Dear Diary‚ Though this is a treacherous sin I am making‚ I must find a way to clear the thoughts and images that reappear constantly in my consciousness. Today something quite horribly interesting happened in our small town‚ Salem. After our midnight dance with the girls‚ Uncle Parris found us in the woods making all of us scatter immediately. All of us except Betty who collapsed on the ground. She was screaming about how she could not move. Uncle Parris’ face was nothing like I have ever seen
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appearance‚ looks have no influence on whether or not a person is capable of being a successful leader. Instead‚ good leadership is based on the individual skills and traits that the person possesses. The character of Piggy in William Golding’sLord of the Flies is a perfect example of a person who may not be the best looking physically‚ but who despite this has the right qualities to be an excellent leader. Piggy is by far the smartest person in the group‚ as well as the most patient‚ and the most rationale
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In her very last diary entry‚ Tuesday‚ August 1st‚ 1944‚ Anne writes about how she is a “little bundle of contradictions”. She believes there are two Annes trapped inside of her—one being the witty‚ cheeky Anne that is always shown to the public. The other Anne is deeper‚ more sensitive‚ and more mature. She feels as if she can only show the light-hearted side to everyone‚ for her deeper side cannot handle such events life throws at her‚ so she must suppress the Anne that is nicer and more genuine
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LORD OF THE FLIES SYMBOLISM THE SIGNAL FIRE The signal fire burns on the mountain‚ and later on the beach‚ to attract the notice of passing ships that might be able to rescue the boys. The fire becomes a sign of the boys’ connection with civilization. In the beginning of the novel‚ the boys maintain and keep the fire alive. This means that they want to be rescued and return to civilization and society. When the fire burns out or comes close to dying‚ it means that the boys have lost sight of
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Significance of Violence Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a classic novel which narrates the struggles of young boys marooned on a solitary and uninhibited tropical island. In this castaway fiction‚ Golding used calamitous scenes of violence to expose the evil that manifests when the morals of civilization are taken away. Also‚ as their time on the island amplified Golding used the young boys to validate the moral decay which takes place without the decrees of civilization. In the beginning
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Innocence to Savagery The initial existence of innocence is vital to the story development in the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ because they are not concerned about danger where concern is due‚ they have a lack of knowledge‚ and they eventually become savages. The characters in this novel are young. Right off the bat‚ the children aren’t concerned about what has just happened to them. We begin the book from the perspective of two young boys and all the other boys are yet to be seen. They are all just
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Today is Thursday December 16‚ 1773. The air seems to have a cold crisp to it‚ and the wind sending chills down your spine. Winter here in Boston was always cold‚ but the worst part of this winter was that parliament had just appealed all other taxes on us colonists‚ except for the tea. This past year has been miserable‚ taxes on tea‚ clothing‚ textiles‚ and food‚ this has resulted the patriots resenting England’s parliament and the once cherished King. The stress of paying for these overly priced
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It seems like just yesterday that I was the newly crowned King of Scotland right after Macbeth’s short but terrorising reign. In fact coming this October that would’ve been 11 years ago. I am the eldest son of King Duncan and also was the one to put the end to Macbeth. Despite this‚ I surely wasn’t prepared for being the new King of Scotland. This position had great responsibilities‚ ones that had to take getting used to. One thing admittedly that I should’ve been ready for was the commoners who
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Hi‚ im Mary! Im 13 years old. I live in a Small town right outside chicago. I wake up and go to school everyday. I have the same routine. I wake up‚ brush my hair and my teeth‚ eat my breakfast and the go to school. After school I come eat supper and then do the dishes and soon i’m off to bed. I also work on saturdays. I help in a factory. I sew things. My mommas name is kate. She’s a kind lady. Everyone loves her. She is what you call a flapper. She always tells me crazy stories of things
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In the six years I spent tracking David Addley‚ it never occurred to me that he didn’t exist. Sitting in the corner of a padded room in a straight jacket can be an enlightening experience. The nurses had told me numerous times the night before that there was no one named David Addley who lived in the small town I’d come too searching for him. I didn’t and couldn’t believe them at the time. I had screamed his name all night through the holes on the window of my cell door until the nurses were forced
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