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    Riya Jain Mrs. Ryglicki English 2H 23 December 2016 Essay choice #3 In some novels‚ specific settings are presented in conjunction with certain symbolic objects to reinforce the novel’s theme and comments on humanity. In a novel‚ development the story and allegorical/symbolical meanings come from the environment and atmosphere which a setting creates. The character’s behavior and reaction also depends on the setting. In some setting a certain object would be normal‚ but in other settings

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    Symbols are objects‚ characters‚ figures‚ or colours used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is filled with numerous symbols. The author uses a variety of these to assist the reader in relating aspects of the narrative to places or ideas in modern day society‚ as well as infusing the story with greater depth and meaning. Throughout the novel‚ Golding effectively implements various related symbols and in this essay I will be discovering the importance of these

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    throughout the novel are conveyed to readers in more effective way due to the “story-truth” aspects‚ specifically the animals that accompany Pi. The behavior of Pi and the animals could be thought of as almost symbolic in how the primitive‚ survival instincts in them are representations of the primitive‚ survival insticts in Pi that are brought out throught his journey. Another lesson taught in this story is one of faith and religion‚ which can be described in the quote‚ “ Despair was a heavy blackness

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    discusses the State of Nature‚ saying that people in their "natural" primal state would only contribute in making laws of the jungle‚ where the strongest feasts upon the weak. He says that the human-being‚ once reverted to premitivity (the State of Nature)‚ will be exposed under his real form; an animal‚ but a Political one. Animals are known of being brainless‚ but how can they be Political? Because the human-being will follow his instincts‚ regardless of how rused or talented he or she might be. One choses

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    (The Social Contract Theory) Social contract theory dictates the fact that there must be agreements within a group of people who decide to live together‚ based on moral notions and judgments. In most cases‚ the social contract has a ruler or some form of ruling organization‚ to which people agree to obey in all matters in return for a guarantee of peace and securities. These are lacking in the "state of nature”. The “state of nature”‚ is a state of human interaction which exists before any social

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    Psychological thought has been around as early as the Greek philosophers such as Plato and Socrates. Psychology’s routes stem from the early academic disciplines of philosophy‚ physics and biology. In the 1600s philosopher and physiologist Rene Descartes was concerned with how the mind and body worked in coalition. He then went on to write the first physiological psychology extended essay about his theory of automatic reaction. He suggested that the body could affect the mind and that the mind

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    the novel find resonance with the Freudian concepts of instincts‚ life and death instincts‚ and the structural theory of the mind. The characters in the novel manifest characteristics of Freud’s theory of the mind. Mr. Hyde would seem easily recognizable as the id‚ seeking instant gratification‚ having an aggressive instinct‚ and having no moral or social mores that need be followed. He takes pleasure in violence and similar to the death instinct ultimately leads to his own destruction. Dr. Jekyll is

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    importance. Evolution has changed how humans and animals interact with each other. Charles Darwin brought the idea of evolution to the world and the theory survival of the fittest‚ and recognized animal consciousness (Page‚ 9). He looked at some positions as the scientist that "lowered" mankind‚ and put mankind at the level of animals‚ but is judged by the possibility of raising the importance of animals. Darwin had motives for defending animal consciousness‚ when put in certain situations

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    Many overlook the standard rules of humanity‚ and basically is why individuals have no idea what humanity really is. Such applies as when humans are‚ while in the mode of self-survival‚ they are less likely to do the right thing. According to Darwin C.‚ (2008 Biological Altruism: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)‚ “Altruistic behavior is common throughout the animal kingdom and humans are much the same.” As with vampire bats that regularly regurgitate blood and donate it to other members of

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    The Function of the Human Brain By Theresa Higgins Dr. Michael Anatomy & Physiology HS120 December 14‚ 2008 The Function of the Human Cerebellum Introduction: The human brain is an extremely complicated system which controls all of our functions both physical and physiological. What are the cell/ tissue/ organ/system? 1. Glial is the cell and is one of the most important components of the cerebellum which supports the functions of nervous tissue. The nervous tissue

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