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    In Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ "The Lottery"‚ the main theme is how traditions lose their meaning due to human forgetfulness. This can cause horrible consequences to occur. The story is set in a small town‚ ’on the morning of June 27th’. It opens with false innocence‚ using children‚ tricking the reader into an unaware state. The reader almost expects the Lottery to be something wonderful since the "normal" lottery has the winner getting a prize of a large amount of money or possession. Even

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    paper compares two stories ‚Shirley Jackson’s ’The Lottery’ and Kate Chopin’s ’The Story of an Hour’‚ which both demonstrate change‚ but in two very different ways. The paper notes that both stories show how change is necessary for life to be constructive and without which life becomes static and boring. The paper compares the way the characters in both stories handle change and how it affects their lives. From the Paper: "In Jackson’s "The Lottery‚" the townspeople face a unique opportunity to change

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    Short Story Analysis The Lottery Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ "The Lottery"‚ uses irony and comedy to suggest an evil hypocrisy and weakness of the human race. The story takes place in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is dominant. A yearly event‚ called the lottery‚ is where one person in the town is randomly chosen in a drawing. To be violently stoned by friends and family. The drawing has been around for over seventy-seven years and is practiced by every member of

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    THE LOTTERY People are like sheep and will obey other people’s laws or rules even if they are cruel and unjust. In Shirley Jackson’s fiction story‚ The Lottery‚ the story centers around a small town where they practice an unusual tradition every year known as “ The Lottery ”. The story mainly focuses around the Hutchinson family (which are the main protagonists of the story) and them being selected in The Lottery. The Lottery is held

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    THREE KISSES

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    Three Kisses Ma. Elena L. Paulma T hese mornings‚ Nina awakened not just from the cold that numbed her nose‚ but also from a deep sense of loss‚ of something missing or forgotten‚ the cause of which took her some time to remember‚ perhaps because she did not want to. The cold‚ although still unbearable‚ she had learned to live with‚ but this new sadness which greeted her even before she opened her eyes bewildered her‚ so that her first consciousness was always that of confusion. On this her first

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    Medieval society was divided into three groups known as the “Three Estates” (the Church‚ the Nobility‚ and the Peasantry). Follow this analogy by placing contemporary western society into three groups (or three modern “estates”). Name what these modern estates would be and describe what they would look like. Use your imagination‚ but limit yourself to three categories.  Dr.Rock HUMN 101 18 March 2012 The Three Estates The classical Three Estates (social classes) during the mideival period

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    Most people believe the lottery is a win but in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson it is exactly the opposite. In this short story a small town of villagers stone to death one of their own‚ once a year‚ for the sake of crops. There are several characters the reader encounters that play significant roles in the story‚ such as Mrs. Delacriox and Mr. Summers. Mr. Summers‚ a “round-faced‚ jovial man”‚ is essentially the mayor of the small village. He puts all his time and energy into the town’s activities

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    Critical Analysis for “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ "The Lottery"‚ aroused much controversy and criticism in 1948‚ following its debut publication‚ in the New Yorker. Jackson uses irony and comedy to suggest an underlying evil‚ hypocrisy‚ and weakness of human kind. The story takes place in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is paramount. A yearly event‚ called the lottery‚ is one in which one person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently

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    Can winning a lottery be the ideal thing that could happen in one day? The short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is all contrary. This story starts of as a pleasant‚ beautiful summer day in a small village. Where the children are picking up and accumulating rocks‚ the women are gossiping and the men are telling jokes. A beautiful day to play the lottery‚right? However‚ this is not a lottery you want to win. Two characters that impacted me the most from this short story are the Mr.Warner and

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    Three Hostels

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    which should be considered before choosing a hostel. This research report examines three hostels in Sydney‚ namely Wake Up (WK)‚ Sydney Central (SC) ChiliBlue Backpackers (CB)‚ and compares them with regard to their location and transport options; accommodation and cost; and facilities. The location of the three hostels and the transport options are marked different. Wake Up has the most convenient location of the three hostels. In fact‚ located in Pitt Street‚ hostel WK is a 5 minutes’ walk to the

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