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    Kristyn Grety Honors English 12 Period-8 2-18-13 Symbolism behind the Lord of the Flies William Golding is very known to use so much symbolism in Lord of the Flies that many critics agree that it is an allegory. Golding’s Lord of the Flies is “a named applied to the biblical demon Beelzebub” thus symbolizing evil (Rosenfield‚ p.174). Golding also uses symbolism of the four main characters Jack‚ Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon in the story that “shows the characters work out their archetypal pattern

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    After the Elementary and Secondary Education Act where tests are given to students to reduce the achievement gaps by providing all students fair and equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education‚ an updated version named the “No Child left Behind” (NCLB) act was signed by President George W. Bush on January 8th‚ 2002 where the federal government held states/public schools responsible for the outcome of their students’ performance. After the law was passed‚ President Bush has promised it’s

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    There are numerous theories floating around the world of Sociology. One of which‚ Ethical Subjectivity is often found under extreme scrutiny. By examining the definition‚ an associated term‚ and applicability‚ one can determine the validity behind Ethical Subjectivity. First‚ the definition of the term Ethical Subjectivity‚ according to Sandra LaFave‚ is “the view that moral judgements are nothing but statements or expressions of personal opinion or feeling and thus that moral judgements cannot

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    Many families have filed suit against the companies that took their land‚ but due to corruption in the courts they did not win. This reminds me of the corruption in India presented in Behind the Beautiful Forevers. People who lose their lands are often forced to work in plantations under horrible conditions and with little pay. Referring to the title of the documentary‚ the companies are the elephants and the farmers are the grass. I

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    The Hidden Meanings Behind Demian Archetypes are considered to be a type of symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious; at least in the ideas of Jungian psychology. In the article entitled Jungian Archetypes in Herman Hesse’s Demian‚ by critic Johanna Neuer‚ this definition proves true‚ as its interpretation is based on Jung’s archetypes and theory of individuation. In Herman Hesse’s novel‚ Demian‚ Hesse strives to represent the process

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    When I think about fairy tales‚ the stories that first come to mind are Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ and Beauty and the Beast. I think of these stories and books as products of Walt Disney‚ and assumed that to be their place of origin. The Disney Spell is that Walt Disney made it so that when you think of certain fairy tales‚ you automatically think of him. Thus‚ eliminating the true origin of those fairy tales. After going through this reading‚ I realized that I was one of the victims under the Disney

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    Cognitive functions behind rape There are many reasons that rapists are who they are. Psychologists have come up with many theories for the reasoning in a rapists mind. The theories range from‚ little boys being abused by their mothers to unsuccessful marriages influencing a hate toward women. Psychology Today reports that Gordon Nagayama Hall Ph.D. conducted a national forum on the question‚ why do men rape? In his findings he has identified four main types of rapist. Type 1 is the kind of man

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    The idea that was the driving force behind the crusades was that Christianity must replace previously held Islamic and Judaic beliefs at any price‚ even the lives of others. The people of the world must be saved through their belief in the Christian God‚ no matter the cost‚ even if violence was to be used. All throughout Europe‚ Jews were persecuted‚ and eventually Jerusalem was captured. Jewish and Muslim people living within the city were murdered; this included the slaughter of women and children

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    Ashley McCluskey English 1 Mrs. Luehrs October 26‚ 2010 Meanings Behind Animal Farm By: Ashley McCluskey Animal Farm is a book that represents many different things. The book has three levels of meaning. Animal farm is a childerns book because it has talking animals. It is a Satire of Communist Russia because a lot of the problems and characters represented in the story are like the problems and people of Communist Russia. Also‚ in this story it shows the different ways to abuse power

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    seems to be a pile of garbage set on fire uncontrollably. There’s at least one good thing I’ve gotten from this event‚ and it’s that I’ve gained an enormous amount of interest to what I’m exposed to from news. The article I chose‚ “The Psychology behind Fake News‚” explains through the insight of Adam Waytz‚ written by Drew Calvert‚ on how the problem is not the media‚ but how people tend to not sway their views despite even seeing evidence.

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