Anyone familiar with Debating for Lord of the Flies by William Golding?
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I would suggest you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_flies#War_and_human_nature and I would also get yourself familar with the idea's of Thomas Hobbes who believed without the laws of society man will live by the laws of the jungle (kill or be killed) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes\n\nGood Luck!!!
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Hi Chris, given the restrictions I'm not sure if this will be of help, anyway have a look and see what you think.\n\nFahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury\n\nI have found  9 summaries for you to look at, via the links below. \n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=Fahrenheit+451\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/results.php3?title=F\n\nhttp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/451/\n\nThese links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions. A short extract is included as an example of what you can expect from the summary\n\nIn the last two years, however, a growing discontent has grown in Montag, a “fireman turned sour” who cannot yet name the cause of his emptiness and disaffection. He characterizes his restless mind as “full of bits and pieces,” and he requires sedatives to sleep.  …..\n\nhttp://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-106,pageNum-31.html\n\n1984 by George Orwell\n\nI have found 18 summaries for you to look at, click a link below. I have included a short extract to give you a taste of what the reviews have to offer and they’re FREE..!!!\n\nhttp://litsum.com/1984/\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=1\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/free_book_notes/1984_.php\n\nPlot Overview\n\nWinston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in London, in the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens; everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party’s seemingly omniscient leader, a figure known only as Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania, even the people’s history and language. Currently, the Party is forcing the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak, which attempts to prevent political rebellion by eliminating all words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thoughtcrime is, in fact, the worst of all crimes.  More…..\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/page.php?link=http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/&book=1\n\nAdditional Resources\n\nWelcome to Charles' George Orwell Links\n\nOn this site you'll find the best of Orwell's essays and books as well as reviews, news articles and images. In addition, there are hundreds of links to other Orwell web sites.\n\nhttp://www.netcharles.com/orwell/\n\nBiographies and Bibliographical Information on George Orwell\n\nhttp://www.netcharles.com/orwell/bio.htm\n\nGeorge Orwell Biography\n\nhttp://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/george-orwell-biography.htm\n\nEssays on George Orwell\n\nhttp://www.netcharles.com/orwell/ctc/essays.htm\n\nTIME MAGAZINE\n\nGeorge Orwell\n\nhttp://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101831128,00.html\n\nOrwell Up Close\nOn the 100th anniversary of his birth, a clutch of new biographies explores the wintry genius of George Orwell — a hero claimed by left and right\n\nhttp://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901030630-460190,00.html\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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**********************************************************************\n\nDon't feel bad. Nobody explained it to me, either, and I must say I made quite an impression that first night with the honey and feathers. But now I'm hip. The significance of the birds and bees isn't what they do, it's simply that they do it, "it," naturally, being a tussle in the tumbleweeds, or wherever it is that the lower orders engage in sex. As such it's the perfect euphemism for a culture so prudish that even publishers of girlie magazines used to airbrush out the pubic hair.\n\nWhere exactly "the birds and the bees" originated nobody knows, but word sleuths William and Mary Morris hint that it may have been inspired by words like these from the poet Samuel Coleridge: "All nature seems at work ... The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing ... and I the while, the sole unbusy thing, not honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing." Making honey, pairing ... yes, we can definitely tell what Sam had on his mind.\n\nThe Morrises offer the theory that schools in years past taught about sex by "telling how birds do it and how bees do it and trusting that the youngsters would get the message by indirection." Right. Luckily for the perpetuation of the species, there's always been Louie in the schoolyard to explain how things really worked.\n\n*********************************************************************
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I can't answer the first one but...\n\nBeelzebub: The devil. Lord of the Flies is a translation of the Hebrew Ba"'"alzevuv  (Beelzebub in Greek)it's also a trem used in German \n\n\n'"'Beelzebub'"' \nThe Beelzebub, otherwise known as the '"'Lord of the Flies,'"' represents the devil or a fallen angel.  It is through the corrupted minds of Jack and his choir of hunters that the Beelzebub was created as a bloody head of a sow stuck upon a double headed spear. Once the rumors of the beast started up, there was no one able to confidently convince themselves or each other that there was no such thing as an unknown beast.  Jack is the eldest child of all the boys and when he was frightened at the idea of a beast, so were the others. Exerting his influence upon the other boys, he resorted to making peace offerings to the so-called beast, '"'This head is for the beast. It is a gift'"' (Golding 137).  The majority thought the idea of an offering, keeping them safe, was splendid. Though, in reality he was actually doing the opposite. Jack and his group believed that the pig"'"s head would keep them safe from the beast. But, the irony was that the head represented the '"'Beelzebub'"' otherwise the devil, which is well known for his corruption upon men. It is Simon, a Christ-like figure, who is able to resist the forces of the '"'Beelzebub,'"' like how Christ resisted the demon grip. ('"'Satan or Devil'"').  With the creation of the Beelzebub, Jack"'"s gang loses any trace of civility, and turn into savages. The Lord of the Flies manages to complete its task in truly corrupting each of the boys following Jack"'"s lead to strengthen the internal '"'evil impulse'"' ('"'Satan or Devil'"'), thus killing Simon. The '"'Beelzebub'"' was the persuader of evil through its symbolism and meaning towards Jack"'"s group turning them into savages, who thrived through the death of living creatures and even beings of their own kind.
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How about talking about:\nSimilarities\nDifferences\nAre the book and movie more similar or different?\n\nOnce you have jotted down some notes in all of these areas, you can go back and start the intro paragraph with something like,\n\n"When comparing the book Flowers for Algernon [underline] and the movie "Charly,"\n\n* there are many similarities and only a few minor differences, making the movie a good adaptation of the book.\nOR\n*the two works differ so significantly that they are truly two different interpretations of the basic story of Charlie Gordon and Algernon.\n\nPick one depending on what you will be defending.
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This book is a classic enthnographic text that needs to be read by all those who are interested in revealling the social forces that shapes our lives as a people living under this last state of Capitalism, that others call a Globalised world. Even though Paul Willis was looking at Working class kids in England, I have found the application of his methodology applicable even in the context of a post Apartheid state like South Africa where we talk of the "historically disadvantaged learner" as an eupermism for the same phenomenon that Willis has studies.\n\nNice light reading matter there.
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That poem rocks.  I know that it is controversial.  I would be interested to see what people thought of a choice line or two from the poem.
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My goodness.   This is a very interesting poem about how we are lied to throughout our lives and have to deal with those facts.  It would fit astonishingly well into any media studies course and am glad to have read it.  Tis true that Walter Raleigh was in Queen Elizabeth's command and was held in the tower.  The first respondant had excellent points, but after that... there were few comments that made sense.  Sorry folks.\n\nIt is most assuredly not about SEX!!  Except that we might lie to get it.  The point is that lies are imbedded into our very framework.  We cannot speak a truth.  Wit does get tiresome.  Beauty is used for naught.  There is nothing that is singularly GOOD- and Raleigh discovers it with a lovely cadence.  The repeptitive nature of "Tell them the lie" can be seen as a stab at church and country, but it goes deeper than than.  He mocks consumers and landowners.  Everyone is lying and he knows it.\n\nWhat I mean is simple that when people attempt to define something by using Good or Bad, they are intrinsically wrong.\n\nI hope you do well in your life and take the time to read lots of poetry.
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it depends what you are compareing it to. Do you need 2 readings to compare of do you alreasy have a reading or event to compare one to. do you need a book or any literature? what subject or specific topic?\n\ni've read a lot of good books, poems, and essays+, but can't really recomend anything unless i have more. feel free to contact me if you can provide more info.
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I love the one that is a poem about the monster under the bed and hobbes saves the day by just being there (cause the monster didn't know there was a tiger in the bed).  Best Line: "Hey wake up you stupid cretin! Are you gonna sleep while I get eaten!?!?!?"  I'll check my collection books and see if I can find page number for the rest of ya.
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I think it's pretty good.  There's definitely good description, even though I don't really follow the story.  That's is probably because I didn't read the part before it.  Maybe you want to put the entire thing on here so it is easier to get revisions.  Good luck!
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This was a very enjoyable book, I first read it about 15 years ago.  It is semi-autobiographical in that the author is a pilot and the narrator of the book is a pilot who meets a man with an interesting insight into the human condition and who appears to be a messiah.\n\nThe book is full of memorable lines and makes the reader contemplate life and why we are here.  I definitely recommend it. \n\nThe following link has a number of quotes from the book.
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I did a quick search for it and found a snipped at megaessays.com\n\nOf course my personally recomendation would be to read the book and do it yourself, but if you need a start this may be a place to help.
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sure wats the topic 2 debate on m always a game 4 nything..email me the topic
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Do your own homework.  They're both excellent stories... reading them will be enjoyable.  I'm partial to Bierce myself.
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no. BUT and interesting fact: 'Lord of the Flies' a book by someone golding, about finding the evil inside every human being. Lord of the Flies in hebrew is Beelzbub, which means devil!!! sorry i just had an exam about it so its in my brain!
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"Lord of the Flies" was banned based on the notion that the book is violent and oppressive, goes against religious ideals and expresses the notion that man is by nature evil and savage.\n\nThis might help: http://www.academon.com/lib/paper/56845.html