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VIRGINIA ’S LOTTERY BENEFICIAL OR NOT? In 1987‚ Virginia residents voted on a referendum for a state-operated lottery‚ and even though‚ according to an article in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 9‚ 2003‚ the majority of politicians believed that the state should not be "in the business of promoting gambling" (Robertson)‚ Virginians voted overwhelmingly for the lottery‚ and consequently the Virginia Lottery was born. According to the Virginia Lottery ’s Web site‚ in 1999 all proceeds
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Antonin Dvorak began composing during a time when nationalists from many states were attempting to have music of their own. The world relied heavily on Germanic music for a long time‚ so composers were being tasked with trying to create new music for the non-germanic states. Dvorak was among these commissioned. His compositions were best known for being able to create a national style through the use of folk songs. The pieces he wrote‚ that incorporated the folk songs of the Slavic people‚ gave him
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Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud was born on September the 4th‚ 1896‚ in Marseille‚ France. He was son to Eupharasie Nalpas and Antoine-Roi Artaud. Both his parents were natives of Smyrna‚ an ancient Greek city modernly known as Izmir. When he was four years old‚ Artaud had a severe case of meningitis‚ which gave him a nervous irritable temperament during his adolescence. He also suffered from neuralgia‚ stammering and sever bouts of clinical depression‚ this was treated with the use of opium resulting
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provides the mechanism of booking cabs along with air ticket reservation. This system is designed to help wide range of customers and Travel Agencies registered to them. Its main functionality will help the agencies expand their horizons in the field of providing service to the customers. There are not much service providers who provide both air and cab reservation. Customer needs to look for more than one providers or agencies to book their tickets & cabs. Inconvenience is caused to the travelers to
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Literary Response: The Lottery The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is a compelling story about the human race and how it is affected by its surrounding traditions. When the 27th of June arrives‚ a village is overtaken by a two hour lottery‚ which includes the picking of stones‚ a black box and ends in a fight for the “winners” life. One of the prominent themes in this story is human hypocrisy. Although most of the characters are shown through their words and actions‚ one particular person stands out:
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of the lottery is a theme not directly answered throughout the short story. However the motif of tradition revolves around the course of the lottery triggering debates on whether some controversial traditions should be changed or even abolished. Our forefathers created many traditions around the world centuries ago‚ which leaves less debate on whether these traditions are ethical. The effects of these traditions leave sometimes damaging legacies on our behaviour as humans. In “The Lottery”‚ the effects
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Origin of gambling in the United States The first lottery was held in the America by the Virginia Company with the permission of the Crown to raise money to finance the establishment of the Colony in 1612. The lotteries were relatively sophisticated and included instant winners. All the original 13 raised revenue through lotteries. The proceeds were used to establish Harvard‚ Yale‚ Columbia‚ Dartmouth‚ Princeton‚ and William and Mary. Lottery funds were also used to build churches and libraries
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between "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury‚ and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson‚ are towards the settings of each stories. "The Veldt"‚ takes place in a technologically advanced era‚ while the characters in "The Lottery"‚ live in a village in a prior time period. It is evident that there is a distinct similarity in emotional settings‚ as well as contrasting differences in the social and intellectual settings of both stories. One distinct difference in both stories is the major difference in the social aspects
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reading “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson. Jackson uses irony to suggest an underlying evil‚ hypocrisy‚ and weakness of human kind. Jackson shows many important lessons about human nature in this short story including barbaric traditions in a supposedly civilized village‚ the community’s hypocrisy‚ and how violence and cruelty take place. "The Lottery" tells the story of an annual tradition in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is paramount. The Lottery is a yearly event
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