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    Literary Conflicts and Lessons Learned in The Fellowship of the Ring It is often very useful to find the moral of a story. The moral of a story teaches the reader something he or she can improve about themselves or the way they live. JRR Tolkien makes the moral of his story‚ The Fellowship of the Ring‚ known through the conflicts of the characters. Tolkien uses three distinctly different literary conflicts in The Fellowship of the Ring to critique the morals and mechanics of society today. In his

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    10* Honors English Innocent and Corrupt Characters The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a classical coming of age novel that deals with a youth’s mental adjustment to a modern world. Holden Caulfield‚ Salinger’s troubled protagonist‚ has a flawed view of the world where youth and integrity fights maturity and corruption. Salinger explores this dichotomy using a variety of motifs and symbols. In this novel‚ Salinger denotes innocence by the way Holden views a variety of characters.

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    At this time‚ many people have been aware about advantages of nuclear power that can mitigate global warming impact but they don’t notice the disadvantages of nuclear power. The advantages of nuclear power are the emission of green house is relatively low‚ this technology is readily available‚ it can produce high amount of electrical energy. Whereas the disadvantage are the problem of radioactive waste‚ high risk‚ not renewable energy‚ not sustainable energy‚ etc. From the above explanation‚ nuclear

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    December 7‚ 2009 The Lords of Discipline A novel based on his own military experience at “The Citadel”‚ Pat Conroy’s The Lords of Discipline takes place at the South Carolina Military Institute (a fictitious military school). Like most military schools throughout the United States‚ “The Institute” prides itself on its ability to transform “douche bags” to “whole men”. The authoritative figures responsible for this transformation are the cadre (upper classman)‚ carriers of the ring (alumni)‚ and General

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    Lord of the Flies: Loss of Innocence As we age we lose the thrill of imagination‚ the value of it. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding this very much happens when pre-teen boys crash on an island. The longer they stay on the island less we see of them when the first crashed on the island. The boy’s actions and beliefs turn from innocence to corrupt. In the book there are many examples of innocence to corruption these are the examples of Jack‚ blank‚ and blank. Jack was the

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    Diff’rent Strokes is a television show that previewed in 1978. It was an instant hit when little orphan Arnold said‚ “Whatchu talkin’ bout Willis?” Mr. Drummond‚ a widowed millionaire that lives in Manhattan‚ has adopted two orphan black children. These two children were the kids of his once housekeeper‚ that has just passed away. Mr. Drummond promised to her that he would take care of the children as she passed away. Mr. Drummond and the two boys‚ Arnold and Willis‚ have some growing pains learning

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    Lord of the Flies Persuasive Essay Choose one of the prompts below to write a persuasive essay regarding Golding’s intentions in writing Lord of the Flies. 1. Make a solid argument for who is the better leader‚ Jack or Ralph. 2. Agree with or argue against the idea that Golding’s intentions in writing Lord of the Flies was to show that all humans have a distinct character flaw that when left unchecked by the morals and laws of society will eventually corrupt the individual.

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    Lord Rama Lord Rama also known as Sri Ramchandra (Moon-Like Gentle Rama)‚ Paraga (uplifted Of the Poor) and many more is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu (one of the trinity god‚ the preserver)‚ the central figure of the epic Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas‚ in which Lord Rama is beautifully portrayed. Lord Rama took birth to free the world from cruelty and sins of the demon King Ravana‚ the King of Lanka. Rama was the first son king Dashratha‚ the king of Ayodhya. Her mother was named Kausilya

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    that there are only a certain number of specialized people who can train horses and make them better‚ but anyone could hurt them. The third step is that if the argument also applies to other animals including humans and therefore most of society corrupts the youth and there are only a select few who improve them. The final step is that Meletus thinks all of Athens improves the youth‚ but if Socrates argument is valid Meletus is obviously not aware of who actually does. Socrates also explains that

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    Guise of Human Nature Since the origin of man‚ innate tendencies of society have been malevolent in nature. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the mask of civilization is removed‚ and the genuine disposition of society is revealed. Initially‚ the boys who are marooned on the island are indoctrinated with the propriety of advanced society. Slowly‚ however‚ this mask is removed‚ and the boys revert to their primitive instincts in order to survive. Though the veil of civility attempts

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