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by Paladin
Wed May 20, 2020 7:47 am
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Re: The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months

SQLGeek wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 5:08 pm
crazy2medic wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 12:15 pm I also had to read "The Pearl" and then write what my take away was about the story! Soooo in my youthful enthusiasm I wrote that the shot taken at the end of the story was ballistically impossible! Teacher informed me that wasn't what she was wanting (she was typical liberal) and yes, I was baiting her!
I got a C on my paper!
Ah my biggest gripe about English / Literature class! Read this story and regurgitate what the teacher or professor thinks about it for an A.
LOL, all brings back memories!!!

English teachers were suppressing my non-PC creativity early on... but what really lowered my opinion of them the most was that English teachers loved all things verbose when most of the world STRONGLY prefers CLEAR and CONCISE communication.
by Paladin
Wed May 13, 2020 9:18 am
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The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months

William Golding used Lord of the Flies as a historical allegory and a pulpit from which to address the darkness in all men. While that subject is certainly worth exploring, it is too often forgotten that Lord of the Flies is fictional. The fictional Lord of the Flies is used to equate anarchy with savagery and justify authoritarianism. This true story shows that reality is far more interesting:

The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
It’s time we told a different kind of story. The real Lord of the Flies is a tale of friendship and loyalty; one that illustrates how much stronger we are if we can lean on each other. After my wife took Peter’s picture, he turned to a cabinet and rummaged around for a bit, then drew out a heavy stack of papers that he laid in my hands. His memoirs, he explained, written for his children and grandchildren. I looked down at the first page. “Life has taught me a great deal,” it began, “including the lesson that you should always look for what is good and positive in people.”

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