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    underpin a positive environment. Explain how a positive environment and routine meet the needs of children and their families? All practitioners should ensure they provide a safe‚ secure environment for children. A positive environment must mean you cater for the child as a whole - meaning their Physical‚ social‚ emotional and intellectual development. The EYFS explains that along with caring for a child’s personal development‚ and helping them build relationships with others - a positive environment

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    Although the short stories “The Lottery” and “The Veldt” have completely different settings and time periods‚ the one common theme that runs through both stories is the tendency of human nature to use violence to accomplish its goals. In both stories‚ selfishness drives the characters to commit horrific acts of murder. In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery‚” the villagers use the excuse of an annual ritual to literally execute one of their own in the mistaken belief that it will help

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    it is still followed. Traditions are supposed to be memories‚ and who would want to remember such a gruesome tradition. The murder of Tessie hutchinson was one that never would be forgotten. In “ The Lottery” they had a tradition that was chilling. Of course we are all thinking that “The Lottery” is about someone hitting the jackpot.In this story no one hit the jackpot. Tessie‚ a mother of two‚ was the only person being hit.”Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a  cleared space by now‚and she

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    For most people the word “lottery” conjures up thoughts of winning a multi-million dollar prize‚ but for the villagers in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” the word brings forth a sense of dread. The lottery is an old tradition in the village that happens every June 27th and starts out as a seemingly innocent event. However as the process of the lottery begins‚ it is obvious the lottery is a thing the villagers fear. The tradition of the lottery goes further back than anyone in the village can

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    unless masses of people take part in governing their countries. Therefore‚ their participation plays very crucial roles in their societies. By not taking their political actions‚ they can become passive. It can result in unfavorable societies. The Lottery and Harrison Bergeron stories criticize reckless obedience made by people in two societies described in very sensational manner. Purpose of this essay is to analyze how the stories describe passive societies in order to criticize a blind obedience

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    ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson is a short story that uses plot. characterisation and suspense to develop several themes. In doing so Jackson deepens our understanding of people and the nature of society. The story begins in a growing village which holds an annual lottery‚ but instead of being rewarded the person who receives the marked paper gets stoned to death.

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    Jackson’s “The Lottery‚” a “lottery” is a tradition which takes place each year where the whole town gathers and the man of the house takes a folded slip from a black box. Once each man has a slip‚ they are allowed to unfold the paper‚ the man with a dot on his paper would then have his whole family take part in the process. After the whole family had chosen a slip the person with the dot would be stoned to death. The title is misleading considering the literal meaning of lottery is a distribution

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    1. Should hospitals run lotteries to create revenue for their budgets? Why OR why not? Provide reasons. In my opinion‚ hospitals should run lotteries to create revenue for their budgets‚ Many hospitals today are lacking the required space for patients and staff. There are outdated machines still being used and the shortage of staff prevents the medical industry from delivering adequite health care. It would be beneficial for the hospitals to run lotteries. I will support this point of view by

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    It is through great suspense and irony that Shirley Jackson tells the story of a lottery in a small town. The result of the lottery is also left open to be interpreted by the reader. All this could not be done without the use of the third person objective point of view in which the story ‚“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ is told. Shirley Jackson uses situational irony as well as verbal irony to keep the readers on their toes and especially to keep the ending a surprise. Achieving this irony would

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    Slips of Fate In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author uses irony to expand on a theme of traditions that continue although they are ludicrous and barbaric. “Like a lamb to slaughter” comes to mind for both the characters in this story and the reader. The characters are honoring a tradition that is handed down to them from former generations. The reader is led through the seemingly normal and quaint little village‚ and is taken on a ride of ironic

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