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When challenges strike, people are forced to do things that they normally wouldn't do. Like in The LOTF, Piggy would have never been some sort of a leader back at home. Because they were in a survival situation, piggy spoke out to the group and defended Ralph's ideas.

This relates to the book I read, The Red Platoon, when they were under attack, many soldiers had to take over positions and do jobs that they don't normally do, but had to for survival.

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The fear of clowns is nothing really new but lately, news reports of clowns lurking in the woods, luring children, and threatening violence has became popular quickly over the past few months. This has caused many people to fear what they don't know similar to the boys fearing the beast in LOTF.

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the myths and truths can relate to LOTF because the boys believe that there is a beast on the island, no one knew for sure so it was a myth.

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This movie was created when the world was predicted to end in the year 2012. In the movie everyone is unaware that the Earth is coming to an end. As society crashes, everyone's forced to begin preparations towards survival as the world progressively falls apart. Similar to LOTF, the characters in the movie work hard to stay alive and work together to survive.

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The idea of power was a constant theme among the whole story LOTF. We see, as the boys conform more to the island, the role of leadership rises to become an issue. As the boys come to desire different tendencies in a leadership role they begin following Jack.

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When people have power they usually tend to over use it. Like when Jack became chief of his tribe he acted like he was and idol.

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The war impacts children in a lot of ways when they are around it. This article relates to World of the files because it is what was happening to them in the book

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Our approach We aim to reach children as early as possible when conflict breaks out, and stay on to support them-long after the TV cameras have gone home.We help keep them safe, give them an education, and equip them with skills for the future.We understand children's needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre of everything we do.

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When people are given power, they tend to misuse it. Many people think as soon as they are awarded power, they are suddenly better then others, and this is when problems arise and society starts to break loose.Other also feel as though they deserve power and this causes problems among the group.

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When you understand the things that motivate you and your overall beliefs then you are more able to analyze the situations you are in. For example, in LotF Ralph and Piggy know that the killing of Simon wasn't right and that they were apart of it was bad. This is because of their overall morals, they are able to determine right from wrong, unlike the how the savages are portrayed in the story.

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this is a WWE royal rumble where a bunch of men heav to be thrown out of the ring and only one wins. this is like lord of the flies because they can team up but eventuall one will turn on the other like jack does.

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Lone survivor is like LOTF because both books are about survival. Ralph is like Marcus because at the end, Ralph had to fight against people trying to kill him in, much like Marcus.

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Reality can be lost fast when you have been stuck somewhere for so long. The longer the boys are on the island the more they "become" the island. They begin to loose their human way and become more animal like, but yet they din't realize what they are really doing until after everything has been done. At the end of the book the boys realize that everything they did was bad and they didn't really understand why everything happened.

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nature determine who we are and how we live by how much you are nurtured growing up. when you have parents who are strict and lenient they end up with a better behaving kid then one whom they have abused and neglected ralph and piggy were having lenient and strict parents but jack had careless parents making him more of a bad person

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Most of the time when people fear something they will do random acts without thinking. Sometimes these acts they may regret in the future because they were not thinking at the time. Like in LOTF when all the boys kill Simon they were all worked up and so they killed an innocent boy without thinking.

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It's dark out, and you're home alone. The house is quiet other than the sound of the show you're watching on TV. You see it and hear it at the same time: The front door is suddenly thrown against the door frame.

Your breathing speeds up. Your heart races. Your muscles tighten.

A split second later, you know it's the wind. No one is trying to get into your home.

For a split second, you were so afraid that you reacted as if your life were in danger, your body initiating the fight-or-flight response that is critical to any animal's survival. But really, there was no danger at all. What happened to cause such an intense reaction? What exactly is fear? In this article, we'll examine the psychological and physical properties of fear, find out what causes a fear response and look at some ways you can defeat it.

What is Fear?

Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals that cause a racing heart, fast breathing and energized muscles, among other things, also known as the fight-or-flight response. The stimulus could be a spider, a knife at your throat, an auditorium full of people waiting for you to speak or the sudden thud of your front door against the door frame.

The brain is a profoundly complex organ. More than 100 billion nerve cells comprise an intricate network of communications that is the starting point of everything we sense, think and do. Some of these communications lead to conscious thought and action, while others produce autonomic responses. The fear response is almost entirely autonomic: We don't consciously trigger it or even know what's going on until it has run its course.

Because cells in the brain are constantly transferring information and triggering responses, there are dozens of areas of the brain at least peripherally involved in fear. But research has discovered that certain parts of the brain play central roles in the process:

Thalamus - decides where to send incoming sensory data (from eyes, ears, mouth, skin)

Sensory cortex - interprets sensory data

Hippocampus - stores and retrieves conscious memories; processes sets of stimuli to establish context

Amygdala - decodes emotions; determines possible threat; stores fear memories

Hypothalamus - activates "fight or flight" response

The process of creating fear begins with a scary stimulus and ends with the fight-or-flight response. But there are at least two paths between the start and the end of the process. In the next section, we'll take a closer look at how fear is created.

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It's dark out, and you're home alone. The house is quiet other than the sound of the show you're watching on TV. You see it and hear it at the same time: The front door is suddenly thrown against the door frame. Your breathing speeds up. Your heart races.

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The fire represented hope at the beginning of the book but as the chapters went on fire became more of a symbol of hate among the group, when fire would be brought up anger would erupt from others who thought keeping a fire going was a hopeless effort.

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The Hunger Games is a show where humans from each division are placed in an arena to fight until there is only one participant left, the rest of the population watches on their television.

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The Revenant relates to the survival aspect of Lord of the Flies. They both have the main character being attacked and left by his friends in an unknown location.

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In the lord of the Flies the Boys are out in a tough situation on the island , both mentally and emotionally . This causes them to not think straight and do irrational things like go overkill on a pig. This is like Jesse from Breaking Bad and because he was in between substance abuse and his girlfriend he was irrational to want to spend half a million dollars to run away to a different country and potentially ruin everything.

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In the movie Zombieland it as all about staying alive and surviving the millions of zombies in the U.S. this relates to LOTF because the boys have to try an survive for the period of time that they are on the island, even though they aren't trying to survive a zombie apocalypse

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Leaders either lead with fear or with encouragement. In LOTF Ralph usually lead by having fair say for everyone as long as it was their turn to speak, meanwhile Jack lead with aggressive behavior.

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The Nazi's killed millions of people and didn't think they were doing anything wrong. Just like in LOTF, when the hunters were killing the pig.

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Some people tend to go to the extreme, and focus solely on themselves. Simon, for example, really didn't know how to cope, and that is what led him to his demise. It reminds me of Lizzie from The Walking Dead, because she started to go 'crazy.' They ended up having to kill her because she was not only a danger to others (she killed her younger sister) but a danger to herself.

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'The Walking Dead': Did the show go too far?

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Creator Robert Kirkman said a lot of things about Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead when he spoke to Entertainment...

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A typical fear in humans is the fear of the dark. Mainly because of our lack of vision without the light. Without being able to see clearly we lose an awareness of our surroundings which in turn leads to fear. In LotF the boys fear of the beast branches even farther as they debate whether or not its real and if it is real, what it is.

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In LOTF the fire represents being rescued by passing ships and being able to return to society. When the fire burns out it shows that the boys have lost hope in being rescued.

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Mengzi a Chinese philosopher once said we are born good and thoughtful and the better acts you do the better you will be. the boys on the island were all born good but some of them did better actions then others in there past making them become better then the others thats why piggy is a thoughtful person but on the other hand you have selfish jack who was all about himself thats why hes not as good of a person

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In the beginning of the book the fire represented hope, showing how it could help them be rescued. But at the end of the book the fire represents "craziness", because Jack and Ralph didn't get along and couldn't agree on anything they began to loose hope of being rescued, when they lost hope things became "crazy".

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Human nature in challenging situations is forced to come out, its like a wolf having a natural instinct to go out and hunt and kill for a living. In any situation a human will do whatever is necessary in many situations to continue survival.

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In the year 2012 everyone thought the world was going to end. This caused many people to fear what was going to happen. They would stock up on food and build shelters. This was like LOTF because they were unsure about the island and they made forts for protection. Also when they found food they took as much as they could, same with water.

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The symbol of fire in a survival situation is generally directly related to life (or death). In LOTF the fire meant hope and ambition. Much more than simply heat or a means of cooking food.

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The beast in the Lord of the Flies is a unknown myth that the little boys are scared of, and to Ralph and the older boys know it cannot be real for nothing like that can happen on the island

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There's many different types of leaders. Some people lead by example, meaning they do the right thing, and people follow. Some encourage, and it motivates people to what's right. Some people lead even by manipulation, Jack for example, and it can alter how other people see them.

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The Road is a movie based off survival, the constant battle of staying sane and alive related to LOTF and the children surviving on the island.

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"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." This famous quote is often attributed to Socrates. But what exactly do you know when you "know yourself?"

This blog will reveal 6 elements of self-knowledge that can help you understand your own identity. As you live your daily life, you can look for clues to these important building blocks of Self.

But first, why is it important to know yourself?
The Benefits of Self-Knowledge
Maybe it's obvious, but here in a nutshell are a few reasons why you might want to know your own nature:

. You will be happier when you can express who you are. Expressing your desires, moreover, will make it more likely that you get what you want.

Less inner conflict. When your outside actions are in accordance with your inside feelings and values, you will experience less inner conflict.

Better decision-making. When you know yourself, you are able to make better choices about everything, from small decisions like which sweater you'll buy to big decisions like which partner you'll spend your life with. You'll have guidelines you can apply to solve life's varied problems.

Self-control. When you know yourself, you understand what motivates you to resist bad habits and develop good ones. You'll have the insight to know which values and goals activate your willpower.

Resistance to social pressure. When you are grounded in your values and preferences, you are less likely to say "yes" when you want to say "no."

Tolerance and understanding of others. Your awareness of your own foibles and struggles can help you empathize with others.

Vitality and pleasure: Being who you truly are helps you feel more alive and makes your experience of life richer, larger, and more exciting.

Now that you are convinced that self-knowledge is worth having (not that you needed convincing!), we'll move on to those "VITAL Signs" of self-knowledge.
The Building Blocks of Self: Your VITALS
The capital letters in "VITAL Signs" form an acronym for the 6 building blocks of Self, or VITALS, for short. The letters stand for: Values; Interests; Temperament; Around-the-Clock; Life Mission and Goals; and Strengths/Skills. The details:

V = Values

"Values"-such as "helping others," "being creative," " health," "financial security," and so on-are guides to decision-making and motivators for goals. Research shows that just thinking or writing about your values can make it more likely that you take healthy actions, for example. The motivation provided by worthwhile values can also keep you going even when you are tired, as shown in many psychology experiments. If you want to self-motivate, know your values! (For the research, click here.)

I = Interests

"Interests" include your passions, hobbies, and anything that draws your attention over a sustained period of time. To figure out your interests, ask yourself these questions: What do you pay attention to? What are you curious about? What concerns you? The focused mental state of being interested in something makes life vivid and may give you clues to your deepest passions.

Many people have built a career around a deep interest in something. For example, a friend of mine broke his leg when he was 11 and was so fascinated by the ER and the ER doctors that he decided to become an emergency physician.

T = Temperament

"Temperament" describes your inborn preferences. Do you restore your energy from being alone ( introvert) or from being with people ( extrovert)? Are you a planner or go-with-the-flow type of person? Do you make decisions more on the basis of feelings or thoughts and facts? Do you prefer details or Big Ideas? Knowing the answers to temperament questions like these could help you gravitate toward situations in which you could flourish and avoid situations in which you could wilt.

In the 60's, "spontaneity" was valued over planning. I tried hard to "go with the flow," but it seemed to me that I wasted a lot of time that way. Going against the grain of my own personality turned out to be a daunting task that wasn't really worth it.

A = Around-the-Clock Activities

The "around-the-clock" category refers to when you like to do things-your biorhythms. Are you a morning person or a night person, for example? At what time of day does your energy peak? If you schedule activities when you are at your best, you are respecting your innate biology. As I look back on my life, I realize I've been a morning person since birth. Those fun sleepovers with girlfriends? I loved being included, but I didn't like staying up late.

One joy of my adult life has been finding a partner with biorhythms like mine. We wake up early and go to bed early; we both get snappy unless we eat three square meals a day. We hate brunch. While the idea of biorhythm preferences may sound trivial compared to lofty qualities of self like "values," your daily life is more pleasant when you are in sync with your biology. In every area, it's easier to enjoy life when you don't waste energy pretending to be someone you aren't.

L = Life Mission and Meaningful Goals

"What have been the most meaningful events of your life?" This was a question I liked to ask when students would see me for career counseling at the community college where I worked. One woman of about 40 got teary-eyed as she tried to answer. "Recently," she told me, "I've found it incredibly meaningful to care for my aging father as he declined and went into hospice. I was able to be there and hold his hand when he died." As we talked about the difficulties and rewards of her father's last days, she had an "aha" moment and realized she wanted to become a hospice nurse. (She accomplished her goal and was one of the leaders of her class.)

Ask yourself the same question: "What have been the most meaningful events of your life?" You may discover clues to your hidden identity, to your career, and to life satisfaction.

S = Strengths

"Strengths" can include not only abilities, skills, and talents, but also character strengths such as loyalty, respect for others, love of learning, emotional intelligence, fairness, and more. (See here for a list of "Character Strengths"). Knowing your strengths is one of the foundations of self- confidence; not being able to acknowledge your own superpowers could put you on the path to low self-esteem. Become a person who "takes in the good," listening for compliments and noticing skills that could be clues to your strengths. Example: An acquaintance tells you she loves the soothing sound of your voice. What could you do with that knowledge? Likewise, knowing your weaknesses can help you be honest with yourself (or others) about what you are NOT so good at. You might decide either to work on those weaknesses or try to make them a smaller part of your personal or career life.
Being True to You
Even if you know your "VITAL Signs," it's hard to remain true to yourself because you are constantly changing and because society's values often conflict with your own. I love this quote from fellow habits author Gretchen Rubin:

"My first commandment is to "Be Gretchen"-yet it's very hard to know myself. I get so distracted by the way I wish I were, or the way I assume I am, that I lose sight of what's actually true."

For all of us, being yourself sounds easier than it actually is!

But there are a few signposts. When you've made a discovery about one of your "VITAL Signs," you'll feel a sense of excitement. Acting on self-knowledge will give you energy and save you energy. You'll feel freer and stronger because you no longer conform to how you "should" feel, think, or act. For example, I can remember my relief when I realized I was an introvert. How comforting it was to give myself the gift of time alone without wondering if I were a freak of nature!
Next Steps
This week, pay attention to these 6 aspects of your personality. What do you notice?

Today's blog gave you the "what" of self-knowledge-6 key things to know about yourself. Next week's blog will give you the "how-to"-strategies of self-discovery.

© Meg Selig, 2016. All rights reserved.

Sources:

To clarify your values, take a look at my chapter on "The 8 Great Motivators:" Selig, M. Changepower! 37 Secrets to Habit Change Success (Routledge, 2009).

Rubin, G. Better Than Before (Crown, 2015)
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"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." This famous quote is often attributed to Socrates. But what exactly do you know when you "know yourself?" This blog will reveal 6 elements of self-knowledge that can help you understand your own identity.

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In the book LOTF the fire represented hope, hope of being rescued and getting off the island.

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In the book Zoo, they are trying to find a away to cure the animals that are attacking and killing humans, There is a lot of chaos as they lose hope as time goes on. This connects to LotF as the boys on the island lose hope the longer they are on the island.

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ZOO, based on the #1 bestselling novel by James Patterson, is a global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans sweeping the planet. Jackson Oz is a young renegade American zoologist who spends his days running safaris in the wilds of Africa with his best friend Abraham, who has a deep understanding of wildlife.

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The aw movies are all about people who get captured and have to complete numerous impossible tasks in a certain amount of time in order to be let go. People watch these movies because they indulge in watching people struggle and suffer. This relates to LOTF because the boys liked to kill and torture things and fight each other, much like Saw.

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Reality is lost easily in panic driven situations. None of them are thinking rationally so they have stress and fatigue driving their brains at this point. Their actions are beyond reasonable triggered by the hallucinations. Those have came from isolation and stress. The kids at this point cannot rationalize between real and fake. LOTF can relate entirely to mental illnesses and the physical and mental impact that they have on people. It is also like Lost and the fatigue causing even more stress.

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Fire is wild and cannot be controlled once unleashed. This is Jack and his savages that become wild and cannot be controlled by Ralph and the once mighty conch.

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The tv show "The walking dead" is a very violent gory show where some humans turn into zombies. This show is very popular and a lot of people watch it in delight of the show.

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They're All Dead - The Walking Dead Zombie Kills Seasons 1+2+3 (until ep.8)

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If you're a fan, you're in for a treat. If you like zombie killing, you'll enjoy it. If you just ate something, you'll maybe throw up. Definitely gonna haunt your dreams. Every zombie kill in The Walking Dead from Season 1 to Season 3, episode 8, in order and in your face.

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world war 2 was a very long and terrible war that nearly wrecked all of Europe all from one selfish guy Hitler, just like Hitler (jack) was a very selfish guy who wanted everything like to be king of the island and to have no one stand in his way.

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RARE Footage of Hitler and the 3rd Reich in COLOR! Very good documentary.. Enjoy! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/internetfeels Twitter: http://twitter.com/TIHMF

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Violent movies are created because humans are entertained by watching others suffer from pain. This is like in LOTF when Roger is pretending to be a pig and the boys enjoy hurting him and watching him get hurt. In both the making of violent movies and LOTF people are enjoying others pain

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These opinions about whether or not ghosts are real relates to the book LOTF because the ghosts are like the beast in the book. Many people who believe in ghosts have had experiences with them much like some boys in the book believe in the beast because they think they have had experiences with it.

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What is your opinion on the existence of ghosts? If you do believe in their existence, then please state why and give specific experiences.

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Answer (1 of 84): Even I didn't believe about their existence, and still don't believe physically, but let me tell you my own experience. In the last semester of my graduation, we have to pursue an internship for three-four months in any of the company to present final semester project.

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The Truman Show is about a man who is living his entire life in a reality tv show but knows nothing about it. In the show they create their ideas of a perfect society. This relates to LOTF because the boys are trying to create their ideas of a perfect society. In both LOTF and The Truman Show everything essentially falls apart and makes them rethink their ideas of a perfect society.

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The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical science fiction film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, adopted and raised by a corporation inside a simulated television show ...

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Knowing yourself, and how you react in certain situations, can benefit you in many ways. Ralph knew his morals, and even though he was hurt, emotionally and physically, he still stuck to his wits, and he never regretted doing that.

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 Katelyn Winchester: The movie/ book series "The Hunger Games"

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 Katelyn Winchester: The movie/ book series "The Hunger Games"

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Similar to LOTF, the characters are stranded in an unknown place and are instantly forced to fight for survival. In "The Hunger Games" the characters also have to adapt to their surroundings in order to survive just like the boys had to do on the island. Characters in LOTF and "The Hunger Games" each experience what it's like when their is no society and how humans reveal when challenges strike.

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leadership isn't always being the "man" or "woman" of the group. Its helping the weaker people or the confused people in the group, it is the person that shows how to do something and encourage others to do well at something. 

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leadership isn't always being the "man" or "woman" of the group. Its helping the weaker people or the confused people in the group, it is the person that shows how to do something and encourage others to do well at something. 

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when someone has power they tend to look down at other people to make themselves feel better. 

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when someone has power they tend to look down at other people to make themselves feel better. 

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the Romans built a huge stadium for people to fight to the death fight other animals

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People with more power than others tend to look down on those with lower power and diminish them, Like those in jail or in concentration camps

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Humans delight in the suffering of others and in violence in general.

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Humans delight in the suffering of others and in violence in general.

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When people are scared they most likely shut down and not wanna see the truth, reality. When we feel fear we don't do anything sometimes our bodies are in shock to try and realize what is happening.

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Two prominent philosophers known as Hobbes and Rousseau both had different views on this subject and its more that your interactions in life influence your behavior and how you see this question as to whether humans are inherently good or bad 

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I recently exchanged e-mails with one of my former students about the perennial question concerning human nature:

Are humans good or bad?

This question continues to fascinate us. When I lecture about human nature to my students I like to frame the debate by pitting Thomas Hobbes against Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (I should note that much of this analysis was inspired by Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate).

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher and the author of the famous book Leviathan.

Famously, Hobbes declared that primitive human life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

I use Hobbes to illustrate a pessimistic view of "natural man." That is, as illustrated by his famous summation, Hobbes felt that the "natural" state of man was bestial. According to Hobbes, therefore, it is civilization that steps in and rescues humanity from our primal depravity. In this view, human nature is a nasty thing that human culture rescues.

In Hobbes' view, being "civilized" is good and being a "savage" is bad.

Contrast that view with the view of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) the Enlightenment philosopher whose book The Social Contract influenced the French Revolution: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."

In contrast to Hobbes' view that primitive life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short," Rousseau declared that humans in earlier times were "noble savages." According to Rousseau humans are naturally and innately good and it is "civilization" that turns man into a "beast." Consequently, Rousseau argued that modern man should seek to restore the conditions of our lost Eden and live a more "natural" rather than "technological" life.

To summarize, we can create a quick schematic contrast of Hobbes and Rousseau:

For Hobbes civilization saves us from ourselves. Without it we would regress to a beast-like state. For Rousseau, civilization is killing us. For Rousseau the goal is to reclaim a more natural existence.

So, who is right? Hobbes or Rousseau?

Unfortunately, by this point in my lecture only about two students are awake. So, to show them that this question is actually of practical and not just academic interest I like to ask the following question: Are you planning to breast-feed your baby?

(This question gets the girls awake, for obvious reasons. It gets the boys awake because the word "breast" was used. Human nature, good or bad, can, at times, be remarkably predictable...)

I bring up parenting in the conversation about Hobbes and Rousseau because it is in parenting where we tend to reveal if we vote with Hobbes or Rousseau.

For example, Hobbesian parents tend to think that a child's nature is unruly, undisciplined, and selfish. Not in an evil sort of way. More of a benign "they don't know any better." Thus, these parents tend to emphasize training and structure.

Rousseauian parents tend to think that a child's nature is innocence and goodness. These parents tend to deemphazie structure in the child's environment.

Here are some more possible locations of contrast:

Painkillers during delivery:
Hobbesian parents more likely to use painkillers
Rousseauian parents more likely not to use painkillers

Feeding:
Hobbesian parents more likely to bottle-feed
Rousseauian parents more likely to breast-feed

Feeding Times:
Hobbesian parents more likely to feed on a schedule
Rousseauian parents more likely to feed on demand

Discipline:
Hobbesian parents more likely to spank
Rousseauian parents more likely not to spank

Sleeping:
Hobbesian parents more likely to allow child to cry in crib until asleep
Rousseauian parents more likely to hold child until asleep

Now I'm not suggesting this as some kind of rigorous, diagnostic classification. I'm mostly trying to illustrate a point: Whether we like discussing human nature or not we are all working with a theory of human nature and that theory of human nature has practical consequences.

For example, when parenting, some of us go "natural." Others are more "technological" (e.g., painkillers, formula, behavioral parenting strategies).

And parenting is hardly the only place where we see these differences. We see Hobbesian and Rousseauian contrasts in how we choose to eat, how we choose to use medicine, and how we feel about city life. To name a few things.

Hobbes and Rousseau are still with us. And we, in the choices we make, help keep their debate alive.

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Are Humans Good or Bad?: Hobbes vs. Rousseau or Should You Breast-feed Your Baby?

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I recently exchanged e-mails with one of my former students about the perennial question concerning human nature: Are humans good or bad? This question continues to fascinate us. When I lecture about human nature to my students I like to frame the debate by pitting Thomas Hobbes against Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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Thomas and his friends are much like Ralph and his friends for both need to survive even though one is in a maze. But no matter what, both groups of boys have to learn in order to escape their surroundings

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Much like the characters in LOTF, Jack and his fellow plane crash victims fight for survival on a tropical island. They are both isolated from civilization and true human nature is exposed as they face hardships.

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Society's Influence AKA the Individual vs. Society

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Society's Influence AKA the Individual vs. Society

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How can undersatnding our own nature help us in life.

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How can undersatnding our own nature help us in life.

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What aspects of society shape our lives the most? 

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What aspects of society shape our lives the most? 

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Does nature or nurture determine human behavior?

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Does nature or nurture determine human behavior?

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How can we prepare for situations that test our morals?

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How can we prepare for situations that test our morals?

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How does human nature reveal itself when challenges strike?

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How does human nature reveal itself when challenges strike?

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How should society/civilizations be set up?

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How should society/civilizations be set up?