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    The Themes of The Lottery and The Rocking Horse Winner In D.H. Lawrence’s The Rocking-Horse Winner and the Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery are different stories about different topics but have a similar ending. Each story teaches a lesson. If everyone where to sit down and read both of these short stories in a critical manner people’s lives would be changed for the better. The Lottery is a short story‚ third-person‚ objective. In short the citizens of this New England village gather at 10:00 AM on

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    102 B33- Composition and Literature Fall 2014 Term D APA Format September 4‚ 2014 Fiction essay thesis and outline   The Lottery – Shirley Jackson The Rocking-Horse winner – D.H. Lawrence   Thesis statement: “The Lottery”‚ written by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking-Horse winner”‚ written by D.H. Lawrence both use the stories settings in contradicting ways in order to present the seriousness of the stories. Shirley Jackson used the setting as a way to sidetrack the readers

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    In the short story of "The Rocking-Horse Winner"‚ a boy named Paul is gifted in picking the winners in horse races. He currently is concerned about obtaining money to earn his mom’s love. The moral of this story is about luck and money. Paul’s mother introduces her speech about how lucky people are always rich. Afterwards‚ in the end‚ Paul tells her he is a lucky one. There are four elements from this passage that reveals foreshadowing‚ the revelation of character‚ suspense and atmosphere. D.H. Lawrence

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    INTRODUCTION The terms “order winners” and “order qualifier” were invented by Terry Hill‚ a professor at the London Business School. These terms is defined as the process of how internal operational capabilities are converted to criteria that may lead to competitive advantage and market success.  The operations people are responsible for providing the order-winning and order-qualifying criteria-identified by marketing-hat enable products to win orders in the marketplace. This process starts with

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    Analysis for “The Rocking-Horse Winner” D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is an on-the-edge short story that teaches an important lesson about the dangers and consequences from pursuing too much wealth and possessions. Purposely narrated in an omniscient point of view‚ this short story interweaves situational and imagery to illustrate that materialism will not satisfy the deepest yearnings of the heart. The first instance of situational irony is found in the beginning of the story

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    “Paul’s Case” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” After reading “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather and “The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence the reader can realize these stories are warnings against materialism and the longing to have it all. Two different characters both by the name of Paul face a difficult situation‚ the desire to acquire more money. A substantial number of outside forces of both characters lead them to believe they need more than they already have. While feeling alienated

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    The Rocking Horse Winner) Gambling is generally not seen as a stable form of income. In fact‚ often it can lead to the loss of money. However‚ sometimes it is the only form of income one is able to have‚ such in the case of being a child. This is how it is for Paul‚ a boy who takes it upon himself to help to try and relive the financial burden his family faces. This goal ends in tragedy‚ however‚ when Paul dies from a brain fever in his attempt to gain insight into the winner of a horse race‚

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    Only the heart is a novel written by Brian Caswell‚ which entails the journey of refugees fleeing their homeland on a boat after being consumed by post-war communism in search of the dream. The story follows the VO family as they embark on a fishing boat away from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)‚ Vietnam towards Malaysia before landing in Australia and the difficulties as well as the dangers they confront through their migration. The following discussion of this novel will revolve around the different

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    The Comparisons of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and “The Lottery” “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is an unpredictable‚ fairytale-like short story about a mother of three who constantly worries about her financial problems. She has a son who is fervent about figuring out a solution to her predicament. This story also has an abrupt ending that gives off strong emotion. Another short story‚ called “The Lottery”‚ has the same spectacle of ending the story with suspense. Written by Shirley

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    War is necessary in human society Introduction War‚ in the broadest sense‚ is a violent contact of distinct but similar entities (Wright 3-6). Different people may have very different opinions towards war. To some people‚ war is a plague which ought to be eliminated or a mistake which should be avoided; to others‚ it is an anachronism which no longer servers any purpose. However‚ there are some who take a more receptive attitude toward war and regard it as an instrument which may be useful‚ and

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