Stoning

turn what was a peaceful protest with students that meant no harm to other people, into a bloody and deathly massacre that let many speechless and hurt for losing their loved ones.“Some of the students ran for their life while others fought back stoning and attacking troops, over turning and setting fire to military vehicles.” (“Tiananmen square massacre takes…

similar circumstances from hundreds of years before, it shows that history can repeat itself. Moreover, by placing the location of the town in New England, it connects The Lottery to the infamous witch trials. The cause of these executions, like Tess’ stoning, were from blindly following the societal tradition. Simply put, New England as a setting supports the meaning of the story by establishing that America, in the past, has committed…

off of what country they had come from and what they had learned there. Religion was a big deal during this time period, so this meant if someone sinned it was often conceived as a crime and they were punished. Punishments were usually whipping or stoning. Realizing we needed laws…

this statement indicates that the tradition had been going on for some time now. The white slips of paper indicate that no one is excluded from the drawing. Unfortunately, the individual who has the white slip with the black spot will endure the stoning. Again the color black is used. The box is only put to use for this particular gathering. It had become such a tradition that everyone in town completely ignored the senseless act murder. Even the children are accepting of the event; as…

Though there is no implied time period, the stoning has obviously been going on for a long time. Jackson shows how disturbingly normal the violence has become in this village. To prove this, Jackson writes “Mrs. Hutchinson came hurriedly along the path to the square, her sweater thrown over her shoulders…

Paul was born in Tarsus of Cilicia, possibly from an affluent family since he was also born a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 9:11). Tarsus, no obscure city, was already several thousand years old at the time Paul was born. Located near the coast of modern Turkey, it served as naval station and port. It was also an education powerhouse called by F. F. Bruce “a university city.” This explains Paul’s higher education, dexterity with the Greek language, and ability to parley with the top philosophers,…

Within the short story the “The Lottery”, there is many different examples of symbolism. The story expresses how some people are not willing to change. They have a very different tradition and the townspeople are not willing to change it, even if it will end up benefiting their community as a whole. They have tradition and many objects that symbolize many of the things that they stand for. In the story morals are tested as well as how people interpret different traditions and the lengths they…

find a reason for them to stone Mrs. Hutchinson’s. My understanding was she got stoned for drawling the black dot on the paper that her family drew out of the black box. The sad thing to me is that even the kids back in this time were helping do the stoning. Then you have the rocking horse and this story was more about provide. This family did not have money and lived like they did. The poor boy in this family seem to not have any body to lean on but his horse and then the poor boy lost his…

Controversy would be an understatement when describing early Christianity in the Roman society. Knowledge vs religion is the argument centered around this controversy. You have the Christians being hesitant toward the Greco-Roman world of pursuing knowledge. Then on the other side, Roman societies lack of acceptance toward Christians. Both sides were filled with so much animosity and hate. Much of this is based on refusal of both sides to change views. The Romans don 't want to accept the…

in Jackson’s story, winning the Lottery means a certain, painful death for the person whose name has been drawn, Tessie Hutchinson. The death was surely painful, as “A stone hit her on the side of the head.” (Jackson, page 7). This brutal death by stoning was an outcome known by all of the villagers, as is evidenced by their hesitation to being the “winner.” Their hesitation and their fear shows that luck is in no way associated with a name being pulled. To win the Lottery is to leave behind…