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Ferris Bueller Quotes

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The quote,“Life moves pretty fast if you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it” holds much more value and meaning than what is presented. Although this quote comes from Ferris Bueller, a high-schooler from the famous 80’s movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, many people use this quote in their daily life. This quote is explaining how if one is still reminiscing the past, he/she will miss the great opportunities that he/she is presented with. Although Ferris Bueller is just a character from a movie, this quote may apply to most people in life. For example, an individual has been dating someone for a long time, and he/she has never been happier. Even though he/she may think it is okay, his/her significant other decides it is time to split apart. Instead of wondering what went wrong or how to get him/her back, the individual should explore the world more to get him/her of his/her mind. This will open up many new opportunities for him/her, and will help more than wondering what …show more content…

From short stories, to memoirs, there were many types of writing pieces that I have read. One of the most memorable book that I read this year was Borderline by Allan Stratton. I chose to read this book for my realistic fiction project. This novel is about a muslim high-school boy named Sammy, and the problems he faces including a bully, parents, friends, and the FBI. He first finds out that his father is keeping a secret away from him and his mother. He then goes through his computer to find that his dad has a secret meeting in Toronto with someone he is not familiar with. He immediately suspects that he is cheating on his mother, but he is not. It turns out, Sammy’s father has been contacting his long lost son, who is claimed to be a terrorist. This is the reason why he cannot tell anyone he is talking to him because once people know he is associated with him, he will get arrested and accused as

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The first example is Mildred she is a character who doesn’t know anything but isn’t happy, When Montag comes in her room, “…sleeping tablets which earlier today had been filled with thirty capsules and which now lay uncapped and empty…”(Bradbury 10) This shows that Mildred isn’t happy and tries to commit suicide even though she doesn’t know anything. Another example is Montag. Montag in the beginning book is ignorant is can be seen he isn’t happy. An example of how he isn’t happy is after talked with Clarisse he says, “ Of course I’m happy.

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A. Build case through logic While utilizing pertinent background information: In the novel The house of Mango Street the author Sandra Cisneros describes the life of Esperanza a Mexican American girl. B. If you care to list the three main points you’ll be discussing, generally speak on them prior to listing your thesis statement: in the novel as Esperanza grows up she struggles to find herself a place in the world, she wants to live in a place in which she’s proud to belong, as she grew up realize that she’ll always belong to mango street even if she decides to leave. First main point (strongest) A. Talk about your first main point in a broad way: Esperanza feels as if she doesn’t belong on Mango Street because she lives in a house that

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In chapters 1-10 of Petey he became frustrated, because of the staff. Petey become upset when the staff carelessly feed him while he choked on his food. Also, the staff were rude, they called him an idiot, and the staff refused to think Petey had any feelings or thoughts. On page 36 the book reads, “Lying on his back he often choked on food, everyone ignored him blaming it on his spastic nature.”

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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is a novel about Lily, who runs away from home to Tiburon, after she and Rosaleen, her “stand-in mom” were arrested. Lily killed her mother at a young age, and she feels guilty about it. When Lily and Rosaleen are at Tiburon, Lily finds a picture of The Black Madonna at a store, which was the same picture that Lily’s mom had. This leads them to a pink house, where they meet August, June, and May. August is the oldest and is seen as the leader of the house. Before each chapter of the novel, there is a quote.

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In "Martin", Vaca, the main character, is introduced as a sibling and playmate of a poor family in the heart of a lower class urban area called Tracy. Vaca's sibblings are faced with a neiborhood newcomer named Martin, a boy who is assumed to be a glutton, due to his large belly size. In response to Martin's rather overweight apperance, Vaca becomes extremely angered. Considering the unwealthy status of the family, they are not accessed to the convenience of plentiful amounts of food. Based on this, they assume Martin's greed, and therefore attack him out of disgust.

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Max Vandenburg impacted Liesel Meminger the most during her childhood because they were able to relate their lives and they shared interests. This made Liesel like being around Max, and she wanted the best for him because she knew the hard situation he was in. They looked out for each other like no other two characters in the book. Max’s background story was really hard. He lost his father as a child, he and his family were targeted by the Nazi’s because they are Jewish, and he has had to be cautious his whole life.

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If your civil rights were taken away, would you fight to protect your rights or watch and let your civil rights drift away? Marcus, a main character in the book Little Brother, was near the bay bridge in San Francisco when it was blown up by terrorists. He was blamed for it by the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). Due to the bombing, the city was put under heavy watch by the DHS and everyone was treated as a potential terrorist, especially Marcus. Throughout the book, Marcus fought against the DHS for the rights to privacy of himself and the civilians of San Francisco.

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Antoine Nguyen period D LOTF Essay The Lord of the Flies by William Golding the beast an idea that one little boys created as a fear leads the boys to chaos and destruction. These boys who were once peaceful turn into savages who murder and torture their own. In the Lord of The flies the beast is more than it seems, the beast shows the violence hatred and evil in humans and alone on the island the boys not stranded by society rules turn to inner hatred within. In The Lord of the Flies The boys show traces psychopathic behavior, this behavior goes unnoticed and shows the darkness the boys have.

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The greasers, the group of boys in the novel the outsiders are outsiders to the rest of society but they are insiders to the members of their own group. What keeps them together is there loyalty to each other when they are being attacked. If they weren’t attacked so often they would not need to form such a tight group. The problem is that there group gives them courage and a sense of belonging but mostly wrecks their chances of a happy and satisfying life.

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ISU Essay In the Short story, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King is about a man that Is wrongfully convicted of murder, gets sentenced to prison then has to face problems in prison. The Shawshank prison is a corrupt prison with underhanded actions from the guards and inmates. Andy Dufresne, the wrongfully convicted man, never gave up on himself and he always had hope that some of the problems that he is facing will stop. The sisters, a group of thirsty men that rape other inmates to fill their sexual needs.

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In the novel, Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein has a desire for divine knowledge to the extent that he would disregard humanity. Mary builds Victor as a knowledge-hungry character that is driven to knowing the secret of life without thinking of the consequences. Frankenstein’s excursion for knowledge led to a life of desolation. When meeting Walton, he warns him, “‘You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been’” (Shelley 15).

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As he trespasses the stairs and the kitchen, the smell of victory is patiently waiting on the other side, unraveling what was truly waiting for him all this time. “Far from the Tree”, written by Robin Benway, brings focus to a boy named Joaquin, a foster child growing up in countless foster homes his whole life. He comes to a realization that he has 2 biological siblings named Grace and Maya, and begins to talk to them as well. His life has always been bordered with foster care, and this makes Joaquin extremely detached from his sisters, since they were white and had already been adopted with loving families. Joaquin has amazing foster parents, but he is not prepared to be adopted like his sisters.

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Tom Robinson is a mockingbird in that he doesn't do one thing wrong. All he does is provide help to the people he interacts with. That is exactly how he got in trouble. Tom Robinson was helping Mayella with some chores. He was humming a melody and when he chopped up the dresser drawers.

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In the chapter titled "Travels", The RZA writes about how being around wise people helps one learn and gain knowledge from each other. He personally is open to learning new things from the people he meets and because of that the RZA in the Wu-Tang clan is known as a teacher. The RZA believes that no one stops learning in life even if their teachers. This is made clear when the RZA states, "But a real teacher is also a student, someone who never stops learning"(7). This quote shows that the RZA believes that a real teacher is not just a teacher they are also students because they never stop learning new information or life lessons gained through experiences in life.

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Societies throughout time have always struggled with outsiders. Humans easily notice differences and are quick to despise them, outcasting any person in whom they see these discrepancies. While the specific targeted characteristic may vary, this idea is ever persistent. In Jessica Brody’s novel Unforgotten, she highlights through angry, fearful diction and personification that people often look upon differences negatively, ultimately hurting those targeted. Brody relies heavily on diction to illustrate her idea that people are upset by outsiders.

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