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    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 civilization, however Golding’sdecision to portray children…

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    However it is his compelling characters and elaborate backstories that make the character not only memorable but carries what would otherwise be a confusing story. The most important and interesting aspect of Jon Snow’s character is his upbringing as Lord Eddard Stark’s illegitimate…

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    encounters other situations as well with other people living in the boarding house. Three characters in the play have conversations with Mattie that describe her in many ways. Jeremy tells Mattie that she seems to be like a woman who “[has men] standing at [her] door.”(1.1)., but she assures him that she has not been with anyone since Jack left. After taking her out to Seefus,(1.3) Mattie moves in with Jeremy at the boarding house since neither…

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    compete in the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he came in seventh place. He had his mind set on running in the 1940 games in Tokyo but unfortunately they got canceled due to the start of World War 2. When he was young he saw zeppelins flying over his house that frightened him and foreshadowed that he would be in the air force in World War 2. The only thing he liked about…

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    J. R. R. Tolkien wrote a novel that was created into a series of three movies called the The Hobbit. The book was written as a precursor to the Lord of The Rings books, written from 1954-1955, The Hobbit was written in 1937. The Hobbit was split into three separate movies and they were released in 2012-2014 in December each of the three years. The titles of the movies are The Hobbit And Unexpected Journey, The Desolation Of Smaug and The Battle Of Five Armies. Tolkien created and shaped Bilbo…

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    In his novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding introduces a dystopian world in the midst of a war, where a plane crashes on a deserted island and the only survivors are a bunch of young, British boys. During their time on this island, the boys go from well-mannered boys, focused on surviving and trying to find a way off of the island, to savages who abandon the notion of civilization. Through a course of events, majority of the boys slowly lose their desire to get off of the island and instead…

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    Modern Drama Research Essay Why is freedom important in the play A Doll’s House? Everyone has their own definition of freedom. What does freedom mean to you? Does it mean being finically sufficient? Does it mean being independent? Does it mean you can just be who you want to be? Freedom has an individual personal meaning to everyone, especially depending on the circumstances or whatever situation you are in. The play ‘A Doll’s House’ by Henrik Ibsen shows the main character of the play Nora and…

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    War Of The Roses Book Review

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    interest in seizing the English throne for himself. Opposing the York house was Henry Tudor of Lancaster. Throughout the bout of the War of the Roses, Sun Tzu’s philosophies dictated in his book, “The Art of War,” were incorporated in regards to spy work and espionage. Using Sun Tzu’s works, I will show similarities and try to effectively argue that the War of the Roses took a page out of Sun Tzu’s playbook. Background The prominent House of Lancaster was established…

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    to high density housing (4 units per acre to 12 units per acre) and introduction of semi-detached and terrace houses. Land allocated to eligible applicants has been reduced from two acres in the 1950’s to 0.08 - 0.125 acres in the present scheme. The housing program of 2007-2012 has embarked on a shift from detached houses to mix housing types that include semi-detached to terrace house. In 2014, a new design was introduced in public housing in the…

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    world. Since the Irish are perceived with a negative stigma, they have been forced to work to prove themselves. Communication is used to show this by the way the Irish characters talk to each other and how silent they can be at times. In the boarding house, the girls are not allowed to talk about politics, religion or their lovelives at the dinner table. For many of the girls this is difficult because they have become extremely immersed in the American culture where gossip is acceptable, but for…

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