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    Fasakin 1 Precious Fasakin Mrs. Thompson English‚ Period 1 16 February 2012 To Ring or Not to Ring For various reasons‚ I believe schools should ban the use of cell phones at school. Some people might argue that students could use their cell phones as educational tools; however‚ personally‚ I am one of the students who you could say has a “cell

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    theme: ``power corrupts``. This theme is obviously presented in the novel‚ but to simplify your understanding of this essay‚ Napoleon will be used as an example of a corrupted individual by power. To conclude this introduction‚ the corruption of Napoleon will be presented under three aspects: Desire‚ Achievements and absolute power. Note: (This essay will be divided with 3 main aspects‚ examples and a comparison in reality (Russian Parallel) Corruption; ‘’dishonest by those in power’’‚ despite

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    that the reader experiences practically no challenge in recognizing the individuals from the different sets: the siblings Faramir and Boromir‚ Gandalf and Saruman‚ Aragorn and the Lord of the Nazgûl‚ Galadriel and

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    Fun Facts The Long Expected Party‚ Fangorn Forest‚ and the Paths of the Dead were all shot in studios indoors.  Millions of silk leaves were imported from China for the trilogy. Lord of the Rings was known to be hot property in Hollywood for decades. Many different producers and directors asked Saul Zaentz about the possibility of making films based off the books. One of those requests came from a young Mark Ordesky. (Like all the rest before Peter‚ he was turned down.) The majority of

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    leader of the Soviet Union because absolute power corrupted both societies. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses irony to show the theme of absolute power corrupts‚ characterization to show the theme of absolute power corrupts‚ and symbolism to show the theme of absolute power corrupts. First of all‚ George Orwell uses characterization to develop the theme of absolute power corrupts. For instance‚ characterization develops the theme‚ absolute power corrupts‚ since the president of Animal Farm‚ Napoleon

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    feels guilty but does not turn back due to the fear of power of his new boss at a well-known company‚ suffering from financial crisis. It is a harsh reality that selfishness has taken over the moral values of our society today. Thinking about own-self is practiced by a lot of people amongst us. Although‚ people may have others reasons for the corruption brought about by the system of power‚ the advent of fear is the rationale behind every corrupt act that takes place around us. Fear of downfall‚ the

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    experiences‚ new perspectives‚ and the opinions of others greatly affect these beliefs. New perspectives will almost always influence a person’s beliefs and values‚ as they give new information previously unknown‚ as shown in the feature-length film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In the Fangorn Forest‚ we see an Ent known as Treebeard decide definitively that the Ent’s would not go to war‚ but a new perspective was revealed‚ changing the belief of the Ents in regards to the necessity of war. Something

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    What’s important about the title of ’Lord of the Flies’? Ans:- "Lord of the Flies" refers to one of the names for the Devil (Beelzebub). The setting becomes more-and-more hellish as the novel goes on. The young boys become dirty savages--all their inner evils and personal turmoils surface. We can also point to a passage in the novel: "Up there‚ for once‚ were clouds‚ great bulging towers that sprouted away over the island‚ grey and cream and copper-colored. The clouds were sitting on the land;

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    Power doesn’t corrupt people‚ people corrupt power.” (William Goddis) I disagree with this statement due to the evidence found in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. The theme of this play is Power. Macbeth was prophesied to by the three witch sister that he would be King. “Hail Macbeth… thane of Glamis!‚ Hail Macbeth…. thane of Cawdor!‚ Hail Macbeth…. King hereafter!” (Act.1 Scene 3) The odd aspect about this proficiency is that during this time‚ is that most kings were chosen by God. Macbeth being “The

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    Research paper outline stage 1-2 Paragraph 1: Intro statement: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Fellowship of the Ring both have similarities when it comes to the topic the hero’s journey. Thesis statement: J.R.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis reveal that what categorizes a hero is not his/her strength or other physical attributes‚ but emphasizes that matters of spirit and mind are the most important qualities a hero can have‚ and the choices these characters make define what a true hero is‚ not

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