William Golding's article "Why Boys Become Vicious" can help us get inside the mind of the author and see how he imagined boys could be capable of such horrific violence. Read the article and...
summarize the THREE key ideas in FIVE sentences.
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Simon's death in chapter nine is very upsetting. How could the boys possibly be so vicious?
William Golding's article "Why Boys Become Vicious" can help us get inside the mind of the author and see how he imagined boys could be capable of such horrific violence. Read the article and... summarize the THREE key ideas in FIVE sentences.
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"The Bully Blight" addresses the issue of bullying, something that occurs in our world as well as in Lord of the Flies.
What is the difference between bullying and "joking around"? What should you do if someone hurts your feelings or offends you and then says that they were just "joking around"? Answer BOTH questions!!! Post your thesis statement for the R and J paper here! Due Tuesday!
In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's parents want to force Juliet to marry Paris; Juliet, obviously, does not want to ober her parents (she's already married afterall...). As readers we might wonder what is better for Juliet: for her to follow her parents' direction or choose a husband for herself.
Question: As Americans we are inclined to believe that we ought to choose our own spouses, but in many places in the world marriages are still arranged. In a paragraph, brainstorm THREE possible benefits to arranged marriage and explain your ideas. If a teen is making a potentially reckless decision, should an adult stop it or allow it? In other words, should adults keep teens from getting hurt as a result of their mistakes or allow them to learn from their mistakes?
Answer this question in a complete paragraph (5-7 sentences). "Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,
And vice sometime by action dignified. Within the infant rind of this weak flower Poison hath residence and medicine power" (2.3.21-24) Why do you think the friar's soliloquy, particularly these lines, is placed immediately after the balcony scene??? The movie Shakespeare in Love tells the fictional tale of William Shakespeare falling in love in the midst of writing Romeo and Juliet. In the film, how does Shakespeare's experience of love in real life mirror Romeo and Juliet's message about love? Answer this question in a full paragraph (at least 5 sentences) that uses a topic sentence and examples from the movie.
Referencing 3 of the 6 trials covered in this project AND Inherit the Wind, answer the following question: do you feel optimistic or pessimistic about the American legal system?
You need to do this in specific detail, for example, "when _____ happened in the OJ case, it showed that ___________. This shows ________ about the American legal system." Do not use meaningless generalizations such as "because of what happened in the OJ case I..." Give an in depth answer to this question. In Inheret the Wind, the town of Hillsboro is a fictional representation of Dayton, TN. Both HIllsboro and Dayton are closed-minded communities. In your opinion, is your community (Wallingford, Swarthmore, Rutledge, Media, etc.) an open-minded community? Try to give specific reasons for your answer.
Answer TWO of the following FIVE questions (4-5 sentences for each answer):
a) Did Leopold & Loeb deserve capital punishment? Why or why not? b) Our reading says that Loeb wanted to commit the "perfect crime." What is the "perfect crime?" c) Do you think Darrow really believed in his closing argument or was he just twisting words to save his clients from the death penalty? d) How do you imagine the public reacted to the verdict? e) Does this story shed any light on the motivations hidden in the heart of someone who murders an innocent? |
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