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    Adults have the ability to make judgements on behalf of children which impacts the behaviour of adolescents. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and The 100 by Jason Rothenberg, the adults make the decision to send the children to a foreign place, however, the intentions behind the decision differ. The adults in Lord of the Flies send the children to a safe place to protect them from the threat of an atom bomb. In The 100, the adults send the children to Earth to determine if it is…

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    position. Lord of the Flies explores the struggle for power between characters that use different approaches to gain control. Power was achieved in Lord of the Flies through respect, through persuasion, and through violence. To begin, power was earned through respect in Lord of the Flies. A leader can earn this type of power when they perform a heroic deed or an act that benefits society. Ralph was able to receive power through…

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    that he held a great feast for others, took away taxes and gave gifts with great generosity. The love the king had for Esther made him a better, more generous person. This is what should come out of a relationship. Both people should be drawn to becoming better whether that…

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    Books are made into movies for many reasons. It can be to help a reader understand the book better, or simply for entertainment. A movie producer cannot fit every single thing from a book into a movie, so often, viewers who have read the novel notice many differences between the two. The Lord of the Flies is not exempt from this, so there are many things that were changed between the book and movie, even though they are the same. Even, though, the characters, beast, mood, and many other…

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    Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel published in 1852, that described the horrible detriments of slavery, was written by Harriet Becher Stowe. Stowe, being a deeply devout Christian, made no mistake inserting multiple correlations with her faith in God when writing this book. One might question if Stowe wrote this novel with the intentions of combining two somewhat uncomfortable and very different topics; faith and slavery. The book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, had many representations of Christianity, presented…

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    the commonwealth from foreign attack (iep.utm). Power can only be used for public and not more than that. The reason government should make the law so that the citizen of a state wouldn’t vote carelessly on a particular law. they wouldn’t vote for something which benefits only themselves and can the state worse. Even though John Locke stated that the people are free to do anything, but still if they act carelessly then it can make it worse. In addition, the people vote or choose for the…

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    the fit for the disciples showed them that the Lord was always going to be present in their lives. In the passage, this is when the disciples noticed that it was Jesus , “So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. (John 21:7). In this verse, it reveals how the disciples recognized that there were acts by the Lord, that Jesus looked after them and helped…

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    humans like it when their lives are going predictably. No one wants something frightening to come out of the blue. Normally, when humans are afraid their body will take over and keep them safe. The human body will do this in three ways, freezing, fleeing, or fighting. So what happens when humans discover a fear they can’t fight or flee from? Perhaps they fear something that keeps them from feeling safe or having a sense of normal? Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is an allegory…

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    followers or team, whom he depends upon, but can dominant and commanding at the same time. A hero is brave and courageous, but has his or her own fears and needs, which are usually not openly displayed. A hero has a quest and something to prove, and is always searching for something more…

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    your house.” (Matthew 26:18). While Jesus and his twelve disciples are eating, he announces that one of the men sitting at the very same table will betray him. Each one of the disciples was worried if it would be him so they all asked, “Am I the one, Lord?” Jesus said that one of the men who has just eaten with him will betray him, “For the Son of Man must die,…

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