Lord Jim

The Yasur volcano is perched on a 1,184 foot high pinnacle overlooking Vanuatu. Every half hour, broiling geysers of basalt spew through its cauldron, a regular geological event that has been normal for centuries. Tourists find this easily accessible archipelago one of the safest and fastest ways to observe the colossal power of volcanoes, since it rarely has dangerous eruptions and can be accessed by vehicles. The primary means of transportation across the island’s dirt roads is by truck, and…

Hey Jonah “ Get ready for school, now” “OMG I am” said Jonah” So the long day went on as Jonah, Chris, and Tanner got out of school they met at the border of Milvill in New York. The three friends would joke around in the dark, gloomy streets. After a while, they all tripped and landed on a box that said “Caution Danger do not open”. Tanner reached out to grab it. Chris said “NOOOO” “ It says Danger in Big Back Words!” Tanner didn't care he opened it and in the box was “A cute little Penguin…

Magical and Muggle telescope may look alike but they are quite different in use. Some may think that Muggle astronomy is identical to Magical astronomy, but without the Magical knowledge. However, the differences between the two are more subtle than that. For example, astrology - the study of how the happenings in outer space magically influence the happenings of people on Earth - is a major subfield of Magical astronomy. However, calling a Muggle astronomer’s field of study “astrology” will…

This dialogue was spoken by the pig’s head, the lord of the flies. The pig’s head was the embodiment of evil, a devil dwelling within the island. He talks to Simon, the boy who represents all that is pure and innocent on the island. The Lord of the Flies yells at Simon as Simon tries to go warn the other boys that the ‘beastie’ is simply a dead parachutist. This displeases the Lord of the Flies and tells him to go away. It is a reference as to how the Lord of the Flies and Simon cannot coexist…

Lord of the Flies People always say that children are innocent and develop the evil as they grow up seeing the malice and spite in the world. In the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a plane gets shot down with a group of British boys who get stranded in an island when they are being taken out of England to another place for safety from WWII. They try to work together to be rescued but chaos in the island quickly develops. Human nature is essentially evil because of the natural…

different scenario, imagine if this island was not just inhabited by boys, but by girls too. Also imagine other races being brought up into the mix. Would it have be so violent with most of the boys turning into savages? I think so. Even though the Lord of the Flies is a fictional depiction of a terrible event, I think real humans would have acted the same as William Golding described it to be. Even with different races or genders I still think it would’ve ended up that most kids would turn out…

Throughout the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the main character Ralph undergoes a negative change from optimistic, charismatic, civilized to depressed, lonely, and savage. In this book, a group of schoolboys crash their plane into an isolated island. As the boys gather, they decide that Ralph will be their leader. He decides wants to rule in a civilized, parliamentary way to make sure they can survive, and be rescued as soon as possible. Particularly, he changes when Ralph goes…

Fear is an emotion that we often can’t control and it has a certain power that dominates us in many situations. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of young boys are stranded on an island and this fear that they have of their unknown environment establishes many problems. It is the only thing that blinds the boys from acting rationally at times, questioning certain circumstances, and it causes them to act out in many brutal ways. Golding uses fear to convey the ideas and imagery of…

Background Section 24 of the British North America Act said that only “qualified” people could be appointed to Canadian Senate, interpreting this phrase meaning men only and should continue to refer to only men .This matter quickly became known as the “Persons Case”. Five Albertan Women lead by judge Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Irene Parlby fought to have Canadian Women recognized constitutionally as “persons” who were eligible to be…

Lord of the flies the conflict of humankind. A group of boys find themselves stranded in a beautiful but isolated environment. For a brief period things go well, However, human nature starts to assert itself, and their mini-society descends swiftly into antagonism, hostility and violence. (Tabakoff). Even though people act one way they’re still violent on the inside. Golding is trying to show what happens on the island it's happening all the time. In the novel, “Lord of the Flies”, written by…