Essays Tagged: "young boys"

"All Quiet on a Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque

hidden face that most people do not see until it is too late. In the novel, he describes a group of young men who at first think war is glorious. But as the war drags on, the group discovers how war i ... ere was only one person left.All Quiet on the Western Front takes place in Germany where a group of young boys are first encouraged to join the military. Thinking that it would be a great adventure, t ...

(4 pages) 137 0 2.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Title: Lord of the Flies Brief Description: How civilized boys become wild when isolated from society.

British boys found on islandA pack of young boys were stranded on an island and managed to survive without the laws of our civilization, l ...

(3 pages) 75 1 3.7 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Freedom through the press

round where his father layAt lexington was he dying this dayFor a battle lost, and a war begun.In a young boys hand, A father lifted his headTo look at a son, so confused and afraidWho understood not, ... y, Listen to the press, and control our press.Our first problem is to redefine democracy.Imagine, a young polish factory worker reads daily in papers that tell him he is free, because the communistic ...

(5 pages) 118 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

" Sex, Lies and Conversation" by Deborah Tannen.

ication.Tannen describes how differences in communication start in the childhood socialization. For young girls, conversation is the cornerstone of friendship. By sharing secrets, thoughtsm feelings, ... houghtsm feelings, and impressions, girls and women build intimacy in their relationships. Where as young boys build relationsips by doing things together. Young boys are more inclusive with each othe ...

(2 pages) 29179 3 3.9 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The Influence of Fear and Chaos on Innate Evil

boys, to demonstrate the gradual and dramatic transformation in morals that occurs when a group of young boys are stranded on an uncharted island from a plane wreck. By including Jack as one of the m ...

(4 pages) 23 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Lord Of the Files

n The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Golding shows how terrifying it could be for a bunch of young boys to be trapped on an island with no civilization around. He uses many symbols, along with ... land with no civilization around. He uses many symbols, along with the emotions and thoughts of the young boys trapped on the island to enhance the overall story. The symbols that best bring out the o ...

(4 pages) 67 2 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Effect Of War

act is the crash of the social and economic structure for some of the countries involved. Women and young boys forced to work in the factories to provide for their families and a serious cause of conf ...

(2 pages) 26 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

From good to evil in The Lord of the Flies. This litterary essay proves from quotes how the kids stranded on the island go from good to evil.

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is tale of a group of young boys who become stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. Intertwined in this c ...

(5 pages) 42 0 3.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Influence of TV on youth

When children are young, they tend to act different than when they are older. They are not mature yet and are still ea ... rs, or just plain strangers, everyone and everything are influences on a little kid. I believe that young boys are usually more easily influenced than young girls.First, one influence that has a major ... lk to strangers, but boys are more likely to do what a stranger tells them than girls are. A lot of young boys are easily deceived. Girls, on the other hand, are more cautious. Even when girls are you ...

(2 pages) 43 1 4.5 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

"My Quincea

The entirety of the immense ballroom was filled with people dancing and laughing, young girls swaying their long, princess like dresses from side to side, while handsome, young boys ...

(5 pages) 26 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Should United States Troops Stay in Iraq?

any great things for the Iraqi people? For example, America has opened many schools to educate both young boys and girls. For little girls in this country this is a first. Hospitals have also been ope ...

(4 pages) 59 1 3.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Osama

a “hospital” but its not enough pay to feed all three of them so they decide to turn the young 12 year old girl into a young 12 year old boy in order for her to get a job and make some mone ... as trouble hiding her true identity as she works and meets people especially the men. Later all the young boys are gathered and taken to a school so they can study on how to be Taliban and this is whe ...

(3 pages) 14 0 4.0 Oct/2007

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

Accuracy of the Film 300

tory. Children started at the age of seven, and membership was for life. At the age of seven, these young boys would be pushed to become the strongest they could be. They were also taught that the sta ... y scenes of the movie, as it portrayed the Spartan king, Leonidas, going through this training as a young boy. It was important for the film makers to show this aspect of Sparta, because it truly gave ...

(5 pages) 56 1 3.8 Dec/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Lord Of The Flies

Lord of the FliesDo you think a group of young boys is the only effective way to set the scene for violence?The novel Lord of Flies by Willia ... ature is innately evil its main characters are British boys aged between 5 and 13.Why did he choose young boys for violence? I believe that it gave strength to the main theme of the book that evil is ... undoubtedly done a better job of building shelters and maintaining fire than a disciplined group of younger children. They only see the fun side of things. For example when Jack, Ralph and Simon go on ...

(5 pages) 10 0 4.0 Jan/2008

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

Is There Extraterrestrial Life Out There?

icle Puerto Rico Alien Recovered, it discusses the experience of Jose Chino Zaya along with his two young boys in 1979. They were having a fishing trip where within the area there were many caves. Zay ...

(5 pages) 48 0 3.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Science Essays

The Chimney Sweeper

The poems speaker, I feel, is interpreting a dream of a young boy he knows. He tells of having to work as a chimney sweeper to help support the single paren ... the coffins of the dead sweepers and setting them free to be in heaven together. I think that both young boys are missing having a complete family and look forward to the fact that if they perform th ...

(1 pages) 1498 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Untitled

ample of someone with courage is John Proctor.Proctor is a farmer with a wife, Elizabeth, and three young boys. He quietly suffers from guilt caused by an affair he had with a young woman named Abigai ...

(3 pages) 1001 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Huck finn 3

e, yet to take place. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," takes place during a period in a young boys life, when he is trying to find out who he really is and trying to find a place that he c ... l in its tone or full of trash. Mark Twain is describing some of the hardships and struggles that a young boy faces in life. If describing experiences that deal with life, and how a boy overcame them ...

(17 pages) 12 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Lord of the flies - fixed

leader of the tribe. How ironic that in the beginning the characters are described as well-educated young boys and turn out to be savage, ignorant boys. This is because they had no understanding of th ...

(2 pages) 1175 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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

Huck Finn

e, yet to take place. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," takes place during a period in a young boys life, when he is trying to find out who he really is and trying to find a place that he c ... l in its tone or full of trash. Mark Twain is describing some of the hardships and struggles that a young boy faces in life. If describing experiences that deal with life, and how a boy overcame them ...

(17 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare