The Four Attributes Of Hester Prynne

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In the Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne was convicted of adultery and had to wear an A on her chest that would mark her as an adulterer for the rest of her life. My project will be based on this subject but a bit more on the positive and brighter side. I chose four different characteristics and likings that started with the letter m to describe myself. These four attributes I picked are marine life, mindful, music, and meticulous.
The great open ocean or “big blue” has always intrigued me since I was a child just the thought of an almost never ending sea floor seemed so astounding. It also seemed so amazing to me that the world has only explored five percent of it. The sea has so many incredible life forms that human beings do not even though

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