e: My Bedroom Well‚ I will try to describe my bedroom‚ although it’s a little bit difficult because it’s a bit chaotic. The first thing you notice when you enter in my room is that is very disorganized. There’s no order‚ I can say that everything has its place in the middle of chaos. To begin‚ the door lock is broken. When you finally enter at the room‚ you can see on the left side of a wall built in wardrobes. There’s where I keep all my clothes. The desk is long and narrow‚ and it has got
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Dangerous Traditions “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is an interesting story about how people can be affected by traditions. It also shows somewhat of a dark symbolism behind these traditions and how some people will let such things control their lives and the lives of others. After reading the story‚ my first reaction was “wow!” I did not expect that the winner would be rewarded with death. The ending of the story was very surprising‚ because when you think of the word “lottery"‚ you
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING is the clear description of people‚ places‚ objects‚ or events using appropriate details. An effective description will contain sufficient and varied elaboration of details to communicate a sense of the subject being described. Details used are usually sensory and selected to describe what the writer sees‚ hears‚ smells‚ touches‚ and tastes. DESCRIPTIVE PROMPTS 1. Think of an animal you have seen or that you know about. The animal might be someone’s
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1. USA (believed by many to have begun during the Victorian era) white wedding dress- purity A black wedding gown was considered taboo in the last decades‚ but recently‚ this is also becoming an option for brides. A common superstition is that the groom is not supposed to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day. There is also the superstition for the bride to avoid wearing the dress before the day and see herself in the mirror‚ because something that prevents the wedding may
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Philippine Traditions: The Greatest Heritage The Philippines has vast practices‚ traditions‚ and cultures. They existed a hundred years ago or may be thousands but they are still practiced up to now. It is like a legacy which is passed on from generation to generation. Usually‚ it is the old folks who relate these traditions over and over again. On my Grandma’s burial‚ her valued possessions are also buried in her grave. I asked my Mama why they have to do that and she simply answered‚ “So that
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to feel like a home away from home as you walk in the front door‚ this may be due to the warm colors used inside and out. Plenty of happy faces and wait just inside the door. First you must pass through the foyer with a rather undescriptive sign about the offered happy hour. The sound of popular music welcomes you too. As you walk in the door if you look over to your right you look right directly into the bar which has televisions plastered all over the walls. Often there is the sound of loud
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A Family Supper The Japanese fighter pilots in WWII committed suicide attacks on allied forces aka kamikaze; it was considered an honorable service to the Empire of Japan. Death instead of defeat and shame is the primary tradition in the Japanese samurai culture. They lived with the bushido code: “Loyalty and Honor before death”. The short story in discussion is “A Family Supper” written by Kazuo Ishigoru. This story tells us about an evening when the son-the protagonist and the narrator of this
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Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
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Family relations of the Tatars developed in a complex way. Family based on old principles‚ with some elements of woman’s seclusion‚ traditionally dominated. The wedding and birth of a child were the most significant family events. The wedding through courtship was most widespread. The choice of a bride was made by groom’s parents‚ then the matchmaker was sent. After the agreements‚ bride’s relatives began to prepare for the wedding. A day before the wedding‚ groom’s parents sent ransom and gifts
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Rituals and traditions can define a society. Old ways of thinking and cultural traditions are embedded into every society and can have a drastic impact on the way of life within those cultures. In Shirley Jackson’s‚ "The Lottery‚" Jackson depicts a tradition on which life was founded on within a culture. In this particular society‚ a dominant ritual‚ passed down throughout many generations‚ continues to be the driving force of actions within the society. This lottery consists of an annual ritual
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