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    Lord of the Flies

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    Interpretive Composition Piggy is an important character in William Golding ’s Lord of The Flies. The novel follows a group of boys who crash land on a deserted island. At first‚ the boys believe that they will be rescued and will soon return to their normal lives. The reality of the situation‚ is that the world outside of the island is in war. The island becomes their new home. Using Piggy ’s physical features‚ mental state‚ and emotional level‚ Golding makes Piggy a symbol of security‚ and civilization

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    The Lord of the Flies if taken at face value can be taken as a short book about the struggle to stay alive on a deserted island and its physical and psychological influences on its residents. However‚ when the reader looks deeper‚ they see a story that is an allegory filled with rich and detailed imagery in almost all facets of the novel. An allegory is defined as a type of writing that presents abstract ideas or moral principals in the form of symbolic characters‚ events‚ or objects. "The theme

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    struggle for society and survival after their plane crashes on a deserted island. The boys slip into many forms of government while trapped. Their unstable government contributes to the ultimate fall from civilization to savagery. Golding’s characters‚ Jack‚ Ralph‚ and the littluns‚ carry attributes of the many forms of government and how the different types‚ totalitarianism‚ democracy‚ and socialism‚ affected their success on the island. Ralph instills a sense of concordance and structure in his group

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    of the hunting group (Golding 20). At first when they crash land on the deserted island after being attacked (Golding 3). Ralph is determined to get off the island right away. However‚ he is not alone. With his friend named Piggy‚ he will accomplish his goal to leave the island. Although Piggy is always nice‚ Ralph always treated him in a disrespectful way in the beginning of the book. As chaos start happening on the island like with the monster that they think lives in the woods called the Beastie

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    outsider due to his physical appearance (chubbiness). Ralph is introduced as the oldest of the marooned characters. The vote for island leadership is both unanimous and undisputed naming Ralph as the chief. As the leader‚ Ralph would try to accommodate everyone’s needs by listening to everyone’s opinion. When Ralph and Piggy first meet on the isolated and deserted island it was Piggy who picked up the faded pink conch shell and suggested to Ralph “we can use this to call the others. Have a meeting

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    Lord of the Flies Film Review In Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ the kids soon find themselves in a deserted island after the plane they were in crashes. The leader‚ Ralph‚ tries to call all the kids on the island by using the conch that he and piggy found. They decide that Jack and the little kids will be the hunters‚ but before things better Jack starts challenging Ralph’s leadership. Soon they find themselves trying to kill the “beast”‚ which is all in there imagination. Jack

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    himself as Ralph and the chubby one introduces himself as Piggy. Through their conversation‚ we learn that in the midst of a war‚ a transport plane carrying a group of English boys was shot down over the ocean. It crashed in thick jungle on a deserted island. Scattered by the wreck‚ the surviving boys lost each other and cannot find the pilot. Ralph and Piggy look around the beach‚ wondering what has become of the other boys from the plane. They discover a large pink and cream-colored conch shell

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    Alcatraz Prison

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    on Alcatraz Island were treated in such a way. Psychological Orientation: If you were a prisoner on Alcatraz Island‚ every aspect of your life would be controlled by a higher authority. If you like to have a midnight snack every now and then‚ that luxury would be taken away. If you like to sit around and watch TV for hours‚ you can forget about that too. Logical Orientation: Alcatraz has a long history of transformation as to how it came to be known as the inescapable prison island. This reputation

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    My Perfect Island

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    enchanting island? An island where the climate is perfect. An island with great hotels where you can enjoy yourself. An island that has great beaches. An island where you can acquire the knowledge about their political system‚ culture and history the name of this island is Jojoju island. Jojoju Island is the perfect place to live and to have vacations. The nature of this island is a tropical‚ warn climate‚ perfect for agriculture and vacations and vocational industries. Jojoju Island haves a

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    INTRO Easter island also known as Rapa Nui‚ is located 4300 miles southeaste of Hawaii and covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean. Scientists have discovered evidence that Râpa nui was first settled by polynésien fishermen. They had the disadvantage of living in one of the most fragile environment‚ at the highest risk of deforestation. Witch ment it wasn’t a very sastainable environment. The polynésiens came from the Asia tiwon aria and accsedently got to the island then they planed

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