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    JACK Lord of the Flies Jack Key Quotations I ◦ “ we can’t eat them” this is about the candle buds‚ the fact that jack says he cannot eat them shows that he doesn’t care as they are not useful to him and he has no appreciation for beauty or his natural surroundings as apposed to Simons response. Shows the selfish nature that he has already‚ in a way he could be practical in this sense they are useless to us. A quality of a leader‚ he is decisive. His language is very assertive. ◦ “we’ll have rules…

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    doesn’t say that Piggy was envious of Ralph’s thin body‚ it is implied because of the word usage and the author describes him as short‚ fat‚ and having asthma. Another instance that shows how envious Piggy is of Ralph is when Ralph is swimming in the lagoon. The boys weren’t used to the extreme heat so Ralph decides to take a swim. Piggy has asthma so he can not even swim. "Piggy appeared again‚ sat on the rock ledge and watched Ralph’s green and white body enviously" (Golding 13). In this example Piggy’s

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    you”. The use of ‘you’ in the final phrase highlights Holden’s attempt to distance himself from the inevitable process of change‚ wanting the world to be frozen in place‚ as he is still confused by Ali’s senseless death. The pond from central park lagoon itself becomes a minor metaphor of the world Holden sees. It is “partly frozen and partly not frozen”‚ representing the transition between two states just as Holden views the change of childhood to adulthood. Holden’s strive to protect innocence causes

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    The Catcher in the Rye - Literary Analysis Paper Symbolism plays a big role in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”. Salinger made placed many of them throughout the novel‚ but there are 3 big ones that very important to Holden’s character. Holden is a very difficult character to examine‚ he shows different sides of his personality in almost any situation and rarely describes how he wants to transfer into adulthood. The 3 symbols in this story will give us a better look into the depths

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    Chapter seven starts with an introduction to Greeley‚ Colorado‚ in the book it’s described as a slaughterhouse town with a foul smell. In the middle of this chapter‚ Eric Schlosser talks about the ConAgra Beef Company. He talks about the large amount of cattle in feedlots. All of the cows eat an enormous amount of food that helps them get big. In addition to that they get even bigger with the help of a steroid that is in their ear. With all of the food consumed by cows they can end up depositing

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    REGIONAND DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT SIGNIFICANCE OF LIVING COASTAL RESOURCES Living coastal resources are found within major coastal ecosystems consisting of coral reefs‚ mangroves‚ seagrass beds‚ benthic systems‚ and estuaries or lagoons. Coastal ecosystems‚ particularly estuaries and inshore marine waters have the highest rate of primary production as compared to terrestrial and oceanic regions. Daily gross production rate in terms of grams of dry organic matter per square metre

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    350 © IWA Publishing 2013 Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology—AQUA | 62.6 | 2013 Behaviour of cyanobacterial bloom material following coagulation and/or sedimentation Lionel Ho‚ Albane Barbero‚ Jennifer Dreyfus‚ David R. Dixon‚ Feng Qian‚ Peter J. Scales and Gayle Newcombe ABSTRACT The global increase in detection of cyanobacteria and their metabolites has prompted greater emphasis in optimizing water treatment options for their effective removal. In particular

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    a ride on a gondola. The gondola was apiece of art beautifully sculpted out of some of the finest woods and the gondolier was dressed in the traditional navy and white striped shirt and navy pants. As we began to sail through the joyous Venetian lagoons we viewed the beautiful architecture that dressed and drenched the office buildings‚ churches‚ government buildings‚ and housing complexes. Finally the gondola came to stop and we had arrived at St. Marco’s Plaza. The plaza was like a puzzle‚ full

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    December 4‚ 2012 Factory Farming With the rising population growth in the United States‚ food production has greatly changed. Factory farming was developed in the 1920’s; soon after the discovery of vitamins A and D‚ these vitamins were added to the feed‚ eliminating the requirement for exercise and sunlight for growth. But what exactly is a factory farm? Factory farming is the dominate source of livestock food for the U.S. Harsh and cruel conditions are inflicted towards the animals which are

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    Generally authors provide many literary techniques in order to help the reader fully understand their writing. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses one very particular symbol to represent society‚ the conch. As the novel progresses the conch alters which complements what is happening throughout the novel. In the beginning of the novel‚ Ralph‚ the main protagonist who represents the average person‚ first picks up the conch. But Piggy‚ another protagonist who represents intelligence

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