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    What Would You Do If You Won The Powerball? Introduction I. Introduction: One Wednesday September 26th 2012 somebody in Iowa won the 202 million dollar Powerball. II. Thesis: I already have my winnings mapped out if I were to win the Powerball. III. Preview of Main Points: a. I would make sure my family is finically set. b. Continue living my day to day life. c. I would invest into something nonprofit. Transition: With that said let me tell you how I would

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    What Would You Do If You Won The Power Ball? One Wednesday September 26th 2012 somebody in Iowa won the 202 million dollar Powerball. I already have my winnings mapped out if I was to win the Powerball. I would make sure my family is finically set. Continue living my day to day life. I would invest into something nonprofit. With that said let me tell you how I would spend my winnings. Making sure my family is finically set would consist of: Paying all of our debt off. Making sure my children’s

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    Communication From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Communication (disambiguation). "Communicate" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Communicate (disambiguation). Communication (from Latin commūnicāre‚ meaning "to share" [1]) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or more living creatures. Pragmatics defines

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    Timothy Hurd ENGL 102-D18 April 8‚ 2013 Young Goodman Brown‚ The Lottery and the Evil of Mankind It is said that beauty is only skin deep. On the surface‚ mankind in general appears to evoke a beautiful sense of nobility‚ a concern for doing what is right and treating your fellow man with respect and honor. This is the aspiration and the stated goal of humanity‚ however like a disease that starts in the roots of an ancient‚ noble tree‚ humanity is cursed with a sickness. The giant tree

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    established customs and cannot even imagine rebelling against them although they may be hurtful in some ways. They may not even remember the reason for these customs in the first place. In the short stories "Everyday Use‚" by Alice Walker‚ and "The Lottery‚" by Shirley Jackson‚ the authors both express their attitudes towards tradition. <br> <br>In "Everyday Use" the struggle over tradition begins when Dee comes home. She has changed her name‚ a name that has been passed down through the family branches

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is about Symbolism "The Lottery‚" a short story written by Shirley Jackson‚ is a tale about an inhumane and horrific tradition that a community celebrates every year between 10 a.m. and noon on June 27‚ a sunny day‚ in a New England village (“Cummings Study Guide”). Not only is this story about tradition but it also hides the meaning of symbolism as well. The setting takes place in a small village consisting of about three hundred people. On

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    In short fiction‚ characters experience conflict that impacts plot development. Firstly‚ in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson the conflict is man vs. nature. To provide a reason why this happens in the small town‚ Jackson wrote “Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon.” (Jackson 4). This was said by Old Man Warner‚ the oldest person in this town and this shows that Tessie‚ the women who gets sacrificed‚ is conflicting with the actual agriculture sacrifice. This conflict only starts to show at the end

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    Erica Via Rhiannon Flannery COM 131 – Composition and Literature 30 September 2014 Essay A – Short Story Analysis The Unfair Tradition The lottery‚ a chance to win‚ usually money‚ but that is not the case in Shirley Jackson’s legendary short story “The Lottery.” Winning the lottery in this case presents a conundrum of sorts. The story does not present a big build‚ a huge climax‚ an epiphany‚ or a conclusion. Instead Jackson leaves us astonished in the end with the only climactic event happening

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    In the short story “The Lottery”‚ Shirley Jackson uses imagery and setting‚ symbolism and irony to advance the theme that antiquated traditions may lead ordinary people to commit thoughtless and callous actions. Jackson uses imagery and setting to set the mood of normalcy in the village. She describes the morning of June 27th as a clear and sunny morning‚ blossoming flowers and richly green grass (237). Children ran and played with the feeling of liberty as school was recently over for the summer

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    Winning with Characters Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” looked into what Seymour Lainhoff referred to as “savage behavior…” that he believes hides underneath society‚ even today. It was a tragic end to what seems like such a joyous occasion‚ taking us by surprise with the stoning of what seemed to be a good friend‚ dedicated wife‚ and mother. Jackson’s use of well-developed characters helped create a clear vision and belief that this may actually take place in society today. She provided

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