1102 14 February 2013 Mindless Tradition “The Lottery” (1948) by Shirley Jackson has provoked controversy and condemnation since its release. The short story takes place in a village where tradition is vital. The lottery is an annual event in which one individual is chosen by random to be viciously stoned by family and friends. All town members practice the ritual. The short story portrays how human nature engages in behaviors mindlessly. “The lottery was conducted—as were the square dances‚ the
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Compare contrast women 100 years ago and women today. I. Intro 1. Women’s lives have changed enormously this century and the actions of women themselves have played a vital role in the transformation. Putting women back into history is about giving individual women their history‚ but it should also be about making some collective sense out of women’s divergent experiences. 2. At the beginning of the century most women were invisible in society‚ whatever their class.. II. Clothes a. Clothes
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Australia and the United States of America Berna COM/170 March 5‚ 2013 Beth Walters‚ Ed.D Australia and the United States of America The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and President Barack Obama‚ both changed history in their countries. Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister of Australia‚ and Barack Obama became the first Black President of the United States of America. America and Australia may seem like similar countries in terms of their fashions‚ popular music
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Essay 1 The Lottery The story by Shirley Jackson‚ “The Lottery”‚ is a very unusual story. It is unique in its own ways. The author Shirley Jackson is definitely a passionate‚ creative writer to write a story like this one. There are some odd themes and lessons we can all learn from this crazy story. The story is about a small village of only around three hundred people who all know each other. “The morning of June 27th was cleat and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers
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“The Lottery” – by Shirley Jackson Name:_____________________________ ELA 10 Questions From the context of the story‚ who controls the town? Explain. Mr. Summers‚ Mr. Graves and Mr. Martin are the leaders of the town. Because‚ in the story‚ Mr. Summers owns the village’s largest business and also the major of the town. Mr. Summers has more “time and energy to devote to civic activities.” It indicates that he has money and leisure. Mr. Graves is the government official; the
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In “The Lottery” the characteristics describe it as a comedy. Even though the ending is tragic‚ the story contains no hero‚ and does not really teach a lesson. Rather it shows a culture of a village and it’s villagers. That leaning in culture shows more realistic‚ and more common language. Such as when Joe Summers enters the scene he says “Little late today‚ folks.” And when he needs help with carrying the black box he asks the Martins “Some of you fellows want to give me a hand?” This shows
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The Lottery Shirley Jackson is a master of suspense. She starts the story The Lottery off by describing what seems to be a normal summers day in an average village. This gives the reader a false sense of security which quickly turns into a sense of horror by the end of the story. Jackson uses the elements of a short story‚ atmosphere‚ plot and characters to create a sense of horror. One of the five elements of a short story that Jackson uses to create a sense of horror is atmosphere. Jackson
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The joker is one of the most popular villain’s to this day. He is well known for causing chaos and anarchy‚ he doesn’t have a purpose to why he’s always causing trouble he just does it out of entertainment. His characteristics are very distinctive‚ His purpose is to corrupt everybody and everything to cause evil for everyone. The joker wants to corrupt batman and make him just like him‚ his whole purpose is to make batman go crazy and kill everyone instead of him being the hero. The characteristics
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The island of Oahu is overrated for being a tourist destination‚ so why not go to the Big Island instead? The island of Oahu and the Big Island are Hawaiian islands in which people visit every year from around the world. The rate of tourists in each island grow yearly‚ all thanks to its magnificent landscapes it offers to people all around the globe‚ but the island of Oahu has 45% more tourism rate than the Big Island’s tourism rate. The places the tourists want to see and activities they want to
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