My impressions To tell the truth each time opening a new book I face an ingrained habit – to jump the gun‚ glancing over the last page. I haven’t eradicated it yet. I can’t stop judging the book by its last page‚ and I suppose I’ll never can. This book as you understand wasn’t an exception. I was advised not to do that but of course I threw the caution to the wind‚ following my awful curiosity. The first phrase that struck my eye was -“Florence had now to face a life without her
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Meglyn Huber WR 122 Jacob Miendersee 2/29/2013 Counter Argument Position Paper: “What’s so Bad About Hate?” by Andrew Sullivan With so much diversity in the world‚ there will always be conflicts about beliefs and feelings towards each other. When those who act out on these negative feelings towards minorities‚ it is called a “hate crime”. To combat these vicious and horrible offenses‚ throughout history‚ presidents and National leaders have declared a symbolic “war on hate”. From President
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Let’s say you bought an airplane ticket to come to America to see me but you didn’t tell me that you are coming. And I somehow found out that you are coming‚ but I just turn you off and tell you to return the ticket and tell you not to come‚ because I don’t like my boyfriend surprise visit me. Could you imagine all the effort you went through to get a ticket and the thoughtful idea to visit me come to nothing. But you wouldn’t cancel the flight‚ so I start doubting that you just want to come
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Paul Fallon Professor Vladick College Writing II 27 March 2013 The Lottery Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery is a short story about a small village that has an event every year called the lottery. Jackson does not let the reader know right away about the irony of the lottery; it is not something the villagers would want to win. Jackson does not give away the consequences of the lottery until the end of the story. Jackson applies some strong literacy devices in her story. She manages to manipulate
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were all the towns people gather together in the town’s square. A lottery is being held during late June; all the children who had just gotten out of school are collecting and piling stones. Then after‚ the men gather at the square‚ followed by the women‚ they call to their children over to stand with each other. All families are accounted for except for Mr. Dunbar and Tessie Hutchinson. Mr. Summers‚ who is in charge of the lottery‚ is now able to proceed with the event. He has a black wooden box
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"A Pair of Tickets" A message I think the author Amy Tan is trying to give in "A Pair of Tickets" is the importance of knowing your heritage. The beginning starts off with a young lady named Jing Mei and her father on a train in China to visit their estranged family for the first time in years‚ but it’ll be Jei Ming first time ever. Jing Mei never felt like she had Chinese in her at all‚ because
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Over The Counter Statistics show that each year almost seven hundred fifty-thousand United States teen girls have experienced unintended pregnancies. Approximately half are because the girls were not using birth control pills. Birth control pills should be sold over the counter because it would lower the percentage of abortions‚ lower teen pregnancies‚ and even reduce the risk of ovarian cancer other medical issues and other menstrual pains. Birth control has been instrumental in lowering the
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What I feel after reading the Lottery Shirley Jackson’s lottery is really an interesting and unique story indeed and it is unlike any other boring literary stuff I read. In fact‚ I think it is the best story I have ever read so far. It not only has a strong and clear story setting but also has an intrigued plot. All of the characters and objects in the story have their distinctive meanings and characteristics. For example‚ Mr. Summer plays the role as the innovator because he suggested replacing
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First Impressions are Not Lasting Impressions When you see a person in a wheelchair‚ a person with no legs‚ or a person with physical abnormalities what is you reaction? Do you stare with curiosity? Do you pretend to be indifferent and walk by like there is no person there at all? Are you disgusted or stricken with pity? Or do you see them as a person‚ just like you‚ living their life the best they know how? Our perception of people are largely based on their physical appearance and often the
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has thought “what if I won the lottery?” Then think about everything they would buy and the people they would help. But when you really think about it the lottery is one of those things that is to good to be true. In our time people are very materialistic. Everyone wants to get rich quick! Winning the lottery isn’t the answer. It can actually bring much more trouble than good. “If you had problems before winning the lottery‚ you’ll have problems after the lottery. Money isn’t going to solve
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