Where do you think “The Lottery” takes place? What purpose do you suppose the writer has in making this setting appear so familiar and ordinary?
What will be an ideal response?
- Although the town is never named, it seems clearly set in a small New England “our town.” The familiar and ordinary setting increases the spine-chilling matter-of-factness with which the ritual is carried out. Each June the townspeople assemble to murder one of their neighbors. The discrepancy between ordinary, civilized, modern behavior and the calm acceptance of something as primitive as human sacrifice augments this story’s terrible power. As a matter of course, even the small son of the victim is given some stones to throw at his mother. That is perhaps the most horrifying detail of all.
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Traduce el verbo entre paréntesis al español. Usa el pretérito o el imperfecto, según el contexto.
1. La mujer ____________ irse. (refused) 2. Yo ___________ a llamarte. (was going to) 3. Esteban y yo no _______________ acabar a tiempo. (managed to) 4. ¿Tú __________________ a algunos de tus compañeros antes de este semestre? (knew) 5. Ellos __________ ir al cine, pero no tenían suficiente dinero. (wanted) 6. Mis amigas y yo nunca ____________ qué le pasaba. (found out).
¿Qué va a hacer?Listen to what Amanda will do after class today and answer the questions below. Instructor: Have students listen carefully as you read the following paragraph. Después de clase hoy vamos a tener una fiesta. ¡Estoy muy emocionada! Mis amigos y yo vamos a llevar distintos platos a la fiesta. Yo, por mi parte, voy a llevar arroz con pollo y mi amiga María va a llevar una ensalada vegetariana. Nuestro amigo Jaime es venezolano, así que va a llevar arepas, un plato típico de Venezuela. Según Jaime, las arepas son de harina de maíz. Es posible rellenar las arepas con carne y queso, o también otros ingredientes. ¡Parecen deliciosas! Amanda es vegetariana.
A. cierto B. falso
Who "reminded himself that his obligation was not to be loved but to lead"?
What will be an ideal response?
Overall balance in a letter is achieved when the left and right margins are approximately even and the top and bottom margins are balanced
Indicate whether the statement is true or false