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“Hold your breath as you pass the graveyard, then the people won’t come back and kill”. If you see a black cat, you’ll have bad luck for five years.” What do these all have in common? They are both negative superstitions. Do you believe in them? Do you follow them and their rules? Are they an important part of your life? How far do you go just to believe in them? For similar reasons, people do strange acts just to follow superstitions in the short story, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. In the…

absence of sentimentality and the absence of nostalgia; it means simplicity; it means clarity.” This quote by Paul Rand demonstrates the bias towards modernism. However, there are pros and cons for both traditionalism and modernism. While traditionalism holds to conventional morals and ideas, modernism explores new concepts and leaves room for imagination. This is shown by the vaccine controversy, the short story “Everyday Use," and women’s roles throughout history. To begin, many people…

hell at the moment, since God has the power to throw anyone in hell at any given time. “ The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds spider or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you and is dreadfully provoked: His wrath towards you burns like fire… You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince ; and yet it is nothing but His hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.” Edwards makes his recipients feel small,…

projects the significant role women have in society. This is reflected through three main individuals: Deborah, Jael, and Sisera’s mother, all of whom can be described as liminal females, as seen through leadership, bravery and maternal roles they hold. The Song of Deborah provides a different perspective to social norms in society, in terms of, women holding patriarchal control through gender and control and power and authority in the pre monarchic period. Gender and Control In the Song…

Allan Poe writes “short story is a brief tale which can be told or read at one sitting.” This philosophy defines two definitions. First, a short story has to be short. Second, it has to capture people’s interests and hold people’s coherence during reading. Therefore, a writer should hold people’s concentrate from the beginning to the end in a short time. In a short story, if there are more than a single emotion and too many ideas, it will be very distractive for readers. They might not remember…

At a first glance, one can guess that the executive branch ultimately holds the most power. Contrary to that, this article presents a strong example to how the legislative branch can prove to be more powerful, or have more influence, especially in terms of law making. “And ultimately, experts say that key elements of the program, including the number of the visas that get issued, are written into statute, meaning Congress holds the power to change…

At the Lecture, Jennifer L. Hochschild spoke on the topic of “Do Facts Matter”. She went on to say that facts are different depending on the person, somethings are obvious truths to some, which create alternative facts. Psychologically speaking the difference between facts can be perception, how one sees the world based on their experiences. She breaks it down, with three ideas: The Jefferson idea, The inactive informed and the active misinformed. These three I find to accurately sum up the…

to your higher calling. Your latter days will be much greater than your past. But these are the thing I have to say to you, since you have elected him to be your mayor you must support him in this effort. Do not backbite, condemn or bring judgment, hold him accountable to do the right things for his citizens. I understand that you have lost jobs, businesses, banking as well as grocery outlets. You even lost your high school. But it’s ok. All we need is men and women of faith with skills and…

When you feel as passionate as I do for a sport you prefer to be playing the game as often as possible. This in most cases means playing a select or club season in the off season of high school. Little would you know that playing the same sport in two different environments could possibly change your view on the sport entirely. For me volleyball is the game I feel a passionate love for, that is why I chose to play club and high school volleyball. Club volleyball's environment and…

White’s piece seems to have been created for education/research purposes, and holds a sense of neutrality towards the Native Americans. It shows the village for what it is, while also adding little descriptions so people do not misinterpret some things (such as some of the buildings, and fields). This shows that White spoke and interacted…