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    outside of you. So what we really want to look into is 3 core examples of the responsibility of freedom and then in the end you can decide if you want freedom. One of the strongest pieces of literature that serves as a prime example is the Lord Of The Flies. Where a wholesome amount of kids are stuck on a remote island and do not have a parent‚ adult or official in site. Now to some if you were in there position you would be elated just to be relieved of the constant pressure you are given by your

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    Buddha once said; “It is a man’s own mind‚ it is not his enemy or foe‚ that lures him to evil ways.” In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ this quote is proven true. When the plane of english boys crash lands on a deserted island and forces the group of boys to fend for themselves‚ it shows the true evil and society. It shows that evil is everywhere‚ inhabits everybody‚ and everything. There is no escaping evil no matter where you go or what path you take. In the novel‚ the boys convince themselves

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    Abraham Lincoln once said that “Human nature can be modified to some extent‚ but human nature cannot be changed”. In William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies there are perfect examples to agree with that statement. The book is about a group of British school boys who are stranded on an island after their plane crashed. All the boys must work together to help live and get rescued. Golding got the idea to write the book after his experiences in World War II. Humans can be changed to a certain extent

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    civilization; evil tyrants that manipulate the power of fear so that their subjects are forced to succumb to their rule and authority; and finally the intellects with their sheer brain power and keen thinking to convey ideas of how society ought to be governed. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the characters of Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Piggy are attached to symbols to convey their authority‚ which can represent different types of leadership and power in modern civilization. Ralph is one who rules

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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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    Alberto Sosa Lord of the Flies chapter 5-8 1.”He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life‚ where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet”(page 76‚ line 7)This is great example of author style as it’s a very good sentence that shows his style of writing which is to get the point across very strong as he shows in the quote above‚ he also makes a very good word choice to describe how Ralph over with astonishment

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    brutal nature and are drawn away from the civilized ways of life because of it. When true human nature is allowed to be seen‚ these savagely characteristics are made visible and these other courteous ways of life are forgotten. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the boys choose to follow Jack’s violent and fearful leadership‚ abandoning Ralph’s authority based on order and civilized norms‚ proving that rule based on savagery appeals to mans dark human nature and will overshadow leadership

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    "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." This quote is an opinion. The person that said this could have meant a number of things by it. However‚ I believe this quote to be true. Power corrupts. This means‚ to me‚ that when a person has power somehow they are corrupted or that the person with the powercorrupts the things they have power over. The next part of the quote is "absolute power corrupts absolutely‚" this means that a person with absolute power will absolutely corrupt

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    Leader of savages In the book Lord of the flies what can change a boy named Ralph from determined and disrespectful to loving and disbelieving? Can it be the pain of being stranded or maybe all the fighting between Ralph and Jack for leadership? Ralph is a bigun with “fair hair” (Golding 1). And Jack is the leader of the choir later becoming leader of the hunting group (Golding 20). At first when they crash land on the deserted island after being attacked (Golding 3). Ralph is determined to get

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    chapters 9-12‚ Ralph and Jack reach their utter desperation point which results in them trying to kill each other to again their pride and power back. Towards the end of the book Jack became extremely dangerous and aggressive due to the lack of civilization. "Jack made a rush and stabbed Ralph’s chest with his spear‚" (Pg 177). Throughout the fight for pride and power at the end of the book‚ Jack is determined to prove his strength and bravery by trying to kill Ralph. I believe he does this for two reasons;

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