Persuasive essay I believe that Christy Natsis is guilty and should be put in jail‚ because part of her trial says that she is not allowed to drink any alcohol what so ever‚ however‚ not to long ago Christy was found in her local licker store buying more alcohol‚ which make me believe that she may have an addiction to it. My first reasoning that she is guilty is that while she was driving home the night on the incident‚ March 31st 2011‚ when multiple witnesses said they had seen her in the
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The character of Simon in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies has often been viewed as the Christ figure of the novel. If you were to examine the actions of both Simon and Jesus‚ you would find a number of incidents that parallel each other. One of the first things that Simon does that depicts a Christ-like action‚ is found in chapter 3 when he helps the littluns get fruit‚ "Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach" (Golding 56). During his lifetime‚ Jesus often aided the hungry‚ one
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boys try to build a makeshift civilization readers see the boys fight and give into their basic survival instincts. These instincts either bring out the very best or worst of each child. One of the boys on the island includes a tall‚ lanky boy named Simon. Through Simon’s tragic journey we can see how the island brought out his extremely introverted and insane nature. In the novel‚ readers witness Simon’s transition into simple shyness to avoidance of most human contact. His lack of social confidence
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Character Essay of Simon - Lord of the Flies The appearance of Simon in the novel The Lord of the Flies is of great significance and is substantial for the development of the story because he made lots of points in the story. First of all‚ it is important to state that he sent simple‚ yet deep messages throughout the novel‚ with morals behind them. Religiously speaking‚ Simon can be identified as the Christ-figure in the story. Simon also had a very specific role in the novel in being the character
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Chapter 1: The 15 year old Cole Matthews is a real criminal. He has been stealing a lot and now he also beats up Peter Driscal. He doesn’t go to trial but he has to go to Circle Justice. He has to go to an island and think about the things he had done and most important‚ change. Chapter 2: Cole is brought to his new home where he has to stay for a year. He is extremely mad. He wanted to burn down all the supplies he got. Chapter 3: In a flash back‚ Garvey asks Cole questions why he hates his
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a way that would be good. A utilitarian would want people to be happy with the change in the amount of wage. That means the companies‚ the workers and the economy as a whole. They would see it as a good change for people with some future negative feelings that could have an impact on the overall well being of people. Now lets get to a Deontologist point of view. Their view would really be on whats better for the economy. They would impose the increase because more companies would be obligated to
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Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal is a novel that tests your morals to the limit. The novel raises question after question‚ primarily on the topic of forgiveness. Simon is the protagonist in the novel and he faces death in the mirror as he is Jew in a German concentration camp. Throughout the book‚ you even question your own mortality and the quality of a person you are. Death is Simon’s best friend‚ the Nazis despise Simon‚ and a sunflower is more than just a flower. Simon Wiesenthal is
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Compare how feelings between children and parents are presented in Praise Song for My Mother Grace Nichols and Harmonium Simon Armitage In both Praise Song for My Mother by Nichols and Harmonium by Armitage strong feelings between parents and children are explored. Nichols has written a personal love poem to her mother which expresses a deep respect and admiration for her. In Armitages poem however‚ the tone is very different as the poet reflects upon the lack of communication between him and his
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Is Simon an important character or not? Write about his contribution to the novel and the methods Golding uses to show what Simon is like. Golding uses many descriptions throughout the novel to tell us more about his characters. Simon‚ by the point of his death is shown to be an almost angelic figure. This essay will examine whether Simon can be said to be significant or not‚ and why Golding has created his character. Simon starts the novel as a tiny weakling‚ who faints in the sun at the
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Throughout the book‚ Simon is portrayed as a positive‚ selfless‚ caring individual who is constantly the shining beacon of hope and comfort. Simon is very similar to a biblical figure in the way he thinks‚ through his actions‚ and his emotions. One of the signs that indicates that Simon possesses similarities to a biblical figure is in chapter 8‚ page 152‚ when he is speaking to the Lord of the Flies (the Beast). “…and his gaze was held by that ancient‚ inescapable recognition…” which could represent
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