Published right after World War II where, in parts of Europe, civilization decomposed, the Lord of the Flies presents itself as an analogy to the human condition found during the war. ... He is easily manipulated and, ultimately, just wants to be liked and accepted. ... They sought out The Beast but only found it within themselves. ... The internalization of evil found in the Lord of the Flies, is also found in Golding's The Inheritors but, in a slightly different fashion. ...

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This essay will examine the plausibility of adding to this list a bigotry which, if found to be coherent and legitimate, has been practiced for the whole of recorded human history. ... This idea can be easily equated with racism and sexism because of the obvious connection between morally inferior consideration based solely on what may be seen as a non-moral difference. ... One can easily see where the appeal to emotion is present, as opponents of prejudices of these kinds would not argue on such grounds. ...

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In media representations, young people, especially young men and boys, easily attract and are readily ascribed offender status yet have to work hard to achieve any kind of victim status (Brown, 1998; Munice, 2004). ... Madeleine has never been found and no one has yet been held accountable. ... Interpersonal crimes, for example sex and violence, can easily be portrayed as dramatic and titillating than non-violent crimes, especially if children can be added to this increasingly toxic mix of news values. ...

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Introduction Over the past eight weeks, I have been attending regular "play sessions" on the playground of Woodward Elementary School. During this period of time, I became particularly aware of the rules and boundaries, set by adults and peers alike, that the children often encounter when attempting...

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Intro/Facts Ashland Oil, Inc. with revenues exceeding $7 Billion in 1987 was the sixtieth largest company in the country and the nation's largest independent oil refiner. The company employed over 42,000 people worldwide and had refining capacity of 346,000 barrels of oil per day. Key oil supplie...

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God, Morality, and Meaning in Cormac McCarthy's The Road Erik J. Wielenberg Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is, among other things, a meditation on morality, what makes human life meaningful, and the relationship between these things and God. While the novel is rife with religious imagery and ideas...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that all vestiges of civilization have been stripped from the island. He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely a gleaming white skull-as white as the conch shell, he notes. Angry and disgusted, Ralph knocks the skull to the ground and takes the stake it was impaled on to use as a weapon against Jack. That night, Ralph sneaks down to the camp at the Castle Rock and finds Sam and Eric guarding the entranc...

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• Grade Level: High School