Town meeting

The Lottery Plot June 27 arrived in the form of a bright morning; sunlight bringing out the vivid colors of the flowers and the grass, and heralding in a day of longstanding tradition in a rural town. On this morning, the annual lottery was to be held. Townspeople gathered together, socializing, sharing stories, remarking on the day’s work and last year’s lottery as children played and gathered stones into a pile. They took time each year to participate in this time-honored tradition, but not…

The growth rate of population and pressure of urbanization are increasing for a long period of time. Like any growing town, Apia is under increasing pressure to maintain adequate services to its urban population. There are two disadvantages need to be mentioned for environment and human health. However, based on the strategies mentioned above, the problem of uncontrolled…

Especially in America, where we have been sending immigrants through a rigorous test in order to enter. The real question is if this creates the best outcome for all. This plan will in fact create the best situation for all, by creating self-sufficient towns that will require jobs and residents. It will create jobs, abolish poverty and welfare, and create economic competition. Author Georges Vernez , in his essay on immigration, states "Immigrants have contributed to the nation 's economic…

places. Both residents from big cities and small towns have their own unique culture. Although it’s complicated for people to perfectly understand the comparisons between the culture of different places, there are three differences and a similarity between the culture of a small town and the culture of a big city. The first difference between the culture of a small town and the culture of a big city is in the area of entertainment. In a small town, there are a few facilities for…

lack of healthcare in rural towns is an issue that I can relate with. I decided to write about this issue because a lot of people are unaware about it. This is an issue that is growing in America because cities are growing and towns are getting smaller. So they can’t afford to keep hospitals and clinics anymore. That means people in smaller towns have to travel to the bigger cities to get their healthcare. With the more people aware about the lack of healthcare in rural towns in the United…

Fiction Essay: Social Issues In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” a seemingly quiet peaceful village has a hidden dark side. Once a year, on the 27th of June, the entire town assembles to partake in the lottery, however, instead of winning a tremendous prize the ‘winner’ gets stoned to death. An old black box is the vessel that holds the townspeople fate, and after decades of use, it has become worn and shabby. Every year Mr. Summers tried to convince the townspeople to build a new box, yet…

In this urbanization era, most of the people are live in urban areas because there are more job opportunities and provide high standard living compare to rural areas. Therefore, they prefer to stay far away from the wild places. However, nowadays there are much of people going to travel for fun and relaxation during holiday. There are some of the people would like to escape from the urban areas and seeking the adventure destination for relaxation, challenge, learning and exploration. This…

1. What are the advantages of smart cities? More than half the population of the world will be living in smart cities by the end of next decade. People want to avail benefits of a high tech environment living as an added advantage for those who want to. Technology is an aspect that is more responsive to people’s necessities, as one of the advantages of living in smart cities. Technology is also a powerful resource that tends to make people move towards cities making use of it. It is a response…

Setting: The Garden Party was written in 1922, shortly after the end of WW1. The story is set mostly in the garden of the Sheridan’s house which is based one the author’s childhood home in Wellington, New Zealand. The first part of teh story is set in a festive, light mood on a “perfect day.” (Mansfield 1) The sky is described as “without a cloud” (Mansfield 1) futher representing the light mood which seems to take away all your worries. In contrats, the second half of the story is set in the…

‘center’ for the lottery. Although typical town squares are usually bustling with business affairs and playing children, the town square within “The Lottery” is not only a playground for children, but for death as well. This is demonstrated by the grotesque ending of “The Lottery”. Mrs. Hutchinson’s apron not only demonstrates that the lottery occurred while she was working, but it also sets the opinion that the lottery is nothing but a burden for the town. The lottery takes people out of their…