Pierre And Probability Copyright 2016 By Miranda Perry

Figurative language is a strategy that authors have used over the years to give the reader different perspectives on the piece that they are reading about. In her short Story, “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson writes about a small town that has a tradition known as the lottery. The way that the lottery works, is that there is black box with pieces of paper in it. The pieces of paper have the family names of every family in town. The last name standing then has to go into an elimination round with the people within the family. Each family member draws out of the black box, and the family member that pulls the slip of paper with the black dot gets stoned to death. In her short story, Jackson utilizes symbolism in the form of Old Man Warren, the black box and the pile of stones to demonstrate how tradition can be blinding without even knowing it.

The Mystery of Coincidence was created by Frank Conroy and his work coveys the greatest aspect of the whole story, fate and destiny. The author wrote his story to be about a couple that is pulled together by two inanimate-object; and is later brought to light by a relative's phone call. The girlfriend, Maggie, put their 'coincidence relationship' into motion when she went to school with the boyfriend's half-sister and was taught by his mother; therefore, earning the object that set the past into motion. Conroy wrote the elements of the plot to bring out different aspects of Maggie's character; which is known for being quick, funny, energetic, and optimistic.

The story “birthmark” by Miranda July, begins with a young woman having a port wine stain on her face surgically removed, she asked the doctor if the procedure would hurt and the doctor responds by saying “it will hurt like ‘having your foot run over by a car’” (July 59). Despite this information the young women continues the procedure by adjusting her sweater to fit her properly. The protagonist is more concerned with her physical appearance than the pain she will experience from the procedure, this shows the physical pain women are capable of going through to gain social acceptance of beauty standards. The moment her birthmark was gone was the event horizon, she experiences, she lost a part of her identity which leads to the loss of her sense

According to Barnes “Autism is found throughout the world in families of all racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.”(Barnes 2015). Grandin also explains her experiences living with autism in her novel Thinking in Pictures. Grandin acquired her the ability to create and imagine through her visual thinking. In contrast, one barrier that hindered her was her inability to comprehend or associate social cues and emotion to a picture. With this in mind, Grandin using her natural talents to learn enabled her to push through what most people consider an accessibility issue.

In “Why We Take Pictures,” Susan Sontag discusses the increase use of technology and its ability to impact the daily lives of mankind. Taking pictures is a form of self-evolution that slowly begins to shape past and present experiences into reality. Sontag argues how the use of photography is capable of surpassing our reality by helping us understand the concept of emotion, diversity, and by alleviating anxiety and becoming empowered. Moreover, according to her argument, people are able to construct a bond between the positive or negative moments in life to cognitively release stress through reminiscing. Therefore, Sontag claims that photography itself can help with reshaping individual’s perspectives of reality by being able to empathize with the emotions portrayed through an image. Thus, giving

The story by Somerville Ross, “Philippa’s Fox Hunt” was set in Ireland. A recently married couple Mr. and Mrs. Yeates were featured adapting to a new environment. The new place was characterized by new social activities that were not common in their previous residence. They had to learn new skills such as riding horses and hunting. Mr. Yeates who narrated the story described his life after marriage and how events had shaped his marriage. At the very beginning I was able to pick an element of symbolism; a newly married couple will naturally start a new life and similarly in the story the couple ventured into a new society where almost everything was new just in the same way when two people get married to each other.

Jose Antonio Vargas states, “Until we unpack ‘whiteness’ as a social construct…we cannot have a real, more honest conversation about race and racism…In this era of #BlackLivesMatter, at a time when Latinos are the largest minority group and Asians are the fastest growing racial and immigrant group, exploring and questioning ‘white privilege’ is essential” (qtd. in Craven). Having a discussion about what “whiteness” means today and how it came about is so important because in the past, other races have had their worth based off of what “whiteness” was worth. This topic has been avoided because it questions the majority in power and it brings out the

The meaning of a godly woman for me was someone who goes to church every day, prays out loud in front of the people, and talks about bible with other people. However, while taking a class called Godly woman 1, the meaning of a godly woman for me is changed. Now, I believe a godly woman is who has great faith in God, tries to share their faith and talks about bible with others, lives their life based on the bible, and turns to God in every situation. There are some reasons that I changed my mind about the meaning of a godly woman.

Quebec is the biggest area situated in eastern Canada and the capital city is Québec City. The biggest city in Quebec is Montreal. Quebec is a French-talking area in Canada. "Québec" originated from the Algonquin word "kepék" signifying "the spot where the water narrows."

Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, the spouse of Justin Trudeau (the prime minister of Canada), demanded that she wanted to have more staff for her affairs. According to Gregoire, she told the Le Soleil, “I need help. I need a team to help me serve the people” (Taube. M, 2016). She is very busy since she is the Prime Minister (PM)’s spouse and she has three kids, so she requested help. Some Canadians think her comments sound like snobbish, elitist, and entitled. On the other hand, others empathize with her comments as parents (Taube. M, 2016). Even tough Sophie Grogoire Trudeau is acting for staff, her request shouldn’t be granted, because her demand is unfair and selfish.

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