... squeeze that comes from having to tighten one's economic belt. Corners have to be cut, priorities re-organized, and compromises made. And the crunch is perhaps brought even more sharply into focus during the holiday season, when the pressure to spend is at its highest. This year, predictions for holiday spending were very low, but analysts were surprised: Spending was actually even lower ... than expected. A division of MasterCard showed holiday spending this year was down by as much as 4% over the same period last year, making this year the worst holiday season for them in modern times...

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... . Another bad thing is that they can't love anyone. Their spouses are picked for them and they consider the word "love" improper English. They take pills so they do not love anyone. No one sees color except the receiver because the memories are in color. The Giver later gives Jonas his consent to escape their town to go search for a normal and happier world. Jonas ... his baby brother whose twin gets killed by Jonas' dad. Jonas and the baby escape out the town into a normal world at the end of the book. The rest of the book, is about the visions that Jonas has, and explains how the Giver...

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... pick up his heat signal. Jonas couldn't help it and he knew they where going to get him. By that time he had lost most of the memories The Giver had gave him and had been released into the community. He had lost all of them except for one speed. With Gabe in his hands he ran as fast as he could. Reaching over ... there with Gabe, just waiting for their destined fate. The pilots came and hand cuffed Jonas and carried Gabe back into the plane. Bringing them back to the Elders they have came up with a different punishment, they thought this one was way past a punishment of being released. ...

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... surrounds him. Analysis The personal conflict between Ralph and Jack mirrors the overarching thematic conflict of the novel. The conflict between the two boys brews as early as the election in Chapter 1 but remains hidden beneath the surface, masked by the camaraderie the boys feel as they work together to build a community. In this chapter, however, the conflict erupts into verbal argument for the first time, making apparent the divisions undermining the boys' community and ... setting the stage for further, more ... ...

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... , has many significant chapters that relate to Tess's downfall. However, the most important of these is chapter four in Phase the First of the novel. This chapter is very significant because it is where Tess's family horse, Prince, dies. The effects of the horse's death cause many tragic events to occur throughout Tess's life. Prince's death in chapter four initiates Tess's guilty feelings, forces her to live with ... Alec, end eventually causes Angel to be unable to forgive her. Tess feels guilty for causing the death of Prince. She rides in the wagon behind Prince to take her ... when...

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... to show signs of savagery. In chapter 4, Jack and the hunters (choir group) slaughtered a wild pig, Jack and Roger smeared the pig's blood off the knife onto their cheeks, and then outlined it in clay or mud. Another instance was in chapter 5 when Ralph called an assembly, at the end of the assembly the hunters and some other kids did a savage dance. In chapter 9, the hunters have a big feast, things ... start to get out of hand and they begin to do the same savage dance. They see a shape moving in the forest and they assume it is the "beastie" (a creature that lives only in the boy's m...

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... he tries to cover up his emotions by not interacting with people, which leads to Holden being lonely. In chapter 5 we see Holden trying to reach out to us (the reader) by telling a very personal story about his brother Allie. But towards the end of the chapter Holden stops telling us things about Allie because he cannot explain or express his loss and pain. "I slept ... support for him. Holden's dealing with loss is incomplete without his loneliness. We see Holden is always lonely and looking for some companionship. In chapter 7, Holden is trying to talk to Ackley if he can spend the ni...

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... some issues, such as implementing rules. "I agree with Ralph. We got to have rules and obey them." (Jack Chapter 1) After hearing this quote one would think that Jack is helpful to the group, but as the story continues Jack's true qualities begin to stand out. Jack takes the role of tending to the fire, but Jack's newfound interest in hunting leads him to forget about ... forgets about his fire tending duty a ship passes the island. Ralph confronts Jack on the passing ship issue and all Jack could say was, "You should have seen the blood!" (Jack Chapter 4) Jack's savage qualities start ...

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... person when it comes onto friendship. He's someone who you can depend on and stress. When Sophie was going away he was asked to stay at the house for the night which he did to help Sophie and her family. David gift is "telepathy". Not everybody is born with a special gift like David. It ... make's me wonder sometime in our modern day if people have unique gifts from God that other people don"t have. In chapter five David is facing tuff emotions ... against his father. Joseph Strorm is a very cruel heartless man. I wouldn't like to have a father like that. The fact that David cannot expl...

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... the conch shell early in the chapter, it becomes evident that the bespectacled Piggy represents the scientific and intellectual part of society for he knows the name and use of the conch. Although this knowledge could have been used to hold the power of the conch, Ralph is the stronger of the two and uses the conch to gain power. However powerful, the fragility of the ... conch is apparent. Used for summoning the wondering boys on the island, the ... to Jack's desire for his position, the tension is largely one-sided until later in the novel. However, the subtleness of their power stru...

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... eventually have almost no desire to return to civilization. Chapter twelve, '"'Cry of Hunters'"', illustrates the bloodthirsty, inhuman characteristics the boys possess. Jack and his followers, the murderous and torturing painted savages, are quite different from the nave, simple children in the beginning of this sickening fiction. In the start of chapter twelve, Ralph, lying in a covert, sees some of the hunters including a boy name Bill. '"'But really, thought ... , Piggy has no savage feelings whereas Roger can"'"t even understand the basic rules of a civilization. Chapter eight, '"'G...

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... a very big secret. Hawthorne gives the reader subtle hints throughout the first half of the novel that may lead to the identification of Hester's lover and Pearl's father, Arthur Dimmesdale, before he publicly announces his true identity near the end of the novel. Evidence of such hints is found as early in the novel as the third chapter, "The Recognition." Reverend Dimmesdale opens conversation, ... is from Hester as he did before or to support Hester's choice to keep the identity of her child's father a secret provides a great hint to the fact that Dimmesdale may have something he is ...

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... , didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are the way they are?" (pg.143) The Lord of the Flies speaks these lines to Simon in Chapter 8. Like Simon's statement in Chapter 5, they are central to the novel's theme of innate human savagery. The Lord of the Flies identifies itself as the beast and acknowledges to Simon that it exists within ... return to civilization, they naturally lose the sense of innocence that they possessed at the beginning of the novel. The painted savages in Chapter 12 who have hunted, tortured, and killed animals a...

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... behaviour of a group of boys in an environment without adults. The boys' response to being trapped on a deserted island is predictable, however with each circumstance a new attitude emerges from each of them. With each new chapter in the novel, a new chapter in the boys' lives begin. In chapter 8 there is a critical turning point that determines how the boys live and respond to one another as well as ... their fate. The turning point in this novel is Jack leaving Ralph's tribe to start one of his own ... their fire, however he chose to leave it. In chapter 12 Jack decides to find Ralph...

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... such as. Are we all born initially good? Is evil something humans learn or is it some thing in our animal instinct we all have? The first chapter I"m going to analyse is chapter five. In this chapter the Monster is created by Frankenstein but is rejected thus starting the whole problem of neglect. Frankenstein's response to his creation was one of horror and regret. Which is ... had to learn for itself and learnt a lot while Frankenstein was ill this makes the Creation's advances seem even bigger and shows the Creature's natural instinct to learn giving a case that nature is stronger th...

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... a pig that was stuck, and Jack pulled out his knife to kill it but he couldn't because he hesitated and the pig got away. He said he would never hesitate at killing again. Chapter 2 Ralph blew the conch shell once again to get the boys to gather up in a group so they could have a meeting. He gathered everyone up to tell them that there ... feelings towards each other don't change. While the two of them are swimming Simon wanders into the woods alone and helps out the younger boys, which the older ones call littleuns, get fruit down from the trees. Then he goes in deeper and sits down an...

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... abandons her soon after. Ying-Ying does not want Lena to do the same but she too marries Harold and is unhappy. She cannot bear to see Lena living in this misery. Modern America vs. Traditional China: I think that in this chapter there is a clear comparison between the ways of America and the traditions of China. There are many descriptions of how China is ... very different such as the building with bamboo poles as supports with men working without safety support. Chinese people are "not in a rush ... to get ahead, unlike the people in America" I believe that this theme is not only pr...

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... for help. A Confrontation In this chapter Sadie's father and a few other men from the Protestant quarter are searching for Sadie. When the Protestants and the Catholics meet, a policeman is very busy to keep the men away from each other. Suddenly Sadie comes out of the house and tells the people that she was kidnapped by the Catholic children. This is the reason of the argument that nearly develops into a ... struggle. At the end of this chapter, Mr McCoy arrives at ... home and gets a fine because of his rotten car. The Eleventh Day of July The Eleventh Day of July is the night when th...

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In William Golding's classic novel, "Lord of the Flies," chapter four is a very important part of the book. This chapter contains key quotes which lead to turning points of the plot and furthers the development of the characters. In this essay, I will cover three important quotes found in this chapter; on theme, symbolism and irony. Golding visualizes the theme of savagery in pages 79 and 80 by describing Jack's new ... face; "He made one cheek and one eye-socket white, then he rubbed red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear ... his look a...

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... is overwhelmed by power and abuses his authority over others. Throughout the novel, Jack portrays evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. He arrived on the island having experienced some success in exercising control over others as he was the "chapter chorister and head boy", which allowed him to dictate the choirboys (Golding 22). As soon as there is no civilization to ... in wanting to help Ralph and wanting to get off the island. The orange also illustrates how Jack repeatedly demands for attention. Jack always wants to be in charge, whether it is with the choirboys or the ...

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... you ever felt you were being dragged into savage and all the bright things in your life were suddenly being changed to darkness? In The Call of the Wild, a twisting novel by Jack London, the author uses the main character's experiences to show how his living from civilized shifted to the dark and gloomy savage. In chapter one, Buck lived with his owner in a positive, well balanced ... , environment, it was described in the novel as " good living and universal respect ," which simply ... realm was his- Buck, in his original home, felt like his own person: a ruler and in power. As the sto...

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... the chapter Fire Balloons, a small group of the Church's best priests take off for Mars, to find new sins and leaving old ones behind. Mars is twice Earth's age so there is lots more sin collected they say. They plan to build a church and bring God to them. When Father Peregrine asked about the Martians beforehand, the mayor says the ... they leave, the echo of Father P.'s last cry causes a small avalanche. Before the rocks are about to crush them dead, they were separated and a blue light disappeared. One of them say the fire balloons lifted them and saved their lives, meaning that prov...

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... another, Brett's prioritization of sex and independence above love, and Jake's physical limitations, prevent them from truly being together as a couple. Like most of the characters in this novel, Brett is not content with her life or her surroundings, and she longs to escape. It just so happens that she escapes ... who is with another gentleman, Count Mippipopolous, meets up with Jake at a hotel. After Brett sends the count on an errand, Jake asks, "Couldn't we live together, Brett? Couldn't we just live together?" (Chapter 7) Brett simply replies that Jake would not be able to stand her...

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... detail is what makes this aspect of the story so out of the ordinary. It is the fact that he didn't need to learn new skills to survive. They were already there, within him. At one point in Chapter 4, this is quite evident. This quote explains the feelings he had: "Far more potent were the memories of his heredity the instincts, which had been lapsed in later ... days, and still later, in him, quickened and became alive again." Other examples are the visions that Buck has of the "different man", who seems to be some ancient ... more like his wild ancestors. One illustration of this was...

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... and dismissive to most people he encounters. Occasionally, we see glimpses of sensitivity, gentleness and compassion in his thoughts and observation of the few people he cares about. The way he speaks gives us a clear insight into his character as we see both anger and contempt, but also his extreme vulnerability ... my mother braids it and sometimes she doesn't. It's really nice, though." This quote shows that Holden pays a lot of close attention to Phoebe and the way her hair looks, not something an older brother would usually do. Another person who he speaks highly of in this book is h...

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