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    Horse Playing in the Army

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    Horse play is defined as Rowdy or boisterous play; gay or light hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement‚ typical on many construction sites between fellow workers‚ usually within a familiar team or crew and can often result in unintentional physical harm. Some other common names used for horse play are goofing off‚ playing around‚ and rough housing. There is a very thin line between harmless play and dangerous horse play. In most situations‚ even the most seemingly harmless joke

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    “How have I been so blind and participated in the Lottery all those years?” I said to myself. “Now I know how it felt to be the family who got chosen to do the Lottery and sacrifice one of their family members for this tradition that no longer has a purpose.” Suddenly‚ this anger‚ frustration built up inside me made me yell‚ “You didn’t give him enough time to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair‚” to Mr. Summers. Mrs. Delacroix replied‚ “Be a good sport‚ Tessie.”

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    After watching the “Lottery”‚ I was extremely in awe of how people treat charter schools. I myself never had the opportunity to attend a charter school‚ but I do never thought people felt so strong about them. The PTA were against a school system that could help better educate their children. Looking at the way the parents reacted was heart breaking. I would think‚ that these parents would want their children to receive the best education that they can get‚ regardless of what the school is‚ but that

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    a beautiful summer day‚ as author writes “the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green”‚ children are during their summer vacation and the villagers have begun assembling in the square to hold a lottery‚ so it’s unclear exactly what the prize of this lottery is going to be and this mystery persists throughout the story. Until the end of the story‚ Tess Hutchinson is stoned

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    Alma Musvosvi Professor Aagaard English 102 April 15‚ y Journal IV One of the many themes Shirley Jackson portrays in “The Lottery”‚ is blind acceptance of sexism in society. This theme was clear shown throughout the story in the way that women were treated. In the opening of the story‚ the villagers is gathered at the town square in preparation for the annual lottery. Jackson describes what the boys‚ girls‚ men and women are doing. From the beginning‚ women and girls take the stereotypical roles

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    Themes/Symbols of The Lottery” and “The Things They Carried” In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson there are many themes. However‚ the main theme of the short story is following a tradition blindly can be deadly. Tradition in societies and culture allows for important lessons and skills to be passed on from generation to generation. However‚ following others without questioning what is going on or the reason why your doing it in the first place‚ can lead to reckless and impulsive

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    adapt to their environment through natural selection. Horses have existed for millions of years‚ but observing a Hyracotherium‚ we may have not been able to recognize it as a horse due to the changes that have occurred since the Eocene epoch. These changes in environment have changed the equine morphology to improve its fitness to the horse we understand today by changing its skull‚ teeth‚ and limbs. Hyracotherium fossils suggest that this horse lived about 55-45 million years ago during the Eocene

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    Horses by Edwin Muir

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    The poem Horses by Edwin Muir uses imagery and figurative language to create and associate the the themes such as nature‚ machine‚ power and myth. Edwin Muir uses a variety of language tools such as Paradox‚ simile and metaphor to create a particular effect. He conveys his feelings through the poem and to link to the past. In addition‚ Muir’s use of rhyme scheme with the repetition of words puts emphasis on certain lines which in turn provides development for the tone. The Rhyme scheme for the poem

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    Poems About the Lottery

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    The Lottery Limerick In a village there was once an annual lottery Where winning wasn’t exactly lucky For the winner was stoned‚ And in pain they groaned Dying as victims of assault and battery. Anonymous The Cruelty of the Villagers(Tanka) I saw her fall dead With stones raining upon her No one tried to stop Grateful their names were not drawn None were saddened by this loss. Anonymous Ode to Tessie Hutchinson When I think of her‚ my heart aches As though hemlock I have drunk

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    If I Win the Lottery

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    Queenie Chen 11/28/2012 If I Win the Lottery When I was a little kid‚ I always day dreaming that if I were born in a rich family‚ and I was treated like a princess. How wonderful is that! Or in one day‚ if I win the lottery for five millions what am I going to do with my money? If I win five million dollars‚ the first thing I would do is to buy a big and comfortable single house for my family. And ask them to quit their job. It is because my parents have been working for so many years. I noticed

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