The Lottery Is a tradition actually a good thing? We have a lot of traditions: We celebrate Christmas, sing the national anthem at every football match and we go to church every Sunday. We all see these traditions as good traditions. But if we always had lived following our traditions through time then we would still be living in the Stone Age. There are several themes in the story. One of them is that “traditions are not always a good thing”. The people in the society have played the lottery
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The story The Odyssey is about a king named Odysseus and he is sailing home from Troy after the Trojan War was over. There are many reasons why Odysseus is not a hero, throughout the whole story Odysseus wasn't doing heroic things, he was almost doing some villainous things. One of the reasons why Odysseus is not a hero is that he is a murderer. In the story it says “ In blood and dust he saw that crowd all fallen, many and many slain. Think of a catch that fisherman haul into a half-moon bay
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In the play The Taming of the Shrew and the movie 10 Things I Hate about You there are many similarities and differences. They both have the same plot, characters have the same names and/or characteristics in the play and movie, and they have similar settings and themes. But they are also different in ways. In the play Taming of the Shrew the main characters are a man named Petruchio who wants to marry Katherine, who has a bad temper. Then there is Lucentio, who is in love with Bianca, Katherine’s
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clouded by our present circumstances. Both in good times and bad times, we still ought to give God praise. Yes, it is easy to worship God when things are going our way, but what happens when things don't go in the direction we want? We still have to praise! Why? Because we are told to be thankful at all times! (1 Thessalonians 5:18). What does praising God in bad times feel like? King David is one character that exemplifies what it means to praise God when things aren't going our way. In Psalm 6:6, King
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vigilant in making a choice in future. In this Agile world, most people have fear from change, not in the sense that change is negative, but because it is unknown. Therefore, the comfort zones that have been established will no longer be applicable. In personal or professional life try to be the best version of yourself. For example people you thought were going to be there forever aren't there anymore. It does not means that people change. It’s just that there role changes according to time or
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The Mayan society is one of many complex, individual civilizations. In the Mayan society, there are multiple cultures and values. We learn multiple things from the Mayans and they helped start out many civilizations.There are many connections and value I learned from the Popol Vuh and the Mesopotamian Geography points. Some connections I can make relate to the Kente proverbs. One connection is to the Kente proverb “ It is the mother whose child has been eaten by a witch who best knows the evils of
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anyone has in doing anything is to get some-thing for him/herself. Even when you help others, it's only because it makes you feel good. 2. Only if you would agree to allow everyone to do what you are doing is your action morally allowable or right. 3. What makes an action obligatory is that it leads to the great-est good for the greatest number. Motives are irrelevant. 4. The only thing that counts in determining whether someone did the right thing or not is the motive. The results of
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Just-world-phenomenon- is the tendency for people to believe that the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get. Example: If you have this belief, and something good happens to you, you may conclude that the world is just because you are a good person and so good things happen to you. In the same way, when you see something bad happen to someone else, you may conclude that they did something to bring on this bad event. 22) Mere exposure effect- you begin
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Good Boss vs. Bad Boss There are many traits that a boss needs; like communication, respect and mentoring. These traits and others will decide whether you are a good boss or bad. It will depends on how one looks at it, are you an employee or a boss. Bosses will come and go, however the good ones will always stand out from the bad ones. At the same time, ironically, it’s easy to spot both extremes, good and bad. Everyone has a difference of opinion on what makes a good boss.
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