Jack London’s “Credo” I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor‚ every atom of me in magnificent glow‚ than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live‚ not exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them‚ I shall use my time.” – Jack London 1876-1916 Jack London was a man
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English essay What we learn from the presentation of Jack in Lord of the Flies This novel is about a group of school boys who get trapped on an island. This novel is an allegory‚ this means that behind this story there is a moral to be learnt‚ or a hidden meaning. The author tells us that a so called “paradise island” can really be hell. Jack‚ a key character in the story‚ has a role in Lord Of The Flies‚ as the oldest one and the one who likes to be in charge. At the beginning he has a choir
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Movie Review Jack the Giant Slayer Director: Bryan Singer Lead Actors: Nicholas Hoult (Jack)‚ Eleanor Tomlinson (Isabelle)‚ Ewan McGregor (Elmont)‚ Stanley Tucci (Lord Roderick)‚ Ian McShane (King Brahmwell)‚ Bill Nighty and John Kassir (Fallon). Genre: Adventure‚ Fantasy Setting: In the Kingdom of Cloister Plot Overview (Summary): In the Kingdom of Cloister‚ Jack‚ a young farm boy‚ is fascinated by the legend of Erik‚ an ancient king who defeated an army of invading giants from a realm in
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When one hears of the phrase jack in the box‚ an old toy may come to mind that used to be popular. However‚ if one lives mainly around the west coast of the United States‚ this may be a prefered fast food chain to stop by weekly. Jack in the Box is a famous fast food chain that was founded in 1951 by Robert O. Peterson(History). The chain serves anything from burgers and chicken‚ to tacos and salads‚ as well as breakfast all day(History). The restaurant currently has around 2‚200 locations‚ which
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One day in jacks ordinary world on the way home from school Jack Rodgers found a pipe‚ black hat‚ and a scarf. Jack Rogers wondered how that stuff got there but he didn’t care so he ran off and played basketball. Being curious he went back and the stuff was gone the pipe‚ black hat‚ and scarf but something else was missing the pile of snow the stuff was on. So he began walking around looking for it. He soon found in front of a hole a carrot. Jack was curious so he reached and grabbed it and there
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Jack the Ripper was a murderous madman who terrorized prostitutes in the late 1880�s. Time has not diminished the gruesomeness of the killings. All the victims’ throats were cut ;some victims were disemboweled ;and the killer took organs from some of his victims. When fear of the Ripper peaked‚ the killings stopped‚ and a century of speculation ensued (jack 1). Many authors have tried to sift through the evidence and have arrived at their own theories as to the identity Jack the Ripper Jack the
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Jack and the Scientist Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. She was very poor‚ for times had been hard‚ and Jack was too young to work. Almost all the furniture in the little cottage she lived in had been sold to buy food. She had a cow named Milky White that gave milk every morning‚ which they took to market and sold. But one sad day Milky White gave no milk and they had nothing to sell. “Don’t worry mother” said Jack‚ “I’ll go into town and sell Milky White
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Kubrick’s cold and frightening "The Shining" challenges the mind. In the opening scene at a job interview‚ we meet Jack Torrance‚ a man who plans to live for the winter in solitude and isolation with his wife and son. He will be the caretaker of the snowbound Overlook Hotel. His employer warns that a former caretaker murdered his wife and two daughters‚ and committed suicide‚ but Jack told him: "You can rest assured‚ Mr. Ullman‚ that’s not gonna happen with me. And as far as my wife is concerned‚
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The Psychopath Case Study: Jack the Ripper Criminal Behavior Between 1888 and 1891‚ several brutal and violent murders occurred in Whitechapel‚ London. All the victims were poor females who were said to be prostitutes. The murders involved several signature characteristics that include: overkill‚ incapacitation‚ sexual degradation‚ genital mutilation and much more. The serial killer who was named “Jack the Ripper” was never captured and to this day there is much specialization on who and why
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name Teachers name Honors Ninth Lit/Comp. 30 January 2013 Jack of Lord of the Flies William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies is an allegory used by the author to demonstrate the instinctive evil within all of humanity. A group of British schoolboys are in a plane crash‚ and left stranded on a deserted island with no adult help. The boys attempt to create their own civilization‚ but it fails when certain members of the group let their dark sides take over. There are many intriguing characters
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