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    gets shot down‚ leaving the pilot dead‚ while most of the boys survive. The boys find themselves on a uninhabited island‚ away from the civil society they once knew. Ralph‚ the fair haired protagonist‚ becomes chief and attempts to keep the boys civilized‚ but his attempts fail. Over time‚ the boys go down the path of savagery and become careless about their responsibilities on the island‚ instead they value food and hunting the pigs found in the forest. Jack‚ one of the older kids‚ supports this behavior

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    “If there is no one around to guide children‚ then they go wrong...” says the author of Lord of The Flies‚ William Golding about a topic in his acclaimed book (Golding). In Golding’s novel a group of boys become stranded on a tropical island‚ and begin a slow descent into madness. One of the boys‚ Roger‚ kills another named Piggy by pushing a large rock which knocks Piggy to his death. While it is true Roger committed the crime he may not be psychologically healthy. Roger does in fact exhibit signs

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    Rhode Island

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    One of the first colonies to be established‚ Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States and one of the most densely populated. This state is half the size of the second smallest state‚ Delaware. Rhode Island lacks valuable mineral deposits and fertile farmland. It was the first state to become industrialized‚ especially in the textile and jewelry trade. Rhode Island lies on the beautiful Narragansett Bay‚ and is a popular vacation area to which boaters‚ fishermen‚ and other water-sports

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    societies want for strong leaders Ralph tells everyone to call the fat boy Piggy <- shows how cruel we can be even when we’re trying to help Setting: This chapter is on a‚ what they think to be‚ deserted island surrounded by what they know to be the Pacific ocean. It’s a very tropical climate and the island is made up of what seems to be mostly jungle. Society: At a very early stage in the book‚ one of the first things Piggy thinks about is establishing some sort of society. They call a meeting with

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    In the High Island Geopark area‚ there is some coastal management. East dam of High Island Reservoir is located in the southeast of Hong Kong. In Hong Kong‚ the waves with the greatest energy break along the southeastern and eastern coast‚ causing the strongest erosion. Because the strongest prevailing wind is from the southeast and east and the longest fetch is also from the southeast and east as the coast is exposed to the sea which is Pacific Ocean. As East dam of High Island Reservoir is located

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    Spratly Islands Dispute

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    The Spratly Island The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They contain less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and

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    Thatcher and the Falkland Islands Thatcher’s handling of the Falklands crisis can be considered to be successful as she triumphed over the Argentines‚ winning back the islands‚ and also she finished in a much stronger position politically‚ and internationally. Thatcher managed to secure international backing‚ as she secured the backing of NATO‚ and more importantly the USA. This was to play a huge part in the Falklands crisis as she obtained the loaning of the Ascension Islands which proved instrumental

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    Easter Island Essay

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    Easter Island is about 2‚000 miles from any population center. So why should you come here? The views are so beautiful. There are many mysteries to be solved about Easter Island. Easter Island is located around the South Pacific Ocean. Easter Island has a very interesting and intriguing history to many people. It is a small and isolated island in the South Pacific Ocean. It is about sixty-three square miles. The nearest place that has a population is Chile‚ which is more than 2‚300 miles

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    Treasure Island Summary

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    Treasure Island Summary This book is called Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. This book is about a young man named Jim who goes off in search of treasure with pirates. First‚ a man missing two fingers on one hand arrives at the Admiral Benbow asking for a man named Bill. When Bill returns‚ he is surprised because the man that asked for him was his old shipmate‚ whose name was Black Dog. They start talking‚ and later they get into a fight. Jim is visited by a blind man who comes to

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    Louie Zamperini

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    Louie Zamperini Going from an olympic athlete to being injured‚ having to retrain‚ and not being able to accomplish a goal? As a child Louis Zamperini was a troublemaker. Louie’s brother‚ Pete‚ introduced him to running‚ he qualified to compete in the olympics but he had to go into training for flight school. The crew Louie was with went on a search for a missing plane‚ and got stranded out on the ocean. After being stranded out in the ocean and tortured in Japan POW camps‚ Louie returned home as

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