In Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" she argues that traditions lead to the destruction of society through desensitizing people to the gratuitous infliction of pain to their fellow villagers. For example‚ the traditions the villagers continue to follow cause them to turn against each other despite having lived with each other for nearly their entire life‚ “Mrs. Graves said‚’ All of us took the same chance.’ ’There is Don and Eva‚’ Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. ’Make them take their chance!’" Since the lottery
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People are like sheep and will obey other people’s laws or rules even if they are cruel and unjust. In Shirley Jackson’s fiction story‚ The Lottery‚ the story centers around a small town where they practice an unusual tradition every year known as “ The Lottery ”. The story mainly focuses around the Hutchinson family (which are the main protagonists of the story) and them being selected in The Lottery. The Lottery is held by Mr.Summers (which is the antagonist of the story)
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TYRANNY OF CUSTOM Customs‚ traditions and usages are the result of long experience of people living at a particular period. When certain things are found to be useful for a certain society‚ these things are being adopted by the people of that time. Later on those practices are transmitted to the posterity‚ and then they take the form of the customs and traditions. Customs an therefore‚ the expression of the accumulated wisdom of our ancestors Our ancestors in all walk of life setup. Customs and traditions
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Customs and Courtesies As soldiers we are taught to live the seven Army values defining the basics of what a soldier is all about. One of those being respect. Relying on the golden rule‚ “How we consider others reflects upon each of us‚ both personally and as a professional organization.” I believe this is an extremely important value to live by each and every day. As a soldier I pledged to treat others with dignity and respect while expecting others to do the same. Respect is what allows us to
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story “The Lottery” it is evident that conforming to society and sticking with tradition can lead to outweighing personal morals./be a burden on the lives of people. Although The Lottery was a tradition that has been occurring for years‚ nobody sticks up to support their morals to challenge The Lottery. Not only does The Lottery limit the rights of many‚ but many other expectations in their society do too. Tradition becomes evident in this society when the narrator mentions that “the feeling of
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CUSTOMS & COURTIOUSY Marine customs are simply desirable courses of action sanctioned by tradition and usage. In the Marine Corps‚ practically every custom has grown out of the manner in which Marines of the past conducted themselves. Many Marine customs have been incorporated into regulations in order to standardize conduct throughout the Corps‚ but some of them cannot be found in written directives. Knowing and observing these customs‚ both written and unwritten‚ is important to each Marine
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life"‚ but in all honesty it’s often a very stressful experience as there are lots of conventions surrounding the whole thing and you can get caught up in family rows‚ and trying to please everyone. Still it’s a good test of a couple’s fortitude. Traditions regarding wedding are different from country to country. The American ceremony and ceremony in British-speaking countries is probably the most well-known in the world. Although these days there are quite a number of unique wedding ceremonies taking
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Literature short stories are the usage of “tradition” and “interiority” as a means of getting the readers to feel sympathy for the characters that have no control of changing their fate. From gender roles to society rules‚ people have an appetite for control and traditions are one aspect of life that people can and will control. Traditions are beliefs/procedures that are made from one point in time and then continued and done routinely. When traditions are being challenge to change or are in the
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Customs and Trade Much of the history of international relations and trade concerns efforts to promote free trade among nations. The 17th century saw the growth of restrictive policies that later came to be known as mercantilism. The mercantilists held that economic policy should be nationalistic and should aim at securing the wealth and power of the state. Governments were led to impose price and wage controls‚ promote exports of finished goods and imports of raw materials‚ and prohibit the exports
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CUSTOMS & COURTESIES Today I SGT Strain let my military bearing slip‚ I was not confident or sure in myself on customs and courtesies and when it is proper time to call the room to “at ease”. With my lack of knowledge in this area I did not set a good example for the subordinate on duty with me at the staff duty desk. As a NCO I need to make sure I set the right example for all junior soldiers. To make sure this never happened again I began to research FM 7-21.13 The Soldiers Guide Chapter 4
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