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    In Lord of the Flies, the most significant moment in which a character changes happens when the boys recreate their pig dance for the last time. When the hunters in the group originally perform their pig dance, Ralph is visibly unhappy with what the boys are doing, especially because he is trying to call order to the group: “As they danced, they sang. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in.” Ralph watched them, envious and resentful.” (90). When Ralph expects immediate attention after…

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    Ralph’s blow of the conch unites the boys at the beginning of the novel. The boys vote for whether Jack or Ralph should be chief. For example, when Ralph asks the group who wants him for chief, “every hand outside the choir except Piggy’s was raised immediately” (Golding 23). The boys show a sense of togetherness as they decide who should rule them as a single unit. The conch brings the boys together because they are deciding who should have control over the conch. Another example of the unity…

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    People define the society they live in. Society depends on thoughts toward different concepts that shape the culture of the group. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys stranded on an island form their own culture as a small scale society of their own. One theme derived from the story can be *morals of the individual determine the culture of a population of which political systems cannot influence. Throughout the book, the characters show that the civilized behavior they know…

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    The Lord of the Flies is based on the survival of these kids who survived a plane crash while being deserted on and island. The blog which explains human nature says that humans work best in need for survival by working in groups. This works with the LoF series as Ralph who led his group went along doing task according to who had the best skill set for the job. For example due to a vote Ralph was selected as leader due to traits such as bravery as well as being the more civilized one in the…

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    The development of new types of ships helped advance interregional trade networks. Ships became resilient to waves. These ships were designed to increase control during monsoon season with the innovation of cotton sails. The development of ships increased trade in the Indian Ocean. Another technology that helped with trade in the Indian Ocean was the magnetic compass innovated in China. The compass helped sailors keep track of their location. Another significant innovation was the three-field…

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    Another interesting stop while in music class with Professor Glen McMillan. I was invited by a member of a dance group called “The Cumbe Dance Group” to attend one of their workshops. . Cumbe is a considered a center for African and Diaspora (the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel, or the dispersion of any people from their original homeland) Dance, which offers unique arts programming that engages audiences of all different ages and backgrounds through dynamic performances, immersive…

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    The Silk Road played a major role in the spread of music and religions. Religion has been one of the most important cultural forces to promote the distribution of music along the Silk Road (Music of the Silk Roads). Like religion, music spreads beyond its land of origin because just like when people bring their own faith and rituals with music they bring their own style (Music of the Silk Roads). Religions via the Silk Road include: Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, and Nestorianism.…

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    What is Early America? Early America’s is a time period that started in 3000 B.C. -A.D. 1900, and there are plenty of things that happened in this time period. The Maya, Aztecs, and Inca are best known of the urban oriented civilization. The Native Americans was the oldest of nomadic hunters. There traditions included pottery, music and dance, and their architecture. Pottery is apart of the cultural forces therefore pottery is along with their culture and also ceramics, which is…

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    Ancient china How many years have Ancient China last? Ancient china lasted about 2,000 years.I know that ancient china last for 2,000 years because the 2000 years of ancient china was all war.Also people that the ancient china would last longer than 2,000.There was a emperor named kublai and kublai understood the chinese way.When people came to china such as the indians. The indians lived in caves by a river so they could grow there farm and catch food there because animals need water and…

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    Tang China and the Abbasids. Spread of Ideas, new information, along with beliefs while exchanging goods created the relationship between trade and culture. Trade during the postclassical period dramatically impacted diversity and change among civilizations. A few scriptors of the documents believed that trade was not ideal due to dishonestly people, therefore, they had a negative aspect. Overall the points of view on trade varied. Document one ( From the Hadith, Islamic Legal Code,…

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