The theme of the story revolves around the strong attachment to tradition and rituals of the people in this town. ... The author presents the society around this small town as rigid due to the unknown fear and evil of human nature. She presents the very destructive rituals in mankind that the people in this town engage in blindly. ... The people in this small town always come together every 27th day of sixth month for the annual lottery event. ... In conclusion, the villagers who acted as the prosecution in this annual lottery are very similar to the leaders in our present societies. ...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So many things come into play when it comes to social class such as History perhaps of the town that he lives in or maybe the race of him and the people that surround his family. When you look at examples of Social Class and despair such as a poor town in a city, it's a safe assumption to believe Race may also play a role in the way these people live their lives. It is beyond naive to think Race no longer effects society and the way our world works. ... It is the small glimpses that keep us striving and help us to drag our tired bodies out of the comfort of our beds in the morning. ......

• Word Count: 1552
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

While driving or walking down a city or large town street, chances are good that we will see a homeless person standing on the next corner, in need of financial help or a job. ... Altruism is important for human life because it promotes the survival of our species. It is also important to our well-being because it potentially makes us happy, is good for our health, fights addiction, and is contagious. ... When we help others, we overlook the flaws that could interfere with our decision. ... However, as we grow older our decision to help others becomes shaped by the opinion of our peers and sur...

• Word Count: 1702
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Until the stirrings of conscience in Britain that developed into the Methodist revival began, we can detect scarcely a suspicion that there still remained great tasks in hand for our race to do, that enormous disturbances were close at hand, or that the path of man through space and time was dark with countless dangers, and must to the end remain a high and terrible enterprise. ... In our history here we have tried to set that story in a better light. ... The balance of power will continue to fluctuate, and the prosperity of our own or the neighboring kingdoms may be alternately exalted or dep...

• Word Count: 2009
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

Even if our ethnic backgrounds are different ways, at the end of the day we are one species who need to look out for each other regardless of our minor differences. ... The fact that slavery existed in America and was a huge part of our history and singlehandedly contributed to our racism today. ... The problem is that the African American population is underrepresented in the police force with ninety four percent of them being white while sixty three percent of the town is black (Stewart). ... Then we are guided by what our parents are teaching us. Again we do not question this because our p...

• Word Count: 2288
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

We always want to get popularity among our friends and surroundings. ... We base our judgment only on appearance. ... When the monster went into a town "One of the best of these I entered; but I had hardly placed my foot within the door, before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted (Chapter 11). ...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Momma took Mayas hand adjusted the towel under Mayas chin (p 391) as if to say, This town is not good enough for us, and we are not playing there games anymore and led her away from the dentist office with her dignity in towed. ... Members of the majority wills not accept minorities unless extreme excellence forces them to do so, hence, we want people to remember our names and not be grouped to a mass of people, considered to be of a lower status and called by names deemed derogatory. ... We should always remember the name we are called by others than our given names are meant to belittle an...

• Word Count: 1380
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School