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Robert: Review of COD: WWII Charlie: OSLO

It pains me to see what the Star Wars franchise has become. It seems like just yesterday I was binge-watching all of the 6 Star Wars movies in my bed all in one day. Those were great times(even though 1,2,3 were bad). But now, the Star Wars franchise in my mind has become a bit of a joke. And I blame one group of people. Disney. Before Disney acquired Lucas Films, the Star Wars movies had depth and a dark story. I enjoyed this, and I had high hopes for the 7th Star Wars. Sadly, all of my hopes were put down when the ending credits started to play. I thought the story was way too short, and the death of Han Solo was factually incorrect to the comic books(in the comic books he actually dies on Earth, then Indiana Jones finds him later). But that was not the worst part. The worst part about it was that it felt like every part of the story was a cliche, and it seemed that nothing was original. I just hope that Disney did a better job on the new movie, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 

"This is ridiculous. You know perfectly well you'll only meet me down there-so don't try to escape!" pg. 143 "The beast struggled forward, broke the ring, and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, lept on the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws" pg. 153 This quotation is the part where Simon is brutally killed by the rest of the kids when he goes down to the beach. What is important about this passage is that it is almost an exact replica of what happens in the Bible when Jesus is brutally killed on the cross. First, he talks to the LOTF, and the LOTF warns him that if he shares his knowledge about the beastie, then he will be killed. He then tries to tell the entire island about the man in the parachute, and he is quickly turned into a martyr by being torn apart.

Charlie: The Day That It Rained Ellie Sim: Symbolism: The Girl and the Fish

The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.  Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...] "The rules!" shouted Ralph.  "You're breaking the rules!" "Who cares?" Ralph summoned his wits. "Because the rules are the only thing we've got!" But Jack was shouting against him. "Bollocks to the rules!  We're strong--we hunt!  If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down!  We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (pg. 91) This passage shows how the population of boys is a blown up version of societies traits and feelings. One trait that is shown in the population of boys is carelessness. The boy who embodies this the most is obviously Jack. As shown in the passage, he has a blatant disregard for any rule that was previously set out by Ralph or Piggy. The conch means nothing to him. Another example of this careles

There used to be a mother and her son. His dad left when he was little, and they were both living in a house about ten miles away from town by a large field. The mother worked at a small sawmill managing books, and the son spent every weekday going to Mrs. Getrid's second-grade class. But there was one thing that Mrs. Getrid never understood. Every day the students would go home to eat lunch, but the son never had his mother pick him up. He always walked away from school even though his house was miles away from the school. He would always come back, hungry, and would continue school like normal. The mother never even knew that the children came home for lunch. She never really paid attention to her own son, and the son knew this. But nonetheless, she worked the books for the sawmill every day managing where the money went. She was good at her job too, but there was always one aspect of the books that she would never check. That was her salary. She was quite embarrassed by how

Gregory: Star Wars Zoe: lotf's vivid detail of pigs

Throughout my entire life, I have had one place where I am always at peace. At the same time, it is also a place where a lot of toils took place over the years of my life. The place I am talking about is the farm that I would go to every Summer for a couple of weeks. I took it for granted at the time, but the work I had there and the lessons I learned will be important in the future. But I believe that the most important part of our farm is the fact of how old it is. My grandfather used to tell me how my Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather came from Ireland during the potato famine to start a farm in Louisiana. I guess the tradition is to past the land down to one's posterity, and hopefully, I will be able to keep on this tradition to keep the cattle farm alive and well for the years to come. toil, posterity

One of the most interesting things in LOTF that I find very strange is the fact that no one has died from diseases on the island. The risk is there, and so are the carriers. In fact, Ralph even mentions the fact that the boys don't have clothes on which can be a huge risk because they are not protected from the elements. Even more surprising is that they have a problem with waste management. That part is self explanatory. I definitely believe that William Golding left this out on purpose. He served in WWII, and was even apart of the Normandy Invasions. Disease would have definitely have been a concern on the battle field. Golding knew this, but he chose to leave this part out. I think that there is one simple reason for this. Dysentery would have been the major killing factor on the island. It is spread through contaminated water. I think that Golding left this out because all of the characters would have probably died if he chose to make disease a factor in their survival.