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Based on this rule, do you think the court should grant Smythe’s motion? Why or why not?

cjad 425 discussion 7 Consider the following fact pattern: Reed, a former business partner, sues Smythe for breach of contract. After he is served, Smythe talks to Reed, telling him that he believes the lawsuit has no basis, but, in any case, he has no money or assets, and any judgment would be uncollectable. He […]

Why does the town participate in something they don’t understand the importance of?

ARGUMENT – RESEARCH ESSAY The Assignment: For this essay, you will select a topic regarding the social, historical, political, or cultural aspect of a literary work covered in the class, creating a documented literary composition. Stated another way, you are creating a connection between the story and culture, politics, history, or society. Basically, how is […]

How do you handle taxes and the inevitable outreached hands that reach toward you once it becomes clear you have won?

Read the “What Makes People Happy” passage set.What Makes People Happy Source 1: Get That Paper: What Lottery Winnings Do to Your Life1 The combined Mega Millions and Powerball winnings have topped $2 billion. Tickets are reportedly selling at a rate of up to hundreds per minute in the 44 states where they are available. […]

Write a 2 or more-page response in which you write an alternate part of the story from a different character’s perspective or a character’s different point of view.

The Lottery Choose any of the literature that you have read in this course and respond to the following prompt: In 2 pages or more, write an alternate part of the story from a different character’s perspective (example: write from one of the villagers in “The Lottery”, or perhaps from the perspective of Tom Robinson […]

Analyze how the author uses the conflicts and the outcomes of the conflicts to help reveal the theme of the story. (300 words, 150 words for each conflict).

The Story is: “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson pick two conflicts (make sure you name the type of the conflicts using the list of 6 we discussed in class) from the story, and analyze how the author uses the conflicts and the outcomes of the conflicts to help reveal the theme of the story. (300 […]