...Famous Last Words...

The Wisest Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands at times of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” This was said by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his last speech before being assassinated. It portrays a powerful and meaningful message to those who read it, and we know that if everyone were as wise as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, or could at least follow his famous words, the world would be a better

Greene’s fictional novel “Looking for Alaska” (2005), he symbolizes the way last words of people, and how it tells their life stories and experiences. Greene develops this symbolism by using his main character’s obsession with famous people’s last words to gain closure on their death, but without knowledge of a main supporting character’s death (Alaska’s death), Pudge gains no perspective of Alaska’s life and her experiences. Last quotes create a picture of how a person’s life was lived, he also makes

rest of his life. One heroic quality that Miles retains throughout his quest is memorization. Throughout the novel, Miles often recites last words of famous individuals. He utilizes this quality in a very unique way, different from others. Miles takes tips and uses both quotes and last words to assist him throughout his journey. “Meriwether Lewis’s last words were, ‘I am not a coward, but I am so strong. So hard to die.’,” (151). Miles recites a quote from one of Meriwether Lewis’s biographies.

no life and have not many friends. In my friends’ perspective, being extroverted means being very famous and is the kind of person who stands out from the rest, but for me, it just means that I can relate to other people by having a kind heart and an open mind. The word extrovert came from the Latin word “extro” meaning extra and “vertere” meaning turn. Having said this, the real meaning of the word is if the person has an attitude of being friendly, sociable, and talkative. However, people who are

no life and have not many friends. In my friends’ perspective, being extroverted means being very famous and is the kind of person who stands out from the rest, but for me, it just means that I can relate to other people by having a kind heart and an open mind. The word extrovert came from the Latin word “extro” meaning extra and “vertere” meaning turn. Having said this, the real meaning of the word is if the person has an attitude of being friendly, sociable, and talkative. However, people who are

orator abilities. In the famous speech of 1940, known as “Their Finest Hour” the written speech is full of vibrant words and phrases that catch the audience’s attention and inspired them to act during a time when they were downtrodden and dejected.The written speech took Churchill many hours to write, and he was known to make revisions right down to the last minute in an attempt to create the best diction possible. Although his speeches were well written, using short words and phrases in a pleasing

the events of the Last Supper. Early Galilean events started when Jesus had gone back to Galilee after he was baptized by John the Baptist. During this time is where Jesus gathered His disciples who then began traveling with him. The Wedding at Cana was one of the first events that had happened during the start of Jesus’ Ministry, and is known to be the first miracle of Jesus during His early period of ministry. This is also the period when John the Baptist was arrested.

There are many famous poet in history that wrote many amazing poems and influenced many other poets later on. Emily Dickinson was one of the famous American poet during the 1800s that wrote many deep poems that involved with her family and ties to her community. In one of her famous poem, “Tell All the Truth But Tell it Slant”, she talked about the relationship between people. She used the poem to tell people, or her family that you must speak the entire truth all the time, no matter who the listener

When you hear the word “sinistra”, what word does it sound close to? It sounds closely to the word “sinister” and with that you think sinistra means dark or evil. However, sinistra’s meaning has no thing to do with darkness or evil; it is Latin for left or left handed. With this misunderstanding of the word sinistra and other reasons, left-handed people faced years of social and religious oppression. Hello, I’m Josh Haxton a lefty and I have always been curious about the history of left handers.

In the poem, FootBall, Louis Jenkins conveys the idea of football not being called soccer. He does this by using different stylistic features in the poem. To support my thesis, I will begin by explaining, that it is called football because you play it with the foot. “This is not football, it’s a shoe a man’s brown leather oxford”- Louis Jenkins. With this quote, explains how Amercian Football is not played with the foot and that the ball is literally like the shape of a shoe and not round as a