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    The Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is renowned for having unique symbolism within the text. Piggy’s glasses‚ the conch‚ and the fire all have a deeper meaning than what is displayed on page. As the book continues‚ and the boys descend into savagery‚ the context of Piggy’s glasses‚ the conch‚ and the fire are changed into symbols of things the boys once had. Piggy’s glasses are one of the most important items on the island. Piggy’s glasses allow the creation of fire‚ which grants the creation

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    refuge and strength in trouble‚ and I think that God gave his mother and their family hope to keep going and hope for a brighter future. | “The MacNamara sisters said Angela was nothing but a rabbit and they wanted nothing to do with her till she came to her senses. Their husbands agreed”(19). | I like how the sisters compare Angela to a rabbit because a rabbit is always going different directions and never focusing on one thing. Ina sense‚ she kind of is like a rabbit because she did not marry someone

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    Five Themes of the Novel; Angela’s Ashes By Greg Cashman Patriotism Patriotism is the love for one’s country and the defense of that no matter what. In Angela’s Ashes Patriotism is expressed through Cuchulain‚ who is a war hero from Ireland. Frank’s Dad is constantly telling him stories about Cuchulain and reminding Frank how Cuchulain fought for Ireland. In this way Malachy wants to pass on this love to his children. Being the eldest‚ Frank is pushed by his dad more than the other children

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    Gamble’s book provides a thorough examination of Angela Carter’s both work and life‚ including how she celebrates the marginal‚ and how she balances reality and fairy tale and also history and fantasy and how these tensions influence her writing career both in the form and the content of her fiction. Gamble explains how Angela Carter’s works reflect her life and career‚ especially women’s place in the society from a woman’s point of view as a consequence of a feminist movement that was taking place

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    Sake of a Symbol “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” - Alfred North Whitehead. To symbolize is to represent much like the Cowboy Ethics principle ‘Ride for the Brand’. A brand is a symbol used to mark an object in order to claim it as owned property by the entity the brand is specified to. The knowledge of symbolism has been my north star for what has seemed an infinite amount of time. To me representation and responsibility

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    Benedict and Angela Foligno‚ all utilize aspects of faith and revelation to accentuate a conversion process by influencing the human spirit. Despite each of these authors originating from Italy‚ their respected works depict faith in settings which are universal‚ and relatable to those beyond the scope of a European mindset. Within Dante’s‚ Inferno‚ the main character Dante is sent on a pilgrimage through Hell‚ and his lost soul is reformed and cleansed by means of revelation.In contrast‚ Angela Foligno

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    depiction of the Valley of Ashes in Chapter Two The Valley of Ashes‚ a landfill site solely for ashes‚ is painted by Fitzgerald to greaten our appreciation of American Society and the themes it generates such as social decline‚ moral ambiguity‚ the loss of hope and faith and the dominance of shallow materialism. Nick Carraway labels the Valley as “desolate”‚ thus steering our attention into one which will perceive the Valley negatively. Fitzgerald then paints the Valley of Ashes as a crude distortion

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    _THE TIGERS BRIDE_ BY ANGELA CARTER CONCEPTS OF GENDER The short story_The Tigers Bride_ raises thought provoking concepts around gender through a plot both alike and unlike traditional Beauty and the Beast. The role of both genders is explored and true freedom questioned within the bounds of society. The text delivers a powerful and even handed message to the genders that constraints are merely a construct‚ a mask which can slip and shatter when pressure is applied. Angela Carter sketches a bleak

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    development that affects the job you do in your community. A Message to ASHE Members: The Joint Commission (JCAHO) is conducting a Field Review of its proposed addition to standard EC.7.40 on the inspection‚ testing and maintenance of emergency power systems. JCAHO proposes to add a new Element of Performance (EP) requiring annual testing of each emergency generator for four continuous hours‚ under load. ASHE members are encouraged to take full advantage of this opportunity to: • Provide

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    Humanity in Movie “Life of Pi” —Conflict between human nature and death Introduction Pi whose father operates a zoo in India has his special attitudes towards beliefs and humanity because of his extraordinary environment in which he lived when he was a child. His parents decided to immigrate to Canada when he was only 17 years old while Pi had to break out with his first lover. On the ship to Canada‚ a rainstorm occurred and the ship sank. Nevertheless‚ Pi survived dramatically

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