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    writing What kind of teacher will I be? I want to be the type of teacher that inspires all students to succeed in all areas and believe in themselves. Most importantly I want my classroom to be a wonderful place for learning‚ particularly student centred learning. When students exit my classroom they should not only have a basic grasp of the subject content‚ but they should also have extensive knowledge on how the material that was learnt in my class can be applied to their own lives. I will be

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    entirely okay to do? Lying can be told to build a person up‚ used a "loving" or social lie‚ told to get you out of trouble but at the same time‚ lies can hurt someone‚ become a "dismissal of reality" or a delusion‚ they give a person the chance to decide "what others can handle"‚ place people into groups and blur a real person‚ and overall they become such a part of life that you cannot see them. Lying may have some positive effects but overall should be avoided as much as possible. One of the first

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    I believe having the FYI class before starting other classes was a helpful tool in determining my college success. There are many reasons why it was helpful‚ but I am only going to analyze four in this document. One of the main reasons contributing to its success was adjusting waking waking up earlier. This may not have been something we directly learned in class‚ but it proved to be very helpful for the next week. Another reason why this course was successful was it enhanced my note taking abilities

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    I am writing my essay on “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. There are several themes that run through this classic short story. One would be the long standing traditions. The mysterious lottery is one example. Villagers continue the lottery year after year because‚ as one of the villagers would say‚ “We have always had a lottery as far back as I can remember. I see no reason to end it.” The black box that contains each citizen’s name is another example. Another theme would be that of man’s cruelty

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    How the West Was Won Over the years some 25 million people have come to America. Some came for economic reasons‚ others to freely practice their religion without persecution‚ others to escape war‚ political unrest‚ and overpopulation. Whatever the reason‚ they all came to enjoy America’s promise of freedom and prosperity. There have been several major waves of immigration throughout the history of the United States. The first dated from 1783 to the early 1800s. Between 1820 and 1870‚ there was

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    and contrast of “The Lottery” & “The Necklace” In Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" the objects in the story all foreshadow the story’s dark undertone. But in Guy De Mauppasant’s "The Necklace‚" Mathilde’s life is defined in the moment after the ball‚ when she looks in the mirror and discovers the loss of the necklace. These stories are similar and different in many ways. There are many comparisons between “The Lottery” and “The Necklace”. First‚ In “The Lottery” when Tessi saw the

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    drawing of a name in‚ “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson. Throughout the story we are guided through a series of seemingly meaningless events‚ leading up to the drawing of a lucky winner of the town Lottery. According to Webster’s dictionary the definition of a Lottery is ‘A system used to decide who will get or be given something by choosing names or numbers by chance.’ Unfortunately as it is‚ the lottery is just front for an even crueler event: the winner of the Lottery will be stoned‚ presumably

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    The Lottery Summary Essay

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    The Lottery In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson‚ the townspeople are partaking in an annual event that has been tradition in their community for a long time. This event is part of a blind tradition. The elements of this lottery which makes it a blind tradition is that it is held like any normal community event; the community is completely blind to the inhumanity of an annual ritual which involves human sacrifices‚ and the members question the lottery and its use‚ but still follow through with the

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    Why the Americans won the Revolution The Americans won the Revolutionary War against the British due to three important advantages they had in the war. The first advantage they possessed was the fact that they were fighting on and knew their own land. The British had to move their troops and supplies across the ocean. The Americans did not have to. In addition‚ it was hard for the British to get reinforcement and when their ships were blocked‚ they had no support. As for knowing their own land

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    building was destroyed (Achebe 11). All the actions depicted here were desperate moves to save and conserve the culture‚ the main identity. In Jackson’s texts‚ “The Lottery”‚ there was a situation that was observed during the whole story. It was the lottery. Meanwhile‚ there were dances‚ Halloween program and teens clubs in lottery. The lottery was conducted by Mr. Summer. There was black box at the square dance placed on stool and Mr. Summer suggested citizens to make a new one. However people hesitated

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