Her ability to open up his heart and allow him to verbally express his emotions, which were previously only written on his paper pills, broke his grotesque mold. ... Eventually, our isolationism became obsessive to the point that America refused to join World War II until they were attacked on a home front, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ...

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This theme is hammered into the responder's mind, the city, Harry Lavender, Claudia Valentine, Steve Angell, Sally Villos, Mark's seemingly innocent heart attack which in reality was a cowardly murder. ... Similarly, they learn to feel comfortable with exterior beauty and turn away from, but be aware of the corruption at the heart of all things. ...

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Jack and his followers attack to kill the remaining boys. Ralph tries to escape their savage attacks desperately. "Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy...Ralph screamed, a scream of fright and anger and desperation." ...

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The surprising entrance of her husband causes her to have a heart attack and to die, "of joy that kills" (Chopin 261). This could mean two things; it could mean that she dies because she is so happy to see him that she can't take it, or she is happy due to her ability to start a new life and seeing her husband is too much for her weak heart. ...

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Here, in his passion, our narrator makes a juvenile, rash, and what could have been an egregious mistake, he grabs the tire iron he keeps under the seat of his car, and proceeds to attack Bobbie leaving him for dead. ... Finally, our narrator comprehends the true somberness of the situation, as though the dead man's spirit was somehow imparting upon him some intangible knowledge in the night, that a hard-fought lesson that he had given his life for, one that our young friend should take to heart. ...

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Back at Jack's camp, they are planning an attack on the others. ... Ralph demands that Jack gives Piggy his glasses back, but Jack doesn't go for that and attacks Ralph. ... He weeps for "the end of innocence and the darkness of man's heart" (p 202), and for the death of Piggy. ...

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Whenever in battle against my parents I always come up with attacks to try and out guess their strategies and sometimes try to flank the conversation if it isn't going my way. ... Look at Saddam Hussein; he was able to keep power for over 35 years by striking fear in the hearts of his enemies. ...

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At first, I could not quite explain why I was so drawn to this movie. I liked it so much after my first viewing that I immediately borrowed its DVD so I can watch it over again. After my succeeding viewings (I watched it at least five times), I began to slowly realize why this film is just simply ca...

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