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Of all the characters, I think that I most relate to Ralph. He took control of the situation when he landed on the island, especially because he was a "biggun". He thought of what people would need. Ralph led the construction of the hut, then sent out a group to find food, and held meetings twice a day. The meetings were held to see progress, give new ideas, and keep track of all the boys. He was as civilized as one can be in a situation like that and at his age. Piggy came up with a lot of the ideas, such as the conch shell, which would have helped me, since I don't always have the best ideas in certain situations.

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In order from the good boys, who will get rewarded in the end, to the "evil", who will be punished, I find that Simon, followed by Sam and Eric (the twins) should appropriately be put into the category of the best. They respect the leaders Ralph and Jack. Simon is kind to all of the boys, and is always lending a helping hand. Sam and Eric, who are still young, are doing what the leaders tell them, so they do not cause trouble. Piggy and then Maurice would be in the middle of this "continuum" between reward and punishment. Piggy, although very smart and rational, did not help when building the hut or getting food. He just lounged around. Even though Maurice has a good conscience, he bothered the "littluns", when they most needed support from the "bigguns". Ralph would then be second to closest to the evil side of the continuum. He cares about helping the boys and is very good with leadership, but was very mean to Piggy, even though Piggy found the conch shell and gave Ralph many ideas for leading the pack. Jack would be as close to evil as the young boys can get. He was horrible to Piggy, and hit him in the face, and even broke his glasses, which were his means of vision. He was only concerned about catching and killing a pig, which I did not even believe he could do because when he got the oppotunity to, he made up an excuse. Jack has some leadership skills, but is only concerned with being wild and is not concerned with actually living on the island.

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Ralph is the leader of the boys on the island. He built the most of the hut, and tries and come up with ideas for their survival on the island. I predict that Ralph will be able to survive well in the wilderness because of his ablility to think about life in the long run on the island and the boys' survival, unlike the other savage kids. Jack is very savage and wild. Because of his more instinctual behavior, he will be happy and may endure on the island in the beginning, but when like gets difficult and rough, he will most likely become frightened and get into trouble. Simon is the kindest of all the boys. He respects everyone and is one of the only ones who actually works and builds the hut. Simon, I predict, will carry on well on account of the fact that if he is in trouble, the boys will want to help him because he helped and cared for them. Maurice seems to have a strong conscience; he still messes with the "littluns", though. I do not predict positive results for Maurice, because although he may feel guilt, it does not change the fact that he bothered the littluns, and even kicked sand into one of their faces. Piggy is the smartest and rational of all the boys. He has the most common sense, but is not respected because of his weight. I predict that Piggy will stay alive on the island because of his common sense and intellect, despite being unwelcomed by the other boys. Finally, the twins, "Samneric", remain close with Ralph, and are always together. As long as they stay with their leader, Ralph, they will be okay due to them following instructions and sticking together.

posted by Yasmine Scott @ 3:34 PM 1 comments

The Tropics of New York expressed the speaker's happy and positive memories of being in New York, with a "longing" to be back in "old, familiar ways".

Lady Freedom Among Us showed that the narrator was fond of New York and told of all the exciting, patriotic and posibly new activities one can pursue because of the freedom in this state.

In Mannahatta, the storyteller explained what it is like looking at, enjoying and living in New York. He or she used imagery to display a picture of the city of Manhattan.

The three poems all shared a common theme. They all displayed patriotic and positive feelings towards New York. Some of the narrators demonstrated their ideas of New York through memories, experience or thr0ugh what each one saw, but all together, New York seems to be a place where you can live in happiness and always have something to do.

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This year at Irvington High School, I'm looking forward to the new courses. I'm also looking forward to the teachers and their different forms of teaching. The opportunities for me to meet new people in my classes are exciting to me, too. Hopefully, I will get as much out of my sophmore experience as I am putting into it and am expecting.

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