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    The Lottery Essay

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    Period 8 09/21/14 The Lottery Essay The author Shirley Jackson was the writer of this book the Lottery. Shirley was born on 1916 in San Francisco‚ California. Shirley had begun writing when she was a teenager one of the books written by her was the Lottery. The Lottery is about a tradition that this town upholds they would gather to conduct their annual lottery. The Lottery has a long history in this and surrounding towns. This Lottery is not just any Lottery is something that people would

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    05 October 2013 Human Disconnect from Tragedy: An Interpretation Of the Theme in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a story of an anticipated yearly event where the all the citizens of a small town gather together to participate in. The author gives the impression through the light-hearted dialogue among the characters the lottery leads to an event bringing its winner good fortune. As the fortune of the one chosen by the lottery drawing is revealed‚ it also shows

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    We are moving away from nature‚ as our lifestyle is getting techno-savvy. While we cannot run off from nature because we are part of it. We have not yet fully explored whatever nature has stored in for us. This reality can be a disturbing point with humans. Since the centuries‚ certain European and oriental countries have been exploring the use of herbs and has been in practice. Immense work has been done‚ which eluded the common man’s reach and knowledge. With life on tech-route‚ human sufferings

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    It was my first time away from home and family. I was five years old at the time and I was staying at my granny’s house. The daytime was always great with Granny. We would run around the garden and play with the dog. In the summer we would listen to the lone cow’s moo in the field. When we heard it we would fall to the ground laughing in the bright‚ dazzling sun.  I had never slept at Granny’s house before but I did always stay for tea. There was always a smell coming from Granny’s marvellous

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    ground and it made you cry like a baby. They smelled so strong even though they were not yet fully grown. The farm used to have an apple tree but it had so many apples on it that it split in half. I learned that when you pick onions you should pick one with the biggest top and also use a shovel because they do not like being pulled out of the ground. Samantha screamed when she pulled her onion out of the ground‚ a bunch of worms accompanied the onion. While Samantha was struggling her grandpa said

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    Addition and Lottery

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    Positive and negative effects of winning the lottery Winning the lottery is something everyone wants. Rarely do people realize that there are also bad effects to having such a large sum of money. A good amount of people that win the lottery are foolish with their money‚ quit their jobs‚ or just don’t know what to do with it. The others that win make smart decisions in either investing their fortune‚ donating it to a good cause‚ or just helping their family be finically stable. Majority of people

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    The Lottery: Symbolism

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    In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It

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    Poverty and Lotteries

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    Jimenez debates issue of lotteries that are used to bait people around us. Furthermore‚ from the interface of this problem‚ she describes what problems we face nowadays then how come we are going to overcome this bad situation. The author’s thesis is appeared strongly in the first paragraph and it explicitly reflects the effects of our society and government. “Thirty – nine states and Washington‚ D.C operates lotteries that the states probably will never get out of the lottery business.” (1). The

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    she had always made significantly more than my dad and there was really no reason for my dad to work in the first place‚ he really just did it because he loved it. As my 4 brothers and I got older it got progressively harder on my parents being away from home so much. When a job opportunity with less hours and a sizable amount of money came to my mom she was quick to consider it. She eventually made her decision‚ consulting my dad very little‚ she made the decision to move across the country to a

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    KILL A MOCKINGBIRD By Harper Lee and THE LOTTERY By Shirley Jackson. These authors may have used different kinds of literary techniques to impart their messages in the book/story but we could still compare and contrast their literary techniques that they have used to inform their readers. The authors Harper Lee and Shirley Jackson both illustrate the overarching theme of self- reliance versus conformity to their

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