compared their performances in four separate conditions: no background noise‚ or overhearing a either a dialogue‚ a halfalogue‚ or a monologue. Compared to the silent condition‚ they found that performance in both tasks decreased significantly when the participant listened to the halfalogue‚ while there was no significant difference with the dialogue or with the monologue. In experiment 2‚ the researchers replicated the setup of the first experiment‚ except that they converted the original conversation
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The theme for the story is the lack of communication it was slowly rising more and more in the story “Charles” by Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson teaches her readers that lack of communication‚ can cause people to be able to lie easier‚ and she shows this lesson through Foreshadowing‚ and leaving the author with something to think of. First thing the story perceived through the lack of communications. Because his mother seems to be busy asking about Charles she forgets to ask about her son
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The Lottery Perspective on Mortality and Tradition. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is nothing less than a powerful story about a society that gathers once per year and holds a lottery. But this is not a lottery with a winner; it is a lottery with a loser. “The Lottery” is a chilling story because it depicts a sense of normalcy among the towns’ people when they randomly decided to kill a neighbor by practically just drawing straws. This story really asks the question‚ are rituals always a good
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Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery” uses underlying details and specific word choice to highlight her pensive tone. Throughout the story‚ Shirley Jackson uses the word “Lottery‚” repeatedly. The use of the word in one sentence focuses on the use of it‚ “...Used to be a saying about ’Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon.’... There’s always been a lottery‚” (Jackson 31). The word here emphasizes that Old man Warner has an understanding of “The Lottery.” Jackson leaves the reader with a connotative
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Is Mr Rochester the man for Jane? Mr Rochester is not the man for Jane because he is nearly twice Jane’s age. ‘ Oh yes. But you see there is a considerable difference in age. Mr Rochester is nearly forty; she is but twenty-five.’ In Jane’s monologue she states ‘ You‚ a favourite with Mr Rochester? You gifted with the power of pleasing him? You of importance to him in any way? Go! Your folly sicken me.’ Why would Jane be doubting herself so much if she really loved him. She has never come across
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book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due to the fact that they seem to be written in a different language; however‚ I was still persistent
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In Shirley Jackson ’s short story "The Lottery" she represents an average society with seemingly common order and widely developed traditions which everybody is forced or even glad to follow whatever they are. First we see how everybody has traditionally defined roles within the community: men‚ women and even children know well how they are expected to behave. Men are the dominating part; they have the right to make decisions for their families. Women have a subordinate position: they are supposed
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MODULE: English Literature. ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Monologue Stage directions – Upon arriving in his new office in Australia. Frank is wearing shorts‚ a short sleeved shirt and a handkerchief with tied corners on his head looking every inch the out of place‚ quintessential British man on holiday‚ slightly sweaty and flustered from the Australian heat. The study is small and untidy but quite reminiscent of his office back in England. Frank starts to unpack his belongings‚ putting books into shelves
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Love Love at first sight - I thought it only existed in Love Stories until I saw you. My stomach jumped‚ my heart started to race when I saw you on the crowded dance floor. I couldn’t stop staring at you‚ I caught your eye but quickly turned away embarrassed. My friends couldn’t believe I was interested in someone that looked like you - tattoos‚ piercings my parents would be horrified. To me you were the only person in the crowded room - could you feel the same way? Could we spend the rest
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I still remember the screams and agony of children who were my age back then. It is still a memory that makes my stomach rage with disgust and despair. Those children never deserved to live like that. Sometimes I wish that I could have taken a few kids rather than being so vain. Nevertheless‚ I am just glad I was able to escape the hell I was destined to stay imprisoned in. My story starts when I was just a little girl who could not understand what was happening around me. Sadly‚ my childhood was
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