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    The Lottery

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    In paragraph 1‚ readers are told that Victor lives on a reservation. What details elsewhere in the story establish this setting? What associations does this setting have for you? Do you think the story could take place anywhere else? -The other details that establish this setting is when they say‚ "So Victor called the tribal council." This association sets an understanding of how things work in a reservation. I do believe the story could have taken place in any other reservation. In addition to

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    Conditional sentences (type 1‚2) I/ Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. 1. If she (read)…………….. in bad light‚ she’ll ruin her eyes. 2. He’ll be late for the bus if he (not start)……………………. at once. 3. Jim isn’t at hone right now. If he (be) …………………at home‚ I (visit) him. 4. If he (study) for the test‚ he (pass)…………………… it. 5. If you have enough time‚ please (paint)……………….. the chair before you leave. 6. I (accept)………………………. if they invite me to the party. 7. If you come here in Spring

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    * Conditional Sentences * Factual Conditionals -Absolute‚ Scientific Results * If + verb word ‚ verb word (bare infinitive) * If water freezes‚ it becomes a solid. * Factual Conditionals -Absolute‚ Scientific Results * If orange blossoms are exposed to very cold temperatures‚ they wither and die. * If the trajectory of a satellite is slightly off at launch‚ it gets worse as the flight progresses. * Factual Conditionals – Probable Results for the Future * If

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    September 14‚ 2011 ENG 301 Effective Sentences 1. A) The causes of burnout can be studied from three perspectives: (1) physiological---the roles of sleep‚ diet‚ and physical fatigue; (2) psychological---the roles of guilt‚ fear‚ jealousy‚ and frustration; (3) environmental---the role of the physical surroundings at home and at work. B) There are several problems with the online registration system used at Dickerson University: * The lists of closed sections cannot be updated as often

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    1. Introduction 2. Basics 3. Subject vs Predicate 4. Classification of statement 5. Standard format: conversion 6. No conclusion Combos 7. Conclusive-Combos 8. DemoQ: Crazy men and Women 9. DemoQ: Intelligent Poets and singers 10. CAT-level DemoQ: Sweet Testing Apples (CAT) DemoQ: Working mother nurses (CAT) DemoQ: 4 questions in 1! 11. Special Conversions 12. Complimentary pairs 13. Tricky Situations: Priority order 14. Tricky Situations: 1-Statement Conclusion 15. Summary Introduction

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    Irony in "The Lottery"

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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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    Inborn Evil and Weakness of Mankind Displayed in “The Lottery” “It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception‚ with awareness‚ and perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.” This insightful quote was once said by Psychologist Stanley Milgram who received his PhD in Psychology at the age of 28 (Blass 69). In the short story “The Lottery”‚ a fictional tale written by Shirley Jackson in 1948‚ a close community

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    The Lottery Analysis

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    Approximately 14‚700‚000 people have died from the most famous genocides caused by man. The Lottery was written by Shirley Jackson. The story is about a town who has a tradition every year‚ one day in June  the people of the town must gather around and play their chances of winning the lottery. At the end we find out who wins and we find out that the prize of the lottery is to be sacrificed. One of the main theme’s in this story is the violence and cruelty of humans. The author uses literary devices

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    ROBBMC03_0132431521.QXD 2/8/07 3:57 PM Page 35 Chapter 3 Personality and Values The Big Five Model In contrast to the MBTI‚ the five-factor model of personality— more typically called the Big Five—has received strong supporting evidence. An impressive body of research‚ accumulated in recent years‚ supports that five basic dimensions underlie all others and encompass most of the significant variation in human personality.3 The following are the Big Five factors: ■ Extroversion—This

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    The Lottery Ritual

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    black box to keep the folded papers together when the lottery starts‚ one folded paper with large black dot on‚ a stool to put the large black box on‚ and piles of stone. Remember the ritual might vary slightly from other communities‚ but the ritual is an important part of our society’s history and its present. In our society‚ a lottery will be held every year‚ on July 27th at noon‚ since there are only 300 people; it is possible to finish the lottery before the late lunch. The ritual of the society is

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