Dangerous Traditions “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is an interesting story about how people can be affected by traditions. It also shows somewhat of a dark symbolism behind these traditions and how some people will let such things control their lives and the lives of others. After reading the story‚ my first reaction was “wow!” I did not expect that the winner would be rewarded with death. The ending of the story was very surprising‚ because when you think of the word “lottery"‚ you
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1101 Professor Carlos Lamas 24/11/2012 Are Cell-Phones Dangerous Introduction Technology is one of the most powerful factors that affect our daily life and routine. As part of it we have the well known and worldwide used: Cell-phones. A 2004 MIT survey said that cell phones were ranked as the one invention that people hate the most‚ but cannot live without. It beat out the alarm clock and the television. Cell-phones have become one of the most useful devices around the world; however‚ they have drastically
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Victorian government decided that the legislation on dangerous dogs were not tough enough after the fatal attack of ayon chol. Dogs considered dangerous are American pit bulls‚ Fila Brasileiro‚ Japanese Tosa‚ Dogo Argentino and Presa Canario as listed on the government website although only the pit bull terriers and one Dogo Argentino are actually living in Victoria. These laws are discriminatory and futile. The laws that target the ’dangerous dogs’ are the governments fruitless attempt to stop
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" Hester is not the protagonist‚ the chief actor‚ and the tragedy of the novel is not her tragedy but Arthur’s. He is the persecuted one‚ the tempted one. He it was whom the sorrows of death encompassed His public confession is one of the noblest climaxes of tragic literature." This review‚ controversial as it may be among Hawthorne’s readers and very possibly a bit of an overstatement‚ has a lot of truth in it. Obviously‚ Hester Prynne is the most obvious of the protagonists in "The Scarlet Letter"
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THAT WAS NEVER BUILT BY HENRY LAWSON I’ve choosed The House That Was Never Built by Henry Lawson as a subject for me to discuss on the relevant theories in it. After reading and analysing the story‚ I’ve discoverd psychoanalytic criticism is the most relevant theories that suit with the main character and the narrator himself. What is Psychoanalytic Criticism? Psychoanalytic Criticism here means when the narrator apply methods of treating emotional and psychological disorders in literature. Sometimes
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Millions of people have been in or heard of a dangerous drunk driving car crash. Some have ended very badly and some have had a lucky outcome. Drinking and driving is a major risk to yourself‚ other cars on the road‚ any passengers you have‚ or any pedestrians. In 2016 alone around 10‚300 people died in DUI (driving under the influence) accidents. Every year the death toll increases. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants people to “get involved and help us keep the roads safe”
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Dangerous Minds In chapter 4‚ Freire begins to discuss freedom. Although he believes that it should have some limits‚ he wants us‚ as teachers‚ to give our students all the freedom they need. Watching the movie Dangerous Minds made me question where one draws the line and if we even have that choice over our students. In this movie we see how these students in her Academy class are "bright‚ challenging" students who actually turn out to be rowdy and disrespectful inner-city kids. These students
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Smoking is Dangerous for our Health The habit of smoking is increasing in popularity day by day. It is considered to be threat for everybody and for our environment. Every person must realize that smoking may cause many diseases such as: lung cancer; take into consideration that the more person smokes in a day the higher is the risk of lung cancer. Another disease that slowly destroys person’s health is called emphysema. This kind of disease destroys person’s ability to breathe. Breathing
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by Ruth; unwelcome in her home. She has little respect for Ruth’s lifestyle which is filled with second-hand drama‚ meaningless shopping – little overall purpose. * Character vs. Self (Leah = old and tired‚ misses Estonia‚ misses husband) Protagonist - Leah * Changes throughout story * At the story’s start‚ she feels at peace‚ even grateful for the notion of death * When the window breaks at climax‚ she becomes motivated‚ has a renewed sense of hope and vigor for life * She is
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Essay I am for knowledge Is knowledge dangerous? Can knowledge get you killed? Some of you may look at these questions and think "why would knowledge be dangerous?" While I think knowledge may be safe‚ it can (infact) be very dangerous. There was a study to observe how toddlers reacted to bad vs. good acts. Puppets were used as props and were used to display good and bad acts. A significant percentage of the babies chose the puppet that has done the bad act. Could this knowledge of the babies
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