The Lottery

I just looked up "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. It is quite possibly one of the most disturbing things I have read. This is the linkI found....enjoy.

www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html

In class on Monday, we were assigned to imagine being present at a moment in musical history. My first instinct was to talk about being at Woodstack, because everyone knows it was a profound historical moment. I, however, don't think that Woodstock was really about the music as much as it was about the crazy hippies that were disregarding authority therein. The historical moment in musical history I choose to talk about is the emergence of grunge music and how Kurt Cobain made it so widely known. There really is not a specific moment I can think of that is primarily about the music. Kurt Cobain's suicide, although more about his twisted mind than his music, DID make Nirvana more prevalent and broadened the fan base substantially. This event turned Nirvana into a household name. It would have been difficult to find someone in the 90's who had never heard of Nirvana, and it would still be a daunting task to this day. Now, I will get back to what Nirvana was really about- the grunge movement. At a time when everyone was listening to carbon-copy pop crap, Kurt Cobain decided to do something different. Nirvana may have not been the first grunge band, but they are the ones who exposed the public to a much-needed change of popular musical genre.

I have never written in a blog. I guess I have never assumed that people would care about what happens to me on a daily basis. For a class, however, I will make an exception.

My first profound and erudite observation has to do with the 5 classic causes of drama. Of course I don't have them handy, as a I am SO organized, but I think I can remember them.

Men and Women
Old and Young
Mortal and Immortal
Living and Dead
Individual and State

Okay, in truth, I had to look up the last two, but I did legitimately remember the first three, but I digress. The thought I want to relay is that there should be one more conflict. This should be between Brother and Sister (or sister and sister, as is in my case). I recently moved into a tiny one-bedroom apartment with my sister, and I would say she causes the second most drama in my life (not even close to the boyfriend drama, but still quite notable). Siblings have a very unique situation, as we are expected to love each other and get along, regardless of how we think (I am talking about my situation, as I am sure others have different experience in family life). Yes, it may be easier to get along with a sibling as you are forced to coexist with him or her for a time and are raised the same way, but there are many challenges associated with this assumed inherent friendship, which is especially present in siblings close in age, like my sister and I. Luckily we do sincerely like each other, but sometimes we have to force ourselves to get along, and I am willing to say a lot meaner things to her than I am to stranger, or even a close acquaintance. I don't feel the need to continue reinforcing my topic, so there you go.....post number one and a great one at that.