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    Chapter Ten- The Shell and the Glasses 1. Why Piggy says that the killing of Simon was an accident‚ not murder‚ and that they are not to blame. To what extent do you think this is true? They are making excuses of even being there and they are all to blame 2. When Ralph says‚ “I’m frightened. Of us‚” what does he mean that frightens him? (Pg. 157) Just how savage they have become and they have actually committed murder 3. Are Sam‚ Eric‚ Ralph and Piggy being truthful about the events? No-

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    have to have hands up like at school then I’ll give him the conch.” (Golding 31) This shows the effort Ralph was putting into bringing rules and order so it could bring all the other boys closer together as a society. The island is basically a microcosm‚ Golding uses it to imitate our world while giving comments and his own view of human nature and how it is. For that to happen‚ he uses objects that are symbolic referring to his ideas like the previous example I gave about the Government. Golding

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    The quote noted by Oscar Wilde‚ "The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame"‚ demonstrates his belief on censors‚ who hold the power of removing classical literature from the high school curriculum. One such novel‚ Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ is a rather controversial novel and have been frequently criticized. A tragic story about the brutality of loneliness and the significance of dreams‚ the novel fills the reader’s heart with overwhelming emotions.

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    and the Combine exercises over all the patients of the Institution. The institution is a place under the strict control of Nurse Ratched‚ and it is only in the hospital where she can exercise her calculated control. The ‘interiors’ act as a microcosm of American society‚ as Dr Spivey says‚ the hospital is a "made-to-scale prototype of the big world. Through the Chief’s memories‚ we realise that the outside world is not much better‚ as we learn that Indian villages have been destroyed for dams

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    Group 1: Translate all the Latin in ACT I (Scenes 1-4) Names: Dominic‚ Katryna‚ Mishal‚ Cassandra & Stephanie (facilitator) Scene 1: Bene disserere est finis logices. = “To dispute well is logics greatest end. Where the philosopher ends there is a physician.” on kai me on = “Take me on.” ubi desinit philosophus‚ ibi incipit medicus. = “The end of physic is our bodies’ health.” Si una eademque res legatur duobus‚ alter rem‚ alter valorem rei‚ etc.= “If a thing be bequeathed to two as one recedes

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    The final trilogy of the Star Wars saga will leave geeks of the beloved films immensely disappointed. Disney chose to not have George Lucas involved in the making of the final three movies‚ stings like throwing salt on an open wound. With this in mind‚ Disney has chosen to hand the keys to the kingdom for JJ Abrams to oversee. This gives Abrams the opportunity to gamble with reviving this presumed ailing sci-fi franchise (depends on who you ask?) is truly a mistake. In reality Abrams selected by

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    Title of Work: Lord of the Flies Author and date written: William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies in 1954. Country (and state/region) of author : Golding is from Cornwall‚ England. He was born in Newquay‚ Cornwall‚ England on September 19‚ 1911 and died in Perranarworthal‚ Cornwall‚ England on June 19‚ 1993 at the age of 81. He married Ann Brookefieldon on September 30‚ 1939. They had two children‚ David and Judith. His daughter‚ Judith Golding‚ also became a writer. Reason for the book

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    Asian films are microcosm of the Asian people. Basically‚ it focuses on four aspect including gender roles‚ paradoxical belief system‚ inherent pathos of life and the message in the film. With the close reference to Jogho film‚ we will discuss further on the above aspect. In Asian culture‚ roles and responsibilities are different for each gender. Man is being considered as the leader of the family. Hence‚ the role of a man is to take care of the family in which they are responsible to earn and

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    are you capable of coming back. I am yearning to hear you speak. I fancy to seeing you again. I need to hold you again to never let you go. You told me not to toy with death‚ this was the one time I didn’t listen. Me being “THE” best doctor in the macrocosm I can’t lose a patient let alone my mother. I have some cronies at Hopkins who fancy to aid my experiments to beat death. Hopkins has a defibrillator in the lab. “If my belief in Frankenstein being able to make life with electricity we can do the

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    and the conflict of ambiguity. Robert Frost acknowledges the issues of human freedom‚ the purpose of God’s creation‚ and the meaning of life in his poem “Design”‚ and attempts to seek the truth of its being. As a premise of the poem‚ Frost takes a microcosm to understand and use to find what God’s plan is about. The poem recognizes the Argument from Design and the existence of a creator‚ learning about him through his creation. “Design” uncovers two concepts‚ one of which implies a rational plan for

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