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    Lord of the Flies

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    Massive Explosion & Chemical Fire at Westbury Factory Explosion led to a tragic incident for most families in Westbury factory. A massive chemical plant explosion in Westbury factory on Tuesday early morning. A lot of families are suffering and some families are depressed. Neil Junio‚ Student Journalist On Tuesday‚ February 19‚ 2013‚ Shop-C section of the Westbury factory was destroyed due to the massive chemical plant explosion caused by some of the workers’ negligence. According to

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    right and wrong in the human society. Philosopher Thomas Hobbes Believes that Everyone is a savage without law or morality‚ and that there are good men only because of society‚ without society everyone would be savage. while Jean-Jacques Rousseau believes that humans are innately noble savages. The two different ideas these philosophers have about morality and what makes a person moral leads us to ask; what causes humans to abandon moral behavior? In the book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ author William Golding

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    The State 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

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    Bullying-Lord of the Flies

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    Human Nature and Lord of the Flies-I.S.U. # 13) Bullies Bullying is when a person or group frequently harms someone who is weaker or more vulnerable then themselves. They do this by means of physical‚ verbal‚ or mental abuse. Bullies can be male‚ female‚ young or old. The nature of a bully depends on many factors such as sex‚ age‚ and past experiences. Depending on the nature of the bully‚ their actions can have many negative effects on others. Bullies display many characteristics such as aggression

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    JACK Lord of the Flies Jack Key Quotations I ◦ “ we can’t eat them” this is about the candle buds‚ the fact that jack says he cannot eat them shows that he doesn’t care as they are not useful to him and he has no appreciation for beauty or his natural surroundings as apposed to Simons response. Shows the selfish nature that he has already‚ in a way he could be practical in this sense they are useless to us. A quality of a leader‚ he is decisive. His language is very assertive. ◦ “we’ll have rules…

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    Layla Odeh Miss Lustmann English 9H 11/19/16 “Lord of the Flies” Symbolism When an author uses symbolism‚ the context of their words are given a more deeper meaning. Symbolism is portrayed when an ordinary object‚ event‚ person‚ or animal is given an extraordinary significance towards any piece of writing. In the novel “Lord of the Flies”‚ author William Golding tells a story of how a group of British boys are stranded on an island where they must now learn how to live with no adults. Throughout

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    The boys in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ all experience changes over the course of the book. As they stray away from the civilized natures of their old life‚ they bring upon devastation to the island and themselves. First‚ loss of civility is most evident in Jack’s character who paints a tribal mask on his face‚ pretends to kill a littlun‚ and beats an innocent boy without justification‚ is ultimately responsible for the calamity that is Simon’s death. Roger also shifts from his status as

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    Lord of the Flies Analysis

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    Why did things go wrong for the boys on the island? William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a book about the true nature of young boys and how quickly they can resort to savagery. This book was written in the aftermath of World War II. In this book Golding perfectly portrays the nature of humans‚ the power hungry attitude that causes so many problems. After a very short amount of time things begin to go wrong for the boys. In this essay I am going to explore the reasons why everything began to

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    1984 Lord of the Flies

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    Connor Quinn 5/17/12 Ms. Freedman Honors English III Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ and 1984‚ By George Orwell‚ both portray the power of the government and the revolts that develop‚ while expressing a different nature of fear. Both books have a strong government possessing power and control over all the citizens. The novels compare in expressing fear but‚ contrast in showing completely divergent types of fear. Each piece of literature displays jealousy and hatred towards the government which

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    Lord of the Flies- Pigs

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    in the lives of humans a thousand years ago and till this very day. Their fat can be used to make soap and their skin can be made into leather but most importantly‚ they provide food for people. The word pig has many meanings also. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ a pig means “a swine of any age” but it can also mean “a greedy‚ dirty‚ or unpleasant person” and a person who likes “to gluttonize”. These definitions all relate to William Golding’s novel‚ the Lord of the Flies where pigs play

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