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I think the answer would be the second option :)
Answer:
In the Lottery the story is about a town that joins together every year for the Lottery the reason they do the Lottery is for the harvest but that way the original purpose but now they just do it because of tradition.
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I'm pretty sure it was again destroyed. If I remember correctly, they placed dynamite on it.
Among the options above, the word that best defines the italicized word despotic is AUTHORITARIAN. Despotic means tyrannical and exercising power, enforcing strict obedience. Authoritarian also means enforcing strict obedience to the authorities in the government at the expense of personal freedom. I hope this helps.
