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    In Lord of the Flies, there has been a plane crash and boys are left stranded on an island in search for help. Theses boys must create their own society and have it be successful if they want to survive. The author uses language regarding the weather on the island to symbolize the changes in the character’s attitudes and the underlying tension that builds throughout the book. Throughout the book the weather progresses from light to dark and then to light again. The changes in weather and the…

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    This Is Us Analysis

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    Contemporary TV: This Is Us This Is Us is a new NBC show that premiered on the 20th of September of this year and International Business Times reporter, Caitlyn Hitt, summarizes the beginning of the first episode with, “It centers around five people — one couple, two siblings and a big wig trying to discover his roots [who all happen to be celebrating their 36th birthday]”(Hitt). This Is Us fits into Jason Mittell’s definition of “narrative complexity” through its unique use of operational…

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    A group of the boys were designated to tend to the flames to signal any potential saviours, yet they ignored this order completely and ultimately lost an opportunity to be rescued. “‘ I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you can’t even build huts - then you go off hunting and let out the fire-’ He turned away, silent for a moment. Then his voice came again on a peak of…

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    Jack uses the head to help his littluns not to frighten to it. Equally important, the pig’s head is circumambulated by flies illuminating that for sacrificing to the beast and this situation becomes the name of the story. This quote expounds that Ralph feels guilty that the innocent boy dies because of him. He mentions about God and he thinks that God can help him to go back home safely and can pass through this bad situation. Additionally, Piggy and Ralph also are caught that they did the…

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    Daedalus is a famous sculptor . His sculptures were so life like it was as if they would come to life . He was also a renowned architect . Daedalus has a nephew named talus he was a lot smarter than Daedalus .Talus was an inventor . He created the saw while walking on the beach one day , and the compass by just putting a stick in the ground. Daedalus got jealous . He got so jealous that one day he pushed talus off a cliff and he fell to his death . Daedals got so depressed because had done…

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    evident when the boys elect “[the boy] with the shell” as chief (22). Through this, the conch is shown a symbol of order since it is used in this way to elect a leader. Its use as a tool to call the boys also shows how “order” can help those who are lost. As time passes, the conch is used to call the others to a meeting and “to have ‘Hands up’ like at school” to signify who has the right to speak (33). The boys use the conch to keep themselves in check, and when the conch is present, order is…

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    Poem Analysis Question 1 The poem Musée des Beaux Arts (1940) by W.H. Auden is about the contrasting issues in people’s experience in daily life. While others are suffering or distressed, others are celebrating or going about their usual life activities. The poem has a set of characters or groups of people who are suffering and a different set comprised on people in a completely different life situation. It says that “when the aged are reverently, passionately waiting for the miraculous birth,…

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    Willy's Monologue

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    “Look, I’m sorry that I made fun of you, but can I please sit with my friends?” “SIT DOWN!!!” He shouted and then gave me a death stare that sent chills down my spine. There was no way out of it. I sat at the seat right in front of him, filled with all the negative human emotions. What I heard next made me want to quit school already. Laughter. Not towards the teacher, but to me. Why is Porky sitting there? How did Willy already get in trouble? At least I am not as bad as Porky over here.…

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    Most people have heard of Pretty Little Liars before, and if not, a brief summary of the book is a girl disappears and then her friends start getting text messages from somebody named A, that threatens to tell all of their secrets basically. But a book that people probably don’t recognize as much is Ali’s Pretty Little Lies, is the prequel to Pretty Little Liars. It’s about what happened before Alison Dilaurentis(girl who disappears) was murdered in the first PLL book. Ali’s Pretty Little…

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    The TV series Lost is one of the few mind blowing and outstanding shows with perfectly layered writing. Lost ended with six season in total. It features many themes that seem to always be changing, leaving the watcher always on edge. Lost was a very expensive show to produce. The pilot alone cost $10 million dollars to create, ending the first season at a total of $50 million dollars. 23.47 million viewers tuned in for the premier of season 2. Lost started off with cast members raking in…

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