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    Finding the meaning of some symbols can be difficult‚ but William Golding‚ author of “Lord of the Flies” finds a balanced median‚ so that we‚ as the reader‚ can distinguish a symbol and it meaning. Although different readers could have different interpretations‚ each symbol and its meaning seems to be quite distinct in the personalities of the characters‚ While very many symbols are use in “Lord of the Flies”‚ there may be none more important that Piggy’s spectacles. The specs symbolize voice‚

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    Power is the ability to manipulate and control whatever one desires; to do what one pleases to do without answering to authority. The power that corrupts the characters plays an extensive role throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ King Lear. Goneril and Regan are corrupted by the power that Lear offers them. Edmund’s corruption comes from the trust of his father. Absolute power corrupts absolutely with the characters‚ because once have full control‚ they are so cold that they will do anything to keep the

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    In a society without adults‚ children are likely to do unacceptable things. Without that supportive‚ influential guide they become more corrupt by following their own personal desires. In Lord of the Flies‚ Golding captures just that idea. Through the use of symbolism the author shows the readers that without parents as a role model‚ children are mislead and tend to behave inappropriately. First off‚ Symbolism is one of the strongest literary devices throughout the book. Within the first chapter

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    that for a better government‚ a fair justice system is vital while Locke stated that everyone was born with inalienable natural rights. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding describes a story of how a group of schoolboys‚ stranded on an unknown island‚ try to create an

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    Kenisha Dawson Dawson1 Mr. Sheehan ENG3U 20/12/12 The Breakdown of Civilization As human beings‚ the instinct to survive is very impelling – whether it’s law or anarchy. As the novel progresses‚ the miniature civilization the boys attempt to create gradually descends into savagery. The deconstruction of the civilization results in the boys adapting to the

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    of Nature In One Big Picture Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a book of tragedy‚ realization‚ life lessons‚ and triumph. The novel illustrates the flaws of humanity‚ as well as the assets. Lord of the Flies offers a remarkable amount of insight just from a first glance read‚ but when you understand the book and comprehend it from a larger perspective you grasp and appreciate the true messages‚ morals‚ and allegories of this profound novel. Lord of the Flies can be interpreted as a political

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    having too much power is never a good situation‚ and the majority of the time ends badly. First and foremost‚ a theme highly emphasised in this novel is that power corrupts‚ absolute power corrupts absolutely. Orwell has the entire plot of this book revolving around how all the animals want equality and to all be treated the same. One of the pigs; Napoleon‚ becomes more of a dictator figure and all the animals just accept it. Because of Napoleon and the pigs having too much power over the other animals;

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    Derek Putthoff Dr. Eastman English 1011 2 October 2013 PowerPoint In the passage‚ “PowerPoint s Evil Power Corrupts PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely‚” by Edward R. Tufte‚ he makes very clear his opinion that PowerPoint is a very ineffective public speaking tool. His very first sentence creates a metaphor for us‚ PowerPoint is like a prescription drug that has promises of making us beautiful‚ but instead the drug only had side effects of stupidity‚ boring everyone‚ wasting time‚ and degraded

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    Fighting terrorism in India 449:Mumbai‚107:delhi‚75:Kashmir ‚50:Jaipur the list goes on…These are the number of innocent lives that have been lost in the past year to terrorism in 2008.These numbers not only indicate the growing rate of terror in India but also highlight the issues of lack of security ‚corruption and weak government policies to fight terror.This year the nation was shaken by the Mumbai terror attack described as the “fidaheen”style of terror only seen in J&K.We always felt that

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    What is the true nature of man? In both ‘Lord of the Flies’ by Golding and ‘Brighton Rock’ by Green‚ the different sides of human nature are revealed‚ from kindness to pure evil. The further both novels progress‚ the more they reveal that we as humans are not perfect and when the opportunity of chaos manifests‚ society is infected and the downward spiral into a fractured community is rapid. They also both present the need for power‚ and how one man’s desires can lead him to performing the most

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