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    It comes to no surprise that women are associated with predominantly negative connotations such as death in most older works of literature. In the novels The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the main women of each novel are placed at fault for the death of characters and the American Dreams. Using the Feminist and Marxist Theory to analyze the previously listed novel will show a common trope of ‘bad girls’ becoming destructive to anyone around them, including themselves. Due to the commodification of women, ‘Bad girls’ are assigned the responsibility for either their own death or the death of other characters. These ‘bad girls’ are also seen as culprits for the destruction of the…

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    life. These texts are The Great Gatsby, of mice and men, the fear and loathing in Las Vegas and American Beauty. American Beauty is perhaps one of the most interesting texts from the four. Whilst on the outside, the Burnham family is portrayed as a typical American family that lives in a large house in the middle of suburbia, with two parents with financially stable jobs, and a happy marriage. Throughout the opening scenes of the film, we see the twisted relationship that these characters…

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    Yuki Dialectical Journal

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    The rules of the game are simple: the contestants have 90 days to find and kill all the other contestants, and the last one standing will become the new God of Time and Space.-10 Yuki initially has no desire to win the game, but after Deus informs the other contestants that Yuki, as the "1st" Diary owner, is his favorite to win the game, he is forced to team up with the 2nd Diary owner, his obsessive stalker and lover, Yuno Gasai. In order to survive the constant attempts on his life by the…

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    Imagine you were a kid stranded on a deserted island with no adults but just other kids. In the book "Lord Of The Flies" by William Golding that's exactly what happened. Jack and some other schoolboys are stranded on a deserted island after their plane has crashed. Jack and his society were trying to be civilized and made laws with their new leader Ralph. But it's not long before jack starts to turn savage along with the rest of the boys.I believe that in the novel, jack is changing to a…

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    In chapter one though three we have learned that there is group of boys that got stranded on a deserted island after their plane got shot down. This left the group of boys wondering what to do. We are also introduced to Ralph who became the leader for blowing into the conch and calling the other boys into order. Piggy, who is chubby but very smart and reasonable. Then we got Jack who wanted to become chief but didn’t get enough votes. In chapter two, Ralph called for another meeting to discuss…

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    Tawny Research Paper

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    Tawny: Tawny is an 13 year old girl with long curly blonde hair and green eyes. She is the daughter of Briar Rose, who abandoned her when she was born because she wanted to protect her from the evil sorceress who had cursed Briar. Tawny lives in a treehouse in a maple tree in the deepest part of the forest, so no one could find her. The tree she lives in has a protective spell on it so Carabosse wouldn’t find her and finish her off. The second she leaves the tree, Carabosse found her and was…

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    Lord of the Flies One may believe that William Golding’s Lord of the Flies could be based off of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes who believed that human nature is essentially evil and that government, laws, and rules are necessary to protect humans from lapsing into society. You then can see how the slaughters, accomplished or planned of Simon, Piggy, and Ralph In Golding’s Lord of the Flies proves that the further humans wander from society’s rule the more uncivil savage like they…

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    Why Jack Should Be Chief

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    Jack should be chief on the island. He should be chief because he knows what the boys need, food and shelter, and Ralph only wants fun, and Piggie can’t get people to listen to him. Jack has the choirboys, and they are the hunters, he came up with the idea of hunters. Jack is strong, and he knows how to survive. Jack knows that the boys need food and shelter, he has the ability and the follower size to provide both of those. Jack also has a strong pushing force towards others, even though he is…

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    Piggy Alternate Ending

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    It’s been five weeks, five weeks since they were found. Ralph sat on the ground staring at the white blank wall, his face stuck in dull trance. He hasn’t spoken since the day all the boys were rescued. A low hum was all that Ralph could hear. Images of Piggy and the island flashed into his mind, Ralph didn’t flinch, he didn’t want to remember. ‘Ralph! Are you-’ ‘glad we were-’ ‘Rescued!’ Samneric shrieked. Ralph gave them no answer, he blankly stared into their eyes and returned to staring…

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    Moreover, hunting the pig drives the plot as an allegorical novel due to the long metaphors current in the scenes where the hunters are killing pigs. Consequently, the long metaphor starts when Jack, as well as the other boys, initially cannot kill a pig because the enormity of the event is weighing on the his consciousnesses. When Jack, Ralph and Simon cannot kill a pig, they feel guilt because they tried to take the life of another creature. Seemingly, Jack only paused for a second, “the pause…

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