Major themes War and human nature At the beginning of the novel‚ the boys are being evacuated from England by plane‚ presumably to keep them safe from the Cold War‚ which is in the future. The term "Reds" is mentioned (possibly giving the notion that the war was against the Soviets). However‚ there was quite a large amount of tension between the Soviet Union and the UK‚ or more particularly‚ Stalin and Churchill‚ during World War II‚ so "Reds" could simply show the British boys’ scorn for the Soviets
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and agriculturalists in plains Han: Warring States period before Qin unification Gupta: Hinduism vs. Buddhism; women losing rights. Adequate military resources: Rome: soldiers first recruited only from peasant class on Italian peninsula; population inexhaustible. Han: Soldiers recruited from peasant class within the entire empire; population inexhaustible. Gupta: ability to make metal weapons; social system extremely strict‚ therefore military was particular in choosing (relatively peaceful
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Jack plan to do in order to enable his followers to have another feast? - steal Piggy’s glasses to start a fire 4. Why is Roger so excited at the prospect of the beating of Willard? - 5. What sacrifice to the beast does Jack order? - the head from kill that his hunters kill 6. Why will it be so difficult for Ralph’s group to keep the fire going? - they are few in number and Piggy will not help with physical labor 7. How does Ralph suggest Piggy contact his aunt? - write a letter
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“Killing is always wrong” This statement can be seen as very controversial as many people could believe that certain aspects of killing can be justified‚ however there’s a vast majority of the population who would not believe that killing is acceptable in anyway because it is against the law. Killing is also frowned upon by society as at an early stage of primary socialisation children are taught to deal with anger or pain in a nonviolent manner. In a typical movie scene and even in reality
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surrounds them with the environment of the story. In the poem‚ “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon‚ Lyon reflects upon both her culture and her family. Lyon uses imagery along with specific words and phrases in order to represent her family as well as her culture. In the poem‚ there are many phrases that play on imagery to convey a sense of culture and family. One phrase from the very beginning writes‚ “I am from clothespins‚ from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride.” (1-2). Firstly‚ these are all
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Parents are not always right. Parents‚ are humans. Humans‚ make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. However‚ most parents THINK they’re always right. Because they think that they are older and more knowledgeable‚ (which is true) they will never make mistakes. However‚ it is because that they think that they’re older and more knowledgeable they make the mistakes. Often‚ they do not admit their mistakes or they make up excuses like "I’m testing you". There are a handful of parents in this authoratative
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moved to a trailer park in the small town of Naomi‚ Florida with her itinerant preacher father. While in the Winn-Dixie supermarket‚ she encountered a scruffy dog that was wreaking havoc in the store. She claimed the dog as hers in order to save him from going to the pound and named him Winn-Dixie. Winn-Dixie’s first act of inspiration on Opal was for the girl to challenge her father to list ten things about her mother‚ who had abandoned them years before‚ due to a problem with alcohol. Opal also
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The customer is always right is usually wrong. In my line of work I see this every day. I am a manager at an outlet store and dealing with customers is my number one priority. There are all kinds of customers‚ some will make you happy‚ some will make you scream or some will just be okay. Customers sometimes do not realize that our job is to help them the best way we can. I believe that some of the customers are abusing the “customer is always right‚” because they know that the company does not
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Revenge is Not Always Sweet Ever since mankind was created‚ it seems that revenge has come along with it. The Code of Hammurabi‚ the code of law from the sixth king of Babylon‚ was put into practice around 1760 B.C.‚ making it the oldest recorded set of laws in human history. The code is rooted firmly in the belief in an eye for an eye; revenge was written all over it. Revenge is present in international politics‚ within one’s nation‚ in our homes‚ in our schools and in our personal relationships
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