In the short story "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson, there are many instances of irony.
The title is ironic since the idea of a lottery is to win something, in this case, the winner is stoned to death.
The opening description in paragraph one is considered ironic because it introduces the setting by describing the day as "clear and sunny" but it ends with the death of a woman.
In the story, there are also some ironic names such as Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers. While one may think of the summer as something enjoyable, he is in charge of the random killing of a villager every single year.
To complete this task we should recollect what is a compound - complex sentence? A Compound - complex sentence is a sentence with two or more independent clauses and at leasr one dependent clause. That`s the rule from the English Grammar. Thus, the correct answer is as follows:
My friend and I went to the beach today, but we were not able to go surfing bacause it started to rain.
Answer:
I changed around some syntax in your reasons to make them stronger.
Intro:
Hook [eSports is becoming increasingly prominent in pop culture]. Thesis [therefore, eSports should be considered a school sport]. Reasons [cognitive: Problem solving & strategy skill development. Social Development. Entertainment and art.]
BP1: reason 1 [Cognitive: Problem solving & strategy skill development]. explain [it is important to develop these skills because...]
BP2: reason 2 [Social Development]. explain [it helps students develop socially by..... and it is important to develop socially because....]
BP3: reason 3 [entertainment and art]. explain [these are important because....]
BP4: counterargument [some people think eSports should not be a school sport because ______. But their reasoning is weak because _____]
Conclusion: restate reasons, then thesis, but phrase things differently than you already did to keep things interesting.
Act + or = actor
Sentence: He was the best actor on the show.
Storm + y = stormy
Sentence: In stormy weather, the sky is a darker grey color.
Beauty + ful = beautiful
Sentence: She has the most beautiful smile.
Value + able = valuable
Sentence: Her jewelry is very valuable.
For the bottom part:
1. Sleepily
2. Endless
3. Darken
4. Fixable
5. Leader
