The first quote, said by David Burnham “Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” Helps to describe his ambition and creativity. Burnham was one of the lead designers in building the White City. This quote shows that even though it is easy to make little plans and go step by step, Burnham only felt anticipation and excitement when he made plans on a larger scale. This also shows that if Burnham was going to be constructing the Worlds Fair, it had to be large scale and amazing for anyone to want to see it.
Kaitlyn Barry English 11 Self improvement plan 4/17/14 I have been reading this book now for some time, called " The Great Gatsby." Let me tell you, I would have never found this book to be as interesting and as joyful to read. Once I got to actually reading the book though, I never wanted to put it down. I had my eyes glued to the book, wondering what would happen next all the time. While reading this book though, I had discovered many different things about the setting, the year the book was written, but mainly about the characters.
“In a true war story there is not even a point, or else the point hit’s you twenty years later, in your sleep” (295). I found this line to be so powerful, simply because this is what O’Brien’s entire story is all about. In my mind, How to Tell a True War Story, is all about the deeper meanings of stories. Unfortunately, if you read this story, and analyze it completely on the surface, it really should not have any effect on you. However, the deeper meanings that a true war story possesses are so powerful, they can truly touch a person.
And fear the time when the strikes stop while the great owners live—for every little beaten strike is proof that the step is being taken.” | Pg.151 | This is one of my favorite quotes from the book. It was odd at first that Steinbeck started giving war a positive light, however after reading it over I completely agreed with the quote. Man is constantly moving forward step by step. This also reminded me of how in the book Tom was just trying to put “one foot in front of the other” so that he could deal with his situation. Men always advance and as they do, it can be a struggle so it is almost like everyone is just stumbling
The expedition was no place for quitters, which is why the captains both picked specific people to perform this insane task. Ambrose’s work definitely opened my eyes to see what an undertaking it was for that time period, Lewis spent months just planning out the whole thing, and as the expedition began there were many problems encountered, but he was stubborn enough to push through them and carry out one of the greatest expeditions in U.S. history. I think its amazing what this group of mostly strangers was able to pull off, considering the times and the limited technology, this feat thought to be impossible by nearly everyone. After not hearing from the expedition for almost 2 years it was thought they were all dead, or lost in the wilderness, but on their return in September 1806, everyone on the expedition is considered a
The ups and downs of the story starting when Huck arrived at the Phelps’ home, to the time they realized Jim was a “good nigger” was very unpredictable. There was never a time that the reader knew exactly how Silas or Sally was going to act towards any occurrence. Therefore, the Phelps’ house was one of the most important settings in Huck Finn because it played a very important role in setting the mood and the theme. 2. One of the key components to understand Huck Finn is realizing the time period, and geographic location that the novel was set in.
When Darrow questioned Bryan it was actually on a platform in the front of the county courthouse with over 2000 people present. Darrow’s character in Inherit the Wind evolves as the play progresses. He is witty and very intelligent and the further we go into the play the more we realize that he is defending this case because he has been battling these issues for years. Drummond would not give up in the case, he could not bring any Scientific resources, teachers or anything to do with the study of evolution, so he turned the tables and used the bible against Brady’s arguments bringing into question the line of reasoning how does he know that a day in the bible is the same as a calendar day. The Calendar wasn’t even invented at the time of creation.
"My greatest pain is that I'll never be able to see myself perform live" this is a quote that will live on for ages and be used by many artist who believe they are great , it is this simple quote that put kanye's ego into one line and explains it , he loves himself and loves what he has become from his humble beginnings to now , one of the most powerful people alive. He is a man who is making history and has always got something for us "I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read
NOVEL STUDY: LANCE ARMSTRONG, IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE Chapter 1: Before and After “Cancer would change everything for me, I realised; it wouldn’t just derail my career, it would deprive me of my entire definition of who I was.” Looking through chapter one, Lance Armstrong defined himself as someone who is impatient and loves to do things quickly and swiftly. This is shown where he says on page 1, ‘I don’t do anything slow, not even breathe. I do everything at a fast- cadence.” The things that made him believe he was the happiest man in the world were his career, his support from his mother and his never broken ego. Chapter 2: The Start Line “Your past forms you whether you like it or not.” Both positive and negative influences helped to form and mould young Lance into the rebellious boy he was. Lance shares how close he is to his family and how his
Destiny Roberts The story “Rewriting American History” By Frances Fitzgerald is not really a revelation into the way history books have changed. She has made a lot of interesting points that the history books are now more diverse because lets face facts that we as a nation are now more diverse. What the authors have managed over the years to do is add all the history that has been made in the last sixty years, which there is a lot, and not have books that weigh a ton. This has caused problems but there are some ways to fix them. The problem is that the kids these days are learning our complete history.