In Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph is portrayed as the protagonist in the story and Jack is the antagonist. Ralph starts out as the “leader” of the group of boys in the beginning of the novel before their civilization begins to collapse. By the end of the story Ralph is nothing more than prey to Jack and his hunters. Jack is the main reason that the boys commit such barbaric actions. By the end‚ the reader has witnessed the true lengths mans’ instincts could reach and the evil that is hidden in every person
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Jack Merridew in the book Lord of the Flies‚ is symbolic to a real life figure by the name of Hitler. Just like how Hitler tried to take over and eliminate one race‚ Jack was doing the same thing to the boys on the island. Hitler persuaded the German race that they were superior and they could do whatever they wanted if they got rid of the Jews. In the story Lord of the Flies‚ there were five characters that symbolized people or things in the time frame of World War II. Piggy‚ was considered the
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old question. Are leaders made or are they born? My belief on this – I believe that a leader is made‚ not born. Why do I say that? Before going further‚ lets be clear on one distinction – when we say a leader is made‚ it does not mean that someone can be taught to become a leader by attending leadership courses. While it helps‚ it is not enough. Warren Bennis (a leading leadership researcher) believes that one cannot be taught to become a leader but one can learn to become a leader over the years through
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of English school boys who crashed-landed on a deserted island and have to survive on their own. There are many characters who change throughout the course of the story‚ for example‚ characters like Simon and Piggy continued to gain confidence throughout the novel. Although all the boys go through character changes as a result of being taken away from the strict structure of English society‚ the character of Jack changes most through the course of the novel from the leader of the choir to a somewhat
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dwindled inside the younglings‚ veritable by their obedient nature. “Piggy moved among the crowd‚ asking names and frowning to remember them. The children gave him the same simple obedience that they had given to the men with megaphones” (Golding 18). Jack‚ one of the older boys on the island‚ believes that in order for this civilization to thrive‚ “We’ve got have rules and obey them” (Golding 42). At this point in the story‚ the boys began to build up their culture by instituting laws and creating order
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Rosalinda Crystal Arellano 12/21/12 1st Period Ralph Waldo Emerson [pic] [pic]“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you” (knowledge 1). This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson states that the past and the choices you will make are not as important as what you do in the future. Ralph Emerson looked into the future‚ not to the past. Emerson thought the mistakes you did in the past should not effect
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them. Ralph was‚ at the beginning of the novel‚ the most respectable character and was democratically voted chief. He is portrayed at first as a good and fair leader that clings to the idea of adult civilisation. This appears to work effectively‚ however there are soon cracks in the group – Ralph will order them to do something but after a while they will all drift away and forget about his orders. Although democracy was‚ in Golding’s view‚ the best way to lead‚ Ralph seems to be a weak leader and
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manger and how it is something that one cannot be born with. Along with the theory of followership and the stereotype of “Men are born to be leaders” will be discussed. Managers are in all organizations with different job titles like team leader‚ project manager or even senior executive. Managers are assumed to have leadership skills and works with employees who require them for vital support and assistance in their jobs. Managers are also responsible for improving and sustaining the performance
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Who is ralph and how is his character at the beginning of the story? The protagonist of the story‚ Ralph is one of the oldest boy on the island. He’s an English‚ brave‚ handsome‚ intelligent and fair schoolboy. On general he believes in democratic rule and fair play for everyone. Ralph represents leadership‚ the properly socialized and civilized young man. He is a natural leader as wel has he the conch. The conch is a symbol for power and order. He demonstrates obvious common sense. Once on the
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Jack Ma’s make the decision sudden emergence “rocked the boat” in China and around the globe because he challenges the status quo. It would said like that because Jack Ma put the customers and his employees as priority compared to the shareholders that prove his management style is diverse with other company. A the present time‚ Jack Ma becomes one of the top 10 richest people in tech worldwide‚ a batch that includes Larry Ellison‚ Silicon Valley pioneers Bill Gates‚ Mark Zuckerberg‚ and Larry Page
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