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Gilding, is a novel about some boys stranded on an island after their plane crashed during wartime. However, the novel symbolizes much more than that. It shows that when human nature is left to its own devices, it will destroy itself. Society’s function is to keep control and order. When a group of boys are…

Homelessness: What has been done to decrease the problem? One of the largest growing concerns in Toronto is the constantly increasing number of citizens who are finding themselves living on the streets. With the decrease in the number of available jobs, the population of homeless people has literally boomed. My questions are not as simple…

Morality vs. RealityThe story “Battle Royal” is the key in understanding and seeing the relationship between morality and reality. The characters in this story, namely the grandfather and his grandson, reveal to us their individuality, principles, morals, and ethics doing so they unfold a map that reveals their mental reality. Because their principals, morals and…

“Out of clutter, find simplicity, from discord, find harmony, in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ” – Albert Einstein What’s your definition of a bad day? Is it minor? Or is it major? Well there are 360 days in a year, and one of those days I recall, was the worst day of my…

Picking A CollegePicking the right college is an important step in contributing to the outcome of a person’s life. But finding the right college to suit the needs and desires of a young individual poses a difficult task. Much time and effort must be spent on deciding which college to attend. Avoid making a horrible…

The colour of the handmaid’s dresses is very significant to their purpose. Everything they were is red, red being the colour of fertility and life, which is really what the handmaids stand for. The whole society is relying on the fertility of these women, and there are frequent references to other everyday things, which also…

An ever-changing phenomenon, reflecting what shapes the very community we live in, popular culture is what has (and will forever continue) to define every generation of society. Mullets, tie-dye, disco, go-go boots, rap, plaid, the Beatles, Britney Spears, “nerd  glasses “ just a few societal trends that have come and gone throughout the years….

The First Battleof ManassasOn a hot summer day in July of 1861 therestood about 30,000 Union troops lead by General Irvin McDowell ready tomarch out and capture Richmond and end the war. For the troops wereyoung volunteers and thought that the battle would only last one day. But they were wrong for the battle of…

In the first experiment data was collected from 306 pupils in Years 2-6 (7 to 11 years) in an urban primary school in Hull. Words were randomly assigned to 5 lists of 30 words, administered by class teachers as spelling tests on 5 consecutive days. Only perfect responses were accepted, thus scoring was consistent. To determine…

The drinking age in the United States is a contradiction. At the age of eighteen, one can drive a car, vote in an election, get married, serve in the military and buy tobacco products. In the United States you are legally an adult at eighteen. An eighteen-year-old, however, can not purchase alcoholic beverages. The minimum…