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    Lord of the Flies

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    Lord of the Flies   Have you ever wondered how a group of boys would survive on an island? In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies published in 1954‚ Golding uses characterization‚ diction‚ and imagery to create vivid scenarios in which a tribe of boys undergo tremendous change after finding themselves stranded. Through the boy’s actions and reactions‚ towards each other and events‚ we uncover true human nature. Ralph‚ the central character‚ represents leadership and equality. He is elected

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    fully understand what power really is; “the ability or capacity to act effectively” (http://dictionary.reference.com). In all societies‚ hierarchical power structures are in place which privileges some and disregards others. The novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ is considered to be a reflection or illustrative allegorical novel of our society. In the novel‚ Golding displays two forms of power and how they are exercised by two individuals. On one hand‚ Ralph depicted and reflected a liberal democracy‚ whereas

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    The Music Never Stopped

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    books‚ poems‚ and film. As the father of two young sons‚ four and two‚ I was deeply affected by the film “The Music Never Stopped‚” directed by Jim Kohlberg. I had the privilege of viewing this film at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. This is the first film I have seen in my adult life that caused me to weep openly several times. I connected with the struggle of this father as he dealt with a devastating brain injury to his estranged son. The film covered three common themes in father and son

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    The Never Ending Cycle

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    The Never Ending Cycle Everyone has heard someone comment on poverty in the United States. Some people say‚ "the poor have only themselves to blame for their situation." Or‚ "why don’t they get a job?" This is the problem with society today; the different levels of the class structure have grown so far apart from one another they cannot even relate to one another. People look down on the poor as unmotivated and lazy when‚ in fact‚ it is not their fault‚ but the fault of a society that does

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    Love Is Never Silent

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    The 1985 movie “Love is Never Silent” is set during the great depression and follows a young woman’s journey to find her own identity apart from being the only voice for her Deaf parents. Margaret Ryder was one of two hearing children born to her Deaf parents‚ Abel and Janice. Abel works on the printing press at a newspaper company while Janice is a seamstress. Tragedy strikes the family immediately in the film when Margaret’s younger brother Bradley unexpectedly dies. Margaret feels now more

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    Never Trust Anyone

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    cards that had a random selection of basketball players. I would meet with my friends to trade cards for any rare all-star basketball player card that I could find; these cards are the most worthy and valuable. I collected enough all-star basketball player cards to sell them on a website called craigslist. I posted my advertisement for anyone seeking classic basketball cards that was willing to pay one-hundred dollars. I figured it would be easier and less time consuming to post an ad online rather

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    lord of the flies

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    The beast inside us Every man has a savage inside him; men show their inner human nature. Lord of the flies written by Golding writes the cause and effect of human behavior during survival and the human defect back to human nature. This book is about a group of children that where in an airplane crash into a deserted island explains how civilized society can change when a group of people experience differences‚ desperation and power struggle. When the children are conflicted to decide

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    Never Back Down

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    Never Back Down Have you ever had one of those moments when you wished nothing more than to just give up and leave everything behind? Stupid question‚ everybody has those moments. Well‚ for me it was more like I couldn’t simply lie down and give up. This big realization came to me when I was about ten years old‚ during the third practice football game of the season. “TWEET!” The whistle to start the game finally came. My stomach was buzzing with angry butterflies. However‚ in my case they felt

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    War Never Changes

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    “War. War never changes‚” begins the trailer of Fallout 4‚ and indeed it does not. Even the entirety of human history could not prevent the bloodbath that is WWI. Also known as The Great War‚ this massive international battle was nothing short of transformative‚ meaning that it has significantly impacted the world even to this day. WWI lasted a total of four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ and was fought between the Central Powers (Germany‚ Ottoman Empire‚ Austria-Hungary) and Allied Powers (France‚ Russia

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    Never Trust a Lady

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    Never Trust a Lady Victor Canning Everyone thought that Horace Denby was a good‚ honest citizen. He was about fifty years old and unmarried‚ and he lived with a housekeeper who worried over his health. In fact he was unusually very well and happy‚ except for attacks of hay fever in summer. He made locks and was successful enough at his business to have two helpers. Yes‚ Horace Denby was good and respectable-but not completely honest. Fifteen years ago‚ Horace had served his first and only sentence

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