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    “Chillingworth was the worst he tried to get revenge and kill someone!” “Dimmesdale is the worst, he was a minister and committed adultery.” “Pearls the worst she was a disrespectful kid.” These all sound like bad people but seriously, we all know Hester has got to be the worse character of them all. Hester is the reason everything happened, without Hester none of the other characters would have had any conflicts. If Hester did not go to the woods with Dimmesdale, or if she would have told him…

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    “Don't you make me be in that book by myself! You're part of the story now too—Henrietta's gonna get mad and come get you if you try to leave yourself out of there!" Deborah Lacks exclaimed. Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was reluctant at first to include herself as a character in this piece of nonfiction. However, she became remarkably entwined with the Lacks family, specifically Deborah, that it was imperative she incorporated her character in the work.…

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    A feud between two groups or two people can start from anything. It can start from the smallest thing and turn into something huge, or it can start from something large and over time it just fades into something weaker and pointless. There are multiple ways to start a feud. In this movie, two magicians start a feud over something huge and terrible, a death, the death of someone very close to one of the magicians. The two main characters, also know as magicians, are called Alfred Borden, and…

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    A person, an accession, and no evidence are all you need to lie. Allegedly, this is how you tell a lie in the time period of a classic play called The Crucible. The Crucible was written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. It is a story filled with drama in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692 and 1693. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, it illustrates how lying and deceit can make a community chaotic and corrupt. Abigail Williams is a superlative example of how lying can change a community in the way it did…

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    Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, takes place during 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts and is heavily based upon the Salem Witch Trials. Miller accuarately depicts the madness and the hysteria that takes over the town as people begin to wildly accuse one another for witchcraft. Throughout the story, Miller introduces the reader to the recurring theme of lies and deceit. Deception is throughly developed in Miller’s story because many of the townspeople were forced to lie in order to save themselves…

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    There once was a time when not very many humans roamed the earth, yet magical creatures adventured the earth without a trace. In the area now know as the Red Wood forests of California; the woods were more alive than they are today. The trees there were almost just like humans; they had emotions, they could talk and everything. Just like humans the trees aged and grew at the same rate. However, they don’t need to gather food and water because well their still trees they get it the same ways as…

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    Alysse In 'Street Pharm'

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    The book Street Pharm by allison van diepen was about a boy who was born into the drug business but soon his life was about to change when he met a girl name alysse. Alysse was one of those girls that would want nothing to do with drugs and he knew that which is why he decided not to tell her. The first example of this is in the beginning of The story when Ty has just met Alysse and is just starting a relationship with her but also caring and nurturing her out of harm's way.It's shown in the…

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    The Europeans escape persecution freedom. Unfortunately, it was not easy for the settlers to coexist with Native Americans. The settlers’ experienced harsh living condition such as starvation, sickness, diseases, conflicts and captivity. Mary Rowlandson, John Smith, and Cotton Mather reveled different attitude towards the Native Americans. When captured and sold to Quanopin a Saggamore (77). Mary sees Indian as merciless enemies and felt they mocked her faith that was her rock. Again she sees…

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    Denial Film Analysis

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    The film Denial focuses on the legal battle between a professor, Deborah Lipstadt, and World War II historian, David Irving. The battle started when Professor Lipstadt included Mr. Irving in her book about Holocaust deniers. Mr. Irving then stands up and boldly accuses her of libel in front of the crowd. Irritated about the issue, he takes the issue to the level of legal action. Instead of accepting the plea deal, Professor Lipstadt decided to fight the accusations and prove that the holocaust…

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    Why is the beginning of scene eleven of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" significant? The beginning of scene eleven is one of the most significant passages in Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire". In the aftermath of Blanche's rape, the audience is unsure what repercussions Blanche and Stanley may face and how the other characters will respond. In his final portrayal of Blanche, Williams creates sympathy for his fallen heroine and explores some of the play's key themes,…

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