...specific traits that characterize that person. In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the character Jack Merridew’s downfall is caused by one of his traits: greed. Jack Merridew is the antagonist of the story. "…he was tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and...
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...Savagery in The Lord of the Flies William Golding’s novel ‘The Lord of The flies’ presents us with a group of English boys who are isolated on a desert island, left to try and retain a civilised society. In this novel Golding manages to display the boys slow descent into savagery as democracy on the island diminishes. At the opening of the novel, Ralph and Jack get on extremely well. We are informed Jack, “shared his burden,” and there was an, “invisible light of friendship,” between the two boys. Jack changes considerably throughout this novel. At first he tells us, “I agree with Ralph we’ve got to have rules and obey them,” This shows us that at the beginning of the novel, just like Ralph, he wants to uphold a civilised society. We are also notified, “Most powerfully there was the conch.” As the conch represents democracy we can see that at the beginning of the novel the boys sustain a powerful democratic society. This democratic society does not last very long as the children (especially Jack) have a lack of respect for the conch and the rules. We can see this when Jack decides, “We don’t need the conch anymore, we know who should say things.” As the conch represents democracy we can see that civilisation on the island is braking up and savagery is starting to take over. We can also see a brake up in society when Jack says, “Bollocks to the rules!” Here we can see that Jack contradicts himself while managing to diminish the assembly and the power of the conch. Golding...
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...aisle and exit should be clear. Before takeoff, make sure your seat back and folding trays are in their full upright position. To fasten your seatbelt low and tight across your lap, insert the metal fittings one into the other, and tighten by pulling on the loose end of the strap. To release your seat belt, lift the upper portion of the buckle. When the seat belt sign illuminates,( sound effect) immediately be seated and fasten your seat belt. We suggest that you keep your seat belt fastened throughout the flight, as we may experience turbulence. There are s 8 emergency exits on this aircraft. 4 doors on the left and 4 doors on the right. Please take a few moments now to locate your nearest exit. In some cases, your nearest exit may be behind you. If we need to evacuate the aircraft, floor-level lighting will guide you towards the exit. Doors can be opened by moving the handle in the direction of the arrow. Each door is equipped with an inflatable slide which may also be detached and used as a life raft. If you are seated next to an emergency exit, please read carefully the special instructions card located by your seat. You may be required to assist the crew in an emergency. If you do not wish to perform the functions described in the event of an emergency, please ask a flight attendant to reseat you at the end of this safety demonstration. Oxygen and the air pressure are always being monitored. In the event of a...
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...The captain carefully moved his head around the corner in order to see if the killer was still in sight. He caught a quick glimpse of the shine of his metal mask as he was running while humming a perfect pattern of four before repeating his odd song. Throughout the cases, one consistent known about the killer was his obsession with fours. Counting to four, humming rhythms of four, four bombs and four bags of knives. The next hallway was long and filled with odd paintings. Each one depicted a scene of a famous death. The air was chilled and cold. The captain could see traces of his breath as he walked. The team slowed down after clearing the hallway.Once they were sure that the killer had no traps in place they stopped to go over the layout...
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...of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Plot. The story takes place at the castellated abbey of the "happy and dauntless and sagacious" Prince Prospero. Prospero and one thousand other nobles have taken refuge in this walled abbey to escape the Red Death, a terrible plague with gruesome symptoms that has swept over the land. Victims are overcome by convulsions and sweat blood. The plague is said to kill within half an hour. Prospero and his court are indifferent to the sufferings of the population at large. They intend to await the end of the plague in luxury and safety behind the walls of their secure refuge, having welded the doors shut. One night, Prospero holds a masquerade ball to entertain his guests in seven colored rooms of the abbey. Each of the first six rooms is decorated and illuminated in a specific color: blue, purple, green, orange, white, and violet. The last room is decorated in black and is illuminated by a scarlet light, "a deep blood color". Because of this chilling pairing of colors, very few guests are brave enough to venture into the seventh room. The same room is the location of a large ebony clock that ominously clangs at each hour, upon which everyone stops talking or dancing and the orchestra stops playing. Once the chiming stops, everyone immediately resumes the masquerade. At the chiming of midnight, the revelers and Prospero notice a figure in a dark, blood-splattered robe resembling a funeral shroud. The figure's face resembles a mask that...
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...form. 140 .179 .220 .200 10001100.10110011.11011100.11001000 Every IP address consists of two parts, one identifying the network and one identifying the node. The Class of the address and the subnet mask determine which part belongs to the network address and which part belongs to the node address. Address Classes There are 5 different address classes. You can determine which class any IP address is in by examining the first 4 bits of the IP address. Class A addresses begin with 0xxx, or 1 to 126 decimal. Class B addresses begin with 10xx, or 128 to 191 decimal. Class C addresses begin with 110x, or 192 to 223 decimal. Class D addresses begin with 1110, or 224 to 239 decimal. Class E addresses begin with 1111, or 240 to 254 decimal. Addresses beginning with 01111111, or 127 decimal, are reserved for loopback and for internal testing on a local machine; [You can test this: you should always be able to ping 127.0.0.1, which points to yourself] Class D addresses are reserved for multicasting; Class E addresses are reserved for future use. They should not be used for host addresses. Now we can see how the Class determines, by default, which part of the IP address belongs to the network (N, in blue) and which part belongs to the node (n, in red). Class A -- NNNNNNNN.nnnnnnnn.nnnnnnnn.nnnnnnnn Class B -- NNNNNNNN.NNNNNNNN.nnnnnnnn.nnnnnnnn Class C -- NNNNNNNN.NNNNNNNN.NNNNNNNN.nnnnnnnn In the example, 140.179.220.200 is a Class B...
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...Wearing a Mask: Analysis of Rhetorical Devices Used in 1984 and 2016 Presidential Elections In the novel 1984, George Orwell illustrates the life of a man named Winston Smith in a dystopian society. Although the government, known as the Party, in the novel certainly differs from our government today. Some of the rhetoric the novel uses have connections with those used by our major presidential candidates, Donald Trump and HiIlary Clinton. Many times, the ways that the public interprets the government’s and candidates’ actions may contrast from what they are truly saying or doing. The various strategies used by the Party and mirrored with Clinton and Trump implore that the voters take notice of these differences. Firstly, the ways the...
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...speak in the cloister at the Certosa di Galluzzo. While working with Pontormo, Bronzino developed a style of mannerism that was more literal and his response to the subject-matter less sensitive, unlike his master. During the 1530’s Bronzino achieved his greatest distinction as a portrait painter, and by the early 1540s he had become the leading exponent in Florence. There are seven figures whose identities have left many scholars at great debate, two masks and a dove that takes up the foreground plane. When examined individually each figure exaggerates poses in a graceful almost dance like form, known as "figura serpentinata" (a 'serpentine' or spiralling) pose, which was ideal for mannerist artwork. Venus while being the most noticeable figure is painted off centered to the left. She sits with her legs turned sideways on a blue cloth or blanket. Her face is in profile view as she looks towards her son cupid. In her right hand she holds a golden apple as it rest on her right calf and her left arm is raised reaching behind cupid as she takes his arrow. Kneeling on a pink pillow in a somewhat awkward...
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...Americans love the thought of equality; we actually built our country on that grand idea. The questions of gender, color, or religion are now obsolete. What if there are other areas that we should try to balance? I would love to be as handsome as Brad Pitt, and I know that many people would die to have Bill Gate’s intellect. To live in a society where everything is perfect, is a tantalizing dream that we always hope to achieve. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. explored the concept of making strength, beauty, and intelligence an equal affair; therefore, he scrapped all thoughts of individualism, which is another perception that Americans greatly prize. By using irony in Harrison Bergeron, the notion of a utopia that uses sensory details to maintain control is undermined, along with the foreshadow of fatality from depersonalizing an individual. Irony plays a critical role in the development of Harrison Bergeron because it allows the reader to understand the conditions of the year 2081. The opening paragraph, etched with sarcastic tones, shoves the reader into an egalitarian United States where a narrator interjects comical insights to the situation without blatantly stating personal feelings. Then Hazel Bergeron provides a sardonic wit concerning their lives, and ironically she is not given any handicaps. On the other hand, her husband has forty-seven pounds of birdshot strapped to his neck, and he yields his obedience entirely to the government. The Bergerons’ son, Harrison, has...
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...Adventures with Princess Red “Can I take a selfie with you”? The wolf howled and nodded. And throughout the entire night before entering the haunted house, Princess Red took selfies with almost every creature there was. But as she was taking her last selfie, they realized it was there turn to go inside. “LET THE FUN BEGIN,” said the man who was leading the groups through the houses. Walking through every single house, Princess Red and her group of friends were spooked by everything and everyone they passed, including the lady in white. But what they didn’t notice that was scarier was the wolf following there every move. After going through all six of the houses, the last stop was the maze. Everyone knows that when it comes to the maze you and your group of friends are on your own. So they each got a map and tried to find their own way out, while still not noticing that the wolf was behind them. Scared as they already were, the wolf tried to snatch Red, but failed when her friend tugged on her arm to tell her, “RED, Hurry up! Let’s get outta here!” “Okay, I’m coming,” Red replied. A couple minutes went by and the group still couldn’t find a way out. But the wolf used that to his advantage. He put up a barrier so that the group couldn’t leave and so he could catch Princess Red one last time. Falling into the wolf’s trap, they were stuck in somewhat of a closed area with only one way out. As they turned around, the wolf was standing at the entrance. Princess Red and the group were...
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...The Inevitability of the Red Death Edgar Allen Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death” is an extravagant allegory of the futility of trying to escape death. In the story, a prince named Prospero tries to avoid the Red Death through isolation and seclusion. He hides behind the impenetrable walls of his castle and turns his back on the rest of the world. But no walls can stop death because it is unavoidable and inevitable. Through the use of character, setting, point of view, and symbol, Poe reveals the theme that no one, regardless of status, wealth or power can stay the passing of time and the inevitable conclusion of life itself, death. Like many of Poe’s works, the number of characters in “Masque of the Red Death” is limited; however they all work to reveal the theme. Only three characters, Prince Prospero, the Thousand Friends and the Masked Figure are mentioned. The central figure of the story is Prince Prospero. The author describes him as “happy and dauntless and sagacious” (Poe, 386). His name is used to infer royalty, wealth and happiness, and suggests that the prince is untroubled by the plague and is confident of his survival and the survival of his one thousand friends. Prospero has been described by scholars as a “feelingless ruling prince” (Wheat, 51). This is due to his apparent lack of concern for the people of his land: “The external world could take care of itself” (Poe, 386). Prospero is a flat character as he remains confident in his survival up to...
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...* LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN STAND IT. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE? When you look in the mirror I know what you see because the cocky attitude you wear as neat as the shirt on your back is and only is like looking through a sparkling freshly cleaned window with the curtains pulled open. So now knowing this take a look in the mirror again do you like what you see? I can tell you what is there what is really behind the attitude you wear. Why? Because I know you I live you everyday accept for a few most recently. So let’s discuss this together what is there in the mirror right now. Its better just to accept it as it is this should be easier on a level now knowing that you’re not the only one. Red velvet. The kind of red that is pulsing through your veins this very moment the kind so deep and purely red its almost black thick and heavy creates the curtain over your face that hides your true feelings, the emotion and pain that you don’t dare to reveal to anyone and face the questions of what’s wrong what happened are you ok. With each strand of once so curly hair. Now just a tired wave from being stressed and straitened flawless to perfection not a hair out of place because it is the key to secrets it holds them tight but eventually it becomes frayed and the secret splits multiplying each separate strand. Eyes of grey with the depth and feeling of a sky right in the middle of a storm the clouds rolling over and turning darker as the storm increases they are...
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...Hawthorne’s Life through Symbolism Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American writer who is very well known for his use of symbolism. In many of Hawthorne’s short stories, he uses symbolism to express the conflicts he faced within his life. Some of these short stories include “Young Goodman Brown,” “Minister’s Black Veil,” “The Birthmark,” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter.” Within his work, Hawthorne tells great tales where each character faces a different issue in which they must make a decision such as one’s that Hawthorne had to make. Some decisions Hawthorne made in his very own life were his families’ beliefs of Puritanism and if he should follow their beliefs, conflicts with learning about his father and grandfather, marrying his wife, and how he remained isolated, a recluse, away from the world. In “Young Goodman Brown,” Hawthorne uses symbolism to tell the story of a young man who goes on a journey from his innocent world into an evil world. In the beginning of the story the reader is introduced to two characters, Young Goodman Brown and his wife, Faith. Hawthorne uses their names as the first piece of symbolism, Young Goodman Brown means a young man, who is good natured, and his last name “Brown” also means he is dull and just blends in the background. Morgan 2 Brown is married to Faith, whose name is also symbolic. Faith’s name is used as not only Goodman Brown’s wife, but it is also used as his faith. This is shown when he says, “My love and my Faith,” (Young Goodman Brown...
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...The advertisement declares “No way! You will not make Australia home” in bold red letters over an ominous background featuring a small rickety boat on a churning sea. By using bold red for the text and the circle which implies no entry into Australia over the contrasting ominous background, the author has employed visual language to cleverly manoeuvre the emotions of ethnocentric audiences by vilifying immigrants as those who come to Australia “illegally” just to menace the Australian culture. The author has employed the advertisement technique of expert by using Campbell as the medium to reach audiences and camera angles are evident when he looks straight at the camera thus maintaining eye contact with his audience. These two techniques make him appear authoritative and adds credibility to his argument which positions the audience to view his message seriously. With the...
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...nourishes the fetus) from the site of uterine implantation before delivery of the fetus. It affects about 9 out of 1,000 pregnancies. It usually occurs in the third trimester, but it can happen at any time after the 20th week of pregnancy. CAUSES: Unknown RISK FACTORS: a. Maternal hypertension b. Advance maternal age c. Grand multiparity d. Trauma to the uterus e. Hydramnios f. Short umbilical cord g. Cigarette smoking TYPES OF ABRUPTIO PLACENTA: 1. MARGINAL ( Overt ) Evident external bleeding, separation begins at the edges. 2. CENTRAL ( Covert ) Bleeding not evident, placenta separates at the center. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: 1. Painful dark red vaginal bleeding in covert type. 2. Painful bright red vaginal bleeding in overt. 3. Hard, rigid, firm, broad-like abdomen caused by accumulation of blood behind the placenta w/ fetal parts hard to palpate. 4. Abdominal tenderness due to distention of the uterus w/ blood. 5. Sharp pain over the fundus as placenta separates. 6. Signs of shock and fetal distress as the placenta separate. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO PLACENTAL SEPARATION: 1. Grade 0 – no symptoms of placental separation, diagnosed after delivery when placenta is examined. 2. Grade 1 – some external bleeding, no fetal distress, slight placental separation, no shock 3. Grade 2 – external bleeding, moderate placental separation, uterine tenderness, some evidence of fetal distress 4. Grade 3 – internal and external bleeding, maternal shock and fetal...
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