I’m working on a writing exercise and need support to help me learn.

“Ask yourselves when — if ever — it is morally acceptable to cause the suffering or even the death of a single human being, or of a few, for the benefit of the many. If you and your community, like the town’s first settlers, are about to establish a new “tradition” or custom or law, consider it carefully. Will it do harm? Will it cause pain? If so, maybe you should not go through with your decision. Now perhaps, on the other hand, you already have such a tradition or custom or law, like the three hundred villagers, and for many years you have embraced it and nurtured it without regard for those it may damage. Don’t be afraid to reexamine it. Don’t perpetuate it blindly because it was handed down to you. Reconsider your laws and your values. “Essay 2 due on “The Lottery” (500 words).