The Blog of Elaine Wang

In Lord of the Flies, William Golding asserts his view on humanity by placing his characters into what is known as a “Hobbesian trap” (which is the idea that, due to suspicion, two groups tend to both want the preemptive strike, when the better choice would be not to strike at all). In depicting the boys caught in this “trap”, Golding illustrates that...

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22 September 2014 Stop asking me that. Why do you expect me to tell you if you're the problem. Sure, I could tell you all my problems, but it's not like you can fix it so what's the point. Actually, I don't think you'll even try to fix it, it'll just end up being my own fault anyway. My dad always says I...

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"Nobody can tell me where I can and can't go"  - Kanye West  Excerpt:  "'I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too.'  He blundered out of the triangle toward the drop to the white sand.  'Jack!'  Jack turned and looked at Ralph. For a moment he paused and then...

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19 September 2014 I always tell the problems I have in my classes (especially math) to my friends in a way that makes it sound funny, and that I don't really care as much as I do. My math teacher once said in class about how there are some students that silently freak out in the background. I immediately connected it to myself....

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19 September 2014 [I wrote this in response to part of my friend's reflection, and I feel like it's a good addition to my blog] "All I know is that my class is full of overworking sleep deprived sophomores. It’s society’s “chains” that are adding all this additional pressure on us. The moment we were born and welcomed into society. All these artificial...

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Quote Prompt: "In the end they'll judge me anyway, so whatever" - Kid Cudi Excerpt:  "When you done laughing perhaps we can get on with the meeting...I know there isn't no beast-not with claws and all that, I mean-but I know there isn't no fear, either."  Piggy paused. "Unless-" Ralph moved restlessly.  "Unless what?"  "Unless we get frightened of people."  A sound, half-laugh, half-jeer,...

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Quote prompt: "Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society." Excerpt: They were in the beginnings of the thick forest, plonking with wearyfeet on a track, when they heard the noises—squeakings—and the hardstrike...

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Hello, I am Thomas Hobbes and I believe in the equality of all people. Men and women are born equal and shall stay that way. Women are naturally equal to men because, in nature, nobody is born unequal; it is the civil laws humans create that produce inequality. Unfortunately, all people are born greedy, selfish, and cruel, and are equal in that way....

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In “Dead Men’s Path”, Chinua Achebe uses the very sudden and late introduction of a white Supervisor to depict that, in real life, what is ideal does not always happen; in theory, people see exactly what their eyes see, though because no human is truly perfect, this often doesn't even matter. Throughout the short story, Obi appears as a very opinionated man who...

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[I'm posting my essays on here just in case I ever lose them somehow.] In “Dead Men’s Path”, Chinua Achebe uses the very sudden and late introduction of a white Supervisor to depict that, in real life, what is ideal does not always happen; in theory, Modern progress and tradition work best in tandem, though because no society is truly perfect, this often doesn't even matter....

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[this is my second intro, my first one was too painful to even read ever so I won't even try going back to those days] what am i doing with my life yo i have no videos but i have 23 subscribers on youtube for some reason. probably cause doopy423/maggie my man subscribed to me back like 50 years ago when she used...

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14 September 2014 I find myself always second guessing my ideals. It's not like I'm not sure of what I believe in, it's just that I always wonder if it's fair. I always think of what the other person's perspective might be. But when I don't see their reasoning, that's that. Like I just don't understand why people don't allow same-sex marriage. I...

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13 September 2014 Mannnnn, I am just so confused. Today I had a really deep talk with my man Aditi and I just have so much to say about life in general. I feel like we both have really good views on our society, and we just understand life more than many other people. Maybe we don't and our views are just completely...

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6 September 2014 Wow I'm so done right now. Well these days I'm always done. First I get sick from some person I don't know. I thought it was my dad, but he says it's his allergies, and he's not sick. But whatever, I am sick. Then I went to school and had History 3rd period. That's normally fine and whatever, but today...

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