Jack the Ripper is one of the most infamous names in the history of mass murderers. There are many other people who have killed far more people than this mysterious figure‚ but have been long forgotten. Jack the Ripper is only credited with the murder of five prostitutes but his legend still lives on almost one hundred thirty years later. But why? A few likely reasons have to do with the sheer heinousness of his crimes. His victims were not merely stabbed‚ shot‚ or even beaten to death. The title
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Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the history of the “Jack-O ’-Lanterns.” Central Idea: Original Jack-O ’-Lanterns were carved from turnips‚ potatoes or beets. INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Getter) Did you know that the original Jack-O ’-Lanterns were carved from turnips‚ potatoes or beets? It originated in England‚ Ireland and Scotland when people started making their own spooky lights from various home-grown hard vegetables that were carved out and lit up with coal. II. (Reveal
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Leadership: Ralph vs Jack Ralph is a democratic leader. He thinks situations through before he acts and his decisions are of such a kind that everyone benefits. Ralph has a calm way about him which causes an automatic feeling of respect towards him. He is compassionate‚ especially towards Piggy‚ for example when Jack and Simon ignored Piggy‚ Jack was the one to talk to Piggy and to make him feel a bit better about himself. He has a natural talent for sensing what people are good at and gives them
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Trace the influence of Jack throughout the novel and note his relationship with Ralph. What does Jack represent? Throughout the novel‚ Jack is the manipulative protagonist of the story and fundamentally represents a person’s natural instinct of savagery‚ violence and desire for power. Jack’s many influences in the story are always for his own benefits. At the beginning‚ Ralph is elected‚ and sparks Jack’s quest for power. Jack becomes a leader of only the choirboys and hunts with them. His relationship
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and Jack Hunger for power is often the driving force in one’s life. While hunger for power is an indispensible trait for all leaders‚ it can also remove one’s ability to control emotions‚ desires‚ and greed until that person is devoured by it. Jack‚ from Lord of the Flies and Macbeth‚ from Macbeth serves as the primary example of this‚ as they are eventually driven to their own demise by ambition in a negative way‚ murder‚ and betrayal of friends. In addition‚ Jack and
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Jack Merridew‚ an English boy‚ is the antagonist of the novel and represents the direct opposite to Ralph. He is tall‚ redheaded and approximately twelve years old. From the beginning of the novel‚ Jack desires power above all other things. When the group of boys decided to elect a leader‚ Jack was upset‚ because Ralph became the leader. He is furious when he loses the election to Ralph and continually pushes the boundaries of his subordinate role in the group. “The freckles on Jack’s face disappeared
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Hargrove Coach Platt English III 14 April 2011 The Famous Life of Jack London Jack London is one of the greatest natural writers. When jack was a child‚ he lived a very awkward and hectic life. As jack got older he got married twice and had three kids. He also wrote a lot about nature and wildlife in his books. However‚ by jacks forties he died. Jack London will always be known for his natural writing. Jack London was born in San Francisco‚ California in 1876 (Hart). He was the son
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Jack Prelutsky is a poet who has written over 40 books of poems. He was born on September 8‚ 1940. He grew up in Brooklyn‚ New York. He became a poet by accident. One night he was drawing imaginary animals. Then‚ he started making poems for the imaginary animals. Sooner or later his friend had delivered the poems to a publisher. The publisher sent back a letter saying that he had natural poetry in his blood. So Jack sent back yet another letter that was asking if the publisher would publish all of
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Within the Jackson administration‚ Jacksonian Democracy impacted further advances in the political process by the “common man” and minorities‚ the economic stability of the nation‚ and created sectionalism. These impacts were caused by the end of white men voting restrictions‚ creation of the spoils system‚ vetoing of National Bank policies‚ distribution of currency to “pet banks‚” fairness of laws for states and enforcing Indian Removal. Jackson gave political power to the “common man” during
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What does "survival of the fittest" mean‚ and where does the phrase come from? Survival of the fittest means that the individuals that have the best traits and characterizes with most likely survive. It originates in “The Principles of Biology” by Herbert Spencer. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is a type of government that is in between the time of capitalism and communism. London used it because it has to do with the problem of social welfare and individualism
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