civilization through the various characters he creates in his novel‚ The Lord of the Flies. Leadership plays a very important role in the novel as it does in real life for us‚ because the characters need to feel some sense of security in order for them to survive. The leaders which are presented throughout the novel all have their own method of leading‚ and serve different purposes. The elected and democratic leader is Ralph. In the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Ralph acquires many leadership
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------------------------------------------------- Network topology Network topology is the arrangement of the various elements (links‚ nodes‚ etc.) of a computer or biological network. Essentially‚ it is the topological structure of a network‚ and may be depicted physically or logically. Physical topology refers to the placement of the network’s various components‚ including device location and cable installation‚ while logical topology shows how data flows within a network‚ regardless of its physical
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LORD OF THE FLIES – William Golding First extract: « The silence of the forest was more oppressive than the heat‚ and at this hour of the day there was not even the whine of insects. Only when Jack himself roused a gaudy bird from a primitive nest of sticks was the silence shattered and echoes set ringing by a harsh cry that seemed to come out of the abyss of ages. Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss of indrawn breath‚ and for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing‚ ape-like
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The definition of a hero is a relatively simple one; a hero is someone who positively impacts others through their actions and accomplishments. While we all have different views on who exactly we see as a hero‚ there are certain individuals‚ such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln‚ who have undeniably changed the world and fit this definition. I have found that many of the individuals who society‚ and I personally‚ view as great heroes‚ share a certain set of traits that almost definitely
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“I’m part of you…I’m reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?”(158) In William Golding’s “Lord of flies”‚ this conversation between “The lord of flies” and Simon and consists of main idea of the novel. Fear that exists in every one of the boys eventually overwhelms to descend boys to savagery. Although all incidents that happened on the island seem to be child’s game‚ the author uses this as an allegory to compare the island and their society with our civilization. In order to show the
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is prominently shown such as in a group of marooned schoolboys on an island with no supervision. Through the pros and cons of an island lacking guidance‚ the boys will discover how powerful the evil inside them can truly be. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the decline in civilization stems from the innate evil within all humans due to the children’s newfound savagery‚ demonstrating that humans are always conflicting with the evil they are capable of possessing. The boys’ savage new ways
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To be a tragic hero‚ the heroes must be inherently good people who have good intentions. In addition to their changes in fortune‚ tragic heroes must‚ in the end‚ recognize their own responsibility for their behavior and accept their fate with dignity. In Sophocles‚ Antigone there are two types of tragic heroes a traditional tragic hero and a sophoclean tragic hero. Traditional Greek tragic heroes have four main qualities: Arete‚ a type of excellence‚ Hubris‚ an excessive degree of pride‚ Ate‚ imprudence
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Throughout mythology‚ the term “hero” is often used to describe a “god-like”‚ admirable man. A mortal can achieve an immortal status by becoming a hero. A hero is a mortal that has reached an immortal status. Heroes make god-like decisions‚ other than the other mortals in the poem. Hector is the true hero of the epic‚ The Iliad. Hector commands the Trojan army. He showed his valiant heart despite his crucial end. His opposing opponent‚ Achilles‚ egotistically ended Hector’s life and left his
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Beowulf is said to be a hero because he defeated Grendel and stopped him from killing any more of Hrothgar’s men. This showed his great loyalty to Hrothgar and his people. Beowulf is a hero because of his outstanding fighting skills‚ his great strength‚ and definitely his great loyalty. A hero is defined as a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. Beowulf certainly fits into that category as his village looked up to him for his great skills and
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In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ which is about a group of English boys who during the war are sent away to safety when their plane crashes and they are left to put together their own society with no adults‚ the author William Golding believes that secretly we all want absolute power and control over others. I support this belief as it establishes throughout the novel Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Roger’s want for absolute power and control. Although they all desire power and control all three have different
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