The Stranded

boys who have been stranded together on an island. The conch, which is a shell that is able to release a large calling is found by two boys, Ralph and Piggy. “We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting- They’ll come when they hear us… That’s what you meant didn’t you? That’s why you got the conch out of the water?” (Piggy page 16). These two boys ultimately use conch by having Ralph blow on it while Piggy directed him on what to do in order to gather the rest of the stranded boys on the…

Yelnats’ alleged family curse of eternal bad luck. A Yelnats family associated with the family curse is of Stanley Yelnats I, who was robbed of his fortune and stranded in the middle of the desert. Stanley I proclaims he found refuge on “God’s Thumb,” but does not give any further details to his survival. When Stanley Yelnats IV is stranded in the same desert 100 years later, he chooses to travel to a thumb-shaped mountain for safety rather than a known point of civilization. Elya and Stanley…

Human nature is regarded as shared by all humans. Arguably, in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the island upon which many boys are stranded, is its own character. Therefore, the island in itself can be considered a human, in turn sharing the same qualities as the boys and impacting them as another person would. For the boys, the island is a sort of metaphorical mirror. As their perception of the island shifts and the “mirages” lift, the boys as well begin to change and diverge…

For this article, we'll be taking a look at my fave five facts about Newfoundland. 5. The first to receive a transatlantic signal. Guglielmo Marconi was an inventor from Bologna, Italy. In 1901, Marconi received the first transatlantic radio message on Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland. 4. Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills get schooled about the seal hunt. In Spring 2006, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams, had a debate about Canada's annual seal hunt with…

the 5 Eustrepto's that are native to the island have become seperated from the main area on the island and have become stranded on small island, more than 5 k's away from shore. Back on the main island, the 3 Eustrepto's have gone hunting, and while the youngster tries to catch his own food, his mother and father manage to bring down 2 dryosaurs. One of the Eustreptospondylus stranded has…

Power and corruption coexist in the novels “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, and “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. In “Animal Farm”, the animals are left stranded to look after themselves by the farm owner, and in “The Lord of the Flies”, the boys are stranded on a tropical island. In both situations there is no apparent leader and so the fight for power begins. Power is shown in literature through the characters and their treatment of the other characters. Both Napoleon and Jack portray a…

A blizzard is a very dangerous weather phenomena that often leaves residents stranded for days, if not longer. They also have the potential for creating widespread power outages, which can put lives in danger, especially those residents with medical conditions. Having a professional snow plowing services contractor for your commercial property ensures the safety of your employees, customers, or residents for owners of residential dwellings. According to the Chicago Tribune article “Blizzard is…

head on. And through all the hardships, he never quit. Odysseus was very clever and quick-witted. While he was trying to return to Ithaca, he faced many challenges along the way. Not only did he use his brains to get him out of situations like being stranded on an island, getting trapped in a cyclops’ cave, and being threatened by powerful gods, but he used his smarts to lead his crew through it all. While he was trapped in Prometheus’ cave, Odysseus used his smarts to develop a plan to get him…

In my student selected novel, “Fever, 1793”, many different events took place that wouldn’t happen in today's time. The biggest being the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia. It was widespread and grew like wildfire across Mattie’s hometown. The citizens had a hard time getting rid of the fever. Not until the frost came did the death count go down along with the number of people getting sick. In today's time we have more advanced systems in which we can take down a virus. Doctors have a…

The Life of Pi is an interesting novel, in which the protagonist, Piscine Patel, finds himself stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a 450 lb. Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Or was he? The novel presents two stories to the reader, one in which Piscine, commonly referred to as Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with animals, and one story in which Pi finds himself stranded in the same setting, but with human counterparts, and a much more gruesome ending. The true story is the one with humans for…