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    will be comparing and contrasting the 2 artworks that I have chosen in terms of how they look and how they convey messages. ‘Headlong’ is a collage in which lots of elements are used to show viewers it is conveying an important message. Whereas in comparison‚ the ‘Untitled’ is the art form of photography‚ however the message is just as important. In ‘Headlong’‚ we see a long cursive ‘E’ shape right in the middle of the artwork. The ‘E’ shape looks like it’s been printed out from the computer with the

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    Foreshadowing in The Lottery In the short story The Lottery‚ (reprinted in Perrine’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 7th ed. [Fort Worth: Harcourt‚ 1998] 421) Shirley Jackson depicts a special day‚ June 27‚ in the lives of the inhabitants of a small‚ apparently serene village. The use of foreshadowing is applied extensively to hint to the reader that despite the seemingly festive occasion‚ there is something morbid about the lottery that causes the people of the town to be uneasy. Jackson

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    Television shows that I particularly enjoy There are two television shows that I particularly enjoy. Their plots are intriguing and the characters and action of both shows are lifelike. I quickly become absorbed in these dramas. These shows are Law and Order and NYPD Blue. The two shows are very similar in some aspects. At the same time‚ they differ significantly. Each show is one-hour in length. Both are police-based dramas. Each shows location is New York City. The action and events in the screenplays

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    Compare and Contrast Two Short Stories-- Landlady by Roald Dahl and Chemistry by Graham Swift There are lots of great short stories out there‚ but in my opinion‚ both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the

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    The Lottery Ritual

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    black box to keep the folded papers together when the lottery starts‚ one folded paper with large black dot on‚ a stool to put the large black box on‚ and piles of stone. Remember the ritual might vary slightly from other communities‚ but the ritual is an important part of our society’s history and its present. In our society‚ a lottery will be held every year‚ on July 27th at noon‚ since there are only 300 people; it is possible to finish the lottery before the late lunch. The ritual of the society is

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    Irony in "The Lottery"

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    Irony in “The Lottery” Irony‚ generally described as expressing something different from or opposite to a literal meaning‚ is used as an underlying theme in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ The Lottery. As an age-old tradition‚ the lottery is one in which a single person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The main example of irony throughout the story resides within the fact that the word lottery suggests that the winning villager is going

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    Cultural differences A comparison of Russia and Japan Kristina Aksakova Exchange student Virrat‚ 2011 [pic][pic] Table of contents General information about Russia and Japan 4 Japan 4 Background 4 Tsunami Devastates Japan 5 History 6 Geographical facts 8 Demographical facts 9 Economic facts 11 FOREIGN RELATIONS 13 Governmental facts 15 Infrastructural facts 16 Russia 18 Background 18 History 18 Geographical facts

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson focuses on the annual ritual killing of one person and the characters’ behavior during this event. From the standpoint of modern civilized society‚ the killing is simply evil‚ and therefore this mindset may be projected onto the characters. However‚ the lottery is not seen by the townspeople as a necessary evil merely because it is part of the ritual. The ritual itself could not justify such violence if most people opposed it. Violence is inherent in human nature

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    Thinking Broadly about Innovation Samsung is well known for its technological innovations‚ and Samsung Corning is no exception. The company‚ a joint venture between Samsung and Corning of the U.S.‚ is a leader in core electronic materials and manufactures differentiated products for fl at panel displays. We produce high-defi nition PDP fi lters‚ ITO targets and ultra-slim CRT glass‚ and are constantly developing next generation materials and components. These state-of-the-art products

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    Themes in "The Lottery"

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    “The Lottery” is a story written by Shirley Jackson in 1948 and tells the story of a town that takes part in a barbaric ritual every year on June 27th. There are several themes in this short story. The main themes in “The Lottery” are our aversion to examine and challenge outdated ideas and rituals‚ that society will pick scapegoats to carry its wrongs and the horrors in following the crowd. The townspeople in “The Lottery” blindly go along with an appalling custom having lost the reason behind

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