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    always the case.. When first alienated from society‚ man has many negative feelings‚ but as man gets over those feelings‚ it realizes that the alienation is a new way to start afresh since there is nobody stopping him/her from doing anything. In Lord of the Flies‚ the character Ralph says “Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun.” For a child‚ a way to start afresh is to become one of their childhood heroes (like superman)‚ which can be done by pretending to be them while playing. Ralph has

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    Lord of the Flies Essay In the dystopian novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding the main theme is to show how easy it is to lose connection with the civilization and become a savage. The boys gradually give up their internal civilization to a complete savagery‚ which reveals itself through the novel’s major characters. The boys turn out to be on a desert island and they need to find the way to survive there until they will be rescued. They start their way to the rescue pretty good. Ralph takes

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    William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is one the most chilling and exciting novels ever written because it is an allegory that people in the world see happening. An allegory is a story‚ poem‚ or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning that is expressed through various symbols. The Lord of the Flies is one big massive allegory where almost everything concrete in the book represents an abstract idea. Only in allegories can the characters be symbols (Fitzgerald). The setting

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    the Lord of the Flies though‚ it’s quite the contrary. They kill because they can and enjoy doing it. Not out of mere survival. Another connection that I made had to do with the theme of the book‚ the evil inside everyone. The natural tendency to become savages if not tamed by a civilization that demands us to do so. We see this today all over the world. Any war is a result of this evil inside us. If this evil didn’t exist‚ then there would have been no need for war. We

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    Sophomore Vice President Campaign Speech I am running for your class vice president. As many of you know‚ our sophomore class as of right now does not have much funding for our 2016 senior prom. When this student council is elected‚ you want to have the correct people for the jobs that hold your future of fun. The memorable time of high school. Let me tell you why I am qualified for your class vice presidency. In middle school‚ I was chosen to be in a 12 person leadership class. There

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    What are goals? Are they just plans that you make yourself for the future? Or are they a list of what you hope to accomplish in life? Well me personally‚ I believe my goals are challenges I set for myself to hopefully overcome throughout my life so that I can become something more. There is a lot of career options out there that where recommended to me but many different people. But ever since I was a little boy there was always one thing I wanted to be… a Chef. I love to cook‚ so it’s no surprise

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    Lord of the Flies: Final Essay Exam By: Are the defects of society traced back to the defects of human nature? The defects of society‚ and how it relates to the defects of human nature can be explained with the savagery that drives the defects of society and the same savagery that drives the defects of human nature. In this story‚ Lord of the flies‚ Golding shows the id‚ ego‚ and superego within the characters in the book. Golding represents the id with Jack‚ whereas the id says "I want

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    Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is thoroughly known for the loud noise it makes when it has been blown into. However‚ there are many other interpretations that people may have about it. To begin‚ one can clearly see that the conch can be deciphered as something to bring democracy at the start of the novel. For example‚ Ralph used the conch to call everyone on the island and assemble. This shows how the conch had created a democracy because after Ralph used it‚ he was soon elected

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    Alice Matthews Mrs. Chesanek Period One 19 April 2013 Lord of the Flies: Structured by Religion Human nature is a very recognized and popular topic‚ especially among those seeking a more profound perspective on life’s deeper meaning. A matter such as human nature cannot be considered without the mention of the infamous novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding. The question‚ of course‚ stands as: What is true human nature and how does it affect mankind? The answer is purely subjective‚ but most

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    William Golding reenact the negative role of the post war (WWII) as in Lord Of The Flies.  which consider as a successful  novel. Golding illustrates the destructive impact of the cold war in his novel. Also present the evil side of humankind’s  which appears in difficult situations. Boys are generally represented the people in the world‚ and the conflicts and the authorize of taking a power evoke the war. In The Lord Of The flies Golding uses many symbols to high lights

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