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    How far will people go to achieve power over others and what will they do? Lord of the Flies is a novel by William Golden that shows how even the most innocent people become vicious over others. The author William Golden lived during the time World War II and Cold War and wrote Lord of the Flies. In the novel the author shows what fears can do to them and relationship and some reasons hows that when they’re stuck in a island and they have to have a leader so they can survive. Also there is some

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    JACK (???) The classic novel‚ Lord of the flies‚ by William Golding‚ follows a group of boys stranded on an island with a lack of any adult supervision. Throughout the story‚ the boys progressively change as the island takes its toll. They transform from innocent children to primitive savages. Jack was one of these boys‚ originally the head of the choir who takes the role of the “hunter” on the island. Golding thus uses Jack’s violent and aggressive mannerisms to show how fear distorts reality and

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    “I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules to obey. After all we’re not savages.” Lord of the Flies is a novel about some English school boys who end up on an island and struggle with how to organize their new life so it can have a bit of order. In the midst of all of this they rely on the customs of their old life to try and set things up. Throughout the novel leadership and control become a struggle to balance. In the end‚ some of the boys become savages because not matter how hard they try to

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    Rise to Power Disappointment marked his life since his childhood and consistent failure in his earlier life led him to become a cruel ruler. Adolf Hitler was a dictator of Germany and he focused his hatred in the Jewish community. He manipulated the Germans by promising them protection and firm leadership. In the book‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ the character Jack Merridew represents Adolf Hitler and his actions. They are both cruel and are eager to get power at any extent. They maintained

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    A Struggle for Power William Golding’s Lord of the Flies presents a story of a group of boys who become stranded on an island together‚ and in their struggle to survive; some begin to fight for power. Having power makes them feel in control of their situation; however‚ this power struggle quickly begins to consume them. Golding uses the power struggle between Ralph and Jack‚ the two main characters‚ to illustrate the power struggle between good and evil. Ralph and Jack both have very different

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    The Lord of the Rings- the Fellowship of the Ring‚ is the first book of a 3 book series made by the author J.R.R Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings basically deals with the Dark Lord Sauron‚ and his one ring of power‚ which was the strongest object of Middle Earth. The book starts with some major events which happened in The Hobbit‚ like when Bilbo Baggins found this ring inside a cave and takes it back to his house in a place called The Shire. Then‚ on his 111th birthday‚ Bilbo decided to pass on his

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    James Temple Coms 356 Paper on Lighting I believe an important theme of Touch of Evil is the abuse of power and corruption in the police force. The film follows detectives as they try and find out who planted dynamite in a car which blew up. Detective Hank Quinlan shows up on the scene and has a feeling that the dynamite was planted by someone on the Mexican side. Detective Quinlan is a corrupt detective who does anything he can to drag evil doers to justice. His fellow officers awe him

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    even though it might not be the right choice. Rosalynn Carter expresses this idea perfectly by quoting‚ “A leader takes the people where they want to go. A great leader takes the people where they don’t necessarily want to go‚ but ought to be.” In Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph is the great leader while Jack is just another leader. Throughout the book‚ Ralph leads with rationality and sense‚ while Jack leads with fear‚ which shows that fear is all controlling. Golding conveys that fear is all controlling

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    CORRUPTION Corruption is a feature of African‚ social‚ political and even religious life with disastrous consequences. It not only impedes economy development but also increases poverty by making a few individuals richer and many poorer. So corruption can be defined as making someone morally corrupt or becoming morally corrupt oneself. Forms of corruption Bribery-This is giving money or favors to someone who is in a position of trust‚ in order to prevent their judgments or corrupt their conduct

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    Power is authority and strength‚ which is any form of motive force or energy‚ ability to act‚ or control. When too much power is given‚ a dictatorship government can form‚ in which all decisions are made by one authority. In the book Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell the author portrays how "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" (Lord Acton). Old Major‚ who is a respected animal on the farm‚ had given a speech to stir the animals emotion into rebellion. He used his power

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