It was my first time away from home and family. I was five years old at the time and I was staying at my granny’s house. The daytime was always great with Granny. We would run around the garden and play with the dog. In the summer we would listen to the lone cow’s moo in the field. When we heard it we would fall to the ground laughing in the bright‚ dazzling sun. I had never slept at Granny’s house before but I did always stay for tea. There was always a smell coming from Granny’s marvellous
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ground and it made you cry like a baby. They smelled so strong even though they were not yet fully grown. The farm used to have an apple tree but it had so many apples on it that it split in half. I learned that when you pick onions you should pick one with the biggest top and also use a shovel because they do not like being pulled out of the ground. Samantha screamed when she pulled her onion out of the ground‚ a bunch of worms accompanied the onion. While Samantha was struggling her grandpa said
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Positive and negative effects of winning the lottery Winning the lottery is something everyone wants. Rarely do people realize that there are also bad effects to having such a large sum of money. A good amount of people that win the lottery are foolish with their money‚ quit their jobs‚ or just don’t know what to do with it. The others that win make smart decisions in either investing their fortune‚ donating it to a good cause‚ or just helping their family be finically stable. Majority of people
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Irony in “The Lottery” Irony‚ generally described as expressing something different from or opposite to a literal meaning‚ is used as an underlying theme in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ The Lottery. As an age-old tradition‚ the lottery is one in which a single person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The main example of irony throughout the story resides within the fact that the word lottery suggests that the winning villager is going
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In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It
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she had always made significantly more than my dad and there was really no reason for my dad to work in the first place‚ he really just did it because he loved it. As my 4 brothers and I got older it got progressively harder on my parents being away from home so much. When a job opportunity with less hours and a sizable amount of money came to my mom she was quick to consider it. She eventually made her decision‚ consulting my dad very little‚ she made the decision to move across the country to a
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All For One‚ or One For All >>>>>In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚" a question about suffering is raised. When comparing these two short stories‚ one is compelled to ask is it better that a society suffer to improve the life of one person‚ or instead is it better that one person suffers to improve the life of a society. In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚ " the main characters dealt with the pain and suffering in their societies in ways that
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KRISHNA NAGAR‚ DELHI - 110 051 FAX : 011-22091791; EMAIL : progress.india@vsnl.com Key to An Easy Approach to COMPOSITION and GRAMMAR 82 Key to An Easy Approach to Gram. & Comp. 8 1. WORDS‚ PHRASES & SENTENCES Ex 1 : Write ‘P’ against a phrase‚ ‘C’ against a clause and ‘S’ against a sentence. 1. A backing sound P 2. Sat on a wall C 3. Fond of Music P 4. Delhi is a big city. S 5. Rats are not found here. S 6. Plastic is very durable. S 7. A fair little girl P 8. He pays the debt. C 9. While it
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SECTION (37 questions‚ 75 minutes) 1. X is an even number and Y is a positive odd number. Which of the following expressions cannot be even? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (XY) Y X3Y3 X3 XY Y2 2. How much interest will $2‚400 earn at an annual rate of 8% in one year if the interest is compounded every 4 months? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) $141 $150 $197 $234 $312 3. What is the value of P? (1) P is even. (2) P is a square of a prime number. (a) Statement (1) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question‚ but statement
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Symbolism in “The Lottery” The definition of the word lottery is a process or happening that is or seems to be determined by chance. In the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author takes this to an extreme level. She uses various symbols to portray this grim story. By using symbols such as the black box‚ the last names‚ the children‚ and the stones‚ we will clearly see the importance of symbolism in this story and in literature today. The 1st symbol that is predominantly used throughout
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