understanding of power been shaped by ‘Lord of the Flies’‚ one Stimulus text and one text of your choosing Power is a multi-faceted theme that is present in society and is continually being explored through different text types. ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding‚ ‘Sunday in the Park’ by Bel Kaufman and Nazi Propaganda Poster ‘Long Live Germany’ has all shaped my understanding of power with its inclusion of themes such as totalitarianism and the powerlessness of Intellectual power against physical
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English IV 16 April Ann E. Canlas Mrs. Ong IV-6 A Comparative Analysis between the Fantasy Epic the Lord of the Rings and the World War Introduction: The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy trilogy that revolves around the world called the “Middle-Earth” wherein men‚ elves‚ dwarves‚ hobbits and many other magical creatures reside. Written by the late English writer J.R.R. Tolkien‚ the novel has made a huge name not only in the world of literature but also in the world of motion
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Police corruption is a complex issue. Police corruption or the abuse of authority by a police officer‚ acting officially to fulfill personal needs or wants‚ is a growing problem in the United States today. Things such as an Internal Affairs department‚ a strong leadership organization‚ and community support are just a few considerations in the prevention of police corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication in an urban city during any given week would most likely
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Reader Response The novel The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien is set in a fanciful world filled with strange creatures and magical happenings‚ but not everything is so unlike our world. Many of the characters change over the course of the story‚ just as we do over the course of our lives. Frodo‚ the main character and the carrier of the magical ring‚ is part of the mythical race of Hobbits‚ yet he is remarkably human. He has the
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With great power comes great responsibility. As police officers begin going through their training they soon realize the great power they will soon possess. As history and documented facts have shown us‚ many of them show great control and responsibility. On the other hand‚ there are a small percentage of officers who take advantage of their control and become corrupt. This brings scrutiny and lack of trust in police departments nationwide. Police corruption refers to police personnel who use their
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Power Leads To Corruption “And so the tale of confessions and executions went on‚ until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon’s feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood” (Orwell 84). In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Mr. Jones is a neglectful farm owner who gets thrown off his land by the animals. A communist government begins to form‚ but it would soon replaced with totalitarianism. Napoleon‚ a ruthless pig with a taste for blood‚ takes power. He performs executions‚ as well
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Fellowship of the Ring Analysis In J. R. R. Tolkins novel The fellowship of the Ring Frodo and his friends attempt and dispose of the Ring once and for all. By distorying the Ring it insures that the ring wont ever fall into the wrong hands and be used for evil. The center of this book is the "ring of power" because if it falls into the wrong hands it could mean the distrouction Before the history of the ring was explained to Frodo he had no idea that it was capable of such dark powers and came from
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Desire for Power In Lord of the Flies‚ Jack has a great desire for power. When the leader of the group is chosen‚ and he is not selected‚ he is furious. He has a great hunger for power and this desire shows up from the very start with his dictating of the choir boys. Throughout the book‚ his struggle goes back and forth until he loses himself to the power in the end. At the very start of the book‚ they boys decide on a leader for the group. They decide that it is wisest to have someone making
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The Ring of Gyges The " Ring of Gyges " is a short story from Plato s book‚ The Republic‚ written around the fifth century‚ B.C. Plato believed in an absolute truth and a greater good in mankind‚ " Ring of Gyges " is a parable told by Glaucon‚ who retained a more cynical view on us as humans. Glaucon’s argument is all people‚ given the chance to do wrong without consequence‚ will always do just that. He has no faith in man’s desire to do good‚ or act in a just" manner. This excerpt from the
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Jim Crow Laws and To Kill A Mockingbird Some of the Jim Crow Laws included: The Jim Crow Laws were a system of laws and regulations that African Americans were forced to follow between 1877 and the mid-1960s. The laws were to keep black people "separate but equal" from white people enforced racial segregation and discrimination towards black people. Later in the 20th century‚ the Jim Crow laws were considered a "violation of civil rights and therefore unconstitutional". The Jim Crow laws were passed
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