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    Jubin Thomas ENG 3U Mrs. Valdez November 29th 2010 Hunger for power in Macbeth and Jack Hunger for power is often the driving force in one’s life. While hunger for power is an indispensible trait for all leaders‚ it can also remove one’s ability to control emotions‚ desires‚ and greed until that person is devoured by it. Jack‚ from Lord of the Flies and Macbeth‚ from Macbeth serves as the primary example of this‚ as they are eventually driven to their own

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    THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1775-1825) The Baroque period culminated in the masterpieces of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. In the middle of the eighteenth century‚ contemporaneous with the mature years of Bach and Handel‚ a new musical style developed that is known as Rococo or preclassical style. This style is most evident in keyboard and orchestral music‚ but it is mentioned here because it represented a transition from the Baroque to the Classical era‚ occurring between 1725 and 1770. In the world of painting

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    Lord of The Flies Ch. 4-7 1. What holds does civilization have on Roger? Civilization still has a little bit of control over Roger’s mind and sanity. He seems to feel as if he is still surrounded by rules‚ laws‚ consequences and adults. Adults are the ones that make the rules and ensure they are enforced. In chapter four "Roger grabbed a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space around Henry‚ perhaps six yards in diameter‚ into which he dare not throw. Here‚ invisible yet

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    Did you know that each time period has its own name called an era? The violin has come quite a long way since the beggining of its time. Music through the centuries has been changed time and time again‚ each era sacred to its particular style of music. The music aswell‚ as the people‚ welcome everyone to join in its beaty. Music is an open door for interpretation‚ some people find the camouflaged beauty in song. Music isn’t just a bunch of notes and lyrics written on a piece of paper‚ it’s stories

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    Universidad de Almería Filología Inglesa y Alemana Inglés Instrumental William Golding: Lord of the Flies Docente: García Sánchez‚ María Elena Estudiante: Schmidt‚ Swenja-Janine Fecha de entrega: 20.12.2012 Outline 1. Introduction3 2. William Golding: Lord of the Flies3 2.1 Summary3 2.2 Characters4 2.2.1 Main Characters4 2.2.2 Minor Characters5 2.3 Themes and Symbols5 3. Conclusion: Personal Opinion6 4. New Vocabulary7 Index14 1. IntroductionWilliam

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    Johann Sebastian Bach Melissa Cabral Professor Craig Pilant HIS 113 (46210) Early Modern Europe Throughout the experimental times in music history‚ many composers sought out fame during their lifetimes. Though some had success‚ others such as Johann Sebastian Bach were not as fortunate. Once his time had reached an end‚ the many works composed became sacred to the new musicians born. Johann Sebastian Bach was one composer who had not been known for his lyrical

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    make a fire to signal a ship if it ever happens to come to the shore. A boy named Piggy lets the group use his glasses to start the fire. Although the boys worked together in some ways‚ they also turned against each other. The boarding school and choirboys all pit themselves against Piggy‚ the fat and asthmatic child. He tries to give his ideas about starting the fire until Ralph‚ the fair-headed boy‚ “elbowed him to one side” (Golding 40). Ralph yells at Piggy because apparently he was supposed to

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    In his first novel‚ William Golding used a group of boys stranded on a tropical island to illustrate the malicious nature of mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with changes that the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the isolated freedom from society. Three main characters depicted different effects on certain individuals under those circumstances. Jack Merridew began as the arrogant and self-righteous leader of a choir. The freedom of the island allowed him to further develop the darker side

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    Did your parents ever tell you about the first time that you disobeyed them? Mine have. I was next to a hot wood stove at my grandparent’s house‚ and my parents told me not to touch it because it was hot. But‚ of course‚ I just had to touch it now that I was told not to. I wasn’t egged on by my sister or my cousins; I touched that stove of my own accord. And of course‚ it all went down from there. My inward desire to be stubborn and selfish was expressed though disobeying my parents- In the end‚

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    Piggy ’s glasses; however‚ they fail to monitor the flames and the fire rapidly spreads to the forest. Piggy notes that one of the youngest boys in the group is missing‚ most probably having been killed in the fire. Jack volunteers himself and the choirboys to keep the signal fire going and to become the hunters of the group. One day‚ Ralph

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