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By: William Golding

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This poem connects to Lord of the Flies by the mindset of survival, no matter the cost.

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The days.... / They bind together. / Like an Illusion.. / Seeming real. / I know not of the date, / As the fires burn ...

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School shootings have shown how men fight other men in order to survive.

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The parameters CNN followed in this count are:

A shooting that involved at least one person being shot (not including the shooter)

A shooting that occurred on school grounds

We included grades K through college/university level

We included gang violence, fights and domestic violence

We included accidental discharge of a firearm as long as the first two parameters are met

May 25: Noblesville, Indiana

Two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Noblesville West Middle School in Noblesville, Indiana.

May 18: Santa Fe, Texas

Ten people were killed in a shooting at Santa Fe High School.

May 11: Palmdale, California

A 14-year-old boy went to Highland Hig h, his former school, and began shooting a semiautomatic rifle shortly before classes were scheduled to begin, officials said. A 15-year-old boy was struck in the shoulder.

A 17-year-old student at Forest High School was shot in the ankle shortly before students were to walk out as part of a national protest against gun violence.. The suspect was a 19-year-old former student.

April 12: Raytown, Missouri

A man was shot in the stomach in the parking lot of Raytown South Middle School during a track meet.

April 9: Gloversville, New York

March 20: Lexington Park, Maryland

An armed student shot two others at Great Mills High School before a school resource officer fired a round at the shooter. The shooter was killed. One of the students, 16-year-old girl Jaelynn Willey, was taken off life support two days later.

March 13: Seaside, California

One person was hospitalized after a shooting at an apartment building on the campus of the University of South Alabama.

March 7: Birmingham, Alabama

One student was killed and another critically wounded after an accidental shooting during dismissal time at Huffman High School. Police wouldn't elaborate further.

March 7: Jackson, Mississippi

A student was shot inside a dormitory at Jackson State Universit y. His injuries were not life-threatening.

March 2: Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Two people were shot to death at a dormitory on the campus of Central Michigan University. The victims were not students and police think the incident stemmed from a domestic situation.

February 27: Norfolk, Virginia

A student at Norfolk State University was shot from an adjacent dorm room while he was doing homework. He was not seriously injured.

February 27: Itta Bena, Mississippi

A person was shot in a rec center at Mississippi Valley State University. Police said the person was not a student and the injury was not life-threatening.

February 24: Savannah, Georgia

A person was shot on the campus of Savannah State University and taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. Neither the victim nor the shooter were university students, the college said.

February 14: Parkland, Florida

A 19-year-old man gunned down students and staff with a rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, slaughtering at least 17 unsuspecting students and adults. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, had been expelled from the high school over disciplinary problems, officials said.

A high school student was shot five times in the parking lot of Pearl-Cohn High School.

February 5: Oxon Hill, Maryland

A high school student was shot in the parking lot of Oxon Hill High. The victim was treated and later released. Police arrested two teens and s aid they are acquaintances of the victim.

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and a 15-year-old girl shot in the wrist at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles, officials said. Two other students were grazed by bullets. A 12-year-old girl was booked for negligent discharge of a firearm in that shooting, which was considered "unintentional," Los Angeles police said.

January 31: Philadelphia

A fight led to a shooting in the parking lot of Lincoln High School, fatally wounding a 32-year-old man.

January 23: Benton, Kentucky

A 15-year-old student shot 16 people -- killing two other 15-year-olds -- at Marshall County High School, authorities said. The student faces two charges of murder and 12 counts of first degree assault.

A 15-year-old student was wounded in a shooting at a high school in Italy, Texas, authorities said. The suspect, also 15, was quickly apprehended.

January 20: Winston Salem, North Carolina

A Winston-Salem State University football player, Najee Ali Baker, was shot to death at a party on the campus of Wake Forest University.

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2018 school shootings: a list of incidents that resulted in casualties - cnn

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There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year

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The parameters CNN followed in this count are: A shooting that involved at least one person being shot (not including the shooter) A shooting that occurred on school grounds We included grades K through college/university level We included gang violence, fights and domestic violence We included accidental discharge of a firearm as long as the first two parameters are met May 25: Noblesville, Indiana Two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Noblesville West Middle School in Noblesville, Indiana.

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Golding’s writing technique with the rhetorical devices he uses creates a mysterious and dark tone.
“Behind this was the darkness of the forest proper and the open space of the scar” (page 6).
"On either side rocks, cliffs, treetops and a steep slope: forward there, the length of the boat, a tamer descent, tree-clad, with hints of pink: and then the jungly flat of the island, dense green, but drawn at the end to a pink tail” (page 21).
"They built a pyramid of leaves and twigs, branches and logs, on the bare sand by the platform” (page 101).
“This was the backbone of the island, the slightly higher land that lay beneath the mountain where the forest was no longer deep jungle” (page 113).

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“Ralph counted. "I'm chief then." (Page 17).
"There's another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire." (Page 29).

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Survival is necessary to civilization.

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"That a man be willing, when others are so too, as for forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself."

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Direct Quotes to Support Theme Statement

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Direct Quotes to Support Theme Statement

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"They could be the army--" (Page 17).
"You cut a pig's throat to let the blood out," (Page 23).
“There's food; and bathing water in that little stream along there--and everything. Didn't anyone find anything else?" (Page 26).
“Nobody killed, I hope? Any dead bodies?" “Only two. And they've gone." (Page 157).