dominant theme in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is the threats that come along with following traditions. The people of the village follow a tradition that has been going on for as long as they can remember because they rely on the fact that it will stop them from going back to their primitive ways. At first the tradition of partaking in the lottery does not seem so bad seeing as how it’s true nature is not revealed till the end. However‚ it is then revealed that the lottery is one unlucky villager
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but when it does it’s very extreme and the hallucinations and short term effects come right at the start. Many people have different reactions to the drug‚ but everyones mind is altered when taking the drug‚ as if they enter another world. It doesn’t just affect the brain‚ all 5 senses get effected as well. Other effects include sweating‚ shaking‚ fear of losing control‚ loss of reality‚ different perspectives‚ distorted senses‚ your senses interchange and you see everything in a much different and
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1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? Ans: Was not really surprised by the ending to this story. I never really knew what was going to happen but I had a feeling that something bad was about to happen when Jackson wrote about the stones being gathered
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As reader leader‚ I decided to do my summary on “What Is a Just War?” by Jean Bethke Elshtain. Elshtain opens by discussing the main priority of any government: providing security‚ thus ensuring tranquility. Elshtain makes the point that civic peace and security are the foundations for all the other human rights. For example‚ for someone to exercise their right of freedom of speech‚ that person should be able to exercise their right without fear of consequence. A flaw‚ as Elshtain points out‚ in
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self expression over and over self control.Such as a black child was discipline in a Connecticut (1996)for wearing his pants sagging. Stephen Carter’s summary “Just Be Nice” starts out by talking about how life was different back in the day compared to how life is today. Children were taught right and wrong‚ yes mam and no sir and just simple rules of etiquette in school. Now teachers have to be very careful on what they talk about with students. He believes that if these types of things were taught
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How effective is the author at capturing the reader’s attention in the first few chapters of the novel? The novel goes immediately into an unfamiliar‚ unexplained world‚ using unfamiliar terms like “Handmaid‚” “Angel‚” and “Commander” that only comes to make sense as the story progresses. In this novel‚ Margaret Atwood tells more than the story of Offred
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The Color Black and Symbolism in “The Lottery” People are influenced by a variety of different sources – their parents‚ their friends‚ and their communities. While everyone must learn to make their own decisions‚ they often follow the beliefs of the people around them. Teenagers register to vote as a “Democrat” merely because their parents call themselves Democrats. Sometimes blindly following another’s influence can result in something much more severe‚ such as becoming a slave owner due to the
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Make a seperate file for english hhw and cover it properly 1. Write a poem (10-14) lines or Article on the topic School:A Temple Of Learning(100-150 words) 2. Write a critical Analysis on the life history of the poet William Wordsworth(Roll No. 1- 30) OR Robert Frost(Roll No. 31-50) using relevant pictures. 3. You have read two fiction so far (unit 1 and 2 from literary companion). Which Character Appeals to you and why? Write a note on that character(150 words)(Unit Seperately for
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Beowulf Essay In the tale Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel‚ Beowulf is an ancient story about one man who matches all the qualities of an epic hero. Beowulf does not fear death or pain‚ but risk’s his life to save and prove to others that his ambitions are selfless and moral. Although Beowulf may seem immortal in surmounting difficulty‚ his humanity is shown through his death. Most epic heroes are easily identified because they all have the same eagerness to give up everything in order to do
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CHRISTMAS IN PHILIPPINES Christmas celebration in Philippines has a lot of activities and family affairs. Our country is said to be the world’s longest Christmas season for celebrating it as early as September last until third Sunday of January. Filipinos hand on Christmas decorations‚ buying early gifts; doing caroling‚ and preparing a lot for Christmas. Every evening of this season‚ you will see beautiful lights and creative paroles‚ hearing Christmas songs along the way‚ and smelling different
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