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    encounters a piglet and goes to kill it he hesitates, causing the pig to run away. Jack explains that he was just waiting to decide where to stab him but, “They knew very well why he hadn’t: …because of the unbearable blood.”(31). After a while, though, Jack develops his hunting skills and becomes more and more fascinated with it where he eventually becomes the most cruel of them all. When Jack and the hunters kill their first pig they grow to be entertained and thrilled by the amount of blood…

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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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    insecurities. In the beginning of the novel, he has nothing but the leadership of his choir, a leadership that the elected leader, Ralph, bestows upon him. The conch, symbol of parliamentary discourse, is in Ralph's control. Jack cannot even manage to wound a pig, let alone kill it. With sheer political genius he elevates the hunt while denigrating the conch until the former becomes the whole focus of the island and the latter is destroyed. He begins by speaking out of turn, without the conch…

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    As famous British author Jane Austen once said, “Every savage can dance.” This relates to how Jack and his followers dance around instead of building shelters or improving the structure of their group. Ignoring structure does not often result in a positive outcome because it is the basis of the a society. Without structure one cannot focus on perfecting a society. Although Ralph’s lack of control is instrumental in the growing chaos on the island, Jack was the one who ultimately pushed it past…

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    In society people tend to be pressured by external forces that tell a person how to act as a participant within it. When these rules are thrown away and one can escape; man tends to resort back to prehistoric ways and take on a savage nature. In the novel; Lord of The Flies, William Golding reveals through symbols and the character development of Jack and Ralph that man has the potential to resort back to basic animal nature when the etiquette of society is ripped from one’s conscious;…

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    In Lord of the Flies, the most significant moment in which a character changes happens when the boys recreate their pig dance for the last time. When the hunters in the group originally perform their pig dance, Ralph is visibly unhappy with what the boys are doing, especially because he is trying to call order to the group: “As they danced, they sang. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in.” Ralph watched them, envious and resentful.” (90). When Ralph expects immediate attention after…

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    leader due to traits such as bravery as well as being the more civilized one in the group. In chapter 3 we could see Ralph and Simon working together to build houses for the rest of the group to make shelter. Jack and his portion hunted out to find pigs and meat to find and kill to collect their meal. Ralph's group was unsuccessful at their task yet they still continued to work. Especially Ralph as he was frustrated when the houses he made kept on falling down, as his role as leader it was his…

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    Ax-Men Pandas There once was a guinea pig village in the old forest, the tribe is very unhappy because their houses are old, weak and broken. One August day two red pandas, Red and Stipe, walked towards the village in the old forest with axes over their shoulders. The villagers approached the two brother pandas and asked them if they could help them. They were very pleased when the pandas said yes. It would only cost the villagers a nice place to sleep and food for their bellies. The pandas…

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    North Korean 1 — WINTER that evening, was finishing tending pigs with sons when dogs began barking madly + growling intensely—someone unfamiliar + dressed in military uniform came up from winding staircase Wang Hao automatically knew he was North Korean mostly b/c of North Korean military uniform, but also b/c of skinny, thin, + malnourished body, desperate look in eyes, + scars on neck 1st time housing a North Korean surprised because encounter was so random + all of a sudden excited/anxious…

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    Overview Seaboard Foods is an integrated food company dedicated to six commitments. One of these commitments is to community. Two of the ways Seaboard Foods shows their commitment are volunteerism and community betterment. Since 2015, Seaboard Foods has sponsored Operation BBQ Relief, which provides compassion and hot meals to those affected by natural disasters and members of the military. This commitment is expressed through monetary donations and additionally by encouraging their employees…

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