English, 30.09.2019 21:20 hannahliebl2000

Read the following passage:
everyone waited anxiously for the lottery of fairness and
benevolence to start. the stakes were high this year. there
was no chance of anyone forgetting his or her number or
missing the drawing numbers were tattooed on our
forearms. attendance was mandatory. as we peered
around at the armed soldiers who surrounded us, we
wondered who the winner would be. who would take on
the punishment for all of our crimes? there were hardly
any crimes - nothing to steal, too tired to fight - but still,
the punishments would be harsh. we all hoped it wouldn't
be someone young
which two central ideas in this story are most closely related?
a. the dangers of gambling and unchecked government power
b. the cruelty of chance and the abuse of power
c. willingness to fight injustice and the downfall of civilization
d. security in numbers and the consequences of crime

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Read the following passage:
everyone waited anxiously for the lottery of fairness and
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