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key factor for the short story. Imagery is a word or phrase that appeals to the reader’s sense (A Glossary Of Literary Terms). In the story, the author uses imagery to set up a time, place,or mood by giving out a date, people’s feeling, and locations to the readers. For instance, the author sets up a place and mood on line 9 of “ The Lottery’’ by saying, “School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them”(Jackson). In other words, the author set up a time and place to the readers. By this I mean, how the author thought ahead and gave a location to which a crime was going to be committed. Additionally, the author also uses this device in line 3-4 of the story by writing, “. . .between the post office and the bank, . . . the lottery began at ten o'clock” (Jackson). In the same way as the first example the author gives out an important key items in order to let the readers understand what is going on and where the situation is occurring. As a result, the author also lets the reader feel the character’s feeling by showing how Mrs.Hutchinson was pleading for her daughter’s life, yet no one in the village tried to stop the situation on the last line of the story by saying. ““It isn’t fair, it isn't right,” Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon Tessie.”(Jackson) Equally important, The author uses characterization as a important literary device for the story. In particular,the author describe Tessie Hutchinson, as she…

Problems The 1920s was a step into the modern age with developments like refrigeration and penicillin that many took advantage of. However, the target of 1920s innovation was how we used aviation to excel transportation and communication within the country using a surplus military airplanes that no longer served a purpose. With this different approach for shipping goods came difficulties soon after takeoff, pilots struggling to keep up, find their way, or stay airborne. The beginnings of…

How has US Patent Law influenced Innovation? Technology has sculpted and carved the legacy of the United States. Early agricultural gadgets, stemmed American Agriculture. Cities and capitals of commerce were forged by the advancement of industrial factories. Computerization and expansion of invention has, “given rise to a nation of services” (Thompson). Fears of a future “World Without Work” have spurned from an exponential development of these technologies, but concerns have arisen that a…

Vietnam Era veterans who have accessed care at a Vet Center prior to January 1, 2004,” according the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs website on Eligibility requirements. Proof of service must be established, however, the veteran can be seen before proof is established to meet the need individual need of the veteran (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016b). Today there are more than 300 Vet Centers, located in every state, and 80 Mobile Vet Centers that can offer immediate support,…

citizen will fail to not only recognize but to also appreciate the true extent to which former and current service members incessantly choose to dedicate their own as well as their family’s entire way of life for the continued protection of the nation in which they share a home. Furthermore, Americans continually fail to realize the immense importance in which both these truths hold as well as the potential consequences they may possess. The United States first presidential leader and perhaps…

In 1897, Pearle Wait was finally able to perfect the simple gelatin dessert, it was taking years to master. His wife May David Wait gave it its name as what we know now, Jell-O. Wait then sold his company for $450 dollars to Frank Woodwark, because Wait didn’t have the funding for marketing and distributing his product. Success in the advertising campaigns finally began to rise in 1902 due to William E. Humelbaugh. In 1904, they launched the printed portion of their advertising and created “best…

Molly Meka English 100 Essay 3 Final 9/11: A Day That Changed the World On September 11th, 2001, our world changed forever. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon caused an immediate call for change in U.S. Foreign Policy, which in cause, increased tensions between America and the Middle East, the strengthening and safety of our borders, and through the foundation of Homeland Security. The most obvious effect of the post 9/11 world that all Americans have experienced…

There are many factors that affected the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); from political, industrial, legal and economics together these external environment factors affected the way that veterans received their services. I will begin to describe how the VA was formed and illustrate how all the factors make what it is called today the Department of Veterans Affairs. The United States has the greatest complete system of assistance for Veterans in the world, this system goes back to…

Fifteen years ago, the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t even exist. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size. And — perhaps hardest to believe — we didn’t have to take off our shoes to get through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our…

They gave us their time and service honorably and without question. And now, nearly half of them are living alone on the streets,in abandoned building,vehicles,encampments,or shelters not knowing how to get the help they deserve.A disabled veteran and young father named Lonnie Whitfield had just about given up hope when the Memphis Veterans Affairs office turned him away.The former U.S. Marine has several mental health disorders and was unable to find work. The 28-year-old was forced to live in…