How does the lottery relate to the annual ritual? the fact that the lottery only takes two hours indicates to the reader that it will be a fun event. every year, after the lottery, mr. summers began talking again about a new box, but every year the subject was allowed to fade off without anything's being done. shirley jackson’s “the lottery” was, and still is, a myth to stay alert and on guard against blind allegiance to evil in the name of cultural traditions. the lottery is symbolic of the mindless repetition of inhumane acts committed by people who refuse to think for themselves.

In what way do you think it would be difficult to live next to the united states

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

In 2–3 complete sentences, thoroughly explain the protagonist's main motivation or goal in "daughter of inventions"? what does the protagonist want? provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of the protagonist's motivation or goal.