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    In time when people worshiped gods, when there wasn’t cars or electricity, when fruit was on the ground. But this would soon change. Once upon a time, on an island of peace and harmony where only animals roamed, and goats ruled the island. This was the island of Lesvos, Greece in 160 B.C.E. The goats population was flourishing and their food was plentiful; they were filled with joy and blessed with health. Everyday they filled their bellies with fresh Oak Apples from the ground and went to bed…

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    A true story happened in my secondary school. All students of my class were born in urban areas except one student from a small village. One day, one classmate lost her cell phone. Without any confirmatory evidence, most students and our teacher immediately suspected the rural student was the thief. The teachers even threatened him to admit his guilty. The lost cell phone was never found, and no one confessed this crime. After this event, almost all students including me sort of avoided staying…

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    Once upon a time there lived a Merchant in a small village. The Merchant was going through hard times and he stole from the Townspeople. One day The Merchant was feeling extra greedy that day and wanted more than what the Townspeople had, he wanted the sacred necklace from The Enchantress. He heard that the necklace was worth more than 10,000 pieces of gold. If he took the necklace he would never have to steal again he would be rich. So that same night he plotted his plan and according to…

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    They gave this tribe fish in exchange for permission to pass by. Their land was ravaged, but they didn’t say by who. It shows how the villages are like in the Indian’s type of perspective. One of them gets bullied and made fun of, because he can’t have kids. One of the elders starts giving a lesson, or speech, in the middle of the night. Everybody on the village is gathered around listening to his wise words. At the end of the speech the tribe does their spiritual dance and Jaguar Paw, one of…

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    The Lottery Through the usage of literary elements, Shirley Jackson is able to convey several themes to the reader such as the danger of blindly following tradition. Jackson’s calm tone is spectacular for her story. She begins in a very journalistic approach in the first sentence by describing the morning being very clear, sunny, and beautiful. The style appears to be without any sort of emotion- no kindness and no pleasure. This tone reflects the attitudes of the villagers themselves who view…

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    In the village of Valverde de Lucerna, there is a priest that is deceiving his congregation by making them think he is a Christian and that he believes in the resurrection of the immortal soul. The only two people in the village that knows his secret is his step-daughter Angelita and his step-son Lazarus. According to Howard Mancing “He has lived a lie all his adult life, sacrificing like a martyr, his own true belief for the sake of his innocent and ignorant parishioners” (Mancing). The priest…

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    Limitation Of Urbanization

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    People have turned into an undeniably capable ecological power in the course of the most recent 10,000 years. With the approach of farming 8,000 years back, we started to change the area. What 's more, with the mechanical upset, we started to influence our climate. The late increment on the planet 's populace has amplified the impacts of our horticultural and financial exercises. Be that as it may, the development in world populace has conceal what might be a considerably more essential…

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    since the crime rate is the major conflict in my community it helps me appreciate my family even more. I personally believe my experiences in my community will positively impact my career as a Social Worker because I get to meet a diverse group of people who may not see things as I see them. Living in Peoria gives me a sense of realization knowing that No, I may not live in the greatest possible neighborhood or the most miraculous community, but I know how to cope with living here because I’ve…

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    approximately a population of 300 people. The narrator starts off the story stating that it was a clear and sunny day, with green grass and blossoming flowers. The author used the setting to create atmosphere and mood, underscore irony and also to show symbolism. As the reader starts reading the story, they think it is going to be a good normal day but it ends up being a day full of evil and violence. The Lottery has a cultural aspect to it. It shows how people will blindly follow traditions…

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    As the town’s people assimilate, the author mentions several families by name showing that the entire town is gathering. Every member of every house comes to the ceremony –children included. The readers see the first foreshadowing of darkness when the children gather…

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