...In the book The Lord of the Flies Piggy reacts to fear by going into denial. In chapter 10 he and Ralph are talking about how Simon died in the last chapter. He keeps telling Ralph that it was an accident and how he and ralph were in the back of the group so they didn’t do anything wrong (Lord of the Flies, 157). Piggy is scared because he knows that killing is wrong. The “evil” in this could be savagery because that is what made the boys kill Simon. They are losing their humanity and become more animalistic the longer they spend on the island. There was also a sign of Evil in chapter 11 when Piggy is killed by Roger and this is a sign of evil towards Piggy because Roger represents evil throughout the book (Lord of the Flies, 180-181). Evil is attributing to Satan, the fall of man,genes, human nature, or unnamed dark forces lurking in our unconscious. ( ,1)Roger took part is forcing Samneric into joining their tribe. He beat them and then he and Jack explained how they plan to kill Ralph. Roger then kills pigging with the boulder and crushes...
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...Compare and contrast two characters completely in Chapter 1 using themes? http://www.yoanaj.co.il/uploadImages/UserFiles/352.pdf Using themes and representation of character Golding’s Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies, sets the tone of the story as it introduces us to its main characters. Ralph and Jack Merridew, are two characters who represent conflicting themes of civilisation and savagery that are developed throughout the novel.Chapter 1 sets up the emotions such as fear and excitement,and the clash between two different mindsets The novel’s protagonist, twelve-year-old English boy, Ralph represents human beings’ civilising instinct, as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack embodies. He is the representation of order, civilisation, and...
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...Lord Of The Flies Chapters 5-6 reveals who truly is a shepherd, and who is a sheep. Ralph orders for a gathering, demanding change among the community. The place is becoming dirty, and control is slipping from his dirt-coated palms. In an effort to re-establish the rules enacted, Ralph’s original plan in rudely interrupted by Jack and the claim of a ‘beast’. This causes an uproar amongst the boys, who try to put a name to the fear that has struck them. The council then disbands in a rush of fear and adrenaline, to which Ralph responds by overseeing the discord that Jack has led to the group. After the night closes, Samneric both go up to the mountain to light and kindle the fire. As they share a laugh about the past, Eric is hushed...
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...to blow into it to try and alert any boys that could possibly be nearby immediately the sound from the shell, causes boys to start appearing on the beach. They then meet an older boy named Jack who is leader of a bunch of boys in what seems to be a choir group, They march to the beach in two parallel lines, and they younger boys then begin to taunt Piggy and make fun of his appearance and nickname, later on all of the boys come to a decision to elect a leader. Ralph is elected the leader and Jack becomes jealous because he wants the position "Shut up," said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things.""A chief! A chief!" "I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp"(Golding 20). Later on the boys climb up a steep hill and once they reach the peak, they come to a realization that they are no signs of civilization. When the boys return, Ralph summons the boys to yet another meeting on the beach, he then begins to tell the rest of the children that there is not a single adult in sight and they need to start looking after themselves, Ralph and Jack agree to an idea that the shell Ralph used to call upon everyone should be useful and whoever holds the shell should be listened to by the rest of the group, later the boys set out to go collect mounds of wood and when they come back they use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on...
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...Human Nature: Analysing How Crisis Affects Human Nature in "Lord of the Flies" and "Blindness" Aim of the Study: The aim of the study is to highlight the roots of evil in human nature, and how crisis can change a lot of things in a human being when it strikes by analysing two novels: "Lord of the Flies" and "Blindness". Abstract: "Lord of the Flies" tackles the theme of human nature. Throughout the novel, William Golding illustrates how sick and twisted human nature can get when faced by crisis. On the other hand, "Blindness" which is a novel by the Protégées author Jose Saramago, questions the good and conscious part in the heart and brings it to test. Both novels dig deep in human nature and go under the surface to reveal the source of evil in human nature. This study is designed to employ scenes and events in both novels to prove how fragile the sense of civilisation is in human beings, and how easy it can be to fall in the ambush of savagery as a last resort for survival. The research will analyze both novels separately from a psychoanalytical point of view then compare the findings of the two works. Introduction: The research is about two novels that tackle the same crucial theme of the evil nature in human beings. The two novels were written in different eras and as a result of different circumstances which in one way or another affected the philosophy of both of the writers. Lord of the Flies is an English novel written by William Golding in 1954. The...
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...novel the boys are unanimous in their decision that rescue is the most important thing and that they must keep the fire alight incessantly. When the boys are feeding the fire systematically it shows that they are leaning towards their sophisticated nature. Per contra, when the fire gets out of hand or completely burns out it shows that the boys are leaning towards their more primitive and uncivilized nature. In chapter 4 Jack and his hunters go off to attempt to kill a pig – hence the fire is allowed to burn out and a major rescue opportunity is missed. This instance per se is the point in which a significant divide is formed between the more civilized, moral boys e.g. Ralph, Piggy, Simon and the less civilized, primitive boys e.g. Jack, Roger. This instance foreshadows the future gang of Jack’s of whom are more interested in hunting and satisfying their heinous, sadistic natures rather than in being rescued and returning to civilization. Though the fire is used to show civilization and the boys’ link to it, its main effect is to show the antithesis of that. In chapter 2, when the fire is first built and lit, it is shown how some of the boys are doing this primarily for the fun of it and subordinately for the possibility of rescue. As the fire is lit it is made apparent that the boys are simply trying to make the fire as large and anarchic as possible as a pose to a consistent, smaller fire on an ad hoc basis. After they have fed the fire for a brief period of time the fire...
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...How does William Golding support his hypothesis of what could possibly happen on an island when humans and boys in particular are marooned there? You may consider setting, characterization, themes and/or symbolism you must incorporate quotes from the text to support your analysis. William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies shortly after the end of WWII. The novel's plot, in which a group of English boys end up stranded on a deserted island struggle to develop their own society, is a social and political thought-experiment using fiction. The story focuses on their attempts at civilization, devolution into savagery and violence puts the relationship between human nature and society under literary observation. Golding uses several allusions to human evolution, such as when the boys discover fire, craft tools, and form political and social systems in a process that recalled theories of the development of early man. Golding's hypothesis about humanity is pessimistic, that is, there are anarchic and brutal instincts in human nature. He displays this throughout his conveying of the setting, characterization, themes, and symbolism. The novel takes place on an un-known inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, Immediately in the novel Golding reveals the instinct of the restricted human savagery in the boys in regard to the setting. “Behind this was the darkness of the forest proper and open space of the scar” Page 10. Golding shows the...
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...How Are Power and Corruption Related? by Sebastian Sandoval "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." – Lord John Dalberg-Acton Macbeth and Lord of the Flies depict power and corruption. However in Macbeth's case it is his fear of being forgotten that leads to his ambitions for power and in turn corrupts him. In Lord of the Flies we see Jack's ambition to become chief corrupt him into doing whatever it takes to achieve that position. Both works seem to coincide with Hobbes theory that "man is naturally savage" and that savagery combined with the notion of power can only lead to one thing, corruption. In this essay the relationship between power and corruption will be explored through the lens of three texts: Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1623), Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1954), and Of Man, Being the First Part of Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (1651). Let us begin with The Tragedy of Macbeth. Throughout the play, we see Macbeth change from a noble and brave soldier into a shadow of his former self. In the beginning we see an internal struggle with the decision to kill King Duncan. This is most clearly depicted in act I when Macbeth says, "We will proceed no further in this business. He hath honored me of late,"(1.7. 28-30 ). It is after the murder of Duncan that we begin to notice a sinister change. Macbeth begins to murder anyone who has or could get in his way even his friend Banquo. In act 3 Macbeth's plan is first revealed in his conversation...
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...The essences of human nature share a respectable number of similarities, more than one may assume. Humans strive to secure, at the very least, four, primary things: food, water, shelter, and warmth. This scenario is evidently seen in both the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and the modern television show, “Lost”. A group of complete strangers are stranded on a mysterious island, encountering a lack of essentials, sanity, and pure, hope. Nevertheless, every character unambiguously lived in varying tactics from tribal savagery to an orderly democracy. Unsurprisingly, these two mediums demonstrate rather similar aspects in the storyline, imagery, and, most vitally, characters. Based on the analysis of Lord of the Flies and Lost, Ralph,...
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...In the midst of a raging war, a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain is shot down over a deserted tropical island. Two of the boys, Ralph and Piggy, discover a conch shell on the beach, and Piggy realizes it could be used as a horn to summon the other boys. Once assembled, the boys set about electing a leader and devising a way to be rescued. They choose Ralph as their leader, and Ralph appoints another boy, Jack, to be in charge of the boys who will hunt food for the entire group. Ralph, Jack, and another boy, Simon, set off on an expedition to explore the island. When they return, Ralph declares that they must light a signal fire to attract the attention of passing ships. The boys succeed in igniting some dead wood by focusing sunlight through the lenses of Piggy’s eyeglasses. However, the boys pay more attention to playing than to monitoring the fire, and the flames quickly engulf the forest. A large swath of dead wood burns out of control, and one of the youngest boys in the group disappears, presumably having burned to death. At first, the boys enjoy their life without grown-ups and spend much of their time splashing in the water and playing games. Ralph, however, complains that they should be maintaining the signal fire and building huts for shelter. The hunters fail in their attempt to catch a wild pig, but their leader, Jack, becomes increasingly preoccupied with the act of hunting. When a ship passes by on the horizon one day, Ralph and Piggy notice...
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...Eric Ahn Charles Sorrell Bohdana Partridge FINANACE PAPER A firm and its team of managers must make a variety of important decisions to ensure the financial and organizational success on the day-to-day, short-term and long-term horizon. However, in spite of the many other important decisions, arguably one of the most important decisions a firm and its managers must make involves the budgeting and management of financial outlays. By seeking wise counsel, many organizations are able to see the visible fruits that are the yield of good stewardship and decisions. The book of Proverbs was a series of exhortations and encouragements written by King Solomon to his son. In chapter 23 verse 23, Solomon states, “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” For thousands of years, mankind has been given stewardship of resources; natural, human, intellectual and financial. The process of managing these resources, specifically financial resources, requires intentional short-term and long-term planning. More importantly, in order for capital management to be deemed successful, it is required that all members of an organization are on board. “Capital budgeting is not only important to people in finance or accounting, it is essential to people throughout the business organization”< /span> (Block, Hirt, & Danielsen, 2011). As the duration of the investment period increases, and the size of investment increases, the residual risk also increases. For...
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...Horatian and Juvenalian Satire Satire has many definitions, but according to Merriam Webster satire can be defined as “A literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn” (Webster). This definition is likely used by many authors who exercise the application of satire. Satire has been in literature since ancient times; it is derived from the Latin satura, meaning "dish of mixed fruits," (Weisgerber). Many satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises — vanity, hypocrisy, formalism, reverence, and the intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself (Moyers). As previously mentioned, the term satire was originally derived from satura, defined by Quintilian, a roman rhetorician (Clarke). It was later discovered that two Roman poets, Juvenal and Horace, were responsible for further defining satirical works by their literary tone (Moyers). Thus, creating a systematic way to categorize satire into two different types, Horatian satire which approaches satirical observations, literature and performance in a humorous and lighthearted manner, and Juvenalian satire, which focuses on specific verbal or literary attacks on corrupt ideals or individuals (Weisgerber). I view Horatian satire as clever and humorous and find that it generally mocks others. Horatian is not negative; it aims to make fun of human behavior in a comic way. In a work using Horatian satire, readers often laugh at the characters in the story who are...
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...Woodhouse MLS 5300: Essentials of Leadership ABSTRACT Thinking About Leadership, written by Nannerl O. Keohane is a holistic view of leadership in efforts to analyze leadership through discussions of both active leadership and leadership philosophy. She also analyzes personality characteristics that are helpful for successful leadership skills and gets even more specific by examining the role of gender in our understanding and our appreciation for different styles of leadership. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the core focus of this book and to provide my own analytical views of it. Koehane begins her analysis of Thinking About Leadership by discussing in depth the concept of a leader emerging from a group that has no predetermined leaders among it, however they have a collective goal or purpose. Koehane uses the classic novel The Lord of the Flies as an example of this “origin story” concept (Koehane, 2010, p 19). Although particularly basic this example serves as groundwork of the definition of leadership that Koehane is trying to construct. Her definition simply stated is, ‘leaders determine or clarify goals for a group of individuals and bring together the energies of members of that group to accomplish those goals’ (Koehane, 2010, p 22). With this definition of leadership, one can assume many things. The first as Philip Selznick states, leadership is centered on accomplishing the needs of a social situation (Koehane, 2010, p 24). Furthermore leadership is not...
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...International Relations Theory The new edition of International Relations Theory: A critical introduction introduces students to the main theories in international relations. It explains and analyzes each theory, allowing students to understand and critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind each theory. Key features of this textbook include: • discussion of all of the main theories: realism and (neo)realism, idealism and (neo)idealism, liberalism, constructivism, postmodernism, gender, and globalization two new chapters on the “clash of civilizations” and Hardt and Negri’s Empire innovative use of narratives from films that students will be familiar with: Lord of the Flies, Independence Day, Wag the Dog, Fatal Attraction, The Truman Show, East is East, and Memento an accessible and exciting writing style which is well-illustrated with boxed key concepts and guides to further reading. • • • This breakthrough textbook has been designed to unravel the complexities of international relations theory in a way that allows students a clearer idea of how the theories work and the myths that are associated with them. Cynthia Weber is Professor of International Studies at the University of Lancaster. She is the author of several books and numerous articles in the field of international relations. International Relations Theory A critical introduction Second edition Cynthia Weber First published 2001 by Routledge Second edition published 2005 by Routledge...
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...An Analysis of "Is Jesus the Only Savior?" By: Ronald H. Nash By: Gregory Baize, Sr. Student #23344343 May 9, 2012 THEO 313-D03 Prof. Chuck Tabor An Analysis of "Is Jesus the Only Savior?" Part II Inclusivism Nash started his work with an in depth analysis of pluralism, the beliefs and arguments developing his thesis as well as developing a strong case against pluralism. Now in the second part of the book “Is Jesus the Only Savior?” Nash leads us in a study of inclusivism. Defined as or the belief that “The work of Jesus is ontologically necessary for salvation (in other words no one would be saved without it) Nash indicates not epistemologically necessary (in other words a person need not be aware of the work in order to benefit from it).” [1] One must keep in mind that Exclusivism is in disagreement with any second proposition. Strength of his Argument As you read through Nash’s work you find that Nash quotes a number of Inclusivists extensively. He also notes that one has sufficient evidence of their view points and the many arguments made by their own writings. This author displays great integrity in that he identifies even the elements of disagreement between inclusivists. Those of the Inclusivists thought believe that a general revelation is sufficient to bring an individual unto salvation. As Nash began to look into scripture he found Romans chapters 1-3 supported his ideology that a person’s broad revelation is not quite...
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