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- 13731: Love And Acceptance
- ... Everyday Use we see Maggie "eying her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand, that "no" is a word the world would never say to her." Maggie's mother seems to have reinforced this by being unable to say no to Dee also. This is what makes the point in the story when she finally does ...
- 13732: Lord Of The Flies - The Beast
- ... savagely and mercilessly killed Piggy. Towards the end of the novel, chaos and anarchy became rife. Ralph was hunted down like a wild animal and the imagery Golding uses in this final chapter describes a world where insanity and evil rule. It is even possible that the boys now saw Ralph as the beast, which is why they hunted him down. Secondly, although all the boys were hunting Ralph to kill ...
- 13733: Lord Of The Flies - Savagry
- ... begin to tie it back, and they begin to paint their faces. The tying of their hair means that they begin to put civilization behind them. The painting of their faces mimics that of the war paint of the savage and brutal Indians. After pretending to hunt each other as a ritual they get a strong desire to kill something, then Simon walks out of the forest all cut up and ...
- 13734: Lord Of The Flies - Piggy
- ... parents may have said back home. However due to his appearance they dont feel the need or desire to listen to him as they would have listened to their teacher at home. In our world the same is true. Many wise people are shunned simply because of they way they look. This is more evident during our younger years but does continue as we age. At what point will we ...
- 13735: American And British Houses
- ... notable differences. Although material availability and differing economies certainly affect house design, it is the culture itself that has the greatest impact. America is said to be one of the most demanding countries in the world, and this notion is reinforced in their expansive, amenity rich homes. The English are regarded as conservative and polite; their homes are compact and efficient. Modern American and British house construction is a direct reflection ...
- 13736: Affirmation
- ... political, personal, cultural values and identity. The Puritans, African Americans, and Native Americans affirmed their identity in Colonial America through: oral traditions, songs, and rituals. This is the reason they are studied all over the world. The Puritans affirmed their identity through their religious beliefs, utopian ideas and theocracy. The Puritans had a storyteller who spoke of their genealogy. Since these stories were based on the bible, most of the listeners ...
- 13737: Lord Of The Flies
- ... than most of the other boys. He is the leader of a group of choir boys and is dubbed chief of the hunters by Ralph. He and his hunters become sadistic and detached from the world of peace Ralph creates. Jack is the prime reason why the island becomes full of chaos and corruption. Piggy is a fat little boy who remains close to Ralph's side throughout the story. Although ...
- 13738: Looking For Alibrandi
- ... reflected on her grandmother. She loved being Italian and would never change that but at the same time she tried to reject her culture. Committing suicide is giving up on life, this happens around the world everyday, young and old. Some people cannot handle the pressure of what they have to live for. So they take their own life. Dealing with this type of tragedy makes young people grow in a ...
- 13739: Altered States
- ... Meanwhile the rest of the brain continues with higher functions. It devises excuses for being late for work. It replays, better than any video system, yesterday's Cowboys game. Or it creates a pleasant imaginary world where its owner wins all arguments, tells hilarious jokes, and attracts the opposite sex like a magnet. By splitting into two halves, the mind deals with the boredom of driving. The mind has defence not ...
- 13740: Lisa Bright And Dark
- When someone has a nearly "perfect" life, its hard to believe that person could be going out of his or her mind. Lisa Bright and Dark, by John Neufeld, explores the world of mental illness through Lisa Shilling, a sixteen year old who believes she is going crazy. Though she and her friends know this, she is unable to receive help because her parents think she is ...
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