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    23075483 MLA Format Debernardi 2 Romain DEBERNARDI Doctor Yaw ENGL 102 10 September 2011 In this paper‚ we are going to carry out a reflexion about the characters in two stories : “The Destructors‚“ by Graham Greene and “The Lottery‚“ by Shirley Jackson. We are going to identify the main characters and point out their qualities‚ emotions‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors. In this way‚ we will compare the two stories based upon their characters. Leading or Following the Group Paper

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    governs the parameter for the characters’ lives‚ actions and behaviours. This can be explained as a character living in a small village might have very different perceptions and points of view compared to a character who lives in a large city. The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is set in a bucolic American village with a population of approximately three hundred people. The villagers’ lives are less hectic with most the men’s revolve around agriculture or coal mining while the women’s revolve around

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    If I Won the Lottery

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    What I Would Do If I Won the Lottery WoooHoooo! I won! I won! Just hearing about winning the lottery sounds great‚ even better if it actually happened! I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I would think I would have to share at least some of it. I also wouldn’t spend all of it. I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I would definitely go on a shopping spree. Just the thought of buying anything I want sounds great! A whole new wardrobe. Also I would travel during vacations from school. Mexico

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    such cases in the text (page 17‚ line 13-18) and (the gun on page 17‚ line 20-28). David wanted to grow up wild‚ to be able to get out of the town and into the country. He states that he doesn’t understand the concept of how town life worked. How to be able to live in a comfortable community. He didn’t feel at ease in school‚ stores and cafes. He would be unsure of how to act in these circumstances (page 22‚ line 19-28). David liked the freedom he got in that small Montana town (page 24‚ line 1-8)

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    Night and Sunday Morning focuses on Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney) who would rather spend his time drinking and womanising than being “ground down” in a domestic lifestyle. It has been argued that British New Wave films are very focussed on this nature of the male identity. The film is regarded as a “kitchen sink drama” due to its blunt realist portrayal of England’s working class. Screenplay writer Arthur Sillitoe was regarded as an “angry young man” and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning clearly reflects

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    The Lottery Ticket

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    Just before 10 a.m. on June 27th‚ the children came to the village square‚ where the boys began to make a mountain of smooth stones and the girls talked about school days that had just concluded. Husbands came and talked about taxes and wives gossiped about the town. In some towns‚ the Lottery could take two days‚ but in this town‚ there were no more than 100 residents and the Lottery only took two hours. If the Lottery began at 10 a.m.‚ families could be home for their noonday meals. Each

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    Chemistry June Exam Notes Quantities in Chemical Reactions  Molecular and formula mass o The mass of one unit of a compound (a molecule or a formula unit) o The sum of the mass of all the atoms in a compound o With knowledge of the mass of each individual atom‚ the percentage composition by mass can be determined  The Mole (mol) o A counting unit‚ one mole refers to 6.02 x 1023 particles of any given substance o Known as Avogadro’s Constant and given the symbol NA  Molar Mass o The

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    armed conflict is on the commander(s) for ordering or encouraging soldiers to kill innocent people. People in The Lottery are like soldiers blindly following a rule that ends up taking innocent lives. Winning the lottery does not in tale a trip to a nice place but it’s a responsibility. This is an analogy to the war because any soldier who enters an army is as if he was entering the lottery. As the villagers in the story ignore Tessie’s protest‚ they begin to select the stones they are going to use against

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    "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson: Cruelty or Human Nature? Shirley Jackson‚ the author of the short story‚ "The Lottery"‚ is the daughter of Beatrice and George Jackson. Jackson was born on August 5th‚ in 1946. Some background on Jackson is that she graduated college with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ("Shirley Ann Jackson") Jackson had many accomplishments in her lifetime. She received many awards‚ metals‚ and honors. Jackson was appointed

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