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    The lottery is an example of the utilitarian monster because‚ in a lottery game‚ there are many losers‚ but only one winner. The happiness of the winner of a lottery ticket is very high‚ and when compared to the unhappiness of the losers‚ there is still‚ in theory‚ a net happiness gain. So in essence‚ the happiness of many (the losers) is sacrificed for the disproportionate happiness of one individual (the winner). A case could be made for and against the lottery in terms of monetized utilitarianism

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    Springfield College School of Human Services Pre-Class Assignment Communications Skills 2 The Lottery By Bobby Sampson 2/2/13 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is the story of a village following a tradition that results in the sacrifice of one citizen each year by stoning. The author Shirley Jackson shows the reader how following the unknown may result into sorrowful actions if one is too apprehensive to ask questions. Although the villagers do not know why they follow the tradition they

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    completely ignorant of their heritage‚ while the daughter attempts to understand her hopelessly old- fashioned mother‚ who now seems to harbor a secret wisdom‚ who‚ in the end‚ is right about everything all along. At the opening of the story "A Pair of Tickets" Jandale Woo and her father are on a train‚ the are destined for China. Their first stop will be Guangzhou‚ China where he father will reunite with his long lost aunt. After visiting with her for a day they plan to take a plane to Shanghai‚ China

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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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    Literary Response: The Lottery The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is a compelling story about the human race and how it is affected by its surrounding traditions. When the 27th of June arrives‚ a village is overtaken by a two hour lottery‚ which includes the picking of stones‚ a black box and ends in a fight for the “winners” life. One of the prominent themes in this story is human hypocrisy. Although most of the characters are shown through their words and actions‚ one particular person stands out:

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    Case Study: Speeding tickets ‚ the development of IT in Travel industry 1.Who are the winners at different stages of the changing travel industry? According to the cased developing process of travel industry can be divided into 4 stages First stage: Pre-SABRE stage‚ Manual operation stage (before 1950s ) At this stage‚ all the ticket booking operations are handled manually ‚ no CRS is widely used‚ as a result ‚ the companies that have the largest crew and hire the most professional people

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    united as one is our genealogy. In the story A Pair of Tickets by Amy Tan we come across a character named June May who is on her mid thirties and embarks on a mission to China to meet her lost twin sisters to notified them of their mother’s death and also to make her not existing mother “Long-Cherished Wish” come alive. Her wish was to connect her three daughter together since they were all‚ that was left of her entire family. A Pair of Ticket is a fairy tale story. June made her mom’s wish her own

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    The short story‚ "A Pair of Tickets"‚ by Amy Tan is about a Chinese-American girl named Jing-Mei‚ raised in San Francisco‚ which struggles with identity early in her life. Jing-Mei can be similar to a banana‚ yellow on the outside but white on the inside. Now 36 years old‚ she is on a train going back to China to meet her twin sisters that she never knew until her mother pasted away. She suffered from a blood vessel that busted in her brain. This secret has been kept from her until the family

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    Requirements 1. Create a spreadsheet as stated above comparing the 3 selected sites. Use formulas to have Excel calculate the profits for all 3 ticket prices and the number of spectators required to Break-Even for the most profitable location as calculated by Excel. 2. Create a graph of your spreadsheet comparing the profits for the 3 selected ticket prices. 3. Write a Word document (1 to 2 pages) “selling” your new solution. You can explain what problems could arise with the “old” manual way

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    about the values of their family. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Amy Tan’s “A Pair of Tickets”‚ the author’s seem to explore a common theme of heritage. Alice Walker is exploring the concept of heritage as it applies to an African-American family. Amy Tan is displaying the theme of heritage as it relates to Chinese and a Chinese-American family. Dee‚ from Everyday Use‚ and Jing-Mei‚ from A Pair of Tickets‚ have different adaptations of their heritage‚ but ironically it takes a trip back home to

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