Entry II: Day 1 Today’s events have left me thinking a bit. After we got back from exploring the island‚ Ralph assembled another meeting to spread our new discoveries. We realized everyone would not stop talking at once‚ so Ralph decided that whoever holds the conch has the right to talk and can only be interrupted by Ralph himself. Great idea at first‚ until that fat‚ useless oaf Piggy took it. He wouldn’t stop worrying and whining about getting rescued. Ralph said it himself‚ his dad’s a navy
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almost 20 million people in Western Europe. The Bubonic‚ or “Black Plague”‚ began in China in 1334. The bacillus‚ Yersinia pestis‚ existed in all forms of the plague and caused it. The disease was carried in the bellies of fleas that attached to rats. The Black Death subsided in the Russian Steppe in 1351. Bad hygienic conditions in Europe helped the epidemic spread. European lifestyle also changed greatly during and after the disease. As the Black Plague spread rapidly through Western Europe‚ people
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Dear Journal‚ I am stranded on a desert island with a group of rude and immature boys‚ and no responsible human being knows I am here. The atmosphere of the island is not very good for my asthma. It is hot and humid‚ so it’s hard to breathe‚ and I can’t even go swimming to cool off‚ because my Auntie says I can’t on account of my asthma. The first boy I met on this island was Ralph‚ who seems completely disinterested in everything I say. The only thing that caught his interest was when I told
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Existentialism and The Plague Jean-Paul Sartre once said‚ “Man is condemned to be free; because once he is thrown into the world‚ he is responsible for everything he does.” Sartre speaks in accordance with the values of Existentialism‚ which is defined as a philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Existentialists like Sartre rejected the existence of a higher power and
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Anna Hillot English The Rabbit-proof fence Capital Mr A.O. Neville‚ chief protector of aborigines -Also has the power to remove any aborigine in the state. During the 1930s‚ Molly‚ a 13 year- old aboriginal‚ is living in harsh‚ impoverished conditions with her family and other aborigines. Molly is outstandingly courageous‚ and is a great risk - taker. She lives in a hut made of twigs‚ logs and bramble also some grass‚with her cousin‚ Gracie‚ younger sister‚ Daisy with her Mother and Grandmother
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Medieval journal Pt 1 I was awoken in the middle of the night. Ahmed rushed us out of our cots into the armory where we donned our armor and took our weapons. I was stationed in Jerusalem defending our holy city from the Christian invaders. I stood on the walls next to my brothers in arms. Our torches extinguished to see the enemy clearer. I felt the familiar tug of a full quiver on my waist‚ my recurve bow held in my right hand. Night after night we performed these drills waiting on the walls til
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inquire for a explanation from a townsman standing in my general vicinity. He told me that this woman had committed adultery and this was her punishment‚ according to the puritan laws. This peaked my curiosity… Log #23: It has been awhile since my last entry‚ but I have made a few conclusions about the quizzical subject Hester Prynne. As it turns out‚ after I left‚ Hester had committed adultery with another man and is now caring for his child. The mere thought of my own wife caring for another man’s child
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handmaid’s tale. The author gives each character a sense of mysteriousness like Serena and Nick. I would like to write several journal entries written from the point of vue of Serena Joy as my topic. I will be writing these journal entries from the point of vue of Serena Joy at different points of the story. I will also be making a connection between these journal entries and the novel itself. The main literary features that I will be addressing are Characterization‚ Imagery‚ and Theme. Justification:
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“Clearing the Air” January 23‚2011 Another boring day‚ in a boring world. I always wondered why did “god” created this universe in the first place? Yea I know common question by all but if this is all for a purpose and we are so important‚ then why the fuck did he make us so small and utterly useless? Christians seem to believe that we were made to serve “god”‚ that we were made in “his” image but I truly don’t believe that we are anything like “god” the only relationship we have with him is that
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Sarah Burns Evolution of Plague Bacteria The Bubonic Plague otherwise known as the Black Death‚ has gotten most of its attention from medieval paintings‚ poetry‚ and journals of revulsion. The real horror‚ was the disturbing biological evidence of the bacteria that caused all the pandemics‚ known as Yersinia pestis. The pathogen got its name from the two investigators Yersin and Kitasato. In 1894‚ Yersin was known as the main investigator (ergo. Named after him)‚ he claimed that the mice/rats were
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