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    relationships with others‚ it is vital to consider the underlying character and moral compass that each possess. As evidenced in “The Child by Tiger” and “The Most Dangerous Game‚” one realizes the ability for change or controversy of any individuals nature on the service. In Thomas Wolfe’s “The Child by Tiger” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game‚” the characters Dick Prosser and General Zaroff differ; however‚ they both lead lives characterized by contradiction and corruption. Dick Prosser (protagonist)

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    Have you ever felt like your life was your own story or similar to a book you’ve read. Sometimes a book you are reading or have read is similar to the live you are living. It doesn’t matter if you’re reading in a loud or quiet place‚ or if it’s during the day or night at some point you would find a book similar to your life. Literature connects with life‚ because in a way our life is a story we have our own conflict‚ we see things in our point of view‚ and we characterize people or the other way

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    Did you know football is the most dangerous sport. Football has its up and down some people love football like me and we all have looked at a football. Football is good and bad but it’s fun . have you ever played it’s fun with a whole lot of fun but it’s not so fun and hard for a long time but it’s ok after one whole week every kid should. Ever player had to sprint a lap and then they have drill then they have a lap then our team goes home then we play are game and hope we win if were a good

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    Choices Made in The Dangerous Game Can a man be driven from humble humanity to gross inhumanity by circumstance or situation? What effect do one’s choices and training have on his morals? At some point in our lives we will all be forced to answer questions similar to these‚ and two characters in Connell’s story "The Most Dangerous Game" are not exempt from these life decisions. Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff are both wealthy‚ both are hunters‚ and eventually both men are put into situations

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    According to Mattias Mattijis in “David Cameron’s Dangerous Game.” Foreign Affairs. 92(5)‚ 2013: pp10-16‚ a British exit from the EU will not be the result of rational political or economic calculations. Mattias Mattijis says David Cameron is playing dangerous game that is the flirtation concerning possible withdrawal from the European Union. The right-wing has been putting pressure on Cameron to withdraw from the EU and this actions as emulating those of other Prime Ministers like Margaret Thatcher

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    the short story‚ “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson and the movie‚ “The Village”‚ directed by M. Night Shyamalan‚ both the short story and the film employ the theme of traditions and rituals to comment on the danger of blindly conforming‚ the different attitude in performing the tradition and how unfairness is parallel to the wellbeing of the community. Both the short story and the movie share the ideology of blindly believing and conforming to traditions. In “the Lottery”‚an annual ritual consisting

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    “The Most Dangerous game” ‘The Most Dangerous Game” was written by Richard Connell. A famous author in the 1920s and 1930s. Two characters in the story are Big game hunters which was a popular sport for the wealthy in the early 20th century. In the story “The Most Dangerous game” the author Richard Connell uses foreshadowing to lead to the eventual ironic fate of the main character. Connell uses foreshadowing right form the beginning of the story to set up the plot and setting of the story. The

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    The World’s Most Dangerous Drugs Evann Orleck-Jetter Health 10 Fall 2011 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………….…2 Drug I The Terrible Consequences of Meth……………………6 Meth Data Sheet…………………………………...…....9 “Crystal Meth” by Daycare Swindlers…………………10 Drug II Persuasive Essay Against Alcohol Consumption……….12 Alcohol Data Sheet……………………………………...14 “Moonshiner” by Bob Dylan……………………………15 Data Forms.......................................................................17

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    To begin comparing the two short essays‚ “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson in 1948 and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” written by Ursela Le Guinn in 1973‚ was exactly like taking today’s communities and aspects of life in 2015‚ and realizing there are no differences between all three decades of time. “The Lottery” begins with a community portraying an uneasiness in each person’s actions because a certain event takes place the same day‚ every year‚ casting a shadow on everyone’s lives

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    traditions that are questionable. In Spain there is the dangerous running of the bulls and in China there has been the very painfull foot binding‚ but these traditions are child’s play compared to some. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ Is about a post war society divided into 12 districts who each send two teenagers to fight to the death once a year in The Capital. The Capital runs the games and reap the fruits of the 12 district’s labor. The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson is about a small American town

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