Jumat, 10 Desember 2010

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Study Guide

Huckleberry Finn introduces himself as one of the protagonists in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He tells how he and Tom recovered six thousand dollars in gold and became rich. The Widow Douglas took Huckleberry as a son and tried to civilize him by subjecting him to a life of made beds, dinner bells and prayer. She also introduced him to the story of Moses, whose basket was hidden in the bulrushes, but Huck didn't think the story very practical. Her sister, Miss Watson, tried to introduce Huck to reading and manners, both of which he...

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THE TRUTH IN REASON


THE REASON TO SEE TRUTH AS A REASON TO REASON,
IN ALL VISIONS WITH APARISIVE TENDENCIES,
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INNEVITABILITY OF CAPTIVITY IS A CERTAINTY,
YET IN MY VIRTUAL VISIONS,
ALL I SEE IS THE REASON TO BE MYSELF,
THE REASON TO HOLD MY FORT,
THE TRUTH IN MY REASON IS FORTIFIED BY MY NEED FOR SELF SATIATION,
IT IS DRIVEN BY MY DESIRE TO SEE SATISFACTION IN MY BEING,
LET NOT MY SATISFACTION BE GIVEN UNTO ANOTHER,
LET NOT MY GLORY BE PASSED UNTO ANOTHER,
FOR THE TRUTH OF THEIR REASONING,MAY CONTRAST WITH MY REASON FOR TRUTH,
HENCE I PREFER MY REASONING FOR MY TRUTH