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Journal 1:

I think that people are born pure. First, people are unknowing of the world when first born. They have had no experience in the world, and they are not evil for being inexperienced and not saints because they probably have found a cure for cancer or donated millions to charities after just being born. Second, I think people are raised to stay pure or become evil. As a person gets older, they develop a distinguished personality affected by the world around them, some of the most influential people being the family. So, if someone is raised around caring, loving, yet disciplined people they can become a caring, loving person proud of themselves and their relatives, and raise children like themselves, good people. On the contrary, if someone is raised by abusive, belittling, and uncaring people, they can keep their negative emotions like anger and despair to themselves. When the emotions are released, the person might turn to mind-altering substances that can be addictive, and live on the streets, possibly committing crimes to fuel their habit. The anger and sadness might even fuel the person to treat others as human punching bags, physically hurting them. Finally, humanity has to have a balance of good and bad. If everyone stayed pure, the world would be boring because there is nothing affecting the tranquility. If there were too much bad, the world would be a total wreck. So, the balance keeps the world an interesting place to live for all of humanity. In conclusion, humanity is either evil or pure, depending on how we are introduced to the world, and that people when first born are pure and either maintain or lose the pureness.

Journal 2: I think that __Lord of the Flies__ has a good storyline, plot, characters, and setting so far. But, it also has its own flaws. After big events, the explanations drag and the over-elaboration makes some parts somewhat boring to read. There are several reasons why I think the characters are acting the way they are. First, I think that Ralph is becoming nicer of a person as the leader. He is respecting Piggy's opinions more and is being considerably friendly to him. For example, he defended Piggy when Jack was being mean towards him. Jack is acting like more like an antagonist. I think he is acting this way because his hunger for power is overwhelming his rational thought, so he tries to make himself look all powerful by being villainous, especially towards Piggy. For example, he once punched him in the face and called him a "fat slug". Finally, I think that the "littluns" and Piggy are the most innocent of the major characters. For example, Ralph was quite shallow in the beginning, and Jack has been getting a lot more antagonistic since the time he was first introduced, and the "littluns" and Piggy have taken a lot of flak from the main characters, Jack being the worst. I have predictions for what is going to happen next. First, I think that someone is going to die. I think that one of the children will be killed somehow, whether by another kid or by accidental injury. Finally, I think that the kids will be rescued. I think that a boat or plane will see the signal fire and get help for the kids.