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    reader able to understand the story‚ so if something were to be paced fast it’s very likely that the reader won’t be able to understand the story at all or only understand bits and pieces of it. Evidence of pacing in stories could be found in “The Lottery”‚ “Metamorphosis”‚ “Carry”‚ and “Without a title.” Let’s start with Carry. In “Carry” it’s a poem about self-reflection and how all life is connected. To get the meaning of a story the story would have to be placed out in a way for the reader to

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    saying the drawing was 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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    Kyle Wrage Totalitarianism in the 1930’s Karl Marx’s Theory of History and the Recovery of the Marxian Tradition: Science & Society 8-22-12 Pages. 42‚ 30-54‚ 235-239 Marx had predicted that under communism the state would wither away. The opposite occurred under the Stalin. He turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. In this form of government‚ a one-party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizen. You have already seen how Stalin purged political

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    For the majority of The Lottery Rose‚ Georgie Burgess had absolute hatred for Molly Harper because when Georgie snuck out and planted his rosebush in her garden. The next day when she saw the rosebush and multiple bulbs out of the ground‚ she was furious and ripped the rosebush out of the soil it was in and threw it down onto the road. Mrs. Harper then proceeded to tell Georgie that if she ever saw him trying to plant his rosebush anywhere on her property she would rip it out of the fragile soil

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    Jason Yan Mr. Kennedy ENG 4U1 3 July 2015 Totalitarianism in 1984 and Joseph Stalin’s USSR George Orwell’s 1984 depicts a culture of terror‚ suspicion‚ and hatred which forces all human bonds to no longer exist and isolation to remain a way of life. Although the overall situation in Oceania seems outrageous and impossible‚ many of the inventions and beliefs put forth by the novel have existed during Joseph Stalin’s rule in the 20th century. 1984 presents a totalitarian dystopian world where there

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    In George Orwell’s novel‚1984‚ the story is a country in a totalitarianism government. The main protagonist‚ Winston Smith‚ rebels against the Party and tries to find a way to destroy the Party’s power over the citizen. In the novel‚ he meets Julia‚ a worker from the friction department. In the novel‚ Winston hates Julia‚ then loves her and hates her again at the end. In the beginning of the novel‚ Winston hates the girl with dark hair. He believes she is a spy in the thought Police‚ who catch the

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    Do Lotteries Benefit the Poor? Lotteries take advantage of the poor in several ways. The lottery entices the poor to waste their money on lottery tickets‚ rather than everyday necessities‚ such as food‚ clothing and shelter. The main way that lottery promoters succeed in attracting the poor is through the persuasive use of advertisements. Other members of anti-lottery groups believe lottery advertisements are deceitful and attract poor people to its promises. Flashy slogans and pictures of large

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    1 About The Lottery The Lottery is written by Shirley Jackson‚ published in 1948‚ published by The New Yorker magazine. The story is fictional and so is the lottery. The plot of this story is the reflection of the society after World war II. The lottery happen every year on June 27th. The lottery was a teradion in the town. In the small town of about three hundred people is farming community.At the town square right in between the post office and the bank the lottery would take place. The families

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    THE LOTTERY A short fictional story published by Shirley Jackson The Lottery was originally published in the magazine The New Yorker in 1948. On one clear sunny morning in a village of 300 it was the day of June 27‚ The Lottery Day. It was held at the town square by the post office and the bank. This village was a farming village. The time they held this was anytime they wanted. On this special day people gather around the town square and the kids collect rocks. During this day Graves and Summers

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    Tradition The village lottery culminates in a violent murder each year‚ a bizarre ritual that suggests how dangerous tradition can be when people follow it blindly. Before we know what kind of lottery they’re conducting‚ the villagers and their preparations seem harmless‚ even quaint: they’ve appointed a rather pathetic man to lead the lottery‚ and children run about gathering stones in the town square. Everyone is seems preoccupied with a funny-looking black box‚ and the lottery consists of little

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