A scapegoat is a person or thing made to bear the blame for the mistakes or sins of others. Scapegoats have been used all over the world and at all times‚ especially in the 1700’s‚ during slavery. For example‚ the Klu Klux Klan or KKK‚ used African American people as their scapegoats because they didn’t like how the black people were getting rights. The African Americans were the Klu Klux Klan’s blame for everything that was related to crime‚ violence‚ or disrespect. The Klu Klux Klan formed a few
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Vaccines: “Autisms’ Scapegoat” Since the late 1800s vaccines have become part of modern health practice. They’ve saved many lives and have helped people live long and healthy lives. But now‚ in the recent decade people have begun speaking out against vaccines. Some people believe that they are the leading cause of autism. Since there have been scientific and expert studies‚ the truth is‚ there is no link between autism and vaccines. One argument “Anti-Vaxxers” debate is that vaccines with chemicals
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“The Lottery” – by Shirley Jackson Name:_____________________________ ELA 10 Questions From the context of the story‚ who controls the town? Explain. Mr. Summers‚ Mr. Graves and Mr. Martin are the leaders of the town. Because‚ in the story‚ Mr. Summers owns the village’s largest business and also the major of the town. Mr. Summers has more “time and energy to devote to civic activities.” It indicates that he has money and leisure. Mr. Graves is the government official; the
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Literary Analysis Essay: The Lottery “The Lottery‚” written by Shirley Jackson‚ is a short story about a strange annual ritual that takes place in a small village in New England. At the beginning of the story the day is described as “clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” This pleasant sensory description leads one to believe that this will be a day of happiness. Every year on June 27th all the villagers
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Media is the Scapegoat for Today’s World I do not believe that violence in video games‚ movies‚ and music affects the decisions of the people who play or watch them if they were raised right. I get very frustrated when people cannot take responsibility for their own actions. My whole life people have blamed the actions taken by people on some form of media. If this is true than it means I do not have free will‚ for the things I watch and interact with will shape the person I will become. That
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Ronald Reagan once said‚ “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for‚ protected‚ and handed on for them to do the same.” This quote perfectly supports my opinion that you do need to repeatedly win freedom. I mean‚ there is always some new conflict going on‚ someone always thinking that have less freedom than a different gender‚ skin color‚ or maybe even size. New conflicts and issues pop up almost every
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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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No matter who the people in the culture are or the era in which they live in‚ there has always been abusive customs that are accepted. To challenge these fired up mindsets would be going against the grain. A prime example of this is in the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. In this story‚ an illustration draws out the brutal and villinious stoning of an unlucky woman. At first glance‚ I believe this strongly clashes with our contemporary values. A much deeper evaluation of the portrayal
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“There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics‚ until the last man has had his experience and his say” (James 1). This quote from William James uproots the concept of ethics in society entirely. James begins to explain that every man will have his own experience in life‚ which will end up leading to different opinions about what is moral. According to James‚ the casuistic question is defined as “ask[ing] what the measure of the various goods and ills [are that] men recognize” (James
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