The short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson shows many similarities to globalization of our economy today. Many critics interpret the story in different ways. ... Yet, I believe the story is perfectly describes the macro-sociological effects of globalization is the microcosm of a small town. To begin with there are endless factors in the story that relate the town in the story "The Lottery" to the global economy. ... This is the most profound aspect in the story. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The tale has been regarded as the first American short story. The original author Washington Irving wrote the story in 1819, and the story was part of the book, The Sketchbook. The story "Rip Van Winkle," is more than just children's favorite night stories. ... The story tells us a lot about how the people where living back then. ... As said, this was the first written American short story, and its creativity and imagination is incomparable to the prior writings of American literature which were basically historical and religious writings. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the other story they hide the truth more but in this story they try to make the negative things into positive things such as the war. ... The language used in both stories differs from one another but both forms used have a major impact on the story. In When Words Go to War the author uses short forms for harsh phrases. The author leaves the reader guessing sometimes about what each short form means. ... Both techniques used in each story is portrayed very well and it seems as though what was wanted in each story was accomplished. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Yezierska entwines colorful language with beautiful story lines to form one strikingly influential novel of dreams, irony, and strife. Hungry Hearts is divided into ten short stories, which are all connected to one another. The way the story's narrator changes helps to give the book more depth and perspective. ... In conclusion, Hungry Hearts is one of the many stories written to tell of women's never ending struggle to gain a higher place in life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Both stories articulate the struggles of living in poverty while trying to migrate to the United States with the ambition of obtaining a better and more satisfying life. In order to truly understand the endings to both stories, one must evaluate the obstacles both families underwent to finally attain life in America. ... Throughout the story of Frank McCourt's life, he constantly reminds the reader of his view of America. ... Each ending provided a short and straightforward statement that signified a feeling of achievement, and fulfillment. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The case of the Bungled Burglary. Not a long time ago I've been reading a short passage of lawsuits in my assignment book, and the story was about the burglar who tried to rub the house while family goes on vacation. Unfortunately h...

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The story begins with a means to an end. ... The story is ripe with references to death, suicide, and accidental death. ... The depressing tone continues throughout the story. ... He also stated that he wished that his stay would be more than a short visit. ... Regardless of what happens, the story ends with the father hoping things will get better....

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Greatest Generation has seven different sections: Ordinary People, which shows the lives of citizens who contributed to the war and came home to lead normal lives; Home Front, about those who experience the change America went through as a nation at home; Heroes, both the decorated and the unsung of the war; Women in Uniform and Our, talks of the sacrifices of the mothers, wives, and girlfriends as they either supported the cause by filling spots in factories, or fought to get a taste of action as a nurse on the front line or as a WAVE; Shame, which addresses the disgraceful way that the minor...

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In the short fiction, the patient is slowly driven mad by her cure, cut off from any intellectual pursuits whatsoever. ... The Awakening and some of Kate Chopin's short stories got negative reviews largely because of her frankness about sexual awareness and the desires for some female characters to gain independence and that In conclusion women still have no equal rights, equal pay nor equal opportunities; unfortunately I think that there are long ways to go before that happens; specially in most Asian and 3rd World Countries where women still fill that role that society has chose. ...

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According to The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder affects over 31 percent of Vietnam veterans and 11 percent of veterans from the war in Afghanistan. Soldiers in the war are not only fighting for their country, but for their lives. Going through something traumatic...

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• Has Bibliography
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The most well-known writer of this time was Mark Twain, complimented for one of the most famous short stories in American literature, THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN and LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In my short 17 years of life, I have experienced more than the average person does in their entire lifetime. ... Any story of my life would be incomplete without knowing that I am from a military family that has traveled the world. ...

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United States immigrants, especially children and teenagers, always have a wish to fit in with everyone around them. In order to accomplish this, they change their behavior, which ultimately shapes their character and personality. This resulting identity is wholly different from the culture that ini...

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The Dream Act, short for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, is to allow the young illegal immigrant children that grew up going to the United States' high schools the ability to serve in the US military and to continue their education. ... The democrat views the story of America as set up by the generations of immigrants that have came to this country and have only strengthened our economy. ...

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Love, hate and dichotomy surface in the short story "A Red Sweater," by Fae Myenne Ng. ... The middle sister committed suicide by jumping to her death three years ago and the youngest, who is the narrator of this story, is having the toughest time of all coming to terms with her struggle to be an American while being incapable of forgetting her heritage that she treasures. ...

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Casablanca was a story of political and romantic espionage. ... During World War I, baseball had been cut short because of the war and would not return until America felt it was safe and respectful enough to continue. ...

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Nowadays, any article or story is just a click of the mouse away. ... This short amount of time becomes so difficult for the majority of people to honor due to demanding schedules of careers and family life. ...

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Durham NC, Carolina Academic Press, 2011) provides a unique and informative source of stories, poems, and discussion from such varying artists as Lord Byron, Helen Keller and H.G. ... Roosevelt (American president) and Stephen Hawking an author, physicist, and mathematician who wrote A Short History of the Universe. ...

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In our country's short history, we have seen the development of the printing press, the radio, the television, and now the Internet, all of these, able to reach millions of people. ... A new way of telling stories, a new outlook on the media world. ...

• Word Count: 972
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate