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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. It

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    MINIICASE AS an investment advisor‚ you have been approached by a client called Ramesh‚ who wants some help in investment related matters. Ramesh is currently 45 years old and has Rs. 600000 in the bank. He plans to work for 15 more years and retire at the age of 60. Ramesh’s present salary is Rs. 400‚000 per year. He expects his salary to increase at the rate of 12 % per year until his retirement. Ramesh has decided to invest his bank balance and future savings in a portfolio in which stocks

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    Analysis of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Thesis: Shirley Jackson insisted on adding extra forms of symbolism throughout the story. What could be the reasoning behind the added symbolism? I. Symbolism tells us the meanings of certain events in the story by referring to an object‚ the box and control A. The box is a form of tradition that this town is accustomed to. Although the box is old a worn it is still very relevant in this town. People speak of getting rid of the box

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    The lottery‚ many people are playing it all around the world. In the United States‚ people‚ who have a little bit of money in their pocket‚ will play the lottery. Now the lottery has changed from a tool for financing the public to a tool for making money for the merchant. In the article “ The Lottery is for Losers ” by Laurence Berkley‚ the author points out‚ people forgot the main point for lottery is financing the public‚ but now they only see the impossible benefit for their self. There are three

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    The title of the story "The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson is ironic. By only reading the title of this story the reader would assume that someone is going to win something good. But‚ the opposite of that is actually the true part‚ because the author‚ Shirley Jackson Makes it seems like it is just another one of those regular days in the village. But it is not. One way that Shirley Jackson proves that some of her story is written with irony is what kind of traditions they have. They make traditions

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    The Lottery On a clear morning‚ June 27th‚ the townspeople‚ men‚ women‚ and children begin to assemble for the lottery which is to begin at ten in the morning. The opening paragraphs completely mask the underlying darkness of this short story. As the reader progresses throughout the story‚ these deeper elements of the story become evident. "The Lottery" successfully combines elements of horror‚ irony‚ hypocrisy‚ and tradition in a way that fulfills Carver’s criteria of a story that exemplifies

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    A well-known coach in football once said‚ “Winning isn’t everything‚ it’s the only thing.”‚ and i disagree with his statement. Have you ever played a sport just because you thought it was fun? I have. I know for a fact that some student athletes who know nothing of a certain sport but still play that sport just for the fun‚ experience‚ and learning of it. As a slightly athletic person myself‚ I’m not in it to just to win it when it comes to basketball‚ I’m in it to have fun‚ like any other boy on

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    his or her country. Winning the game of course can benefits their countries and athletes themselves. But not everyone can win. I think the most important thing is that even though they did not win‚ at least they tried their best to participate in the events. If people are always focusing on winning‚ they would not concentrate on their own sports and make their efforts in vain. Focusing on process has many effects such as friendship and experience. Even though people are winning‚ they still feel happy

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    A Winning Proposal A winning proposal takes a considerable amount of time and thought. A winning proposal is written to the evaluators‚ addresses all points of the RFP‚ uses clear and effective communications‚ and is formatted according to the specified guidelines of the RFP. Writing to the evaluators requires knowing what the evaluator wants. Determining what the evaluators want involves communicating with the evaluators well before the government need is solicited in a RFP. The point of communicating

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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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