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Quotes From Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Speech
Today is Simon's last day before he leaves for juvenile. My instinct was right, ever since the fight between Simon and Richard I had a hunch that Richard was picking on Simon. He didn't want to tell me at the time but yesterday he confessed that Richard had been bulling him for weeks maybe even months. I feel terrible, I thought Simon was crazy but it wasn't Simon it was his emotions conquering him, making him set fire to the school (says in a sad, quiet voice). Ahh! Richard, he has problems, bad things may happen at home but you can't treat someone with so much disrespect. Making Simon drink his spit, making him stand at the front of the school in his underpants! Is Richard human!? He can't be human if he treated Simon with so much rudeness
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