Lord of the Flies Summer Assignment 7/23/08 William Golding describes a lot of different situations in the book by different moods along with other writing skills. In the excerpt from pg. 199-200‚ the general mood is fear. He uses similes and metaphor to describe the mood and helps us picture the time of the excerpt. In the following paragraph‚ I will describe how he shows the readers what the mood is. First of all‚ the first sentence of the quotation gives us the first hit of the
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Leaders are born‚ not made”. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Can all managers go on to be a leader? Explain. For several years‚ the concern whether leaders are born or made is an issue of great controversy. From different opinions however‚ it could be a little bit of both hence proving that any manager can go on to be a great leader as well. Among other definitions‚ Maxwell (1993‚ p.11) has defined leadership as an ability to influence others. He also defined a leader as a person
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Are Serial Killers Born or Made? The term serial killer‚ as defined by Robert Ressler (1974)‚ refers to a person who commits a series of murders‚ often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic and predictable behaviour pattern. Commonly used terms like sociopath and psychopath are no longer used in a clinical setting. Instead‚ these pathologies fall under a condition called anti-social personality disorder. A sociopath is traditionally defined as a person with a personality
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? Critically discuss. Introduction An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business by taking on financial risks in hope to make a profit. The word entrepreneur stems from the French word entreprendré which means ’to undertake ’. A couple of examples are Lord Alan Sugar and Bill Gates. Lord Sugar is an entrepreneur worth £800 million. He started by selling car aerials out of a van‚ he then set up his company‚ Amstrad which sold affordable hi-fi turntable covers
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has been a part of the world since the time of the Bible. However‚ it seems like it is no longer an important part of the human society today. For modern humans‚ fire is mostly used for recreational activities‚ such as camping. However‚ in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ fire is a representation of the downward spiral of the young boys as they try to survive on the island. The destruction that occurs on the island can be better understood by examining the symbol of the fire through
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Luisa Amor A. Laguna III – Lubi October 03‚ 2012 Unique in an Insulting Way What is “baduy?” Well‚ it actually refers to a person who dressed weird. This is the kind of tag to those persons who has an out of this world fashion statement. It is also a kind of insult and humiliation. It can also be a factor for bullying. How will you know if you’re “baduy?” So I set up some standards for “baduy.” “Baduy” can also be associated to those persons who came from provinces. They’re somewhat connected because
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What do you think is the importance of Jack in Lord of the Flies and how does Golding present him? The strong-willed‚ egomaniacal Jack is the novel’s primary representative of the instinct of savagery‚ violence‚ and the desire for power; in short‚ the antithesis of Ralph. From the beginning of the novel‚ Jack desires power above all other things. He is furious when he loses the election to Ralph and continually pushes the boundaries of his subordinate role in the group. Early on‚ Jack retains the
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In the novel the Lord of the flies written by Sir William Golding‚ there were two conflicting themes that were clearly shown‚ these include order and civilization and chaos and destruction. Although shown at different stages in the novel‚ these themes reflect just how the group of survivor boys swiftly changed their attitude all together. Sir William Golding used these themes as an underlying message explaining how inside of all of us‚ no matter how hard we try to have order‚ if given the chance
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lessons about life with a soccer ball at my feet. Soccer is what made me the young man I am today. When I was younger‚ I had an attitude problem with coaches. I didn’t know how to handle their judgment when they tried to help. I constantly disrespected them because I felt that I had more knowledge of the game. As I got older‚ I started to realize that I
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Ralph‚ a round character introduced in Lord of the Flies‚ seems to be the most likable and civilized boy on the island. Ralph’s natural willingness to lead becomes apparent early on when he blows the conch shell and gains the admiration of his peers: “there was a stillness about [him] as he sat that marked him out: there was his size‚ and attractive appearance; and most obscurely‚ yet most powerfully‚ there was the conch” (Golding 29). However‚ Ralph’s futile attempts to organize the boys‚ to build
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