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    gets stoned to death, by her friends and family in the annual lottery of the village. Throughout the day emotions ran high and changed significantly. The future of every family relied on a single piece of paper with a solid black blotch, which left the small village on edge. After all the families were accounted for the lottery began, and lives were about to change for the worst. The Hutchinson’s were the unfortunate family of this particular year. Their family was about to be ripped apart…

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    What do you consider a good president? Some consider a good president to be one that makes choices to change the country in a good way, and someone who does what is best for the people. Most people would consider Andrew Jackson to be a good president, because of the way he revolutionized the presidential campaign. Also he vetoed bills that he thought to be unfit or unnecessary. But I would consider him as a bad president, because of the multiple times he was cruel and unjust to the Native…

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    society continues a tradition that has went on for many years. Not only is this such a skewed tradition, it is one that can cause potential harm to those who participate. Jackson reveals Mrs. Hutchinson character through the setting, irony, symbolism, and theme as a result of a blind eye towards the lottery tradition. Jackson starts by explaining the setting and a quick overview of what this lottery was all about. This story takes place in a small village…

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    Known for her dramatic stories, Shirley Jackson is a woman of simplicity and mystery. “Jackson was a master of the gothic horror tale,” said the author of “Shirley Jackson” (“Shirley Jackson”). Her stories are explosive and hint at the pressure that there is in society to conform to the twisted, perverted norms. They also comment on the differences between the social classes, through dialogue, as well as society treating life as if it is disposable. Jackson also uses repetition quite often and…

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    just to get what they most desired. Taking advantage of the Native Americans, the Jackson Administration’s decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s continued the economic policies but significantly changed…

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    In her short story, “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson provides an important social commentary on the dangers of adhering to tradition without logic or meaning; her use of character and tone supplement her ideas by showing how the lottery has become outdated. Jackson’s use of character fortifies her social commentary by showing how the characters blindly follow an outdated and unnecessary tradition. The townsfolk only care about themselves and how the lottery benefits or harms them. In town,…

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    of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay In the novel, Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay Democracy and Development in Antebellum America, Harry L. Watson provides a dual biography about the extremely different political philosophies of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. These two political leaders’ different philosophies shaped the argument of democracy and development in the early 1800s, as well as outlined the economic, social, technological, and political dynamics during the Jacksonian era. Jackson, the…

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    outcome of the lottery. Everyone in the town must attend the lottery and each family must draw one paper slip out of the black box. The family that draws the slip of paper with the black dot on it must draw again for each person in the family. In this story, there are many different types of irony, goodwill from the community, and the practice of cruelty. There are quite a few different ironies in this story. Jackson says, “The morning of June 27th was a clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth…

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    100 10 May 2018 Michael Jackson Michael Jackson, the most well-known singer and dancer, also known as “King of Pop” was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, with strict working family. As a kid Jackson showed interest in Music as did his family. His father, Joe Jackson who played Guitar, and his mother Katherine Jackson who sang quite often. He spent most of his life as a public performer. He was a part of a band with his other 4 siblings called Jackson 5 runned by his father.…

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    Shirley Jackson “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson was born December 14,1916 in San Francisco. She grew up in California, where as a young teenager began writing poetry and short stories. She attended college at the University of Rochester and withdrew after a year so she could practice writing. She then attended Syracuse University in 1937, met her husband Stanly Edgar Hyman. Together they started a literary magazine Spectre. After graduation in 1940 they moved to Greenwich Village. Shirley had…

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