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    Lord of the flies

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    Lord of the Flies In Williams Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies‚ Golding shows the boys at a savage state. In recent events such as the human rights in North Korea‚ there is no freedom of speech there. Their only radio‚ television and news providers are operated by the government. It has been estimated that around 150‚000 and 200‚000 political prisoners are detained in concentration camps‚ where they perform forced labor and risk torture and execution. Golding uses Ralph and Jack to show the

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    CROWD SOURCING: CREATING BUZZ IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD Social media has changed the way business engages with consumers. Today‚ fans and followers don’t want to be “told”‚ they want to “discover”. Therefore‚ big and small brands are using the technique of Crowd Sourcing through Social Media Marketing. It is defined as the act of outsourcing tasks traditionally performed by an employee to Public through an open call. Globally big companies like Pepsi‚ Heinz‚ Starbucks‚ General Motors and Harley

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    The Innate Evil that Exists in All Humans After his participation in World War II‚ William Golding‚ author of Lord of the Flies gained a further refined view on human nature. This sudden realization fueled his need to advise humanity on their powerful and inherent wicked nature. Golding Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon while a reflection of Golding himself emphasize the truth that savagery exists in every individual and only when that truth is acknowledged will it be controlled. Although Golding was known

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    Lord of the flies

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    For the 1963 film‚ see Lord of the Flies (1963 film). For the 1990 film‚ see Lord of the Flies (1990 film). For other uses‚ see Lord of the Flies (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Lord of the Flies LordOfTheFliesBookCover.jpg The original UK Lord of the Flies book cover Author William Golding Cover artist Anthony Gross[1] Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Allegorical novel Publisher Faber and Faber Publication date 17 September 1954 ISBN ISBN 0-571-05686-5 (first edition

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    To Know a Fly

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    Summary: The book‚ To Know a Fly by Vincent G. Dethier‚ is about a scientist who fell in love with the fly. Professor Dethier isn’t like most scientists who are idolized for their accomplishments and rejected for the lack of ability to communicate with society. He was known for being an outstanding researcher‚ and he also had the wonderful gift of communication. The fact that he was fascinated by the knowledge that could be obtained from such a simple species‚ such as the fly‚ also made him popular with

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    The Tsetse Fly

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    The Tsetse Fly 1. The tsetse fly poses many dangers to the environment and to animals. This fly has been responsible for conveying a disease called African trypoanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Sleeping sickness can be fatal‚ and in areas of interest it is responsible for 40‚000 deaths per year- just in humans. Considering that there are 23 different species of tsetse flies‚ this could pose a problem. 2. Traditionally‚ scientists would trap the flies using electric blue cloth (this would

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    story ​ Why Mosquitos Buzz In Peoples Ears‚​ the author‚ Verna Aardema‚ uses a creative African folktale to explain why mosquitoes annoy people. She uses animals in the story to show us how our actions (or lack of actions) can affect how people view us. The story begins one sunny morning in an African jungle by a watering hole‚ a mosquito tells Iguana an exaggeration about the farmers yams. After the mosquito told Iguana the Iguana said “... don’t lie to me” and walked away. I think the Iguana jumped

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    Lord of the Flies “Maybe there is a beast...maybe its just us.” This is a quote from the book “Lord of the Flies‚” by William Golding. As an outstanding Author‚ William Golding won the Nobel Prize of Literature and the Man Booker Prize. The book “Lord of the Flies‚” written in 1954‚ is an incredible book and an allegory about a large group of boys who get stranded on an island. The reader can see how people‚ or in particular‚ boys‚ will behave‚ when away from society. Some of the boys: Ralph

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    Lord of the Flies

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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies Oh the dreaded 12th grade reading book was finally here and ready to present itself. The syllabus explained it all but of course none of us heeded the written warning. I assumed we were all hoping that our teacher would suffer from a lapse in memory and forget all about the mind-numbing three weeks of reading. As we sat in our seats a paperback book was passed down the rows. I watched as the stack that once held 12 books slowly start to dwindle down‚ and

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    bankrupt father‚ who is depressed following the collapse of his business. The son is a disappointment to the father due to his choice of career. The father seems strong until‚ during their conversation‚ a fly enters the room‚ with the father overreacting in an attempt to get rid of this simple fly. This overreaction is perceived as weakness by the son‚ and driven by pity‚ he offers his father some money. Immediately the passion and vigor returns to his father‚ and the shrewd‚ cunning businessman reemerges

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