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    agree with the rules. What would you undertake if you were stranded on an island with your classmates? Since some of the boys don’t condone the rules‚ they start to live their own animations‚ forgetting about civilization. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the dearth of civilization ultimately causes the boys to become savages

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    It is not fortuitous that the first civilizations developed around rivers. These bodies of water helped cradle these early societies‚ very few of which still prosper today. Many have been transformed and annexed by another civilization or demolished in a calamity. Yet some have only faced minor continuities and changes throughout their existence. One of those lasting societies is the civilizations of China. The first civilization of China sprouted along the Huang He (Yellow) River. These small

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    Civilization Vs Savagery

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    Inside every human civilization and savagery strive. Civilization and savagery are two completely opposite behaviors. They are a choice of human behavior. The choice of either being a civilian or a savage is up to each individual human being‚ because it’s one’s life towards the end. Even if a person chooses to be a civilian there still lies a savage in them‚ and in every savage lies a civilian inside of them. The most noticeable conflict is between Ralph and Jack for leadership. Ralph and Jack

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    Way before civilizations were formed‚ people were nomadic. The Merriam- Webster Dictionary (2015) defines nomadic as “roaming about from place to place.” With the discovery of farming and pastoralism‚ nomadic ways of the people then slowly disappeared. Ever since this semester started‚ Ma’am Velarde has been reiterating that farming was the reason why civilizations appeared. Through farming‚ the people then learned to settle in one area‚ specifically near a body of water. They did not need to transfer

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    Civilization is a complex way of life that came about as people began to develop urban settlements. The earliest civilizations developed after 3000 BCE‚ when the rise of agriculture allowed people to have surplus food and economic stability. Agricultural populations advanced beyond village life‚ and many people no longer had to practice farming at all. Civilizations first appeared in Mesopotamia‚ in what is now Iraq‚ then in Egypt. Civilizations thrived in the Indus Valley by 2500 BCE‚ in China

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    What is civilization? (Freud-Style) According to Freud and his interpretation of what "Civilization" is written and documented in the novel‚ "Civilization and its Discontents‚" he states that the word "civilization" describes the whole sum of achievements and regulations that distinguish our lives from those of our animal ancestors. It also serves two purposes - to protect men against nature and to adjust their mutual relationships. For a civilization to survive and prosper it needs laws‚ customs

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    however‚ never directly addressed because same sex relations were considered vulgar and socially unacceptable in the 19th century. Throughout his novel‚ Lord Henry criticizes the current culture’s lack of acceptance and glorifies the ancient Greek Hellenistic culture‚ where homoeroticism was socially accepted‚ common‚ and frequently occurred often between adolescent boys and older men. In Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the allusion of Hellenism- in reference to the peculiar fixation Lord Henry exhibits

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    Many people define civilization in different ways. Both archeologist Childe and another historian thought for civilization to exist it had to include: “the plow‚ wheeled cart and draft animals‚ sailing ships‚ the smelting of copper and bronze‚ a solar calendar‚ writing‚ standards of measurement‚ irrigation ditches‚ specialized craftsmen‚ urban centers and a surplus of food necessary to support non-agricultural workers who lived within the walls of the city.” In addition‚ the historian thought that

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    Western civilization is the civilization of modern societies living in countries of Western Europe‚ Central Europe‚ North America‚ South America‚ Australia and New Zealand. It is a civilization with distinct culture‚ religion and traditions. The essay will try to convince you that contact with Western culture and opportunity for ancient civilizations. My first argument is the fact that getting to know the culture of other civilizations‚ we know its habits. It can be something interesting

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    Savagery Vs Civilization

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    didn’t become savage‚ they just went with the crowd. The two major topics of this book are savagery and civilization. Golding wrote this book to show that even the most civilized people can turn to complete

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