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In my opinion, I felt the essay “The Lottery” by Chris Abani was written incredibly well because it contained exceptionally descriptive and graphic information all the way through the entire article which made me want to read more. I believe the contents included an awfully emotional incident that might perhaps be very personal to the writer and one that will definitely never be forgotten in sight, smell, sound and/or in mind. In addition, I think the article was very well written as throughout the story, the writer is especially illustrative on the surroundings and uses the senses in his writing. Also, the author grabs the attention of a reader by displaying characters feeling towards the issue at hand and demonstrates his points of view

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