I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged.

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

The Shawshank Redemption

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Topic

Confinement Prison Freedom

Speaker

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Actor

Morgan Freeman

Source

The Shawshank Redemption

Medium

Film

Genre

Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for...is a miserable creature, who has no chance of being free.

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John Stuart Mill
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Contest in America." Fraser's Magazine, Feb. 1862.

Current Citation

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Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Elizabeth Appell

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Topic
Facing one's fears Personal growth

Author

Elizabeth Appell
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Appell, Elizabeth. “Risk.” John F Kennedy University Newsletter, Jan. 1979.