A dominant theme in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is the threats that come along with following traditions. The people of the village follow a tradition that has been going on for as long as they can remember because they rely on the fact that it will stop them from going back to their primitive ways. At first the tradition of partaking in the lottery does not seem so bad seeing as how it’s true nature is not revealed till the end. However‚ it is then revealed that the lottery is one unlucky villager
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country is still far behind in terms of development as compared to other countries in north Africa and in the southern parts of the continent. It must be kept in mind that urbanization is a two way process because it involves not only movement from villages to cities and changes from agricultural occupation to business‚ trade‚ service and other professions‚ but it also involves changes in migrant attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values and behaviour patterns which then affect traditional values. On one very critical
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of thunderstorms. Our final destination was Hoi An ancient town‚ which is around 45 kilometers away from Da Nang city. I was very interested in the colorful traditional lanterns‚ which‚ I think‚ help to bring us back to the old days of Vietnamese villages. While sightseeing the town‚ we found that there were many foreign tourists in Hoi An. They were probably absorbed in the beauty of antiques. Particularly‚ the old town turned out to be more beautiful at night when everything was more sparkling in
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although I had ranked tenth in my previous class in the city. These changes made me feel lonely‚ frustrated and discouraged. However‚ after I saw my classmates having not enough food or clothing‚ and walking more than seven kilometers from other villages to school every day‚ I realized that comparing with them‚ I was much better. Gradually I was affected and inspired by their spirit. They were optimistic‚ diligent and not afraid of difficulties. I started calming down and putting all my efforts into
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risk of losing their children by sending them to work. Most of these children came from poor villages and were forced by their family members to relocate to cities to find jobs. Since low-income families are struggling to feed themselves‚ they cannot provide basic education for their children. Welfare programs‚ such as basic job training and free educational programs‚ should be expanded to these rural villages to prevent child labor in China. The audiences for this essay are families with children
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The Forest Once there was a small‚ undiscovered island deep inside the Pacific Ocean. A small community lived upon the beach coastline of the island. Family villages divided the community. No one in the community would dare enter the deep forest that covered the center of the island. It was rumored that the forest was home to vicious savages who ate anyone who was uninvited. Isaac was the younger brother of Martin. Their parents passed a few years after Isaac was born. Isaac‚ being six years younger
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INDIA ON THE MOVE - 1. This is about a recent report‚ I saw in NDTV. The report was really shocking and really shaken me thoroughly. The report is talking about small farmers in the Vidarbh region (Near Nagpur) committing suicide because they could not sustain the loan burden and could not survive from the agricultural income. In the last eight months around 400 farmers have committed suicide. This has become a daily occurrence. The government as usual just woken up and started its preliminary
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Geopolitical communities are formed by either natural or human-made boundaries." A river‚ mountain range‚ or a valley may create natural boundaries. An example of this is most of the villages in Nepal‚ the country where I was born. Nepal is full of mountains‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ valleys and plateau. Most of the villages are naturally divided by hills‚ mountains and rivers. Human-made boundaries can be structural‚ political or legal in nature. Structural boundaries can be roads‚ canals‚ bridges or rail
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outsider he still takes over and is a very authoritative character. Priestley’s main message in the play is social responsibility and uses Inspector Goole to spread his ideas. Firstly his name‚ Inspector Goole‚ ‘Goole’ is a small fishing village in England‚ in fishing villages everyone know each other and are very friendly due to the small population‚ this reflects social responsibility as everyone will look out for each other in places like Goole. Also his speech at the end of the play about social responsibility
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