tradition followed so closely? Many are for religious or family reasons‚ but how many traditions are followed blindly? What deems a tradition‚ or anything the crowd does‚ as morally acceptable? The themes of each story‚ Young Goodman Brown and The Lottery‚ deal with flaws in following the crowd. Young Goodman Brown is a young man who fits his name. He is innocent and believes the community is as harmless as they appear. However his innocence has blinded him to the reality of the dark world. Brown’s
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Mandatory Spending‚ Defense Spending‚ and Non-Defense Discretionary Spending. With the economy having 16 trillion dollars in debt‚ there is a proposed "fiscal cliff" as Ben Bernanke put it. The fiscal cliff will consist of 600 billion dollars in tax increases and spending cuts. Washington has been proposing ways around the fiscal cliff for weeks but nothing is changing so far. Peter Schiff says "Our economy is so screwed up from years and years and years of bad monetary and fiscal policy that
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Screaming wildly‚ she jumped. Like a rocket‚ her legs launch off the cliff. Wind rushes through her auburn locks. Cheering drowns the air. Fear and excitement fill her eyes. CRASH! The young woman pierces the calm surface‚ shattering the sun. Then‚ silence. Nothing but the sound of waves splashing the cliff. Time passes and the mirrored surface restores the sky’s azure perfection and his glaring‚ golden eye. Once again disturbed‚ the water shatters. Eyes bright and smile gleaming‚ the fiery-haired
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of equipment called “The visual cliff”. The visual cliff was used to give the impression of depth. Gibson tested 36 babies between the ages of 6 months – 14 months. They placed them individually on one side of the apparatus and got their mothers to encourage them to cross the apparent cliff edge. This was done to see if the infants had an innate awareness of depth. The found that babies would happily crawl across the shallow surface but would not cross over the cliff edge. They concluded from this
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Cliff Huxtable is a doctor of physician. He is married to Clair Huxtable. They live in Brooklyn Heights‚ New York with five children who are Sondra‚ Denise‚ Theodore‚ Vanessa‚ and Rudy. Cliff is more eccentric and ridiculous for most people around him‚ especially his family. Nevertheless‚ he is a devoted father to his children‚ very kind to people‚ and he has a sense of humors. Cliff Huxtable is a devoted father‚ son‚ or husband to his family members. Firstly‚ he is friendly father to his children
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Destini Lloyd Joy Surles Eng 113 March 26‚ 2013 The Lottery What is the definition of inhumanity? Inhumanity is great cruelty and a lack of humanity. Once you understand that a normal human being would then question how people could be so cruel to one another. The inhumanity of taking chance is evident in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The author paints a vivid picture of how taking a gamble is not worth the loss. The mindset of traditionalism‚ selfishness‚ and inhumanness speaks volume
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“The Lottery” – by Shirley Jackson Name:_____________________________ ELA 10 Questions From the context of the story‚ who controls the town? Explain. Mr. Summers‚ Mr. Graves and Mr. Martin are the leaders of the town. Because‚ in the story‚ Mr. Summers owns the village’s largest business and also the major of the town. Mr. Summers has more “time and energy to devote to civic activities.” It indicates that he has money and leisure. Mr. Graves is the government official; the
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To: Gary Colbert From: Rachel Schmieding Re: Cliff Jumper Date: January 31‚ 2011 There are many aspects that Cliff Jumper needs to consider when deciding whether or not to accept Hi-Valu’s proposition about making a low priced bike. Not only has the demand for bicycles flattened‚ but also Cliff Jumper’s sales volume. Hi-Valu is proposing that Cliff jumper should make a low priced bike for their chain retail stores. Cliff Jumper believes that they are a high quality bike‚ and the making
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Monique Lewis Ashcraft English 102 Feb. 25‚ 2013 The Lottery Following it’s publication in the New Yorker in 1948‚ Shirley Jackson’s "the lottery" aroused much controversy‚ leading to that issue of the new Yorker quickly being sold out. Through the use of comedy and irony‚ Jackson demonstrates the "pointless violence and general inhumanity in [readers] own lives" The lottery takes place in a small close knit town where tradition is taken quite seriously. Each year an event is held in which
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are passed down overtime because certain individuals are afraid of the consequences. In a small village‚ there is a yearly tradition that randomly selects one individual to be stoned by the entire village. This tradition is known as “The Lottery.” In “The Lottery‚” Shirley Jackson combines foreshadowing with a comforting tone thus both concealing and revealing the shocking ending. Shirley Jackson’s use of a benevolent tone leaves readers unsuspecting of the ironic ending. As the story begins
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