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    There are three majors areas that are visited in the book. The Shire, Valley of the Elves, and of course The Lonely Mountain. These areas are encompassed by middle earth, also the story begins in 2941 and ended in 2942. The Shire is a peaceful land with lushest green hilly terrain as far as the eye can see, with wonderful Hobbits enjoying each other's time as well as minding their own business and sticking to very usual lives. These lands are so beautiful and peaceful I’m certain you wouldn’t…

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    Lord of the Flies Essay In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, many scholars, critics, and even Ralph (a main character in the novel) have asked, “What causes society to break down on the island?” The answer is believed to be ultimate savageness, the fear of the unknown, and the struggle for power. In the beginning of the novel, Jack is not quite cruel yet. When he encounters a piglet and goes to kill it he hesitates, causing the pig to run away. Jack explains that he was…

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    Shrek

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    musical started with intro with shrek all lonely and scary. Other fairy tales come in the scene so is lord farquaad and the fairy tale characters sing about their life. Shrek goes stands up for the characters and speaks to lord farquaad. Shrek finds the donkey and they team up. After Shrek finds Donkey there is a scene with lord farquaad and he cuts the ginger breads legs off and makes him tell lord Farquaad something. Then the magic mirror appears and they play a game show and he has to pick a…

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    When the boys arrived on the island the other boys described Simon as a normal boy who did not stand out he seemed smart and was then put on charge of building the huts. But after a couple weeks the island starts to affect simon and he begins to be more awkward around other kids. Simon went to now being described as odd or an outcast because of the changes that happened to him. Simon stopped talking and interacting with At one point on the island some of the boys were starting to become…

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    Gemquarrier: An Analysis

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    unification and prosperity. Once, we were able to travel between the three great cities with ease thanks in part to the stone railway our ancestors built and the gem when it was encased in the altar of Unification. But the stone was taken by the Lord of Greed, Fafnir” “Who is this, Fafnir?” “He is the worst example of a dwarf and he’s plagued us for thousand of years.” “I had no idea that dwarves lived that…

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    After reading Lord of the Flies, I found out that leadership is very important in life.The book is taken place an island with no adults and just boys. The kids raged from 6-12 years old and the older people called the younger ones "littluns." I think there are a couple of things that the littluns represent from the book to everyday life. The littluns were kids who were scared and didn't want to be messed with and wanted to me home. They often were playing in the story and often cried. I will…

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    past have always remained within humans. Tales from ages ago still make their way into the modern day, allusions to the past. The lessons that people are taught when they are young stick with them throughout their lives, setting the morals. In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the group of young boys, stranded on an island, show the power that moral teachings of the past have upon people, even those completely hidden away from the order that enforces such morality. The boys on the island…

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    House Of Lords's Reforms

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    House of Lords (40 marks) The House of Lords is the upper house in the Uk’s Parliament, whose role is to scrutinise the legislation that the House of Commons make and propose amendments. Although all legislation has to go through the House of Lords their power has been limited in recent years and many have strong arguments against them. Some argue that in a liberal democracy like the United Kingdom it is undemocratic to have a wholly unelected second chamber. Others have praised the Lords for…

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    In The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Buck, the main character has various owners. With these owners London creates a theme about treatment to animals. This theme is don't be arrogant. Bucks owners Perrault and Francois, They were fair but sometimes abusive. For example they threw clubs at Buck when he went to position of leader. This shows they thought they could control all the dogs thoughts and actions. Their arrogance lead to their death. Also they let Buck and Spitz fight to the…

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    How would you feel if you were stranded on an island with no guidance from society? What would happen to you? In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, this scenario is shown through a group of boys living alone with no adult supervision. Throughout the book, Golding conveys the theme that isolation from society causes an increase in imagination, leading to anarchy. Society generates behavioral expectations which keeps order and reduces fear and imagination. At the beginning of the…

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