“The research conducted by professors at Harvard suggests that you should learn a second language” is this ethos? And if so why?

she learned to understand that physical beauty wasn’t as important as being a good person.

the part where he says my friends

"valley of salt tears" and "dark, deep and foggy" are two images used to establish a mood of uncertainty and regret. this imagery is made up of sensory appeals to brings up   theological concerns of sin and retribution.

they conjure up the human   uncertainty about the divine and its relationship to the world.