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    By the time Ralph finished blowing the conch the platform was crowded. There were differences between this meeting and the one held in the morning. The afternoon sun slanted in from the other side of the platform and most of the children‚ feeling too late the smart of sunburn‚ had put their clothes on. The choir‚ less of a group‚ had discarded their cloaks. Ralph sat on a fallen trunk‚ his left side to the sun. On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known

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    When writing Lord of the Flies William Golding establishes symbols throughout the book such as the fire‚ piggy’s glasses‚ and the island. These enhance his purpose of explaining that humans can be savages. To begin‚the Fire plays a very important role in the writing of Golding. “ .”( ) As it says without the fire there will be no rescue. The fire is the only hope for survival and rescue from this island they’re stuck on. The fire as a whole is a reassurance

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    Twelfth Grade English 28 January 2015 Biblical Allusions in Lord of the Flies The Bible is the best-selling book in the world‚ with six billion one million five hundred thousand printed copies. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding made a connection with his book and the Bible‚ using Simon‚ the Lord of the Flies‚ the island‚ etc. As a result of Golding’s experience in the war‚ seeing the constant struggles of mankind‚ his novel “Lord of the Flies” uses religious undertones to show the external struggle

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    Rivalry Rivalry can lead to many serious problems or even injury. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the theme or rivalry describing fighting‚ jealousy and taking sides. The author‚ William Golding‚ explains many themes with a lot of detail. He also uses symbols in the novels to represent things in real life‚ for example the conch represents civilization and government. On the island there were many conflicts between Jack and Ralph. They mainly fought for their different

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    The Ethnical Nature of an Individual How ethical nature of the individual is explained through out the Lord of the Flies and as civilization and savagery unfolds‚ Ralph represents civilization and Jack represents savagery. When they picked their leader (which was Ralph) other characters are outraged‚ moving on through the society‚ different opinions matter and represents a group of individuals. On the other hand‚ Ralph is civilized he tries to have different groups so they can have order within

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    “What is the aftermath of Simon’s death?” Simon’s death is a tragic event in this novel . Piggy‚ Ralph‚ Sam and Eric all have in mutual reactions towards Simon’s death. They each handle the guilt towards Simon’s death in different ways. Also‚ they decide not to say his name aloud to one and other. Even though they all know that they and the rest of the boys murdered Simon they decide to say that they all left the “party” early. In addition Jack has his own thoughts on what has happened the previous

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    Massive Explosion & Chemical Fire at Westbury Factory Explosion led to a tragic incident for most families in Westbury factory. A massive chemical plant explosion in Westbury factory on Tuesday early morning. A lot of families are suffering and some families are depressed. Neil Junio‚ Student Journalist On Tuesday‚ February 19‚ 2013‚ Shop-C section of the Westbury factory was destroyed due to the massive chemical plant explosion caused by some of the workers’ negligence. According to

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    Lord of the Flies Essay A famous man once said “It is not what society can do for man‚ but it is what man can do for society.” This means that what we can do can affect our society for the better or for the worst. In his essay‚ Epstein stated that the theme of The Lord of the Flies was an attempt to trace the defects of human nature back to the defects of society. Golding was specifically stating that these defects were traits that negatively affect our society as a whole. Traits such as the

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    experience before. Two texts that will support this quote are The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this literature The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Ralph who struggle to survive on an inhabited island from a plane accident. Ralph was elected leader to lead the children to survive on the island until someone rescues them. Ralph believes in civilization and Jack believes in savagery. When Jack and Ralph clash between two beliefs‚ Ralph almost gets

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    A Malevolent Society in Lord of the Flies Humans‚ by nature‚ are genuinely good people who show compassion and concern for others‚ right? Well true‚ if we all lived in a utopian land. Unfortunately‚ humans are‚ in fact‚ evil and easily corrupted by others. In William Golding’s 1954 published Lord of the Flies‚ the boy’s on the island learn that a peaceful civilization is easily destroyed without cooperation or agreement. The frustration manifested itself‚ making a transformation of the boys into

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