This introduction of violence signals the downward spiral that spans the rest of the story. ... Jack not only considers violence essential, but he enjoys it, he longs for it. ... The death of Simon may only be a prelude to the extreme murder on the island, as his death could be considered an accident. ... While Jack represents the overall violence of man, one character symbolizes the purest and harshest form of man's will to destroy another, Roger. ... From chaos to violence to murder, Ghoulding has created one of the most intensely thought provoking stories ever created. ...

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Because of my respect for the creators of human life and my need to protect them, I advise all women not to seek full equality with males and certainly not to pursue an equal contribution to the Army because the army is an institution whose main characteristics are violence and death. ... I strongly believe that when you have been placed on the face of this planet to be the creators of its most intelligent inhabitants, wanting to learn how to kill to be equal reaches an obsessive extreme. Like every other notion, equality has its vicious extremes, and like every other vicious extreme, equality...

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Bigger's many acts of violence are, in effect, a quest for a soul. ... When he lashes out in violence it is in a way a search for what hurt him; he hurts others because it is a way of hiding that he is hurt a afraid. ... (p.283) he is clinging to the act of violence he performed as an affirmation of self. ... If extreme emotions are polar opposites of each other, and one is born simply with the capacity for emotion itself, then Bigger could have been great. ... His crime of violence is as much the crime of the people around him, who stifled his soul and nourished the other, baser side of ...

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Bigger's many acts of violence are, in effect, a quest for a soul. ... When he lashes out in violence it is in a way a search for what hurt him; he hurts others because it is a way of hiding that he is hurt a afraid. ... (p.283) he is clinging to the act of violence he performed as an affirmation of self. ... If extreme emotions are polar opposites of each other, and one is born simply with the capacity for emotion itself, then Bigger could have been great. ... His crime of violence is as much the crime of the people around him, who stifled his soul and nourished the other, baser side of ...

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Violence is one of the tools that the illegal armed forces use to obtain power by generating fear. ... From the beginning these two groups have imposed themselves in society through violence, "during the past four decades, over 200,000 have lost their lives and more than three million have been forced from their homes by violence or intimidation" (Howe 1). ... Howe talks about his girlfriend's personal experience and how not only did the guerrilla use violence against the citizens and their opponents, but also within their organization. ... After going through all this experienc...

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They feel so strongly about these beliefs that violence has broken out in some known instances. ... The Catholic Church believes that abortion should be undertaken only in extreme circumstances such as when the mother is in risk of dying. ... It is easy to sympathise with women who are pregnant due to rape or incest, which are definitely extreme circumstances but a healthy woman who has fallen pregnant has little or no excuses. ...

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For example, China has a one child per family policy, with extreme penalties for any couples that break this rule. ... He insists, "We must come to see that, as the federal courts have consistently affirmed, it is wrong to urge an individual to cease his efforts to gain his basic constitutional rights because the quest may precipitate violence" (445). ... They are being denied their rights as human beings. 5 Furthermore, besides having to pay extreme fines that they may never be able to afford, they are also being mistreated and looked down upon when they do not follow the laws ...

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In 2011 Police reported 598 homicides in Canada alone. This was also 44 more than the previous year. Many human beings tend to assault or murder on a daily basics, but why would human beings do such a thing? Human beings are scared. Human beings instinctively attack in certain situations. It is natu...

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American actor, Rob Reiner, once said: "People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities." It is true, as humans, we are bound to enact evil actions showing the savage parts of ourselves. However, even if we do, we are still capable of feeling and displaying love. It is this and the sup...

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