Sands 1 Clarice Sands Honors English 11 24 August 2011 Essay Judy Jones is the daughter of the Mortimer Jones. Glowing with vitality‚ Judy is casual‚ charming‚ and irresistible to many men‚ including Dexter. She is attractive‚ unattainable‚ and amusing‚ “entertained only by the gratification of her desires and by the direct exercise of her own charm” (Fitzgerald 4) . Judy does not seem to be fully aware of how manipulative she is toward the many suitors who pursue her—or if she is aware‚ she
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More than 11 million people illegally entered America looking for better lives‚ and good jobs. Illegal immigrants think that this journey across the border is worth it. I recently read the book “Enrique’s Journey” by Sonia Nazario. After‚ those 11 million people‚ 48‚000 children went to meet their parents in America. These children had gone through a lot of abuse‚ loss‚ and loneliness to meet up with their parents. Over 11 million people that think this is important. We need to help immigrants‚ we
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There are many symbols in William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies. Two of the most important symbols in the book are the conch shell and the sow’s head. Each symbol holds a different power over the boys‚ as well as an opposite power. The two symbols also have a different boy who introduced them to the story. Like the symbols‚ the two boys are both complete opposites. I think that the conch shell represents order and civilization. Ralph is the boy who introduced the conch to the rest of the
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the tragic hero has been the subject of debate for years. It is uncommon for there to be two tragic heroes in a Greek tragedy‚ therefore there can be only be one in Antigone. Although Creon possesses some of the characteristics that constitute a tragic hero‚ he does not have all of the necessary qualities. Antigone‚ however‚ possesses all of the traits that are required for her to be the tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ there are four major characteristics‚ which the tragic hero is required
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Real World Genocide The book Lord of the Flies contains a number of subliminal meanings. One of those is how without authority figures how quickly society can fall apart and people can turn into barbaric beasts. In 1994 in the African country of Rwanda‚ where the Hutu tribe senselessly murdered almost 1‚000‚000 Tutsi men‚ women‚ and children. Just as Lord of the Flies shows how society can quickly break down and people can turn into savages‚ the Rwandan Genocide is a prime example of society breaking
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Now‚ on reaching the station the problem of purchasing the tickets seemed to be a difficult one. In order to have an idea of the difficulties of a second class journey‚ we intended to travel by second class. We found line ‚ two of us stood in the line and it was with great difficulty that ten tickets were purchased. Then we went to the platform and found that the train was above half-an-hour late. We had to wait for the train on the platform. This long wait was very tiresome. I passed the time in
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AfterMath Essay The end of Lord of the Flies wasn’t very satisfactory to me plus the author didn’t leave us much idea of what will happen to them after they were rescued. Lord of the Flies ended with Ralph being chased by the boys when he runs into a ship captain there to rescue them after finding them from the island setting on fire because of the boys. Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Roger don’t say anything about how they turned savage on the island. This leaves me to think after there live go back to what
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and than let’s not forget he’s not even worried about the beast‚ heck he could careless about the beast. Because according to Jack “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast.” Even though the author never states directly who is the lord of the files we can infer that it is Jack. We can also prove this statement to be true let’s look into a conversation‚ “Fancy thinking the Beast Was something you Could Hunt And Kill!” said the head. For a moment or two the forest and all the other
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difficulties during her journey to get medicine for her grandson. The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is about the journeys that hero’s make and the many things they encounter. Phoenix’s journey corresponds to the hero’s journey in several different ways. The helpers‚ guardians‚ and tests prove that their journeys are similar. One way that Phoenix’s journey corresponds to the hero’s journey are the helpers she encounters along the way. Campbell notes that a hero must encounter “Protective”
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Hero Definition Essay What is a hero? In the dictionary‚ it is defined a hero as a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. However‚ for me‚ heroes are not those who have special abilities like flying through the sky‚ shooting lasers out of their eyes‚ or controlling other people’s minds‚ but just normal people who solve problems and save the people from the risk in today’s society. Actually‚ in our society‚ a hero is a normal person as average as
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