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    Fear and It’s Influence on Survival Fear is a powerful force in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Through a journey of losing their identity and values, fear controls the boy’s actions, whether it be good or evil. Power looms over their heads and Jack’s fear of losing power causes chaos for the boys. The internal fear projected in the idea of the beast drives the boys to commit homicide. Along with the social fear of being different and exiled from the group caused the boys to be reckless.

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    It’s only chapter 2. 2) Why is everyone in this book a so horrible?

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    Michael Tseng Mrs. Chaffee A3 LA9 30 August 2014 Summer Reading Annotations: Chapter Quote/ Passage analysis Arrival on Himmel Street “The book thief had struck for the first time-the beginning of an illustrious career ”(Markus Zusak, page29) This is important because it is the event that started the yearning for knowledge and the need for more books. Also it is the last day she sees her brother and mother. Growing Up a Saumensch “When he turned the light on in the small, callous washroom that

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    novel, Fahrenheit 451, Montag is the liberator of fire, using it to burn books, to watch them catch aflame and flutter in the air until they turn into a pile of black ash. As a fireman, Montag relishes the feeling of burning books, however, when he meets Clarisse McClellan, his perspective on his life changes. Gradually, Montag starts to shed of his skin and meets Faber, a retired English professor who feeds him with poetry and books. Ultimately, he finds his true sanctuary with a group of intellectual

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    disappointment. They do, however, find a boat with supplies and a flare pistol. The boy falls ill and the man nurses him back to health. After the boy gets better, the pair walks down the beach and return to find their belongings stolen. They chase down the thief and the man forces him to give up his clothing, which he later gives back at the boys’ pleading. As they go farther inland, they come across a town where the father is shot in the leg with an arrow. The man becomes very ill and as he is dying, he tells

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    The Book Thief p.79 (“The Heavyweight Champion of The School Yard”) Liesel says, “I’m not stupid,” after assaulting Ludwig Schmeikl. This is the first time Liesel truly speaks up for herself after being mistreated so frequently. Ludwig teases her about how she struggles to read, berating her in front of the entire class, and Liesel physically attacks him after class, gaining back the respect she deserves. She is standing up for herself which indicates change in character and positive growth. She

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    The Book Thief - Term 2 2016 - Elyse Mason - 976 Words There are two sides to the same coin. Love through kindness versus harshness, crime through necessity versus greed, coping through anger versus isolation. The Book Thief’s characters compliment each other through their parallels and differences. It is run by a concept of ‘differences yet similarity’ and shows the reader that the world is run by this consistent theme. Though Hans and Rosa are much one in the same they express their love in entirely

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    The book “ The Kite Runner” has a lot of themes to offer but each person experiences a different theme. The book is based on a man whose past contributes to everything his future has to offer. Every choice he has ever made has an outcome. Khaled Hosseini’s novel , The Kite Runner , teaches the reader that honesty is important in order to have an effective relationship through Amir lying on Hassan and Baba withholding information about him and Hassan that was important. My thesis supports the overall

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    events and wondered what they mean. Interestingly, many are concluding that the end of all things is near. Fortunately, there are clues in the last book of

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    The Journal of John John is the beloved disciple and the youngest of the twelve disciples, he is a reflective, spiritual and profound in his writing. The Savior of the World is Jesus who told a women everything she did and many believed because they heard for themselves. The people needed signs and wonders to believe and John told many of the miracles of Jesus. John writes poetically of the divine Jesus and the cost of what it means to draw near to Jesus. The gospel of John records eyewitness

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