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    society a civilization. There are also many things that makes a civilization advanced. Government‚ Religion‚ and culture impacts societies and makes them civilizations. Some of the products that were constructed that plays along with these three characteristics helps make these civilizations advanced. These three things that made up these civilizations have brought them a long way. Government plays a very big part in changing a society into a civilization. The majorities of these civilizations had

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    overarching theme of Lord of the Flies is the conflict between the human impulse towards savagery and the rules of civilization which are designed to minimize it. Throughout the novel‚ the conflict is dramatized by the clash between Ralph and Jack‚ who respectively represent civilization Vs. savagery .The differences are expressed by each boy’s distinct attitudes towards authority. Civilization can be seen as cultural and intellectual refinement in human society . In the Lord of the Flies ‚ the boys started

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    Corruption vs. Civilization in Lord of the Flies Every now and then‚ one finds themselves taking a deeper look inside of their soul‚ often times resulting in the discovery of an inner being. This inner being is perfectly depicted through the lord of the flies. Contrary to the boys’ beliefs‚ the lord of the flies‚ or in the novel the symbol of the “beast”‚ is not “something you could hunt and kill” (164)‚ but rather a spirit that dwells inside of a soul‚ and slowly seduces one into complete and

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    The first full civilization emerged by 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. Relatively soon thereafter civilization developed along the Nile in Egypt‚ and later spread to other parts of the Middle East and one region in Africa. The advent of civilization provided a framework for most of the developments in world history. Additionally‚ the specific early civilizations that arose in the Middle East and Africa had several distinctive features‚ in political structure

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    for being a River Valley Civilization. Both of these River valley civilizations had the similarities of being invaded‚ and also both being river valley civilizations. Even though they seem so similar‚ India and Egypt have their differences too. These differences include different writing styles‚ and different geography and climate. The knowledge of both civilizations has changed the future of the world today. Egypt and India had many similarities in their civilizations. Firstly‚ both River Valleys

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    definition‚ a civilization is “an advances state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached.” (Backman 5). Although it was not the first civilization‚ the advantages Egypt possessed pushed them far ahead of their predecessors‚ creating the most innovated society of its time. According to historians‚ the region of Sumner in southern Iraq held the origins of Western civilization. Sumner exampled some of the key notes of a civilization at the time:

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    Egypt and Sumer Civilizations Two of the greatest civilizations were Egypt and Sumer. Both civilizations had similarities‚ but also had their differences just like everything in life. They had similar beliefs on gods controlling everything in their lives. Also‚ these two civilizations were the first ones to make up a writing system. Even though both civilizations were the first‚ their writing was very different from each other. They had similar hierarchy and both invented important things that

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    would you fare if you were stuck on an island? In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding a group of British schoolchildren are stranded on an island. The boys must fend for themselves since there are no adults. In the beginning of the novel civilization reigns and authority is for the most part obeyed‚ but as time goes on the boys descend into savagery. There are two main groups in the novel‚ Jack’s group‚ and Ralph’s group. Ralph’s group is the civilized group‚ they use logic and reason. They

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    Introduction Maya civilization is an ancient American culture. It’s one of the most developed civilizations in the western hemisphere before the arrival of Europeans. People called the Maya lived in Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras. Those people built massive stone pyramids‚ temples‚ and sculpture; developed a system of writing using hieroglyphs; and recorded their achievements in mathematics and astronomy. Most archeologists said that the Maya culture attained its highest level

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    Samuel P. Huntington shocked the world in 1993 when he published “The Clash of Civilizations” in the journal of Foreign Affairs. Huntington states “most important conflicts of the future will occur along the cultural fault lines separating these civilizations from one another” (Huntington 1993‚ 25). He claims future conflicts after the Cold War will involve divides‚ disagreement and splits between cultures‚ races‚ religious beliefs. Huntington states his theory as “the fundamental source of conflict

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