The quote‚ “Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got‚” is significant because it relates to the theme and foreshadows conflicts to come. Firstly‚ it relates to the theme intended by William Golding himself‚ which is that “All of mankind is inherently evil.” For example‚ we can see how Jack is acting more “savage-like” throughout the story. When he tried to kill a pig at the beginning of the story‚ he hesitated a lot. Later‚ he grew to leave his emotions aside and was determined to kill the
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‘The only reason to be moral is because it is the right thing to do’ Discuss. Morality is defined as the principles of distinguishing between good and bad behaviour. We call the murderer an immoral person because they have committed a ‘bad’ action. We also stereotype charity workers as moral because they are devoted to helping others. But what motivates our moral behaviour? In an attempt to answer this‚ I will assess several key theories and thinkers to prove that morality is a means of achieving
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The Outsider by Albert Camus ‘The protagonist of the novel is condemned because he is a stranger to the society in which he lives.’ The Outsider‚ by Albert Camus‚ is a philosophical novel set in the mid 1940’s in the newly colonized country of Algeria. The novels plotline is that of a middle aged French Algerian man‚ Meursault‚ whose outlook on life is of an emotionally detached absurdist. Throughout the course of the novel it is understood that this outlandish philosophical view separates Meursault
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The Vietnamese Boat people are refugees who have fled their country in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Refugees from Laos‚ Cambodia‚ and especially Vietnam are referred to as “boat people” because they fled their respective countries. Refugees from these countries were fleeing shortly after the Vietnam War had ended. The Vietnam War was a cold war which took place from November 1st‚ 1955 until April 30th‚ 1975. On April 30th‚ 1975 was the day that the fall of Saigon took place‚ essentially this
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The Open Boat NONE OF THEM KNEW THE COLOR OF THE SKY. Their eyes glanced level‚ and remained upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were gray‚ except for the tops‚ which were white‚ and all the men knew the colors of the sea. The line between sky and water narrowed and widened‚ and fell and rose.A man likes to take a bath in a bigger area than this boat could provide. These waves were frightfully rapid and tall; and each boiling‚ white top was a problem in the small boat.The cook sat
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terrible attack‚ which crippled the United States’ Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. In 1887‚ the United States government obtained exclusive use of the inlet called Pearl Harbor‚ and the right to maintain a repair and coaling station for ships. The area was established as a naval base in 1908‚ and then in 1911 dredging of a channel from the sea was completed‚ across a sandbar and a coral reef at the mouth of the harbor. This made that channel accessible to the largest naval vessels‚ as
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[pic] Pearl Harbor: A Date That Will Live In Infamy [pic] Alec Mathews Mrs. Kohorst March 15‚ 2010 Outline I. Introduction A. Where 1. Oahu B. What 1. Drug into WWII 2. Survivors C. Quote 1. “Air raid…” D. Japanese forces 1. 30 ships 2. 6 carriers 3. 430 planes II. Body A. Secret plans 1. Planning a
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open boat” Determination was what the sailors from “The open boat had‚” with their drive into finding land and there hope into finding shore would they not give their lives into the cold heartless ocean. Days after days of seeing the ocean at its worst and days with no food could they only have hope and determination to finding land and being safe? As weak as they were they relied on each other to get through it. With the captain being emotionally distraught about losing his ship he still
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Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor was the first foreign attack on the United States territory and also the longest attack on the U.S. soil. The day after Pearl Harbor Theodor Roosevelt gave his famous speech while asking Congress to declare war. Within his speech Theodor Roosevelt said “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion‚ the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory"11 Though Pearl Harbor was a surprise the United States
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Essay on: Jo Lloyd´s ”Because It Is Running By” Times go by‚ whether you like it or not. A fact is that some things remain while others die. It is an unwritten law about living‚ but the changes can still be a shock to many people who thought they had their lives planned. It is simply because time is running by. “Because It Is Running By” is written by Jo Lloyd in 2009 and the story deals with the young man‚ Wil who has to realize that the times are changing and the bubble he has lived in has burst
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