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    “The Lottery” “The Lottery” written by Chris Abani was a reflection of an event that took place during his own youth. It was primarily about vigilante justice and how public mobs would decide someone’s fate. The mobs would use no legal process when deciding if someone was guilty of a crime and the accused would face the consequences regardless of being innocent. There was no trial for the accused‚ and if the mob wanted you punished it was going to happen most defiantly without reason. This was

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    treasure in heaven. Then come‚ follow me.’ But when the young man heard this‚ he went away sad‚ for he had many possessions." Just as the parables that Jesus taught throughout the Gospels had valuable life lessons‚ as does Guy de Maupassant’s‚ "The Necklace." The theme of selfish vanity vs. profitable hard work is revealed by Maupassant through Madame Loisel’s internal conflict developed from comparison beginning at a young age. Guy de Maupassant demonstrates that one cannot truly discern how to stand

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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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    Collections Grade 10 Guiding Questions Collection 1 “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson Read the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. Then‚ reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question‚ citing text evidence. 1. Lines 1–10: Based on the first paragraph‚ explain what you can infer about the village and its people. The village seems to be very 2. Lines 1–18: Explain the tone in these lines. 3. Lines 38–40: Why might the author have chosen to write this sentence

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    Is Lottery a Good Idea? Lottery is one of the best things that has ever happened to human kind especially those that dream high and but their dreams don’t come to life because they don’t have what it takes to make it happen. Lotteries are in various categories such as sweep stakes‚ scratch off‚ the Jackpot and even the green card lottery. The lottery that is being focused in this argument is the jackpot one. When individuals or people in general buy the lottery ticket their hopes are high‚ and they

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    The lottery 1. Where do you think "The Lottery" takes place? What purpose do you suppose the writer has in making this setting appear so familiar and ordinary? In Jackson’s "The Lottery‚" the structure leading to the surprise ending is dependent on the detached(adj.分離的)‚ matter-of-fact point of view‚ together with the familiar and ordinary setting.  The point is that the setting is ordinary.  These are normal people. The story is a scapegoat story.  And all societies scapegoat(n.代罪羔羊).  The point

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    The Lottery by Shirley Jackson tells an intriguing‚ thought-provoking and disturbing story‚ by using conventions of symbolism‚ dialogue and foreshadowing. The conventions used help bring together‚ emphasize and create meaning for the reader‚ that people blindly follow traditions that have lost meaning .Jackson has cleverly used symbolism in the short story to form a multifaceted meaning that challenges the readers to broaden their thoughts in regards to the tradition. The convention of dialogue misleads

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    it is still followed. Traditions are supposed to be memories‚ and who would want to remember such a gruesome tradition. The murder of Tessie hutchinson was one that never would be forgotten. In “ The Lottery” they had a tradition that was chilling. Of course we are all thinking that “The Lottery” is about someone hitting the jackpot.In this story no one hit the jackpot. Tessie‚ a mother of two‚ was the only person being hit.”Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a  cleared space by now‚and she

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    For most people the word “lottery” conjures up thoughts of winning a multi-million dollar prize‚ but for the villagers in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” the word brings forth a sense of dread. The lottery is an old tradition in the village that happens every June 27th and starts out as a seemingly innocent event. However as the process of the lottery begins‚ it is obvious the lottery is a thing the villagers fear. The tradition of the lottery goes further back than anyone in the village can

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    unless masses of people take part in governing their countries. Therefore‚ their participation plays very crucial roles in their societies. By not taking their political actions‚ they can become passive. It can result in unfavorable societies. The Lottery and Harrison Bergeron stories criticize reckless obedience made by people in two societies described in very sensational manner. Purpose of this essay is to analyze how the stories describe passive societies in order to criticize a blind obedience

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