Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer David Zucchino’s "Where Violence Dwells: The Place Factor In Philadelphia And Its Suburbs‚ The Homicide Rate Closely Parallels The Poverty Rate" argues that high rates of violence are not associated with race‚ but with the socio-economic conditions of a place. Zucchion analyzes the data of the number of murders ’’in 31 of 60 biggest Philadelphia suburbs in Pennsylvania‚" which all together do not have even a single murder‚ and "Philadelphia‚ a city of 1.5 million
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Chayce Riley Kenis 1:30-2:50 David Lydic The Possibility of Evil (REVISION) Paper 2 1-19-14 English II Shirley Jackson’s “The Possibility of Evil” is a short story about a seemingly sweet little old woman‚ living in a small town with a house and prized bed of roses outside that has been in her family for three generations. The woman‚ Miss Strangeworth‚ is narrated as she goes through her normal Tuesday routine stopping to chat with the other locals. Upon
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Smith 1 John Smith Mrs.Jones ENG2D1-06 March 5 2009 The Possibility of Evil: Critical Response Journal The Story‚ The Possibility of Evil is a truly interesting story that demonstrates the evil of a community that seems almost perfect. This story demonstrates how there is probably no place on Earth that evil has not reached. The story bases itself on a small suburban town and the people that live there. The reader meets Miss
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The Possibility of Evil The Possibility of Evil is full of literary devices. The one that is mostly used throughout this short story is irony. A lot of things that appear to be one way‚ turn out to be another.This story leaves a feeling as if everyone can be evil… To portray this feeling the author uses three various types of irony; situational‚ dramatic and verbal. Dramatic irony plays a big part in what makes this story interesting to the readers. In the short-story it says "she was fond
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In the story of ‘The Possibility of Evil’ by Shirley Jackson the symbols used were the beautiful roses‚ letters‚and using the street name Pleasant Street. By using the love‚ courage‚ and pride this describes us the symbols so the story could have more emotion such as pathos. We need this because it helps us get an idea of how the description is. Not only words that describe emotion can represent symbols. For example Mrs. Strangeworth’s roses are very valuable Like if they were her own child. In the
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Future possibilities Chris Mooney University of Phoenix Management MGT/521 Vickie Wright November 15‚ 2012 Future possibilities In recent years consumers around the world considerably have discovered various ways to consolidate their income and reconsider their spending habits to live a more enjoyable life without struggling financially. One of several companies operating in the United States to credit these results is the Dollar Tree‚ Inc. The Dollar Tree operates 4‚351 stores in
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Foremost‚ in the short story “The Possibility of Evil”‚ Miss Adela Strangeworth writes suspicious letters to several peers such as Don Crane about the possible evil lurking in her town‚ believing that “if one of [her people were] in trouble she ought to know about it” (Jackson 7)‚ to which
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Exploring The Possibilities : A Journey To The New World Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if the Spanish had not discovered America? If the answer is yes‚ let’s explore some of hundreds of possibilities. North America; a continent also known as the new world‚ bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean‚ to the east by the Atlantic Ocean‚ to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean‚ and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea. Most of North America’s land area
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In your personal opinion‚ is Adela Strangeworth inherently evil or was evil something that was socially constructed within her as a person? Explain. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil‚” Adela Strangeworth is made out to be a sweet innocent old lady living a perfect life. Everyone in her town seems to think that Adela is just some old lady who is really friendly and who cares for her neighbors. In reality‚ she walks around town acting like she is perfect and then goes home and writes
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In “The Possibility of Evil” The main character Mrs. Strangeworth shows one personality and keeps the other private. The one she shows gets others people impression as a kind and respected old lady. Mrs. Strangeworth’s private personality was very rude and disrespectful. The author uses characterization to show two sides of Mrs. Strangeworth’s personality. Mrs. Strangeworth’s public personality was like her beautiful rose house. Everyone in town everyone around the neighborhood would greet her wherever
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