Essays Tagged: "Shell"

"Lord of the Flies Book" Report. By William Golding. Includes personal comment

.The book begins by introducing the two of the characters - Ralph and Piggy. Ralph finds a conch (a shell shaped in such a way that when blown it will sound) and blows it, summoning the rest of the bo ...

(6 pages) 79 0 2.1 Jun/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

The Symbolism of the Conch in Lord of the Flies, by Golding

the children vote for Ralph to be chief just because he was the one with the Conch. ' 'Him with the shell.' 'Ralph! Ralph!' 'Let him be chief with the trumpet thing' ' this excerpt from pg 22 shows ho ...

(2 pages) 78 0 5.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Xenon

ongs to the family of elements called the noble gases. It is called a noble gas because the valance shell of one atom contains a full shell. Xenon is one of the most stable elements on the table. The ... he most stable elements on the table. The 54 electrons are arranged, so that there are 2 in the 1st shell, 8 in the 2nd, 18 in the 3rd, 18 in the 4th and lastly 8 in the 5th shell. The melting and boi ...

(2 pages) 67 0 3.6 Dec/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The Media Watchers & Women's Representation of the Body

uty as we see it enshrined as an illusion, it is a big effort and a big business to keep it up. The shell of the perfect woman is stressful and expensive to maintain; beauty contests are just to see w ...

(8 pages) 392 0 2.9 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - Parallel between Gregor and Kafka's Family

ltimately, it was he that made the choice to become accustomed to the routine of his daily life, to shell himself from all intimacies, and to become wholly focused on his job, despite the fact that he ...

(4 pages) 140 0 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Interior Monologue for the Lord of the Flies

re the whistle was coming from. It wasn't my dad, or anyone's dad. It was an older boy blowing in a shell. I wonder why he was doing it. There was another older boy with glasses beside him. I guess th ... t will be fun, I'm a little scared, but I think it'll be fine. The leader is the older boy with the shell, his name is Ralph. The other boy's name is Piggy! Everyone laughed when we heard that. It was ...

(3 pages) 31 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Analysis of performance and its management in business development.

RODUCTIONBasell formed one year ago by the merger of assets of Elenac, Montell (daughter company of Shell), and Targor (daughter company of BASF) to form the world largest polymer company. In response ...

(25 pages) 1677 0 3.6 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Shell in Nigeria

er that they can wield in the country is greater than what they could have in an industrial nation. Shell is responsible for more than just making a profit in Nigeria. Shell should have environmental, ... ical responsibilities as they are a steward of the natural resources as well as a corporate citizen.Shell has responsibility for the environmental impacts that it has created in Nigeria. The people th ...

(3 pages) 81 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Analyzing Will in the film "Good Will Hunting"

y destined for bigger things but fails to realize the gift he has been blessed with. He has built a shell around himself refusing to let anyone get anywhere close to him, except for his friends from h ... been an abused child. Looking to his relationship with Skylar, is a prime example of his confining shell. He felt strongly for her and knew that she cared for him but deeply afraid of being hurt, ref ...

(4 pages) 77 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Atomic Bomb

ombined proton(s) and neutrons you get the nucleus of the atom. Then the nucleus is surrounded by a shell. That shell is made by an electron(s) spinning around the nucleus so fast it makes that shell. ... That shell is made by an electron(s) spinning around the nucleus so fast it makes that shell. Each shell can only hold a certain amount of electrons, this graph will show you that. *The proton is pos ...

(9 pages) 79 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Case of Shell in Nigeria

The English petroleum company Shell is exploiting the huge quantities of raw materials of Nigeria. They are extracting more precis ... t is seen as an invader that benefits unilaterally from its setting up in Nigeria.Eliminate the bad Shell publicity from the mediasFrequency of the sabotages and other possible problems with populatio ... ount of sabotages and of criticism in the news paperPopulation will be satisfied with the action of ShellPurposeThe way we chose to reach this goal is to finance social projects led by the government ...

(8 pages) 125 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

"Lord of the Flies" Illusion and Reality Theme: Illusion Becomes Reality

ck the Hunter, Simon who becomes a horrible beast to the eys of the rebel tribe, and the conch, the shell at the bottom of a lagoon, which becomes the symbol of civilisation.One example of how delusio ... establishing their "government" or leader. " 'Vote for a chief!' 'Let's vote-' [...] 'Him with the shell' " (19). This shows how they affiliate the government with the conch. They have addressed thei ...

(5 pages) 25 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

To Kill a Mockingbird: How do illusion and reality affect our perception of ourselves and others?

is why he is in the situation that he is in.An example of when one looks closely, and goes past the shell of illusion and sees reality is in Boo Radley's case. Jem and Scout think that he is crazy or ... someone else has come. Here, one can easily see how Jem and Scout get through Arthur's "illusional shell", and therefore see reality.A second example of how looking closely and open-mindedly brings o ...

(4 pages) 34 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

This essay is about the book entitled Doungy by James Moloney. It contains a general insight into the book, as well as summaries and commentaries on the significant chapters.

yone's shadow. Whilst being trapped in the hall with the floodwaters rising- Dougy comes out of his shell and comes to the rescue. His brave efforts probably save the lives of Gracey and Raymond. Thes ...

(8 pages) 37 1 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Lord of the Flies:If the boys would have picked Jack as their leader, they would have all died before the rescue arrived.

"Him with the shell, Ralph! Ralph!" is what the boys shouted in the first chapter as they vote on a leader. Jack, ...

(2 pages) 21 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Another day- a poem for World War I

the field of many,The shine we long for,Hides itself amongst the dirty clouds,While the light of a shell,Greets us with grief.Another day, with so many wounds,And another day with so many horrors,Som ... point in hoping,Yet I still believe there is hope.Some people prefer to have an appointment with a shell,Rather than a surgery with the front,But once its time,Well let us just say,Farewell, it was a ...

(1 pages) 36 1 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

How to eat a taco

applying excessive amounts of pressure, instead, lightly, daintily grasp the taco. It has a brittle shell that will easily break if too much pressure is applied.There are two widely accepted methods o ... food source to become the delicious meal that will soon be consumed. To start, one must use a taco shell, varying upon the consumers preference it will either be, soft or hard, and will be warmed or ...

(3 pages) 40 3 3.8 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Water Cycle

uld use this experiment with elementary students. Materials needed are a jar, plants, bottle cap or shell of water, soil, sand, and small rocks. Fill the jar with small rocks, add sand on top of the r ... of the rocks and put the soil on the sand. Then, add plants in the soil and place the bottle cap or shell of water in the jar. Last, place the jar in a sunny place and you can see how the water cycle ...

(2 pages) 30 0 4.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Calculator drawing

the equations for the first picture:Part of Leonard Equation Type of equationTop of Shell Y1= [-1/10(X)2+2]/ (X≥ -5 and X≤ 4 ParabolaBottom of Shell Y2= [ ... cond picture, they looked like this:Part of Leonard Equation Type of equationTop of Shell Y1= [-1/10(X)2+2]/ (X≥ -5 and X≤ 4 ParabolaBottom of Shell Y2= [ ...

(5 pages) 25 0 1.7 Dec/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Alone At Last!

ng to do my best in school, interacting with friends and teachers. Finally I was getting out of my "shell" and exceeding seventy percent. I just could not think nor do things correctly with them arrou ...

(1 pages) 58 2 3.8 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays