Stoned

swarm the square, locals eagerly gather rocks before the drawing. Toward the end of the story, tickets are drawn from the black box resulting in the death of Tessi a main character in this story. Her death was a gruesome one considering that she was stoned to death by the whole…

This is another section where, differences in culture and its effect on understanding is prominent. ‘He collects his fee. He gets drunk. Or smokes a joint. Good Kerala grass… That night Karna was stoned (231)’ This would be considered a normal thing when looked at by a THPI, because in India dance is performed for Shiva the god of dance. Shiva only appreciates dances if the dancers are in the ‘zone’ which they reach through the use of weed (or alcohol)…

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”(-Maria Robinson). However, in modern society, lots of people insisted their tradition and put great amount of efforts to hold on their past. The story “The Lottery” takes place in a small town where villagers stone someone to death for good crops. This is a long standing tradition that has been going on for generations. Shirely Jackson presented the theme tradition to state how people are…

In similar words John Irwin, a jail’s primary purpose is to receive and hold persons who are offensive. Furthermore, Michelle Alexander states in the very beginning of chapter two that the prisons and jails are meant to hold people as the law enforcement’s main goal is to keep the streets clean and safe. Both writers are aware that these allegations are not the case in reality. Both authors did very well on their part about explaining who gets arrested and why, with of course having a few…

Ambivalent Conquests: Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1517-1570 is centered around three Spaniards and their approach to Maya in the Yucatan Peninsula. Clendinnen weaves a tale of forced conversion, colonial power struggles, and mass torture, but she contextualized these horrors in a way that the rationales of the Spaniards do not get lost. However, the Maya side of the story gets lost with only one Maya figure, the resistance leader Nachi Cocom, emerges as an individual. The Catholic religion…

Bill Jr. and Nancy find out they didn’t ‘win’ they “…both beamed and laughed” (Jackson 424) having no regards for their parent’s fate. This illustrates the theme because even though one member of the Hutchison household is for surely going to get stoned the children are to blinded selfishness to realize what about to come. Another character(s) that Jackson uses to evoke the theme of the story is the townspeople. In the story Jackson explains that “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual…

Ethnic divisions are a prominent ideology that persists throughout Afghanistan culture. The vast divide between the two most prominent groups are shown in the book the Kite Runner, through the various interconnected relationships between the people of different tribes. The majority of the Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims and they are the most powerful ethnic group; with that being said it is no surprise that they make up the majority of the Taliban. The Hazaras are mainly Shi’a Muslims and are found…

throwing rocks at the unlucky winner of the drawing. This horrid act is even escalated due to the fact that not only do adults partake in the event, but children do as well. Even family members of the one chosen. Tessie Hutchinson, the chosen one to be stoned to death has a family member of hers, little Davy Hutchinson help aid in the killing of her. Someone gave him a “few pebbles” (INSERT PAGE NUMBER) to participate in the tradition. Jackson makes sure to include this in the story to show…

Over time, along with the leader of the nazis, Hitler, becoming Chancellor, it grew into something bigger than anyone would’ve imagined. Jewish boycotts took place, three year olds were waving Nazi flags, and children even ran through the streets and stoned Albert’s baby carriage. The…

There are so many rule and regulations of our society that we follow without questioning. It becomes the routine of our life and passes on from one generation to the next generation. However, the society demand change with time. Mostly, the change starts with younger generations who want to explore new way of life and challenge the customary rules of culture to seek freedom. Freedom highly motivates us to rebel against the authorities and do everything in our power to gain control of our life.…