Sarah Beimel Lisa Rutherford English 101 10/1/13 Luck of the Draw Introduction Tradition is a powerful thing‚ especially if it causes others harm. We take a look into the tradition of the black box and the drawing of a name in‚ “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson. Throughout the story we are guided through a series of seemingly meaningless events‚ leading up to the drawing of a lucky winner of the town Lottery. According to Webster’s dictionary the definition of a Lottery is ‘A system used
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Have you ever seen a society where everyone is the same? Well in these three stories Harrison Bergeron‚ The Hunger Games‚ and WALL-E the government made everyone the same and has created there own rules. Studying the dystopian literature helps us understand that they should show their diversity‚ not let the government control you‚ and don’t always rely on technology. They should change by showing their diversity because everyone should be themselves and not hide it.The society has made everyone
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Tunnel Vision When one lives in a privileged country‚ it becomes very easy to walk through life with a negative attitude and to almost become blind to all that one is lucky to have. Han Nolan‚ in her adaptation of Crazy‚ portrays the protagonist as an insecure teenager who learns to accept his fate and trust others. In this novel‚ a young boy named Jason Papadopoulos is left alone to live and take care of his father who is suffering from a mental illness. After attending daily counseling sessions
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In 2000‚ American military historian Victor Davis Hanson wrote that “any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena‚ victory is assured.” Beyond idolizing Western civilization’s military performance throughout history‚ Hanson’s statement raises several questions about the development of this particular approach to warfare and its various consequences and implications at local and global scales. This evolutionary process traces back to Ancient Greece
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The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck has been labeled as a feminist story for its commentary on patriarchy and feminine self expression in the time of the story. This story highlights a strong woman’s attempt to break out of the shackles she has lived in for all of her life. The story comments on and symbolizes gender roles‚ female sexuality and character development. The Chrysanthemums is shaped by the common gender roles that is present in society. When the main character‚ Elisa‚ is first introduced
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Having a strong desire to live‚ willpower‚ is what Aron Ralston‚ Lee‚ and Rainsford all have. It’s important that they have this because will power is the necessary trait to be a survivor. The first survivor who clearly had willpower was Aron Ralston.For example on day one of being trapped‚ Ralston already starts working on getting out from under the rock as soon as soon as it landed on Ralston’s arm.Ralston clearly has will power‚ instead of freaking over the rock and focusing on the pain‚ Ralston
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Beowulf‚ the most established and seemingly the most influential epic in English writing’s immense history‚ is more than just a poem. Beowulf is initially written in Old English‚ in which it puts great focus on brave endeavors of warriors and courage‚ Beowulf being one of those warriors. It speaks to the courageous faultless and the significance of destiny to the Old English individuals‚ while additionally tending to legislative issues‚ war‚ seniority‚ and kinsmanship. To translate a work like such
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Chaos and order is one unit and one balance. Without chaos there would be no order‚ no order there will be no chaos. But people tend to misinterpret what chaos and order mean. They began to assess that chaos is bad and order is good. The chaos must be removed‚ order must be created. With the hope that with the achievement of total order‚ then peace can be achieved. The relationship between the order and the chaos that has been developed by human philosophy and human science might vary. On the one
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In Araby by James Joyce‚ the narrator looks back on this time in his life and realizes the significance of young love. While he is infatuated with his friend Mangan’s sister‚ the narrator does not fully think through his journey to the bazaar. The narrator knows that Mangan’s sister is unaware of his feelings for her‚ but still allows her beauty and his feelings to cloud his judgement‚ ultimately leading to an epiphany in which the narrator learns more about himself and his intentions. It is clear
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The Necklace By Guy de Maupassant Mathilde and Loisel had no luxury at all‚ but Mathilde still wished for the good things in life. Her husband‚ whom would do anything for his wife‚ got an invitation for a party where all the “important people” (177) would be. Not everyone was given an invitation to the party‚ so Loisel thought his wife would be surprised and excited. Mathilde did not appreciate the invitation and offended her husband by saying she’d “look like a pauper” (178) and would “rather
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