Nobody Won Abstract When the Arthur Andersen LLP/Enron scandal surfaced in 2001‚ there was much confusion as to whom committed what crime and how many employees were actually involved. After the facts and criminal charges were final‚ the sequence of events makes sense; the union of two companies‚ the rise of the participating executives‚ and finally the end of the money ride. The leaders of both companies used dishonesty to make an abundant amount of
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in the town’s square. A lottery is being held during late June; all the children who had just gotten out of school are collecting and piling stones. Then after‚ the men gather at the square‚ followed by the women‚ they call to their children over to stand with each other. All families are accounted for except for Mr. Dunbar and Tessie Hutchinson. Mr. Summers‚ who is in charge of the lottery‚ is now able to proceed with the event. He has a black wooden box with him that has been used for generations
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recognizing excellence. In the world of writing‚ this award is the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize originated in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer. In his will‚ he left two million dollars to Columbia University to create a school of journalism. Pulitzer was a proud‚ self-made man‚ but wanted to make it easier for future journalists to be successful in the industry he loved. One fourth of this money was to be "applied to prizes or scholarships for the encouragement of public service‚ public morals‚ American
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Eye on the prize It was an enthusiastic decision I made‚ going back to school. Fall term‚ 2013‚ I ventured back to Mount Hood Community College to finish my business transfer degree. It was a familiar place‚ in its structure and appearance‚ but the energy I had to be there made it seem so much more exciting than my past experience. I had taken a couple terms at this school before‚ but I found myself completely uninterested. I needed a break from school. The last 13 years of my life I spent in a
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The Lottery The specific details Jackson describes in the beginning of “The Lottery” set us up for the shocking conclusion. In the first paragraph‚ Jackson provides specific details about the day on which the lottery takes place. She tells us the date (June 27)‚ time (about 10 A.M.)‚ and temperature (warm). She describes the scene exactly: there are flowers and green grass‚ and the town square‚ where everyone gathers‚ is between the bank and post office. She provides specifics about the town
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Literary Analysis Essay: The Lottery “The Lottery‚” written by Shirley Jackson‚ is a short story about a strange annual ritual that takes place in a small village in New England. At the beginning of the story the day is described as “clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” This pleasant sensory description leads one to believe that this will be a day of happiness. Every year on June 27th all the villagers
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The lottery is a short story that cruelly documents the annual sacrifice of an unlucky townsperson. The majory of the story is the process of selecting the townsperson being sacrificed. This process is called the lottery. Jackson uses an abundant amount of symbols throught her story which perfectly convey the inhuman tradition that is the lottery. The two main symbols Jackson uses are the townspeople’s names‚ and the objects used to conduct the lottery. The names assigned to the townspeople play
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The Lottery The story takes place in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is paramount. A yearly event‚ called the lottery‚ is one in which one person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The drawing has been around over seventy-seven years and is practiced by every member of the town. Shirley is very natural to the characters and the event. We don’t get any information about what she thinks about the situation‚ and she
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Feminism Has Only Just Begun Levy‚ Ariel. "Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture." Reading Pop Culture: A Portable Anthology. Ed. Jeff Osbourne. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2013. 158-161. Print. In Ariel Levy’s article "Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture‚" she describes how raunch culture is a blow to more traditional feminist ideals. She describes how culture is changing and women are wearing less and less clothing. She also describes how she thinks this is damaging feminism. When Levy asked
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and The Lottery‚ deal with flaws in following the crowd. Young Goodman Brown is a young man who fits his name. He is innocent and believes the community is as harmless as they appear. However his innocence has blinded him to the reality of the dark world. Brown’s family‚ his wife‚ and respected members of the community such as Goody Cloyse and Deacon Gookin‚ have all submitted to the devil. Brown gives in by going to the ceremony‚ but is permanently scarred and shaken by the experience. He no longer
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