A dominant theme in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is the threats that come along with following traditions. The people of the village follow a tradition that has been going on for as long as they can remember because they rely on the fact that it will stop them from going back to their primitive ways. At first the tradition of partaking in the lottery does not seem so bad seeing as how it’s true nature is not revealed till the end. However‚ it is then revealed that the lottery is one unlucky villager
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country is still far behind in terms of development as compared to other countries in north Africa and in the southern parts of the continent. It must be kept in mind that urbanization is a two way process because it involves not only movement from villages to cities and changes from agricultural occupation to business‚ trade‚ service and other professions‚ but it also involves changes in migrant attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values and behaviour patterns which then affect traditional values. On one very critical
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Geopolitical communities are formed by either natural or human-made boundaries." A river‚ mountain range‚ or a valley may create natural boundaries. An example of this is most of the villages in Nepal‚ the country where I was born. Nepal is full of mountains‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ valleys and plateau. Most of the villages are naturally divided by hills‚ mountains and rivers. Human-made boundaries can be structural‚ political or legal in nature. Structural boundaries can be roads‚ canals‚ bridges or rail
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outsider he still takes over and is a very authoritative character. Priestley’s main message in the play is social responsibility and uses Inspector Goole to spread his ideas. Firstly his name‚ Inspector Goole‚ ‘Goole’ is a small fishing village in England‚ in fishing villages everyone know each other and are very friendly due to the small population‚ this reflects social responsibility as everyone will look out for each other in places like Goole. Also his speech at the end of the play about social responsibility
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languages and history. For example‚ citizens in the USA can find China Town and Indian village‚ which have a variety of food‚ juice and museums‚ in every big city like Washington‚ New York and Chicago. As a consequence‚ citizens go to these towns because they are available in the place where they live. In addition‚ they might travel to these countries if they have an appropriate chance. More importantly‚ these villages or towns are exist because of immegration which advocates the diversity. The
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of thunderstorms. Our final destination was Hoi An ancient town‚ which is around 45 kilometers away from Da Nang city. I was very interested in the colorful traditional lanterns‚ which‚ I think‚ help to bring us back to the old days of Vietnamese villages. While sightseeing the town‚ we found that there were many foreign tourists in Hoi An. They were probably absorbed in the beauty of antiques. Particularly‚ the old town turned out to be more beautiful at night when everything was more sparkling in
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a happy day turned bad It was a beautiful day. The sun cast it’s radiant rays upon a little small village in China. Little dust of ivory clouds navigated itself around the sky. On that day a naive girl of four years-old sat in her concise house of only one room.‚ no bigger than a mini garage. An average size twin bed faced the wall‚ a bed that three people shared every night. A cheap old fashioned stove adjacent to the bed‚ and a cabinet where three utensils‚ three plates‚ and three pairs of
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although I had ranked tenth in my previous class in the city. These changes made me feel lonely‚ frustrated and discouraged. However‚ after I saw my classmates having not enough food or clothing‚ and walking more than seven kilometers from other villages to school every day‚ I realized that comparing with them‚ I was much better. Gradually I was affected and inspired by their spirit. They were optimistic‚ diligent and not afraid of difficulties. I started calming down and putting all my efforts into
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Umuimeka is one of the smallest villages in Olaukwu with well arranged buildings surrounded by trees that add to the serene village atmosphere and are generous with their calm and refreshing free breezes‚ therefore fashioned Umuimeka to become a gentle village. The main road comes from olaukwu running through Obosima. The nearest village is located some 2-3 poles from the village while the nearest community named Oforola is located some 24-26 poles from the village. To experience
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Rural Women Light up their Villages in Fiji Women‚ girls‚ boys and men have different roles within their families and communities in Pacific Island Countries. Each of these groups is differently affected by‚ and has distinct ways of dealing with‚ the effects of climate change. Women’s separate role in communities‚ however‚ means that they can play an important part in supporting their families and communities to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Women have valuable knowledge and skills which
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