For example‚ Christmas caroling has originated from the pagan tradition of wassailing. During wassailing‚ people went from door to door singing and drinking wishing hope to their neighbors. Caroling also has stemmed from when villagers would adventure though their fields shouting and singing to scare off the malicious
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selfishness through a mankind behavior. In the other hand‚ P.W. Alexander‚ a writer and a teacher who oftentimes dedicated to community services‚ her article Christmas at Home‚ she talks about her own personal heartwarming life story and how her family tradition on holidays of acts of altruism have impacted her life and career. Each piece was based off of act of altruism but the intense logics between the two authors are slightly different than one another. By logic‚ Altruism Behavior written by Desmond
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Symbolism in “The Lottery” What is a symbol? A symbol is defined as person‚ place‚ or thing that suggests more than a literal meaning. In “The Lottery” there are 2 main symbols that really come to the reader’s attention. “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. The story occurs on the morning of June 27th. It was a clear and sunny day in a village of about 300 people. All of the villagers began to gather into the town square to participate in a lottery run by Mr. Summers‚ who
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The topic tradition and modernization is very important topic in the fast changing modern world where every person faces contradiction between his traditional culture and modernization. Modern thoughts‚ life style‚ working culture‚ clothing etc. all integrated part of modernization. Though there are some conflict in the traditional way and modernized way of doing things‚ but these two means different leads to the same results. let us understand what is tradition First and modernization? As mentioned
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Following Tradition can be Harmful to One’s Health Traditions are based on specific sets of beliefs that are passed from generation to generation. Even in a constantly changing world‚ some individuals still feel the need to follow in the footsteps of their ancestors. There are some who will make the choice to stick to certain practices no matter what the outcome may be. Yet‚ other individuals will disagree and follow their own paths in life by choosing not to participate in such traditions. These two
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Hoping to Draw a Blank In modern times‚ the lottery is generally acknowledged as a set of fantastic prizes that people vie to win; however‚ in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery‚” the exact opposite is true. Jackson transforms this rather innocuous-sounding practice to a dark‚ perverse town ritual in a shocking twist that leaves the reader hungry for more details. Jackson conveys her message that tradition is not always best with her omission of details‚ use of foreshadowing and abrupt ending.
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storyThe Lottery‚ introduces the reader in the atmosphere of a small village‚ where people would gather together on a sunny day at the end of June to participate in a Lottery. Nobody can ever imagine that a lottery can end up with a crime. The author describes the village as a place where “the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green” (111). That was a perfect place for a reunion‚ where people from community T were eager to participate again this year at the lottery. What draws
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Elements of Religious Traditions Dawn Rouse REL134 July 22‚ 2010 Mikel Gerard Del Rosario Elements of Religious Traditions Many religions of the world have eight elements in common. The elements are a belief system‚ community‚ central myths‚ ritual‚ ethics‚ characteristic emotional experiences‚ material expression‚ and sacredness. These elements help shape religions and the people who believe in them. In this paper I discuss how these elements are similar or how they differ in each of
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to conform to match the norm‚ and will blindly follow if it means that they are part of the group. This conformity is heavily present in ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson‚ and ‘Examination Day’ by Henry Slesar. In both short stories‚ people conform to the traditions and routines that have been dictated to them. In ‘The Lottery’‚ a small town has a tradition of annually sacrificing one of their own‚ who is chosen by a raffle. The winner‚ a woman named Tessie Hutchinson‚ pleads that it isn’t fair‚ when
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The lottery by Shirley Jackson‚ takes place in a flourishing small town‚ that has a tradition of a lottery once a year. The lottery has been practiced for as long as the citizens could remember‚ they do not remember why or how it came to be‚ but that it is tradition. Shirley Jackson uses symbolism in actions‚ names‚ and objects to tell the underlying meaning of the lottery. The lottery begins with what seems like the most innocent of actions‚ children playing‚ but foreshadows the evil and satanic
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