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    Golding creates symbols throughout the novel Lord of the flies that contribute to weather humans are good or evil. Golding’s symbols effect each character immensely. Leadership‚ hope‚ and darkness all are symbols to the novel. The conch‚ being one the first symbols introduced in the novel contributes to both good and evil. leadership builds a society but also tears everyone apart. The fire‚ representing hope‚ an important resource and symbol to the novel‚ is needed for both the evil and good

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    Women Struggling for Freedom in the Face of Oppression Nefissa in the Innocence of the Devil by Nawal El Saadawi‚ Zabeth in A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul‚ The Mirabal sisters in A Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa‚ and Zaynab in Karnak Cafe by Naguib Mahfouz all struggled for freedom against their oppressive environments. Nefissa struggled in obtaining her freedom in Egypt where men told women how to behave. Zabeth struggled in her journey through the harsh physical environment of Africa

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    probability that the first card is a king and the second card is an ace? 2. Thomas has a box with 4 black color bottles and 8 gray color bottles. Two bottles are drawn without replacement from the box. What is the probability that both of the bottles are gray? 3. A jar contains colored stones that are 4 pink stones‚ 9 orange stones and 5 green stones. Ryan picks one stone‚ records its color and puts it back in the jar. Then he draws another stone. What is the probability of taking out an orange

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    In the novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ the conch symbolizes democracy. At the beginning of the chapter two‚ Raph hesitantly calls a meeting‚ through the conch‚ he finds the power to be a leader. As he nervously looked around‚ “Ralph lifted the cream and pink shell to his knees and a sudden breeze scattered light over the platform...all at once he found that he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say” (Golding 31). As Ralph is picking up the conch‚ a disturbance is in the atmosphere‚ showing

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    and adolescence‚ whether they be in metaphors or depicted by actual characters‚ are used in literature in order to convey different times in the work. Sometimes they can be used to convey tribulation or they can be used to convey times of prosperity. With Haper Lee’s story‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ she uses adolescence to be able to challenge the perspective of a Southern town still stuck in their older ways. She does this many times throughout the book‚ however in this essay; we will only discuss three

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    3/7/13 Film Review: Primary Colors The film I reviewed for this assignment was Primary Colors; the film is very closely related to Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. The film stars John Travolta who plays a charismatic southern governor by the name of Jack Stanton. Jack is trying to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States. Henry Burton‚ an idealist is impressed by Jack’s warmth and likeability with the people so he joins Jack’s team as a political adviser

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    Bird Essay In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee uses the characters Boo‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill to illustrate the theme of innocence and courage. Throughout the this novel‚ Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill find ways to use the limits with their imaginations‚ to amuse themselves. The children seem to be the ones who change the old town and make it full of unexpected events. The adults of the novel also play games that come from their imaginations and‚ they themselves

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    Narrative Style & Langauge in ‘The Great Gatsby’ The narrator The role of Nick as the narrator is fundamental to the narrative style of the story. Gatsby’s character is ‘filtered’ through Nick Carraway’s narration. However‚ Nick himself‚ becomes a figure whom we must interpret. As Nick tells us the story and we piece together our interpretation of Gatsby‚ we are also inevitably adjusting our sense of who the man is telling Gatsby’s story. Nick is able to comment on‚ and pass judgement

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    the former slaves’ ignorance and have the victims sign devious contracts. These contracts ensured the enslavement of former slaves and a subservient position in society. The last method was coercion of the African Americans. The usage of violence was used to terrorize African Americans. This violence eliminated any threats to the

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    TKAM Final Essay Paper Authors use symbolism in their novels to get across a message in an entertaining way. Harper lee‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ uses the ordinary‚ everyday mockingbird to symbolise innocence. By the end of the novel‚ both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley become mockingbird symbols. A mockingbird literally is a good bird. Mockingbirds are considered a good animal because they do not disturb or annoy anyone. They just mind their own business and are harmless. “Mockingbirds don’t do

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