Castle Rock as a Symbol Throughout literature‚ many people‚ places‚ or things‚ have a deeper meaning then literal. They are symbols for something much more important. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding did an excellent job of creating a microcosm of the world in the island. The island stands for a world with no rules and lack of authority. In this world‚ there are good people‚ such as Jack‚ Piggy‚ and Simon‚ and then there are corrupted people such as Jack and his choir. The good people have their
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embodies my life… Everything on this page means something that’s genuinely important to me. In the centre is an outline of Mufasa from The Lion King. The reason why I chose the quote "Remember who you are" is because I feel like I occasionally forget what my purpose in life is‚ especially at the moment I go through things that I just dislike that I wish I could never go through. Close to the quote is also a cross to show that I believe in Christianity and there are flowers on the cross because it reminds
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What Cheerleading Means to Me After countless games‚ practices‚ and competitions‚ nothing quite compares to standing on the eight panel mat in front of thousands of unfamiliar faces or a high school football game on Friday night. It is a unique atmosphere where there is an air of utter togetherness and positive energy that I have never experienced anywhere else during my four years of cheering. Although it is the most intense‚ stressful‚ and time-consuming activity I have participated in‚ cheerleading
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The Bronze Bow is a very religious and political book written by Elizabeth George Speare. The Bronze Bow takes place in Galilee‚ Israel during the time when Jesus was preaching. An 18 year old young man named Daniel bar Jamin‚ who is the main character and a Zealot‚ has a lot of conflicting emotions because he watched his father being crucified by the Romans. He vows to avenge his father’s crucifixion by overthrowing the Roman empire. However this journey of revenge leads him to separation from his
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Music is a five letter word that could mean so much to one person‚ while meaning so little to somebody else. To me‚ music is where I flourish; music is where I learn to find myself and learn to understand others. I get so lost in music‚ both listening and playing‚ that I find myself absent from my own reality for hours on end. Listening to music is mesmerizing‚ in a sense‚ in which I always find myself discovering new and intriguing genres‚ sounds and musicians. Music is so captivating to me because
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Writing doesn’t have to be political to be a good work although George Orwell argues that political purpose is necessary for a successful work. Fundamentally‚ I think Orwell’s opinion about good writing doesn’t leave any room for discussion because of his definition of being political. He defines being political as having “desire to push the world in a certain way.” However‚ this is an overly broad definition since we do this every day if we are “thinking” human beings. There are some occasions where
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Some people think that restricting certain things such as smoking and driving certain cars that can increase pollution for the sake of other people’s health is a restriction to our freedom‚ these people say that is their health and they should be allowed to. However when we analyze this actions we end up realising that said “freedom” is not really worth risking our health or even our lives. We focus so much on the negative that we forget the positive outcome not only to society but for ourselves
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unjust punishment. Not only is it playing into many stereotypes of teenage minorities but its terrorizing our communities. Well if you really think about it‚ why are black and Hispanic communities considered slums? Why does the youth in those communities feel more comfortable commuting crime in these areas? In my opinion it is because they know that no one is going to
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1. Jacques Reeves Dallas Cowboys — No. 35 Cornerback Date of Birth: October 8‚ 1982 (1982-10-08) Place of Birth: Lancaster‚ Texas Height: 5 ft 11 in Weight: 192 lb National Football League Debut: 2004 for the Dallas Cowboys College: Purdue NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 223 Teams: Dallas Cowboys (2004-present) 2. I-35 Interstate 35 northbound begins
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Born on February 27th in 1807‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent much of his life teaching lessons through poetry. In his poem “The Arrow and the Song‚” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow conveys the message that every action has a consequence. Through symbolism‚ Longfellow describes how positive and negative actions affect the people around you. Through the story he creates in “The Arrow and the Song‚” Longfellow expresses how like an arrow‚ hatred will leave an everlasting scar‚ while kindness and compassion
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