ANCIENT BEAUTIES

Top 5 Ancient Beauties

Historical Hotties

Our impressions of ancient figures today have been shaped by the many sculptors, painters and Hollywood actors who have tried to capture some of their eternal essence – from Michelangelo with his statue of David to Elizabeth Taylor’s famous portrayal ofCleopatra or Angelina Jolie’s performance as Queen Olympias in Alexander.

Some of these characters may in reality have been plumper, shorter or less (perhaps more, in one case) generously endowed than their portrayals in art. However, all lived up to their reputations in one way or another.

: David

In his iconic sculpture on display today at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Michelangelo succeeded in flattering David everywhere except down below. The modest dimensions of the biblical king’s “pisello” are a running joke with Italians, and the stuff of irreverent postcards. But that hasn’t stopped the statue becoming one of the most recognised pieces of Renaissance sculpture ever, and a symbol of both strength and youthful human beauty.

Was the second ruler of Israel really all that? Apparently so, according to the Book of Samuel, chapter 16, which reports that David was “ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and handsome appearance.” Since there is little archaeological evidence to confirm the Bible’s picture of David, we’ll have to take Samuel’s word for it.

As for his famous “pisello”? There’s been a recent explanation: since Michelangelo carved David in what he imagined to be the moments before his epic battle with Goliath – showing a classic posture of fear, tension and aggression – modern scholars have speculated that the poor chap was obviously shrivelled by the threat of mortal danger. Happens to us all.

2: Aphrodite

Aphrodite was quite literally a goddess – the classical Greek deity of love and beauty. Her origins make for uncomfortable reading: according to Hesiod, the Greek poet, she was born when Cronus castrated his father Uranus, and threw his severed genitals into the sea. From the aphros (sea foam) arose Aphrodite. Let’s hope all involved washed their hands afterwards.

Aphrodite was such a stunner other gods feared that jealousy would interrupt the peace among them and spark war, so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who was not viewed as a threat. Hephaestus was clearly a bit of a pushover though, because Aphrodite later got into a bit of a warped relationship with Adonis as both his lover and his surrogate mother. Eugh.

She has various equivalents in other civilizations – Inannau (Sumerian), Astarte (Phoenician), Turan (Etruscan), and Venus (Roman). Representations of Aphrodite and her equivalents are numerous and generally curvy and provocative, often showing the goddess as a bit of a flirt, if not an outright tease. The best known amongst them is the Venus de Milo, a legendary ancient Greek statue currently on display in the Louvre, Paris.

3: Alexander

Alexander the Great really had it all – bravery, wisdom, strength, moral fortitude, a broad athletic frame and monumentally handsome features. No wonder he was as much of a hit with the men as the ladies, and remains one of ancient history’s most popular gay icons.

The undefeated Macedonian king and general is known to have married at least two women in his time, Roxana, daughter of a minor noble and the Persian princess Stateira, daughter of Darius III of Persia. Yet his soul mate and long term companion was Hephaestion, the son of a Macedonian noble and second-in-command of Alexander's forces until his death.

While many contemporary sources point out that their relationship was certainly intense, none report that it was anything more than platonic. Many modern scholars and writers read much more into this friendship though – particularly the matter of Alexander’s devastation at Hephaestion’s untimely death, and the fact that the king did not eat for days after it occurred

4: Nefertiti

18th dynasty Pharaoh Akhenaten is remembered for fairly ignominious reasons – revolution, heresy, working citizens to death etc – and may have even suffered from a rather nasty case of elephantiasis, but his wife Queen Nefertiti was a regular Egyptian eyeful, and remains an iconic figure in the 21st century.

Much of our impression of her today is based on the spectacularpainted bust by the sculptor Thutmose discovered in the ruins of Amarna, now on display in the Altes Museum in Berlin. It’s one of the most instantly recognisable and replicated images of ancient Egypt. But even in her day, word of Nefertiti’s beauty is said to have spread far and wide.

And she wasn’t just a pretty face. Nefertiti seems to have had an unprecedented level of influence over the Amarna kingdom – perhaps even as much as her husband. During the first five years of his reign she is depicted nearly twice as often in reliefs as her husband – although, if you compare her perfect lines to his swollen belly, jutting chin and spindly arms – it’s not hard to speculate why.

The Egyptian Queen Nefertiti gives even Cleopatra a run for her money as the most beautiful woman in ancient history

5: Cleopatra

Perhaps no other figure in ancient history has been depicted so widely in pre-modern and modern culture as Cleopatra. Literary figures from Shakespeare to George Bernard Shaw have written about her; she has been a central character in over fifteen major motion pictures, countless TV productions, many many plays and a few operas and ballets too. Paintings of Cleopatra – particularly from the Renaissance period onwards – are so numerous it’s hard to know where to begin. She even had a dodgy 90s pop bandnamed after her.

She was a powerful ruler in her time, but that’s not the main reason why her story has proven so compelling. Rather, it’s her reputation as perhaps the most legendary beauty to have ever lived – combined with her fame as a seductress who managed to ally herself with two of the most powerful men of her time (Julius Caesar and Mark Antony) – that make her such a source of lasting modern fascination.

Cleopatra was no flawless beauty. Ancient Roman coins portray her as beaky, with a jutting chin to match her hooked nose. Tellingly, the ancients politely avoid mentioning her looks. In one passage of his biography Life of Antony, Plutach describes Cleopatra's beauty as being “not altogether incomparable, nor such as to strike those who saw her”. He claims Cleopatra’s attraction lay more so in her charm, sense of humour and “sweetness in the tones of her voice”.

Cleopatra may not have been the button-nosed beauty of the movies, but the fact that she managed to woo the most powerful men of her time with her sweet-talking wit means that she definitely deserves a place on the beauty list.

THE WORLD AS I SEE IT BY EINSTEIN

How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...
"I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. Without the sense of kinship with men of like mind, without the occupation with the objective world, the eternally unattainable in the field of art and scientific endeavors, life would have seemed empty to me. The trite objects of human efforts -- possessions, outward success, luxury -- have always seemed to me contemptible.
"My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. I am truly a 'lone traveler' and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I have never lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude..."
My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized. It is an irony of fate that I myself have been the recipient of excessive admiration and reverence from my fellow-beings, through no fault, and no merit, of my own. The cause of this may well be the desire, unattainable for many, to understand the few ideas to which I have with my feeble powers attained through ceaseless struggle. I am quite aware that for any organization to reach its goals, one man must do the thinking and directing and generally bear the responsibility. But the led must not be coerced, they must be able to choose their leader. In my opinion, an autocratic system of coercion soon degenerates; force attracts men of low morality... The really valuable thing in the pageant of human life seems to me not the political state, but the creative, sentient individual, the personality; it alone creates the noble and the sublime, while the herd as such remains dull in thought and dull in feeling.

This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was the experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered religion. A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, our perceptions of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty, which only in their most primitive forms are accessible to our minds: it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute true religiosity. In this sense, and only this sense, I am a deeply religious man... I am satisfied with the mystery of life's eternity and with a knowledge, a sense, of the marvelous structure of existence -- as well as the humble attempt to understand even a tiny portion of the Reason that manifests itself in nature."

SOME BEAUTIES

What a Beautiful World?

What a Beautiful World?

In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their naturalinstinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.

In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their naturalinstinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.

In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their natural instinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.

In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their natural instinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.

In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their natural instinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their natural instinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their natural instinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.

In all humans, evil exists. At some point we have to release it, and want to release it. For example, on the island Jack and Robert showed their evil while beating Wilfred, or even Robert who was hurt while the boys received pleasure out of his beating. Roger states, "He's going to beat Wilfred, I don't know why, he didn't say," (pg.159) as he giggles. Another example is when Robert is beaten by the boys for no reason in frenzy where he is the pig. They chant in chapter seven, "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg. 114). These examples clearly show that the kids are letting their true evil get the better of them. As these boys are also humans, this also means that even if they were girls, and were exposed to a place where there was no civilization, they would want to let their evil out as well. It was philosophized by Thomas Hobbes- the famous English Philosopher, "All humans are born selfish and only seek their own personal interest, leading to violence and war." This quote is true and summarizes the children letting out their evil and selfishness because, if one thinks about it, humans always think about their own benefit first and not the benefit of others. This is universal truth, and clearly shows that girls would release their evil and selfishness within them, just as the boys did especially considering the circumstances and surroundings. Subsequently, the quote by Thomas Hobbes is also true, since all this evil lead to violence on the island.

Secondly, the girls on the island would act the same as the boys in the sense of choosing a leader and creating rules. With the boys, there is always a power struggle between Jack and Ralph from the first time they meet. When the time arrives to choose a leader, Jack blurts, "I ought to be chief because, I'm chapter chorister and head boy," (pg.14). This shows that he wants to be a leader no matter what the majority of the boys think, showing him as a dictator. On the contrary, Ralph is voted for by the boys, showing him to lead a democratic way. When Democracy and Dictatorship clash, there becomes a power struggle. This power struggle causes them to do horrible things to each other. For example, when Sam and Eric warn Ralph, "You got to go now, Ralph, for your own good," (pg.189) when they alert him of Jack's intentions to set the forest on fire. This shows that no matter what, whether male or female, with human nature, there will always be a power struggle. In addition, this is also proven by the statement "All power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely," meaning that if Jack was a dictator he would misuse his power since he has absolute power. Subsequently, even if Ralph had power, he wouldn't misuse it to the point Jack would, but still it would corrupt. This all shows us that no matter what us humans try, we would always struggle for power in all parts of our lives, because of the fact that we are not perfect humans.

Thirdly, the outcome would be similar to the boys, by the girls also getting rescued. In society there are smart people, realistic people, and also pessimistic people. Most of all humans are designed to think logically. The girls would also think of a way to get rescued considering they are given sense and logic just as Ralph and Piggy did for the boys on the island. For example Ralph expresses, "We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire so they see us," (pg.38). Ralph shows the knowledge and logic given to humans in this perfectly, when he suggests an idea to get rescued. The reason for Ralph expressing his logic is that he comes from a civilized place just like the girls would. The girls would have suggested a way to get rescued and they probably would get rescued, using their knowledge and understanding, maybe not in the same way as the boys, but the same idea.

In conclusion, I believe that if the boys were replaced with girls, their outcome would be the same by getting rescued. In addition, throughout their stay on the island they would encounter the same problems the boys encountered such as controlling their natural impulse of evil, and conflicts with power. As everyone being human, the females would use their skills from civilization, logic, and other basic human senses to notice their condition, and plan on getting rescued, sharing the same beliefs as the boys as well as the outcome.

The beautiful world outside the window

Story : The beautiful world outside the window

 Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats.

Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn’t hear the band – he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window.

The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

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