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    "The Boys" The 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

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    Lord of the flies vs. Peter Pan In the books Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, they share similar characteristics throughout the story and in the characters themselves. Lord of the Flies takes place on a deserted island where about 20 British boys ages eight to thirteen, have crashed on a jungle-like island during World War II. The boys find themselves in many dilemmas such as a fire, shelter and most importantly a need for authority and order. Unlike Lord of the

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    An individual's actions have the capacity to guide their actions and behaviours. Throughout Peter Jackson’s cinematic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, the power of an individual’s motivations is vividly conveyed, as it influences many character’s course of actions. The root of Saruman’s motivations is his allegiance to Sauron, “Together, my Lord Sauron, we shall rule this Middle-Earth.” (Saruman, LOTR:TTT, Jackson), as well as supplementary influences. As for Frodo, his incentives were based on the

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    Lord of the Flies Analysis “What lasts is what is written. We look to literature to find the essence of an age,” the quote famously said by Peter Brodie can easily represent the book Lord of the Flies written by William Golding is a classic created because of its time, it was a true reflection on the fears held by the people. All classic literature has always been one of the highest forms of art to show the future generations what the trials and tribulations had been faced by the people, and Lord

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    things” (Jackson, 2004). Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most well-known adaptations of literature. The films and novels tell the story of Frodo Baggins and his journey to destroy the One Ring that had been in his family for over 60 years. Tolkien’s Middle Earth universe was created in the trenches during World War I as a way to cope with the horrors of the war, according to National Geographic’s page on The Lord of the Rings. Furthermore

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    trilogy The Lord of the Rings, which was directed by Peter Jackson. This movie gave me inspiration because of how beautiful and well put together the film was. It made me want to be involved with the process of how great films are made. According to Wikipedia, “Jackson knew he wanted to bring the movie to the big screen, and was curious to why nobody decided to do so.” He wanted to take advantage of the new technology, and create a fantasy that was serious and felt real (Wikipedia, 2014). Peter Jackson

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    Peter Jackson’s Achievement “Peter Jackson, master of technomagic and generalissimo of a thousand technicians and actors, has made of Tolkien’s deliberately archaic epic a fresh, bracing revel” (Alleva). In his article, Richard Alleva praises Jackson for his great achievements. Taking on the task of adapting Tolkien’s cherished series to the screen sets Jackson apart as a courageous and dedicated artist who will be remembered. Through his adaptation of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Jackson’s

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    Lord Peter Analysis

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    Lord Peter loves the thrill a new assignment can bring, just as any other person can enjoy discovering something new or does what they truly love. People get tired of routine and of bland circumstances, which is why Lord Peter addresses why the case he is working on does not fulfill him. He says, “ ‘Competent, of course, but no imagination. I want imagination in a criminal.’ “(50). When something is done with imagination, it is usually well thought and done. If anyone tries to figure out how that

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    Analysis of The Wrong Trousers “The Wrong Trousers” is a Clay Animation Production (where all characters are made out of clay). Created by Nick Park (a famous Animator) in 1993, “The Wrong Trousers” stars Wallace and Gromit in their second animated adventure (they were first introduced to British Viewers in 1990 in another Nick Park production “A Grand Day Out”.) In this particular adventure we see how bad things can get when technology gets into the wrong hands…

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    be great requires dedication and hard work. Just as Maya Angelou described, money should not be the goal rather being happy and doing what is loved should be. Lord Peter Wimsey of Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers, is a man who occupies his days reading and working out cases what seem interesting enough for his time. The assistance Lord Peter provides with these cases is very useful because he is a very well educated gentlemen. He always seems to know when to speak and what exactly to say to have others

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