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    Theme Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

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    It illustrates the increasing loss of innocence by manifesting only after an act of true evil was committed- the “raping” of the sow. When Simon first discovers it, it “speaks” to him by way of a hallucination caused by his epilepsy, and introduces itself as the "Beastie" (Elliott, Joyce, Shorvon, “Delusions”). This is ironic as the Lord of the Flies is composed of a truly innocent creature- the murdered sow. That the boys are determined to kill it suggests that they are intent on destroying innocence as opposed to evil, which is what they believe they are hunting. Simon still retains his innocence due to his isolated behavior and epilepsy. His distinct behavior does not go unnoticed by the others and many know him to be “cracked” (Golding 132).His isolation while on the island prevents him from being influenced by Jack and allows him to maintain his idea that the “beastie” is not a corporeal creature. Simon, understanding that the “beastie” is the innate evil of mankind, is the first to realize that the fear and bloodlust are getting out of hand. The boys, determined to kill the “beastie”, do not realize that they are doing the opposite by sinning and strengthening its hold over them. The more innocence is sacrificed to succor evil, the stronger the “beastie”…

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    Introduction Many of us experience heartache and pain. Many of us experience the loss of someone we hold dear to us. The Semmes is a humble family, devoted to one another and always stood for what they believed in and what was right. This is their story of hope through many years of suffering they endured as a family over a loss that no family chooses to experience. Its times like these that love of a family has to dig down deep inside and somehow find the strength to go on, though you leave…

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    Max And His Dog Reflection

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    Max is More Than Just a Story of a Boy and His Dog The 2015 film Max is an entertaining family film because of its story about a family overcoming loss, its outstanding acting, and its kid-friendly action scenes. The film Max follows a teenage boy, Justin Wincott, and the military-trained dog he is left in charge of after his brother is killed in combat in Afghanistan. The dog, a Belgian Malinois named Max suffers from post-traumatic-stress-disorder, putting additional strain on the Wincott…

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    All protagonist are not going to be good protagonist. Most people identify protagonist as a hero. Heroes come in different shapes and sizes. In the film documentary “Finders Keepers” Shannon Whisnant is the protagonist. Some people may disagree but, in all honesty Shannon helped save Jon Wood life. While Shannon was hungry for attention and fame in the process he helped Jon be drug free because, Shannon helped Jon become drug free Jon was able to build a better relationship with his family.…

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    Through The Fire Analysis

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    In this book, the main character, Firefighter Aidan O’Neill, loses trust in himself after a tough call with a probationary firefighter. Having lost trust in himself, Firefighter O'Neill begins to think twice about what he is doing, which sometimes puts the other co-workers lives in danger. And Firefighter O’Neill couldn’t have picked a worse time to lose trust in himself, because the arsonist that had previously killed Aidan O’Neill’s father, is roaming free and is once again making the once…

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    Life Of Pi Essay Survival

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    protagonist’s survival depends greatly on his ability to forget time. Throughout the novel, the effects of that capability are portrayed as good because Pi believes he “survived because I [Pi] forgot even the very notion of time”. It is because of this skill that Pi is able to manage his grief and focus on his survival. His ordeal at sea is one that cannot be survived without a combination of soundness of mind, hope, and hard work, all things he cannot manage if he lets himself absorb the extent…

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    for life after tragedy. In this essay will look at the widow in the story. The symbolisms in the story and the setting of where it takes place. First the widow in this story is very interesting. After she find out about the tragic event that has taken place. Her husband had passed away in a railroad accident. She begins to feel a deep loss. She starts to grieve the loss shortly and heads up to her bedroom after that she…

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    “When you lose touch with your inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.” This quote by Eckhart Tolle shows how impactful the loss of peace can be to a person. Without their sanity, it is easy to identify these losses. Although this may not pertain to physical loss, emotional loss deals with more abstract losses such as self, hope, and reality. The effects of colonialism and war played a huge role in the negativity of…

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    Just as stated in “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop, “the art of losing isn’t hard to master.” However, as revealed at the end of the poem, it can seem easy to have a loss not bother an individual, but when one stops lying to themselves and let the loss hit them, there is a sense of sadness due to the realization of what is really lost. Something lost does not have to be always be a person or place, it can be miniscule as a cello. That miniscule object can seem like nothing of importance to another…

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    Presenting Problem: Pt is a 11yo male that was brought to NNBHC accompanied by his parents after speaking with the crisis team about suicidal ideation. Pt reports of being in an altercation with his father last night, where he kicked him in his gentials and stated he was trying to “kill him”. Pt states he does not know the what precursors taken placed before the event. Pt states SI with a plan to “jump off a roof or use a butcher knife to stab himself in the chest”. Pt states that he use…

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