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    The Chrysalids Theme

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    preparatory or transitional state. In “The Chrysalids”‚ three main stages of civilizations can be identified. They are the Fringes civilizaztion‚ the Waknuk civilization‚ and the Sealand civilization. The Fringes civilization and the Waknuk civilization are both in a stage of change. The Sealand civilization is the end result of the progress of change‚ a well technological civilization. The Fringes people have the poorest civilization in the novel. They live in tents and shelters and often have to steal

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    In the book The Chrysalids‚ people are destroyed for looking different from the norm. Differences seen in the book include extra toes‚ hairy bodies‚ long arms and legs. But is this alright? Should the world be ridded of people who are not like the majority of other people? The people who are considered normal in this book do not have good reason to destroy the mutants. One of the many inadequate reasons for destroying these people is that they believe that having an irregularity is hateful in the

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    influences on culture in early civilizations varied.. As the population grew‚ things began to drive the civilizations and their need for culture. Geography had a major part in developing the culture. Geography would determine if the people would depend on agriculture‚ hunting or trade to sustain their lives‚ thus determining what kind of culture these civilizations would be obtaining. Also as civilizations began to grow‚ social issues began to rise. The civilizations started to begin pursuing a more

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    According to archaeologist in order to be defined as a civilization certain criteria must be met. Early archaeologists believed in order to be considered a civilization a society must have cultural superiority‚ which meant they must have the ability to read and write. If this was the sole criteria used to judge if a society was labeled a civilization‚ then you could say the Inca of South America‚ who constructed cities on top of mountains and had a complex system of irrigation canals‚ were not

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    The civilization of classical Greece and China has a lot to compare and contrast. Though formulated in different region and climate with different ancestors‚ they have some points in common; yet‚ there are also marked differences. Both civilizations had developed empires. The Greek’s political approach shares some similarities with the Confucianism of China. However‚ the both system differ in a sense that China built a strongly centralized bureaucratic system. China put emphasis on hierarchy and

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    Nasca Social Structure

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    The Nasca is an ancient civilization of people located in the Nasca region on the southern coast of Peru‚ living between approximately 1 and 750 AD. Many scholars believe the Nasca originated out of the Paracas culture and were most likely a group of small rural villages that were situated near each other. The Nasca appeared to be self-sufficient and based much of their life on agriculture‚ especially the cultivating of corn. The villages had distinctive art‚ especially multicolored pottery and

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    Human civilizations all started out in much the same way. As climate changed‚ animals began to migrate and many humans decided to settle down instead of follow after the animals. These early humans settled down next to large freshwater sources. Watching the natural world around them‚ they slowly learned how to take seeds from edible plants and how to plant them again in a more accessible area. They learned how to plant crops. Overtime‚ as populations of these early humans grew‚ they began to grow

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    novel Lord of the Flies. The book was a response to Robert Ballantyne’s brighter‚ Victorian era story Coral Island‚ in which British boys bring civilization to an island of savages. Golding’s own take on the deserted island tale revolves around his belief that there is a malevolent side of human nature that is only kept at bay by our perception of civilization. The chances of rescue for the boys in Lord of the Flies faded with their will to control their darkest urges‚ and they regressed into a tribe

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    The development of civilization began with three basic world orders: egalitarian culture‚ agrarian culture‚ and the rise of civilization. Culture is the shared understanding of the systems by which we live. It is classified into seven different configurations: politics‚ economic systems‚ religion society‚ intellect pursuits‚ art/artifacts‚ and near aspects/geography. In order to preserve this culture‚ it must be passed down through oral tradition. Oral tradition is the transmission from word of mouth

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    they have built starts to fall apart? In Golding’s Novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the contrasting literary themes of civilization versus savagery are illustrated through the use of symbols‚ dialogue‚ and visual imagery. Golding uses many symbols throughout his novel to illustrate the contrasting themes of civilization versus savagery. In this novel‚ the use of the conch represents civilization through unity and order. When the boys first land on the island Ralph uses the conch to join everyone together

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