Guinea pig

In 1994, the definitive Harley Quinn episode in the Batman: The Animated Series was aired, “Mad Love.” This episode is based on the comic of the same title, created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, which shows Harleen Quinzel’s metamorphosis into supervillain Harley Quinn. Dini has stated the title “Mad Love,” “Mad love is when you fall so passionately for a person (particularly the wrong person) that nothing else in the world matters” (Roddy 2). A relatable concept to many people, not just females.…

In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, a group of English boys became stranded on an unknown island. Their plane was shot down during the battles of World War II. They crash landed on the island. The pilot died, but fortunately the passengers survived. The group of boys, left to their own devices, had to sustain on the island before rescue can come. Initially the boys wanted to create their own civilization, and recreate what they were used too. They elected a leader, established rules,…

to return to a life where the violence grown within this group isn’t in his memory. This book demonstrates how extreme violence damages the innocence of children. In the book, Jack started of like any other boy on the island. When he fails to kill a pig while with Ralph and Simon,…

The desire to fit in sometimes makes people do desperate things but are the actions we make worth the outcome of happiness or satisfaction? The theme that best applies to the story “Black holes and Basketball Sneakers” by Lori Aurelia Williams and the poem “Please Don't take Air Jordans” is, The desire to fit in sometimes makes people do desperate things. The passage “Black holes and Basketball Sneakers” is about a boy named Malik who joined a gang so he could get a pair of sneakers and the…

Which way should I go? Did you ever feel like your actions that you thought was right was a wrong action? The story called “What happened during an Ice Storm” by Jim Heynen, have many strong themes. One of the main theme is help others and be sympathetic. An example from the story such as “ they would be covered in ice too”, “glazed in egg white.” , and “unborn birds” shows how the pheasants are suffering from the ice storm and how intense the situation was. The boys also did it their way…

Chapters 1-2 1. Ralph- A 12 year old boy who is one of the oldest and he is the group leader and he try's to organized groups to help build shelter. Piggy- Ralph's left hand man and he tends to wine a lot but he is also known as Ralph's "Lieutenant". Simon- A young boy which is the shyest out of all of them, Simon has good intentions, is always well mannered towards others and he loves the nature. Jack- A older boy on the island, he takes advantage of his power and gets to be cruel as time…

others like Piggy for example he scares him with it. Jack does have a chance to kill the pig but cannot do it because of his human nature it's not right to kill an…

Jack, one of the main characters, is attempting to hunt this pig for sustenance. However he does not succeed and when he comes back he voices his though that “I thought I might- kill.” (Chap 3. Pg 71) Jack is still unsure of going through with these actions and the concept that he could’ve killed has been embedded…

Censorship. It’s a word that gives some the sense of protection, however others feel thatsomething important is lost. Truth is, something is lost, truth. Many great works of literaturehave suffered from censorship and others have even been banned. The Lord of the Flies is noexception, a ban slowly creeps up, like a shadow obscuring truth.The Lord of the Flies depicts children (the main ones are: Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon)in a deserted island. It explores the theme of savagery and…

“What are we? Humans? Or Animals? Or Savages?” (William Golding). Everyone has questioned their existence every once and awhile. Humans come so far and some are still are not capable to stay sane. We need people around us, rules to keep us in shape, but when someone is pulled from all of that do they act out or will they try to keep that normalism they are so use to having. William Golding believed humans are truly messed up in the head. In the novel Lord of the Flies, Golding really shows in…