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    Fear of the unknown is prevalent in “Lord of the Flies” and “Sufi Tales”. In Lord of the Flies the fear of the unknown manifests as “the beast”‚ while in Sufi Tales fear manifests as the watermelon. The boys in LOTF react almost the same as the villagers in A Sufi Tale‚ they both cower and are afraid of this unknown. The Swordsman and Jack both try to hunt and kill the beast only to be shunned by the community. The Farmer and Simon try to explain that the “beast” isn’t really a beast but only the

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    would save the temple. Revenues would be earned from agriculture and tourism. In option 2‚ temple would be submerged but higher production and revenues would be there. In option 3‚ lower production and revenues would be there but support of the villagers will be beneficial for future expansion. Word Count: 107 MAIN REPORT The case has been set in post independence period of India. It talks about the government’s plans for all-around economic development. In the undivided Bombay province

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    back. In the story of O-Sono’s Revenge‚the villagers took O-Sono’s mirror to use it for a bell and she wanted to get revenge on the villagers but instead it reflects back on her. The villagers had taken the only thing that O-Sono had to remember all of her ancestors . When she comes home to a house with no mirror in it she flips and starts to think about revenge. Then when she comes up with an idea she takes it too far and now every one of the villagers dislikes O-Sono .When O-sono realized that

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    The villagers do not have knowledge of how the lottery began several generations ago‚ however‚ seems extra interested in the act of keeping the ritual alive and

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    Tradition or Annual Murder? "It isn’t fair‚ it isn’t right‚" Mrs. Hutchinson screamed‚ as her fellow villagers end their inhuman tradition. The story takes place in a very small village where tradition is kept no matter what and very important to the villagers. Their tradition is not like any other and is a yearly event‚ which has been named the lottery. The lottery is not like the typical lottery where one is a winner of money or something good but is one in which a person in the village

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    plague brings out the best in the village. Do you agree? Throughout the plague year many of the villagers were affected by the tragic hit of the plague. One of the main themes in the novel ‘’fear’’ is something that highly affects the actions and and can completely change their values and morals. Fear which comes complimentary with the plague and can bring out the best and the worst in the villagers. Times of crisis can bring out a monster in all of us‚ but can a just like jon said “these times

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    Villagers are afraid to get rid of the black box. Customs and beliefs that are transmitted through different generation. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson ‚ the author show us the tradition takes influence in the actions of the villagers. The villagers have no reason in keeping the black box . “Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box‚ but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box” (397).They have so much pride with the black

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    Sociological/Psychological criticism on Jackson’s “The Lottery” The villagers in Jackson’s “The Lottery” are crazy and the story itself is annoying. The people in Jackson’s short story have strange religious beliefs and at times seem heartless. Shirley Jackson adds way too many specific details in the story. All of the unneeded details made this story much longer than it needed to be. Reading Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” made me want to slam my computer into a brick wall. The townspeople in

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    the cities and have a different kind of life. Village life has its own charms. Cowper says‚ “God made the country and man made the town.” Villagers live very close to nature. It is in the country that nature reveals all her beauties to man. Natural beauty of the village has been a source of inspiration for poets‚ philosophers and artists. The villagers pass a healthy and peaceful life. There is no smoke and noise of the city factories. The sounds of scooters and motor-rikshaws and other vehicles

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    boys in panyee football club are very determined they show this through not giving up when the villager laughs at them‚ they don’t give up because their pitch is shaky and most of all when they solve the problem of the rain. They are determined because they don’t let the villager stop their hope when he thinks their plan of becoming world champions. For instance instead of just giving up when the villager laughs “ look around you look where you live “ they continue cheering. They do know that it

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