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which part of the story foreshadows the lottery?

how is irony used in the story?

satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. shirley jackson said she had the setting in the present tense (she wrote it in 1948) in order to “shock the readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives.” what “pointless violence” and “general inhumanity” is she referring to?

consider her statement in the question above and your response to it. then what is the message of the story (or the lesson learned by reading the story)?

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world

Comprehension the questions below refer to the selection "games at twilight." at the end of the story, ravi — a. feels victorious b. has become mature enough to shrug off a loss in a game c. feels defeated and insignificant d. is he has won the affection of the other children select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d