Dangerous Traditions “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is an interesting story about how people can be affected by traditions. It also shows somewhat of a dark symbolism behind these traditions and how some people will let such things control their lives and the lives of others. After reading the story‚ my first reaction was “wow!” I did not expect that the winner would be rewarded with death. The ending of the story was very surprising‚ because when you think of the word “lottery"‚ you
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Dystopian Tradition Could you ever imagine living in a world that you thought was normal but the way other people saw it was completely different. Authors have tried to warn us about our future through literature. This is the intense genre of dystopias. They show what we could become‚ who we already are‚ or who we were. It comments on what we hope we don’t become‚ it plays with our minds. Shows us our doom. The stories that people write draw us in like fish out of water. We see and encounter
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Microsoft includes updates for Windows XP‚ Windows Server 2003‚ Windows Vista‚ Windows Server 2008‚ and the new Windows 7 operating systems. User Account Controls Microsoft changed and upgraded the User Account Control settings for Windows 7 to make it more flexible for users. Some of the UAC applications are channeled through the User Account Controls to reduce user interaction. As a result‚ the vulnerability is apparent when the third party application calls on files by proxy through an existing Windows
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formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for what he has done. The victim’s family would like to see him get out on parole because they feel that he has changed his ways and feels that he is very remorseful for what he did as a teenager and would not be a threat to society. Is this enough for him to become eligible for parole? Is he really a threat to society? Psychologically is he ready to re-enter society? Do the feelings of the victim’s family play a role in determining the
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Growing up‚ it was a tradition to wake up on Sundays to get dressed and all ready to go. I would see my siblings hesitate to wanting to do this each Sunday. They would have rather stay home‚ sleep in‚ and also play with toys. You would see the adults run around‚ look at the clock and even sometimes say we were going to be late. There at church‚ we would meet with strangers and even have a seat with them the entire time as the pastor would start to talk. Once again‚ I would watch
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To what extent do threats from external forces contribute to disunity in Singapore? Explain your answer. External threats are the most contributing factor to disunity in Singapore. JI members posed a threat as they intended to plant bombs in several locations in Singapore‚ creating ill-feelings between Singaporeans. The locals began to fear and suspect the Malays in Singapore then on. It leads to the insecurity amongst the community‚ while the Muslims felt unfairly targeted. When racial or religious
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the beginning and it wasn’t what people think of it right now. The original America goes back to the colonial period. Many people in history have attempted to write their views on the history of America‚ but the most exemplary ones are those who attempted to document the colonial America times. Many have written their views regarding on what they felt about the new continent and have presented a fertile ground for discerning the life of the discovered world. Religious tolerance and intolerance‚ as
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Renaissance concentrated increasingly on the present day‚ demonstrating a more secular philosophy. Humanism developed‚ making human beings‚ and not God‚ the center of attention. People not longer considered their lives solely as a preparation for the afterlife‚ but instead gave them actual value. The church’s authority fused with that of the state‚ resulting in a monopolized power greatly influenced by religion. The rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance can be seen in the varying art
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INVENTED TRADITION IN MALAYSIA There were various technologies that have been use in order to construct the nation-state. One of the most important things there must be in building a modern-nation state is a national culture which consists of history‚ heritage and tradition. For example‚ tradition is one of the branches of national culture that can describe or presents a nation-state identity. This is because each people have their own tradition practiced whether it is inherited from their ancestor
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CYBERTHREATS in PC and Smartphones Cyber threats: denial-of-service attacks‚ worms‚ viruses‚ and Trojan horses Objective no 1. Identify the different types of cyber threats in personal computer and smartphones. DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACKS A denial-of-service (DoS) attack‚ or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack‚ consists of making repeated requests of a computer system or network‚ thereby overloading it and denying legitimate users access to it. Because computers are limited in the number
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