unfair. I feel that the story chose her because nobody likes a sore loser when the drawing was that of a chance for everyone to be picked. 4. What are some examples of irony in this story? For example‚ why might the title‚ "The Lottery‚" or the opening description in paragraph one‚ be considered ironic? Ans: I don’t think there were any examples of
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NGUYEN HUYNH TRUC CHI (TRISSY) COMN-152 QUESTION 25 Read your first journal entry. How have your reading and writing skills improved in COMN 152? What are some areas that still need improvement? I have taken a look at my first journal entry‚ I believe that my reading and writing skills substantially improved in COMN 152. In reading‚ I often did not use a dictionary and translate new vocabulary during reading a book‚ along with a random story in which I read on the internet. I try to finish reading
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com/authors/hannah_arendt) The story “The Lottery” deals with events that are unexpected. This means that you can expect the unexpected because in the story “The Lottery” when Tessi gets hit with the stones it was unexpected. In The Lottery‚ setting and imagery are all things that help prove the theme‚ which is you can expect the unexpected. The author uses imagery because it helps the reader visualize more of what is happening in the theme. For example‚ Tessie Hutchinson got hit on the side
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Journal Entry This Journal entry shall discuss my feelings on Cathy Song’s ”Heaven‚” and analyzing as well as interpreting the message in it. I will go into the message of heritage‚ how the narrator’s boy relates to his heritage‚ and interpretation of the narrator’s feelings on the town that her family lives in. One of the biggest underlying elements is heritage. It immediately starts off with “He thinks when we die we’ll go to China” (line 1). This poem talks about Chinese heritage through the view
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Journal Entry #3 Personality After taking the personality test I discovered several things. Based on the test I have high levels of openness‚ extraversion‚ agreeableness‚ and neuroticism. I also have a moderate level of conscientiousness. I like the fact that I have high levels when it comes to openness‚ extraversion‚ and agreeableness. When people interact with me their perception of me is positive. However‚ I also don’t like that I am very agreeable. Others see me as very trusting‚ friendly
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In order to live deliberately‚ we must be able to enlighten our minds and open our hearts to ideas that are different from our own. In Thoreau’s journal entries‚ he says‚ “cultivate the tree which you have found to bear fruit in your soil.” To me‚ the soil symbolizes the human essence‚ the tree symbolizes the opportunities we receive‚ and the fruit symbolizes the great actions that a person has done with the opportunities brought to them. When it comes to personal successes‚ we must be able to move
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Jackson’s short story‚ "The Lottery"‚ ironically gives the lottery a bad meaning. The lottery in this story is used for a public stoning‚ contrary to the first thing that comes to a reader’s mind when they think of winning the lottery; a big sum of money. The reader sees both literal and metaphorical meaning of this story because for one it shows for face value what the entire story is about‚ and hidden behind it is the notion of the scapegoat being picked like a lottery number. The setting of the
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The learning journal entry must be a reflective statement that considers the following questions: 1) Describe what you did. This does not mean that you copy and paste from what you have posted or the assignments you have prepared. You need to describe what you did and how you did it. This week we were exposed to really interesting parts or data structures; Lists‚ Stacks‚ Queues‚ dictionaries. There was a lot of material that I had to read and some videos I had to watch to get a good understanding
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22/4/17 Journal Entry #8 London Christopher embarks on a challenging journey to London which acts as a symbolic rite of passage‚ as he successfully transitions from a boy needs help completing everyday task for the normal person to someone who can independently complete a task beyond his limitations. Christopher had to endure thirst and hunger while he was in a state of confusion while waiting for a train. I felt sympathetic towards him‚ feeling both worried but at the same time a sense of reverence
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Eoin Fitzsimons Humanities 1 Double Entry Journal 12/3/2014 “In 1947 the British left‚ but only a moron would think that we became free then.” (Adiga 18). The above quote is from White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. The speaker‚ Balram Halwai aka White Tiger is a self made man out of the so called darkness of India. He goes from working in a tea shop to working as a driver and after a few bad decisions becomes a self proclaimed entrepreneur. In his time period‚ India’s government is corrupt. Officials
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