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Thirdly, this quote establishes plot development. Before this point in the book the boys have not displayed much intent to hurt others except for the exception of Roger. In the beginning of the novel, Roger throws stones at another boy, Henri though he does not hit him because Henri is still protected by the morals and rules Roger has from his old life. The boys “Got his arms and legs. Ralph, carried away by a sudden thick excitement, grabbed Eric’s spear and jabbed at Robert with it.”,…

Who Stole the Girls’ Rosebuds? Do you ever wonder why young girls and teens always seem to grow up so fast? Sometimes I see pictures of girls on Instagram and they caption their picture saying, “it’s so crazy how older men try to hit on me smh (shaking my head). Don’t they know that I’m only 13???” Well, men would know if the girls started acting and dressing like they were actually 13. However, it is not the girls’ fault for wanting to look and act older than they actually are. Who is…

LIar's poker by Michael Lewis is a non-fictional semi-autobiographical book on the Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers. The beginning of the book follows a young Michael Lewis, fresh out of school and looking for a job. By chance, he meets scouts from Salomon Brothers at a fancy dinner at St. James’s Palace. Where he is offered a spot in their training program, which he accepts. In the training program he leans about how to trade and sell bonds as well as about the firm's culture. After describing…

In the Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a red A for adulterer. She was forced to wear her public shame for the rest of her life. If I had to wear a letter for the rest of my life, it would be an M for mouth. I am a very loud person, and I talk too much and I’m obnoxious. That letter would fit me really well because I have a problem with talking. Ninety-nine percent of my teachers say that I have a problem with talking, and don’t really like it all that much. Talking too much is…

bra boys as a fringe-group that have been victims of social injustice, who have turned to the ocean and their brotherhood as protection from the adversity surrounding them. Through the effective utilisation of various film techniques, and objective documentary characteristics, the audience is provoked into believing the reality presented by Abberton and De Souza; that social adversity can be overcome. Primarily, the audience is encouraged to accept the Bra Boys as a loyal group of surfers…

Lamb to the Slaughter Theme Paragraph "Lamb to the Slaughter" is a short story written by Roald Dahl and tells of two betrayals: Patrick Maloney's unexplained decision to leave his pregnant wife and Mary Maloney’s killing of her husband right after which concludes to be the ultimate betrayal. Patrick Maloney betrays his pregnant wife by telling her news, which requires him to leave her and their child. Mary Maloney is at home waiting for her beloved husband, Patrick to come home…

I recently watched an episode of Black Mirror and I thought it was very interest. It was a season three episode called ‘Nosedive’. This episode was about a girl named Lacies who lived in a world where everyone had this instagram-like application chip installed inside their brain and that everything was based off of your rating. The higher the rater, the better someone’s life is. Lacies wanted to move into this expensive apartment, but her rating was too low for a discount. So, in order to…

Ruby Mendoza 02-21-17 “No, I’m not.I just think you’ll get back all right.” When Ralph realizes the harsh reality of rescue, Simon says this to Ralph to reassure him that everything will be alright. He could have said that they are dead, that no one will rescue them ,but instead, he lets Ralph know he’ll survive because of his kind nature. The same innate goodness is shown in Golding’s novel, the…

There are many things that aggravate me, makes me upset, or just down right mad. These things are referred as pet peeves; consequently, I have several of them. My pet peeves are squeaking erasers, people gossiping and people talking loud. In most classrooms, I notice that students use pencils with jacked up erasers. The noise of erasers just irks me. The sound of them are just awful. It sounds as if someone is scratching nails along a blackboard. I just cannot take the noise at all. Whenever I…

In chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the boys and Ralph embark on another hunt for a boar. They view a sizable boar and Ralph aims his spear into the snout. Ralph was tremendously excited and felt steadfast that he hit the boar (even though he didn’t kill it). After this event, the boys decided to reenact it because they found it humorous and entertaining, and Robert acted as the boar. All of the boys decided to participate in this reenactment, including Ralph, and they were not…