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    92-101). Haliburton targeted Americans because he considers that if tainting the American image‚ people’s perspectives of them it would change and so would the opinions of being more independent. When targeting Americans Haliburton used humour and irony as satirical methods. "How is it that an American can sell his wares‚ at whatever price he pleases‚ where a blue-nose would fail to make a sail at all?"(83). It is ironic because Americans are at the top of the food chain when it comes to development

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    Get Over the Past‚ Focus on the Present “A Rose for Emily”‚ by William Faulkner and “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson are both short stories that deal with conflict from either the community or individually. Faulkner hints us readers the main conflict in “A Rose for Emily” is not only Emily but other characters in this short story. For “The Lottery”‚ Jackson hints the readers the conflict is more on the social side meaning the community or society not only the main characters. But the main comparisons

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    Thuan Nguyen Dr. Robert Janusko English II 2/17/13 A Rose for Emily & The Lottery Many short stories use a technique where they conceal the ending of the story while preparing the reader for the ending. In order to do that‚ the author uses methods of point of view and foreshadowing. In “A rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “The Lottery “written by Shirley Jackson‚ the authors use both methods. The point of view used by William Faulkner in “A Rose for Emily” is in 1st person

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    Satire Essay Many things are happening right now on our earth. For instance we are dealing with global warming‚ loss of freshwater‚ Ebola outbreak and last but not least over population. Although I have many solutions to all of them‚ I believe that we should deal with overpopulation by ways of sizing down. I propose that we use labour camps to effectively do thi Every country must have at least one labour camp to cut down on population‚ but countries with more people must have more camps. The camps

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    Destructive Traditions Within "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery"‚ raises many questions in the back of a reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. "The Lottery" clearly expresses Jackson’s feelings concerning mankind’s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. As her theme‚ she shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of the short story with the use of

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    Dakota Dunn Response paper for The Lottery ENGL 1020 24 April‚ 2014 Why do humans have an obsession with death and pain? Looking back‚ history is littered with stories of people being murdered in cruel ways. Think back to Nero‚ Emperor of Rome. Or remember the stories of the Catholic Inquisition. In more recent years‚ people hear stories of torture and killing in China and the Middle East. Even the bombing of the Boston marathon falls under these tragedies. There is no doubt that humans

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    Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" portrays many aspects of how traditions and rituals are carried on from generation to generation. Furthermore‚ her work has a great deal of symbolism that the reader can connect with and interpret their own feelings about the subject matter. "The Lottery" reveals many sides of human nature and the willingness for one person to suffer while others continue their everyday life. In the story "the Lottery" there are many different dilemmas that are occurring. The town

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    | Problem:|Solution:|Benefits of Solution:| People always talk about the innocent lives of human beings and animals being killed/diseased/injured while everybody seems blinded towards fruits‚ vegetables‚ and plants when the same things happen to them! The lives of these harmless organisms are never considered while we chow down on salads and apples! The lives of the innocent must be protected!|The solution is simple‚ banning the consumption and destruction of all vegetables‚ fruits‚ and plants

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    Shirley Valentine Essay All literature is written for a reason‚ the author is intending to communicate something often found at the very core of the work itself. Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine is no different‚ told through the perspective of an aging housewife it draws attention to both social and personal messages. One such message is the concept of personal growth and human potential. Within the play there are many insights and examples of the theme like the transformation Shirley`s character

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    Chaucer’s Irony Geoffrey Chaucer uses irony as a way to convey his ideas in a more effective manner. Two stories from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales that demonstrate this use of irony are "The Pardoners Tale" and "The Nun’s Priest’s Tale." Although these two stories are very different‚ they both use irony to teach a similar lesson. The Pardoner is a hypocrite. He preaches about drunkenness‚ while he tells his story intoxicated. He talks about blasphemy and greed‚ and he attempts to sell fake religious

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