Case: National Cranberry Coop Questions 1. What are the most critical problems facing National Cranberry that Mr. Schaeffer must address? What are some potential causes of these problems? What potential solutions do you suggest? Problems and potential causes: 1. Overtime costs: the root cause of this issue depends on how effectively workers could be scheduled. Workers in this industry tend to have problems with absenteeism. A higher than expected absenteeism would translate to overtime pay
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Alexa Keating 3/24/13 Violence Is The Answer? Human violence is frowned upon by society‚ but it is a very common theme for short stories. Authors use gruesome or macabre details to develop and emphasize theme. Theme‚ the controlling idea or insight to the story‚ can be clarified when authors use such extreme forms of violence. In the short stories “The Destructors”‚ by Graham Greene‚ “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ and “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ by Richard Conell‚ some form of gruesome actions
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The article An Old Testament Analogue for “The Lottery‚” by James M. Gibson argues the possibility that “The Lottery” draws parallels from the Bible book of Joshua chapter 7 verses 10 through 26. He first states that Shirley Jackson’s short story has fascinated readers due to the fact that she has not stated the exact meaning of the story: “…Jackson herself steadfastly refused to explain the story either to the editors of The New Yorker or to the writers of the 450 letters…” By stating this‚ he
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I wonder if some of the people of that community that were involved in the stoning feel guilt from killing somebody. Sure there will be some people that will be emotionally affected by the murder due to a close relationship with the victim‚ but do distant acquaintances feel that their actions are unjust? I think there would be very
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states in Exodus 21:24‚ “an eye for eye‚ tooth for tooth‚ hand for hand‚ foot for foot”. We should never fight fire with fire‚ and use violence with violence. Many of the methods of capital punishment are terrifying and cruel‚ such as stoning. As its own name states‚ stoning involves getting hit by stones until death. Another reason why we shouldn’t allow the death penalty is that there are times when an innocent person is sentenced to death. Take the case of Saint Nicholas for instance. If Saint
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What is the duality of Human Nature? The duality of Human Nature is the belief that every human being has a good side and a bad side‚ and in “ The Lottery” you can see some great examples of this.Just a few characters that are good examples include‚ Bill Hutchinson‚ Nancy‚ Bill Jr‚ and Davy. Bill Hutchinson is character in the short story “The Lottery” who is a great example to use when it comes to the duality of Human Nature. Bill is the unlucky person who wins the lottery‚ putting his family
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life. Rainsford is putting the situation where he is fighting for his life. In “the lottery”‚ Tessis Hutchinson is faces with a stoning from her village. The town holds a lottery to stone one person every year. A lot of work goes into this lottery and everyone has to partake in it. Once Tessis has the feeling it will be her she tries to save herself for the stoning. Rainsford is a well- educated man from New Your City. He falls off a yacht and ends up on this island with General Saroff. The author
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I think the most important theme was Traditions and Customs. In this short story‚ the village that the story takes place in has a tradition every year called the lottery. In this tradition‚ one person is picked out of the village and is given a stoning‚ a punishment where people take rocks and throw them at you until you die. This tradition has been going on so long that the villagers cannot remember when it started. Also in this tradition‚ there are some customs like a black box which is never
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“’The Lottery’: Symbolic Tour de Force”. American Literature. Contemporary Literary Critcism. March 1974. Linda Wagner-Martin. “’The Lottery’: Overview”. Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Literature Resource Center. 1994. Fritz Oehlschlaeger. “The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in ‘The Lottery’”. Essays in Literature. Contemporary Literary Critcism. 1990.
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Current Event In the recent article on CNN News‚ Jethro Mullen reports of a woman in Afghanistan sentenced to death by stoning after an accusation adultery. The article‚ “Woman stoned to death in Afghanistan over accusation of adultery”‚ reports of a 19-year-old woman named Rokhshana who was in a forced marriage‚ and as a result‚ fled away with another man. They were caught by Taliban leader of the village and he ordered Rokhshana to be stoned to death. Joyenda‚ one of two female governors in Afghanistan
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