Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
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NARRATIVE ESSAY ABOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION I’m going to talk about a time when I was in a dangerous situation. When I was ten years old two guys mugged me‚ they threatened me with a gun and I was so scared I remember thinking they were going to hurt me or even kill me. My father had a restaurant and he needed smaller bills to give change he could not leave the restaurant‚ so he sent me to buy some groceries. On my way to the groceries store two guys told me to come closer I refused and walked
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Final Requirement In English 15 “ANGER IS DANGEROUS” I. A. Anger is Dangerous 1.1 Events that we cannot control The ending of a relationship‚ the death of someone we love… this type of event can make anyone feel angry. We feel angry at the world and think "why did this have to happen to me?" This type of anger is understandable since there are always going to be aspects of our lives that we cannot fully control. However that doesn ’t mean you shouldn ’t seek help and advice to manage your
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The Blame Game The love of two young people‚ share an adventure together that turns a brief relationship into a lifetime experience. This affection they share can only be described by the sacrifices they make for each other‚ to be together. It is only a matter of time that their journey together‚ has a flabbergasting conclusion. This love story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ breaks into our cold souls of fear of love and excites the idea of having the same and palpable‚ instant solicitude
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2013 Most Valuable Student Ever since I was a little girl I have always had a passion for swimming. I started swimming at a very young age of two years old. I knew that once I got into high school that I would want to be on the swim team‚ to be part of something bigger than myself and have people count on me to do my very best. My whole life I have been told to work hard and try my best‚ from my parents to my teachers and coaches. I love swimming and participating on the school swim team has
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youth team was life changing. I agreed to play but only because it was both of our first times playing and I didn’t want to be embarrassed alone. As you can probably guess‚ My first few years playing were not very good and I was still unskilled in the game. As soon as 7th grade came around‚ My Canton team was unstoppable! We were beating the top 10 teams in the state by HUGE numbers! It wasn’t even fair for the other teams. We were winning every tournament and championship we attended‚ and I was having
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Is Dieting Dangerous? The terms diet and dieting are oftenly used interchangeably though this is incorrect. Diet and dieting are two completely different terms diet refers to what an individual eats on a daily bases. Dieting is when someone restricts themselves to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight. Although the media portrays dieting out to be trendy‚ hip and healthy is this really true? Or like other things in society have we been misleaded into believing in something
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Assuming is Dangerous When people make assumptions‚ based on things that they think they see‚ hear‚ or know; without confirming their conclusion first‚ anything can result. For Lester Burnham‚ it can be concluded‚ the result of someone else’s assumption would be his own death. Throughout the movie America Beauty‚ there were many miscommunications between the characters‚ but only one particular failure to communicate cost someone their life. Colonel Frank Fitts was very concerned with his sons’
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Buffalo TV station "we may be witnessing a minor miracle." It’s only the first week of the season‚ but already the list of injured players is growing. Both New York quarterbacks — Eli Manning of the Giants and Chad Pennington of the Jets — may miss games because of shoulder and ankle injuries‚ respectively. Orlando Pace‚ the all-pro offensive lineman from the St. Louis Rams‚ tore the labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder. He will miss the season. A steady stream of injuries marred Cincinnati’s
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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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