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    books “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, and “Peter Pan” by J.M. Barrie, have similar characteristics that will be compared and contrasted in this paper. “Lord of the Flies” takes place on a deserted island where about 20 British boys have crashed during World War II. Peter Pan, dissimilarly, tells the tale of a boy who doesn’t want to grow up and lives on the magical island of Neverland with the Lost Boys. Both Lord of the Flies and Peter Pan have common themes, symbols, and characters, but

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    Biography of Bob Marley Bob Marley was known for his accomplishment in the revolution of reggae music. A great impact in his life was his belief in Rastafari which is about people turning to a natural type of life style. While Bob was trying to get his music career going and fallow

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    Christians and Persecution In the year 64 A.D. in the city of Rome, the centre of the Roman Empire, there was a huge fire which wiped out most of the city. A rumour started to circulate that the Roman Emperor, Nero, had started the fire as it was well known that Nero thought that much of the city was ugly. It was thought he burned it down so he could re-design and rebuild it himself. Because of this he needed to find someone to blame it on. The Christians were an obvious

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    leader of the Soviet Union, to alert him of the situation and allow him to destroy the planes if the sequence cannot be determined.      Meanwhile, in Burpleson Air Force base, General Ripper explains to Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, played be Peter Sellers, when he first realized the threat of a communist invasion. While shooting at the “communist attackers”, in reality Colonel Guano’s troops, he explains how fluoridation of water was a communist attempt to control Americans. When the shooting

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    In our world, protests occur each day on the issues of animal cruelty and human rights, but when the issues are put together which will reign over the other? The author Peter Singer of “All Animals are Equal” and “Tools for Research” presents his argument for determining when animal experiments are justified. The author starts his paper with a counter argument, questioning if one would be willing to let thousands of people die if those people could be saved by experimentation on a single animal.

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    BOB MARLEY, HIS MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY When one hears his music, it brings back memories of how powerful and inspirational Bob Marley, otherwise known as Robert Nesta Marley, had on the international arena. He was well-known for his Reggae music which originated in the country of Jamaica. Marley expressed how he felt in his music, highlighting the social, political and economic issues. He was a champion for providing the forum for promoting Reggae music. People of all ages loved Marley and

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    On March 21st, 1925, in London, England, a man named Peter Brook was born. He was the, “younger son of two Russian scientists who came to Britain in 1914 as refugees, and set up a successful pharmaceuticals company, whose bestselling product was a laxative called ‘Brooklax’. Peter’s older brother became a psychiatrist”, (Peter Brook).Ever since Brook was a little kid, he had a huge interest in film making. He went to school at Magdalen College of Oxford to read English and Modern Languages. “Brook’s

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    Age Is Only a Number In J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, young Wendy Darling and twelve year old John Darling, along with Peter Pan, learn that maturity is not shown by age, but by attitude, as seen by Wendy’s motherlike attitude, John’s fighting spirit and decision making, and Peter’s immaturity at times even though he is older. Wendy uses her attitude to help raise the Lost Boys and give them the mother they need. John’s headstrong attitude helps immensely in the fight against Captain James Hook, as he

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    Inner Evil Throughout the novel Lord Of The Flies, the boys on the island are continuously faced with numerous fears. Subsequently there is nothing on the island which they fear more than the beast. The beast is not a tangible object that can be killed or destroyed by conventional means, but an idea symbolizing the primal savage instincts within all people. Its Golding’s intention to illustrate the innate evil inside man through his view of human nature, the actions of the Jack and his tribe,

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    The Truman Show is a film which has been developed through a range of images. Peter Weir has creatively directed a film portraying the media and its impact on society. Within this film we see the effectiveness of techniques, which include camera angles, framing, shot types, camera movement, style of music, costuming and sequencing. By using a range of different techniques Weir is able to create emotive images and portray three different worlds to the audience. Image is everything in today’s society

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