Country Music The song that I chose was The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. I have heard this song before but I’ve never listened that closely to the song. As the title suggests that it is about gambling. This song is about a man with some emotional troubles who is on a train going nowhere. While he’s on the train he sits in silence with a gambler. The gambler breaks the silence by giving the man some advice seemingly about gambling but also about life. The gambler then puts out his cigarette‚ goes to sleep
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When I think of tradition‚ I think of something that I do a lot. Some of the traditions that my family and I have are celebrating holidays and birthdays. The story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is about a tradition that is falling apart‚ just like the black box itself. The black box is used as a symbol of death. People are afraid of the black box. When the lottery is not being held‚ the black box is abandoned and not taken care of. Many of the villagers seem like they want to give up the lottery
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Most people believe the lottery is a win but in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson it is exactly the opposite. In this short story a small town of villagers stone to death one of their own‚ once a year‚ for the sake of crops. There are several characters the reader encounters that play significant roles in the story‚ such as Mrs. Delacriox and Mr. Summers. Mr. Summers‚ a “round-faced‚ jovial man”‚ is essentially the mayor of the small village. He puts all his time and energy into the town’s activities
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MooreL_M6_A3 .doc. If you won the lottery‚ what would you do with the winning? What are you reasons for spending the money that way? I’m very good at thinking about what I would do if I ever won the lottery. The first things I would do are screaming and shouting with joy and confusion and thanking God a million time. Ones I am finished thanking God. I would organize my life. I would buy my five bedrooms and two –and-half bathroom house. That is my dream house. I would pay off my debt
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William Shakespeare has written numerous works that have circulated the globe because of their vast popularity. His pieces are those that came to understand the needs and desires of his audience which resulted in mass appreciation overall. One of his well know plays‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ deals with common issues that the audiences in which Shakespeare wrote for could connect to. Shakespeare identifies characters through their speeches‚ soliloquies and the rest of their acted personalities. From
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‘The Lottery’ tells the story of a tradition that has been upheld by a small town for many years: casting of stones as form of sacrifice. This is to guarantee good harvest throughout the year‚ and has been done through drawing lots. For many years‚ this tradition was upheld by the townspeople until slowly‚ as generations passed by‚ it has simply turned into an act of stone casting without fully realizing its purpose. This could be seen in the dialogues and implied beliefs of Old Man Warner towards
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September 11‚ 2001 began as a beautiful day with sunshine and clear blue skies. As usual‚ workers were off on their more commute to their jobs. Whilst students set off to school. The seemingly normal day came to a halt when reports began roaring in that the one of the US landmarks‚ the North Tower of the world trade center had been struck by an airliner.Smoke billowed among the town while the thuds of bodies could be heard jumping for the 110-story building. On the ground city goers ran seeking safety
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“The Lottery” is a dynamic short story with several motifs and ideas such as the power behind tradition and family. However‚ more importantly‚ it has a strong over arching theme that captures the dynamic nature of the short story: outer appearances can be deceiving. This reoccurring theme is illustrated by the idea of the lottery‚ and the nature of humanity as depicted in the story: weak and evil. The theme‚ outer appearances can be deceiving‚ is depicted by the short story’s concept of a lottery
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It use to be green once.Patricia grace Short story Explain why you learned something from this relationship in the text(s) In the Short story It Use To Be Green Once by Patricia Grace is a short story that I enjoyed toughly not just because it was a story I could relate to ‚ but impractically because of the mother in the short story. I enjoyed reading about the way she handled her whanu (family) ‚ the way she acts towards others‚ her positive attitude ‚ the way she showed love towards others and
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A contemporary scientist‚ Edward O. Wilson‚ writes two argumentative passages‚ and places them next to each other to prove a major point. In these passages Wilson satirizes the language of two groups that are on two opposite sides when it comes to the environment. He makes these passages plum silly looking‚ just as two kids would fight over who receives the largest glass of milk. Wilson uses invective language as a satirical element in his two passages. The People-First Critics call the Environmentalists
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