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    Elements of Fiction “The Lottery” Plot: The plot is developed in chronological order‚ with a few episodes from past stories. Exposition: The story begins on a beautiful summer’s day where the village gathering in the town square with kids running around enjoying their liberation from school‚ and putting rocks in their pockets and guarding a pile of rocks in the corner. Rising Action: Further in the story‚ the lottery has begun and every head of the family has drawn a little piece of paper from

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    Many people play the lottery each and every day in hopes of one day receiving a large sum of money without the hassle of working hard for many years. While this many seem like the easy way out‚ winning the lottery for some can also be hard work that doesn’t always pay off but when it does the possibilities are endless. Out of everything I could possibly do‚ winning the lottery would allow me to travel to many places not only around the united states but also across seas to different islands and

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    “The Lottery” to convey how people blindly follow a tradition that‚ in reality‚ is morally brutal. She uses Old Man Warner’s commentary to help portray this issue. For instance‚ Old Man Warner states‚ “‘It’s not the way it used to be‚’ Old Man Warner said clearly. ‘People ain’t the way they used to be”’ (Jackson 7). Old Man Warner comments on everyone’s sympathy for Tessie’s family. He has participated in the lottery for 77 years and based on that experience‚ he comments on how the lottery has changed

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    First of all‚ according to Vinod (2008 -2013) books of prime entry are books where transactions are first recorded. These may or may not be part of the double system. These are not accounts; they are simply books that record details of transactions. Books of prime entry are also known as books of original entry / subsidiary book/ daybooks among others. In any organization where company’s buy and sell goods‚ will need to divide the journal into subsidiary books. And they are as follows: Sales book

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    While the characters in the two short stories Destructors by Gramham Greene and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson had unexpected endings the characters varied in qualities‚ emotions‚ and motivation. Each story seems to reveal a surprising outcome and turn of events as their personalities unfolded. As the climax grew the outcome was not so predictable. In the Destructors the main characters were T (Trevor)‚ the house‚ and Mr. Thomas (Old Misery). Trevor was the new recruit and was described as being

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    Autistic Disorder Rosalinda Berglette Keiser University Dr. Peter Borghese  Introduction to Psychology September 13 2014 There are many different health problems that we are clueless about‚ and one of them is Autism. Autism has been around for a long time‚ but it is very hard to differentiate if it is a disorder or disease. This paper is research paper about Autism and how effective it can be in your life. Having someone with Autism in your family is a heart breaking sickness

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    (1.) Issue Identification - Identify two specific issues on which Gretchen Weirob and Sam Miller disagree‚ explaining what the main points of disagreement between them are for each issue (2 paragraphs‚ one paragraph for each disagreement). Weirob disagrees with Miller. Weirob does not believe that someone can survive after death. Weirob wonders how is it possible for someone to survive‚ if they are considered to be dead and their bodies are decayed? She says that someone who is dead‚ no

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    LiYan Mao Anthropology 2202 Instructor: Lisa Beiswenger 11/16/13 Expressive culture: behaviors and beliefs related to art‚ leisure and play. Art and culture: Art is the application of imagination‚ skill and style to matter‚ movement‚ and sound that goes beyond the purely practical. Western fine art: rare‚ expensive art produced by artists trained in the western classical tradition. Esthetics: refers to socially accepted notion of quality. Ethno-esthetics: culturally specific definition

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    Analysis of Setting in "The Lottery"� Setting‚ the time‚ location‚ and objects in which the events of a literary work occur. This important factor is needed to help the reader familiarize himself with what he is reading. Many writers use setting to "establish a realistic background‚ transport us to strange and exotic places‚ or even to create a certain mood"� (Paschal 4). For example‚ setting as described in "The Lottery"� is a small present day town on a clear and sunny summer day. Shirley Jackson

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    as religion‚ language‚ lifestyle‚ food‚ art and culture. Tradition is a fundamental factor for an individual because it helps shape their view on the world (regardless of whether their tradition is positive or negative). In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson it explains how people could blindly follow tradition without questions because it’s ingrained in

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