Lose to Win Karla O. Pleas Keiser University Lyrics have but used for many years to describe a variety of things from areas that we live in‚ to how we feel‚ or an event in time‚ an allusion so to speak. Depending on the area of focus in a song it can help the composer determine the flow or direction of a song or the placement of the lyrics or stanzas which can also aid in a captivating point to get the audience caught up in that allusion. Yet‚ when we listen to some songs
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Conflict Resolution‚ Can there be a win-win? As in some of the great books and movies of our time‚ conflict is at the forefront of every story. Whether it would be a fictitious story or a true to life event‚ everything revolves around conflict and how it is resolved. Without conflict‚ stories would be boring and no one would care‚ but in life‚ conflicts exist all around us‚ personally and professionally. Every conflict involves at the least two people‚ or many people from two different vantage
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Born to Win "Winners and Losers" Each human being is born as something new‚ something that never existed before. He is born with what he needs to win at life. Each person in his own way can see‚ hear‚ touch‚ taste‚ and think for himself. Each has his own unique potentials -- his capabilities and limitations. Each can be a significant‚ thinking‚ aware‚ and creatively productive person in his own right – a winner. The words "winner" and "loser" have many meanings. When we refer to a person
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The title‚ “The Lottery” is ironic for this story because during a lottery a person usually wins a prize. Wining a lottery is normally considered positive. When someone wins a lottery‚ that person is thrilled and extremely happy. Although in the story wining the lottery is not a positive thing because the person that wins the lottery would face a painful death. The only thing that the winner of the lottery would get is pain and grief‚ as the villagers would hit her with stones. The description in
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Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ where three different authors use death that can be interpreted to develop different themes. In “The Cask of Amontillado” the theme revenge can be perceived with Montresor’s wishes to make Fortunato pay for insulting him. Montresor‚ an unreliable narrator‚ kills his rival (Fortunato) without thinking about it twice. Although‚ he does give Fortunato a chance to save himself by
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arrogation‚ executed for a religious purpose‚ a cult‚ or as a ritual to please their gods in which they believe in. In the story‚ The Lottery by Shirley Jackson she introduces us to a luck-of-the-draw conformity among the villagers in the story. Jackson’s reveals that humans commit barbaric genocides by the peer pressure and be subsequent to tradition. The lottery is held in June during the beautiful summer in order to please the gods to allow bountiful harvest; therefore‚ one pure innocent human
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In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It
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we do what we’re told‚ but never questioning why we do things could lead to disastrous events. In The Lottery Shirley Jackson warns us about the dangers of blindly following tradition. Jackson’s use of foreshadowing‚ symbolism‚ and irony admonish the public of what could go wrong if we never question tradition. The story starts off with the town gathering around for the annual lottery. The men talk‚ the women gossip and children run around playing and gathering rocks. The gathering of
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Please read the case study entitled Lottery that you find in the reading assignment. Based on what you have learned in this unit‚ answer the following questions: How is the lottery an example of the utilitarian monster? Let’s look at the definition of “utilitarian monster” in the textbook‚ “an individual capable of feeling disproportionately high sensations of pleasure and happiness‚ one who consequently requires many others to sacrifice their happiness in the name of maximizing net happiness” (p
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Setting in “The Lottery” The setting in a story helps to form the story and it makes the characters become more interesting. There are three main types of setting. The first is nature and the outdoors‚ second is objects of human manufacture and construction and the third is cultural conditions and assumptions. These three things help the reader to understand the characters better in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”. “The Lottery” is started out by
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