Answer:
First, Old Man Warner actually believes that the Lottery is good for the town. Twice he calls young people a "pack of fools," for even considering doing away with the Lottery. Tied to this point, he is a very traditional man. To change tradition is sacrilegious.
Second, he believes that there will be a good harvest if the town continues with the Lottery. He give us a little jingle that he recalls from the past: "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."
Explanation:
Answer:
"The house was as still as still, but he thought he could just catch the faintest scratch-scratch in the world."
"Rikki-tikki was just going to eat him up from the tail, after the custom of his family at dinner."
Explanation:
This story is found in 1 Samuel 1
let's start from the beginning.
A war has broken out between the Philistines and the Israelites. Saul, with the Israelites, is the "commander" for them. A giant named Goliath, from the Philistines, came and started taunting them. All the Israelites including Saul were terrified.
Flash sideways to Jesse, the father of David and three of the men at the camp. He sent David to bring his brothers some bread and cheese and ask how they are. When he gets there he over hears Goliath smack-talking them and God. This angers David and he wants to fight him saying; "When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it."
Answer:
The words forged and nurtured affect the meaning of this passage because They show the strong connection between the speaker and her family.
Explanation:
In "A Latina Judge's Voice" by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, the author describes the influences that she had as growing up formed and defined her identity as Latina, and that it is in the core of the family that all this is learned, not from external influences as many would say, besides he give several examples of how important is the relationship with her family members.
