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    THE WATER OF AYOLE a) QUESTION: Identify 5 mental models manifested by the actors in the video. ANSWER: Since the supply of water is scarce‚ and the Amou River is filthy‚ the people believed that there’s no other choice but to suffer from infections or die a painful death. The installation of the technology in the community made the people believe that it will bring happiness and hope. But because of poor management‚ they end up furious and uncontended. The villagers believed that maintaining

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    is 6” sand  Variable dip angle Generic GR-Density Tool Generic Neutron Porosity Tool Variable azimuth angle and position Symmetrical or non-symmetrical response and impact on dip estimation Thin bed response in vertical well vs. high angle and horizontal well α: dip angle  Tool information     Objectives  β: azimuth angle  Computation Environments  NC  State Univ. Cluster Resources  175 dual Xeon computer nodes with 2.8-3.2 GHz Intel Xeon Processors

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    When you think about a lottery you automatically think‚ "Oh will they win money or a gift?" Well‚ in the story "The lottery" by Shirley Jackson it was completely the opposite of winning something. The author provoked lots of suspense and tension but wasn’t the suspense you get when you are excited it’s a scary suspense that builds up the tension. And why you suppose? Well‚ in this story the "lottery" there wasn’t any winning of money or a gift‚ this story was about a sacrifice the people of the village

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    The major differences and comparisons between "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury‚ and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson‚ are towards the settings of each stories. "The Veldt"‚ takes place in a technologically advanced era‚ while the characters in "The Lottery"‚ live in a village in a prior time period. It is evident that there is a distinct similarity in emotional settings‚ as well as contrasting differences in the social and intellectual settings of both stories. One distinct difference in both stories

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    Mitch‚ I hope you are doing well‚ that you are finding joy daily and having a blast with the boys. I know breakups are never simple and that writing to you goes against everything society try’s to indoctrinate saying that a clean break is best‚ to not analyze or speak with the other party. Well I’m not normal and I say screw the "bury your feelings deep" dogma of today’s society I cannot go through life knowing that I didn’t give this my all. I don’t half ass anything and hope that was evident from

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    come. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a story in which the setting sets up the reader to think of positive outcomes. However‚ this description of the setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is to come. In addition‚ the theme that we learn of at the end leads us to think of where the sanity of some human beings lies. The story begins with the establishment of the setting. To begin‚ Shirley Jackson tells the reader what time of day and what time of year the story takes place. This is important

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    Anthony Marais‚ an American author‚ said‚ “From our myopia arose our dystopia.” In his quote‚ Marais is saying that from our lack of imagination‚ came the idea of dystopias‚ which are places where everything is unpleasant or corrupt. Dystopian literature is one of the most popular forms of writing‚ but why are people interested in reading about them? People are interested in reading about dystopias because they tell fascinating stories‚ provide great protagonists who are inspiring to the youth‚

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    “The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson in which villagers in a small town participate in a barbaric tradition that involves killing one of their own. The story incorporates a large amount of symbolism‚ both through the use of objects as well as some names. These symbols tell us a few things about why this tradition continues on‚ primarily because of the fear of the unknown. Although to us‚ the lottery seems very morally wrong‚ the villagers consider the lottery just another normal part

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    The lottery 1. Where do you think "The Lottery" takes place? What purpose do you suppose the writer has in making this setting appear so familiar and ordinary? In Jackson’s "The Lottery‚" the structure leading to the surprise ending is dependent on the detached(adj.分離的)‚ matter-of-fact point of view‚ together with the familiar and ordinary setting.  The point is that the setting is ordinary.  These are normal people. The story is a scapegoat story.  And all societies scapegoat(n.代罪羔羊).  The point

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    All Is Well

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    Outline: introduction:the Indian movie ‚one sentence was repeated the most times‚that is “All is well.”The movie told a story ........ Body part:to deliver a theme:Even if you are faced with frustrations and endless failure‚tell yourself--”All is well”‚recover your missing confidence‚then keep on fighting. Deliver the speech by personal experience: The first story: When I was a child in kindergarten‚i started to practice the violin because my uncle is good at playing it and he can instruct me

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