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Okakura Kakuzo a Japanese scholar once said, “The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings”. In today’s world plans change, times switch, and things go wrong. In order to have a civilized life nowadays people adjust according to the problem or situation. Lord Of The Files, a book written in 1954 by William Golding communicates a story in which a young group of boys stranded on a deserted island govern themselves in order to keep things civilized. After reading the book…

There are certain qualities needed to be a virtuous leader. William Golding’s Lord of The Flies, which describes a leader named Ralph, a stranded boy, who lead a group of other stranded boys on the island due to a plane crash. The boys selected Ralph as their leader, by a raise of hands over his opponent, Jack Merridew. Ralph was the superior leader choice, over Jack, because of his better thinking, ability to prioritize, and selfless personality. Clearly, Ralph possesses a sturdy ability to…

In a section of the Handel’s Saul, adapted from the Hebrew Bible, comes a struggle for superiority between two people: David and Saul. During a big fight called the Battle of Philistines, David the leader of Israel’s side fights against the Philistines. David defeats the Philistines by using a slingshot to kill the leader with a slingshot as opposed to a sharp weapon such as an arrow or a sword. He also has slain ten thousands while Saul has only slain thousands. Saul sees David’s success as a…

The hierarchy of ethics can be applied to Lord of the Flies because the variety of personality types on the island is vast. In level 1 of the hierarchy, the people’s choices of right and wrong are deemed by punishments and rewards, and they have a notion that “it’s only wrong if you get caught.” After the boys murdered an innocent mother pig, “The boys drew back, and Jack stood up, holding out his hands. Look.” (Golding 194). Jack felt quite satisfied and happy to have raped and murdered the…

High school is an experience most people look back on with fondness. I agree with that assessment to an extent. I look back on my time in high school as a time and I wonder why I look back on it with so much dread despite the memories I hold of it. I will never forget my high school experience from the first day to my first friend to prom night. The crowd of people rushed around me with the sound of the first bell still ringing in my ears. I saw the dark statue of a knight holding his sword and…

jobs that were done, but as time progressed the amount of jobs increased. In Lord of the Flies new jobs such as hunters, fire tenders, food gatherers and builders were made. The builders are,”[Ralph] ‘n Simon built the [shelters]” (Golding 80). The choir boys are both the hunters and the fire tenders. Jack offers them to be hunters when Ralph asks,”What do you want them to be” (Golding 23) and he offers them to be fire tenders when he says,”We’ll be responsible for keeping the fire going”…

It was the night of September 28th and I could not sleep. I was so nervous because the next morning I had my audition for North Carolina High-School Honors Choir. Although I practiced for weeks and sang for my chorus teacher countless times, I never knew of what could have happened in my five minute audition. I would have to warm up and sing an excerpt of the audition piece “Sing Ye to the Lord.” Then I would have 60 seconds to study an 8-measure line of sight singing. Going into the audition…

I am interested in being a Barrett Peer Mentor because my own Peer Mentors this year have been so helpful in the transition from high school to college. I believe that it is extremely important to have a strong support system going into college and that the Peer Mentors play an integral part in this support system. Being a Peer Mentor would be an amazing way to make a contribution to this support system and help ensure the success of my residents in the upcoming school year. For me, to be a…

be one of the affair with the priest and the choir woman? Reverend Edward Hall was a 41 year old married white man who was cheating on his wife with choir woman Eleanor Mills who was 34. They were sending love letters to each other for the past 2 years. The mystery behind the Hall-Mills murders an be made up in two theories: The pig lady had the gruesome defense and the close family murdered them all. While the death of the cheating priest and choir woman arose, it was likely that it was the…

vocalist and toured the country with his jazz group who now directs a middle school band. Then, there is the other cousin who was in high school acapella choir and a guitarist and a bassist and a drummer and a bagpipe player. I went to church children’s choir practice every Wednesday afternoon with my little sister. I participated in elementary school choir. I auditioned for every musical and was cast each time. However, I never realized how deeply music and performance were rooted in me. I grew…