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    The Lottery

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    Artistic Text Written and published in 1948‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is today ranked as “one of the most famous short stories in the history of American Literature” according to author Laurie Harris. This short story focuses on a village that every year has a lottery to determine which of the towns’ people will be sacrificed in order to guarantee a good harvest for the coming year. The readers are deceptively led to believe that the lottery is a normal‚ casual event when in actuality it is

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    In modern day America‚ gambling is seen everywhere. Whether it is gambling on a sporting event‚ a horse race‚ a game of cards‚ or any other event‚ it is seen as a common practice among many American citizens. The most popular place for one to gamble is a casino. There are many casinos throughout the country‚ and despite the many critics of such venues‚ these casinos are here to stay for quite some time to come. Starting in 1931‚ Nevada took control of the casino gambling market and held a monopoly

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    years‚ government operated gambling has grown into a massive business‚ there has been much controversy around the topic of weather or not Gambling should be regulated. In this essay I will explain my point of view on this topic and give examples that support my ideas. So‚ what should the state’s policy towards gambling? I believe that the state should not regulate gambling because of three main reasons. My first reason is people’s rights and freedoms. Second‚ Gambling has grown into a major industry

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    The Lottery

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    Kristen English II CP D MOD 9/12/13 “The Lottery” and Its Traditions In the short story “The Lottery” (1948) Shirley Jackson has a way of telling the story how it is. When you read the title‚ your mind sets on a positive thought. Funny‚ how your thoughts can affect how things really turn out to be. “The morning of June 27th” is a very important part‚ as it sets the mood for the story. Each year the small town has a gathering in a square with a heap of festivities and fun stuff going on

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    Ethical Problems of Gambling An addiction to gambling can be as alcoholism and drug addiction. Gambling is a chronic though gradual condition that occurs when an individual is unable to control the impulse to participate in gambling‚‭ ‬regardless of the impact that it may have on one‭’‬s life. The disorder frequently leads to stress‚‭ ‬extensive debt‚‭ ‬a gradually worsened gambling problem especially if the procedure is left untreated. Although gambling has a clear financial effect

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    The Lottery

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    07 December 2009 Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” – A Feminist Perspective Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery” details the obvious gender roles in the small village where it takes place and also represents those that are often present in our own society. Women are often seen as inferior to men in societal groups. In “The Lottery”‚ this is represented by the absence of any dominant female character in the story. Gender roles are evident among the villagers; even the children are guided

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    The Lottery.

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    Writing Assignment: The Lottery. 1. Were does you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? I was really surprised by the ending of the story‚ because I really doesn’t know what it was going to happen‚ I think that the story is like a little mysterious but I never

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    The Lottery

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    are passed down overtime because certain individuals are afraid of the consequences. In a small village‚ there is a yearly tradition that randomly selects one individual to be stoned by the entire village. This tradition is known as “The Lottery.” In “The Lottery‚” Shirley Jackson combines foreshadowing with a comforting tone thus both concealing and revealing the shocking ending. Shirley Jackson’s use of a benevolent tone leaves readers unsuspecting of the ironic ending. As the story begins

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    The Lottery

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    The lottery is a short story that cruelly documents the annual sacrifice of an unlucky townsperson. The majory of the story is the process of selecting the townsperson being sacrificed. This process is called the lottery. Jackson uses an abundant amount of symbols throught her story which perfectly convey the inhuman tradition that is the lottery. The two main symbols Jackson uses are the townspeople’s names‚ and the objects used to conduct the lottery. The names assigned to the townspeople play

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    The Lottery

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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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