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    of the story as a character but lets the reader know how the character feels. The reader learns about the characters and the stories through this outside voice created by the third person point of view. The point of view of the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is written in third person and past tense. This story takes place in a small town where the people know each other and follow a tradition that is controlling. These people take part in this violent tradition once every year without

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    all about the money‚ unless the general public was extremely stupid. The odds of winning the lottery are lesser than the odds of someone being struck by lightning (1 in 649‚739) or than someone being killed by a terrorist attack abroad (1 in 650‚000). (7). It has been said‚ "If you bought 100 tickets a week your entire adult life‚ from the age of 18 to 75‚ you’d have a 1 percent chance of winning the lottery". (7) Now‚ a number of psychological studies have been done which indicate that the desire

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    MING (10) got into a serious accident and looses his sense of hearing. Because of the accident‚ Ming has to attend a school for children with special needs and starts to avoid his friends because he is afraid that his friends know he is deaf and dumb. Young Ming has to fight with extreme loneliness since then. 19-years-old Ming gets falsely accused of being a peeping Tom. While the girl’s brothers threaten him‚ MING’S MOTHER comes out to ask what’s happening. After listening to the girl’s accusation

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    What would you do if‚ for example‚ you won a million dollars in the lottery? Never mind your chances of winning are just slightly better than the chances of being abducted by aliens. Even so‚ winning the lottery is a favorite daydream for a lot of us. If I had a million dollars‚ I’m guessing I would definitely crave for more. Perhaps I would try to discover a way to double the million‚ preferably not using anything against the law. It seems that no matter how much money you have‚ it’s

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    accept people who are different from ourselves.” Stated by Barbara Jordan. In the texts‚ “What‚ of This Goldfish Would You Wish for?” short story by Etgar Keret‚ “American Flag States for Tolerance” a newspaper editorial by Ronald J. Allen‚ and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson also a short story‚ by Shirley Jackson. The texts can relate or contradict the quote about the idea of acceptance. It also discusses and identifies the differences‚ or similarities‚ in the people that are explored in

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    determining how he spends his days‚ or how his days may inevitably end. The importance of a person’s character is clearly shown in the short stories “The Lottery” and “The Chase.” In “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ readers can tell right from the beginning that Tessie Hutchinson is different from the other townspeople. After arriving late to the lottery and making a big fuss to find her family‚ she does not settle down until after having a light-hearted conversation with her husband‚ whereas the other

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    English 102 December 12‚ 2010 Bluest Eyes by Morrison(novel)‚ The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (short story)‚August Wilson’s Fences and W. H. Auden’s poem The Unknown Citizen Beauty is in the eye of the holder ‚that’s if you have someone holding it‚ as for Pecola she is a young girl who is constantly reminded how ugly she is ‚which makes her wish she had blue eyes so that someone can see and appreciate her. Both her parents find happiness somewhere ‚her father finds joy in

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    adaptation that provides the mechanism for collective intelligence‚ but also explains how morally reprehensible consensus can form. Behaviors range from gang rapes and beatings to the extermination of an entire people group."[6] In the case of "The Lottery‚" the collective mentality is a theme that is represented directly as one of the characters in the story‚ Tessie Hutchinson‚ is subjected to a series of brutal bludgeonings from the other members of her town during an annual human sacrifice ritual

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    need to do is find someone who has loads of money and marry them. Okay I didn’t say you’d be happy just rich. Perhaps not a solution for most of us but it apparently works for a few. 3. Win The Lottery - Ya ya I know the odds of getting struck by lightening are better than the odds of winning the lottery but you can’t win if you don’t try and it’s one of the few ways I know of that you can get rich fast. 4. Rich Parents - If you come from a wealthy family then you are half way there. All you have

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    PART A Answer the following questions on this case: Peter Smyth v Vincent Thomas [2007] NSWSC 844 (3 August 2007). The case is available in Assessment on Moodle. 1. In what court was the case heard? 1 mark 2. Name the judge and explain his title at the time this case was heard. 2 marks 3. Name the plaintiff and defendant and their counsel.

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