Almost daily we shudder as prophets of doom announce the impending end of civilization and universe. We are being asphyxiated, they say, by the smoke of the industry; we are suffocating in the ever growing mountain of rubbish. Every new project depicts its measureable effects and is denounced...
Some measurements of an object may be more important than others. If a medieval scholar asks how many angels can dance on the head of a pin,you’re unlikely to enquire about the length of the pin. (But enquiring about the size of the dance area, namely the head, would be reasonable.)...
He has always spoken about the profound influence of his grandmother, Navajbai Tata,who instilled in him the importance of maintaining dignity. “…… our grandmother taught us to retain dignity at all costs, a value that’s stayed with me until today“. Quotes “I have always been verycon...
[on being cast inMother! (2017)] Sometimes I have this nightmare where I'm trying to warn people around me of some impending doom, some disaster that is about to happen. No one is listening to me. My entire dream is trying to find my way out, trying to convince people. This film ...
when the brain is dotted with senile plaques, and understanding and character regress to the infantile state. Like the building cracked by the earthquake, said agitation announces impending doom.” Science quotes on: | Doom (34) | Earthquake (37) | Senility (2) | Trembling (4) | True (...
sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom. —Edgar Allan...
authors use symbolismto express complex ideas or to make ideas more relatable to the reader. Nature is often used to symbolize new beginnings (spring) or impending doom (bad weather). In fables, animals are often used to symbolize certain traits. Foxes are associated with slyness, while turtle...
"Your diplomatic immunity is gone, Doom. You will answer for all your dealings with Shadaloo and S.I.N.!" "I'm glad to see that I'm not the only woman out there fighting for justice -- literally!" "I'm sorry about your face, but that doesn't give you the right to carry aroun...
Open Document 1. The sin of revenge is worse than the sin of adultery. Revenge is an action that one takes to deliberately affect someone else negatively, whether through violence, words, etc. On the other hand, adultery may be simply caused by dissatisfaction with someone else, and it is...
There are shouts like: “‘Speak woman!’ said another voice, coldly and sternly, proceeding from the crowd about the scaffold, ‘Speak; and give your child a father!’” (32). Such sternness is uncalled for and abusive. The public’s lack of sympathy and mission to successful fulfill ...