Many things have gone through my head when I think of the possibilities I would have if I ever won the lottery. Although it does seem like a huge stretch‚ I do often think of what I could do with such a large sum of money. Many people could only hope to have the opportunities that come with winning the lottery. I do know that my winnings would be put to many great uses along with of course a few special treats of my own. A few I can name that would benefit from my winnings would be charities‚ family
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The Color Black and Symbolism in “The Lottery” People are influenced by a variety of different sources – their parents‚ their friends‚ and their communities. While everyone must learn to make their own decisions‚ they often follow the beliefs of the people around them. Teenagers register to vote as a “Democrat” merely because their parents call themselves Democrats. Sometimes blindly following another’s influence can result in something much more severe‚ such as becoming a slave owner due to the
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“The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson in which villagers in a small town participate in a barbaric tradition that involves killing one of their own. The story incorporates a large amount of symbolism‚ both through the use of objects as well as some names. These symbols tell us a few things about why this tradition continues on‚ primarily because of the fear of the unknown. Although to us‚ the lottery seems very morally wrong‚ the villagers consider the lottery just another normal part
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Elements of Fiction “The Lottery” Plot: The plot is developed in chronological order‚ with a few episodes from past stories. Exposition: The story begins on a beautiful summer’s day where the village gathering in the town square with kids running around enjoying their liberation from school‚ and putting rocks in their pockets and guarding a pile of rocks in the corner. Rising Action: Further in the story‚ the lottery has begun and every head of the family has drawn a little piece of paper from
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Li‚ Mengxi M00084713 Section 3 March 25‚ 2013 Victor Chang The Impact of Winning the Lottery It’s estimated that that millions of people play lotteries every day. These include both the old and young generation. These include people that already have money and people who desperately need money. It seems that everyone wants to be a lottery winner! Winning the lottery can have a great impact on people’s daily lives which include positive influences and negative effects. Three of the impacts
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In many stories‚ settings are constructed to help build the mood and to foreshadow of things to come. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a story in which the setting sets up the reader to think of positive outcomes. However‚ this description of the setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is to come. In addition‚ the theme that we learn of at the end leads us to think of where the sanity of some human beings lies. The story begins with the establishment of the setting. To begin‚ Shirley
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Brittany Dunn English 101 (120) M. Leone 8 September 2013 The Process of a Process English is a subject every student is this county is required to take. What comes hand in hand with English? Essays (majority of peoples’ worst nightmare when entering the course) come hand in hand with English. Now depending on the teacher (professor) a “Process Analysis” otherwise known as a “How To” paper is just one of the necessary dissertations for the year. Have you ever wished for someone to just give
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This is a story about The Lottery‚ it was written by Shirley Jackson‚ and was published in 1948. To begin with‚ the setting of the story was in a lowly populated village of 300 people‚ with green grass‚ flowers and lots of farm land. The day it happened was June 27. Next‚ the process with “winning” the lottery is getting the whole village together to draw out of a black box. The head of the household draws. After they draw out a paper out of the black box‚ they have to hold the paper in their hands
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“The Lottery” “The Lottery” written by Chris Abani was a reflection of an event that took place during his own youth. It was primarily about vigilante justice and how public mobs would decide someone’s fate. The mobs would use no legal process when deciding if someone was guilty of a crime and the accused would face the consequences regardless of being innocent. There was no trial for the accused‚ and if the mob wanted you punished it was going to happen most defiantly without reason. This was
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For most people the word “lottery” conjures up thoughts of winning a multi-million dollar prize‚ but for the villagers in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” the word brings forth a sense of dread. The lottery is an old tradition in the village that happens every June 27th and starts out as a seemingly innocent event. However as the process of the lottery begins‚ it is obvious the lottery is a thing the villagers fear. The tradition of the lottery goes further back than anyone in the village can
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