THE CIRCUS The opportunity of visiting a circus is exciting and thrilling. I went to one too The most interesting feature of the circus was that it was a mixture of native genius and acquired talents. The circus party came to the city on the event of a local festival. The rush was heavy during the show. I was attracted by the colourful posters of the circus . Accompanied by one of my friends I went on a holiday to visit the show. The galleries were filled with spectators by the time we occupied
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Jeffery Zheng 10-10-12 A Walk to Remember The story starts with a prologue from Landon Carter at age 57. The remainder of the story takes place when Landon is a 17-year-old high school senior. Landon lives in the small‚ religious town of Beaufort‚ North Carolina. His father is a congressman. His father is not around very much‚ as he lives in Washington‚ D.C. Landon’s father pressures him into running for class president. His best friend‚ Eric Hunter‚ who is the most popular boy in school
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"A Walk in the Woods" Questions 1. Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz went out to hike on the Appalachian Trail. 2. A huge snow blizzard gets in their way. 3. They survived the ordeal by using a map that Bryson had. Then Bryson and Katz decided to take action and started walking along a logging trail and getting to a little shelter. There‚ they met Jim and Heath‚ who were prepared for the weather. The next morning‚ all four of them hiked along the Appalachian Trial and eventually split into the pairs
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“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson focuses on the annual ritual killing of one person and the characters’ behavior during this event. From the standpoint of modern civilized society‚ the killing is simply evil‚ and therefore this mindset may be projected onto the characters. However‚ the lottery is not seen by the townspeople as a necessary evil merely because it is part of the ritual. The ritual itself could not justify such violence if most people opposed it. Violence is inherent in human nature
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The Lottery Have you ever imagined being killed for winning a lottery? In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author does an outstanding job describing the main character‚ the plot‚ and the theme. The character Tessie Hutchinson in this story makes the reader feel as if he or she is a part of the plot. Additionally‚ the plot of this story is very surprising and unexpected. Jackson does a really great job writing the story‚ and in the end it is very easy to think about a theme. Certainly‚ “The
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2013 Winning the lottery Winning the lottery is the wish and desire of every person in the world. In Fact‚ it can either make life miserable or wonderful‚ full of joy. It can cause a change of personality in steadily. But‚ when individuals that lived a normal poor or middle class life overnight become worth more than they could ever imagine. At that point‚ it creates life risk‚ family issues‚ or even depression. Overall there’s a good and bad side to winning the lottery. Like getting rid of
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between the mattress and bed frame until I felt something sharp press against them. My mind smiled as I pulled the object out. I had not bothered trying to walk for a few days now. I had found out about my miscarriage just a few days ago and knowing this‚ my love for everything else shattered. My unborn child‚ my unwritten book‚ my creation‚ taken away and gone forever. I had been inseminated four months ago because I knew I was not going to find a partner in life. I just wanted to be home alone in my
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“The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell share a common theme of violence and cruelty. In “The Most Dangerous Game” humans are hunted‚ as mere animals‚ to serve as the perfect prey to satisfy a desire for challenge. In “The Lottery” the townspeople are forced to participate in a ritual that will result in the death of an unwilling participant to satisfy a belief that the sacrifice of one of their own will guarantee a bountiful harvest. By
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Irony in “The Lottery” Irony‚ generally described as expressing something different from or opposite to a literal meaning‚ is used as an underlying theme in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ The Lottery. As an age-old tradition‚ the lottery is one in which a single person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The main example of irony throughout the story resides within the fact that the word lottery suggests that the winning villager is going
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Amanda DeLong Professor Badenhopp ENG091-015 9/17/2012 Summary In “Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space‚” Brent Staples explains how a black man’s appearance after dark can change a person’s actions. Staples’ comes to realize due to his race‚ clothes‚ and hair some people become frightened by him. Since others perceive him as dangerous he realized this could easily place himself in danger also. Eventually‚ he became accustomed to the precautions a lot of onlookers
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