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    John Proctor

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    In the story “The Crucible” the town of Salem was filled with hysteria, this was predominantly a result of women as well as children being accused of witchcraft. In the play “The Crucible” John Proctor changes throughout the story after being under indictment and became a tragic hero. John Proctor is just much the same to the everyday human, he caused his own downfall by the baggage he’d done that’s what makes him a tragic hero. A hero ought to be doomed from the start, but bears no…

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    On the other hand, Beverly’s opposers in her trial reveal how her slave morality is efficient enough to beat out their noble morality. Detective Gracey, Rosemary, and Dottie, who take the stand as they believe that the good idea is to put Beverly behind bars. They don’t need approval for that value. For Beverly, she opposes them as she seeks out her revenge once again. When Dottie is trying to tell her account, Beverly continually angers her by asking her questions that slowly makes her burst…

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    Glamorously Enchanted: 
The Romanticization of Witchcraft in Modern Entertainment Since the late 1990s, the perception of sorcery and witchcraft in popular culture has become a progressively fashionable one. Captivatingly depicted in shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed, in addition to the critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, the practice of witchcraft has achieved increasing popularity in mainstream entertainment. Unfortunately, the light-hearted portrayals depicted in modern…

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    Halloween was not always what it is in the world today. It originated from the Pagan religion, and it is now a holiday where kids dress up and go trick-or-treating. The past and the present are quite different in how people celebrate this holiday and what it means to them. This holiday was once strictly a religious holiday for the Celts, however in today’s world it has drastically changed the meaning of the holiday and made it into a holiday where it consists of making money, dressing up and…

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    In William Shakespeare's creation The Taming of the Shrew transformation is arguably the most prominent theme of the entire play. Before her change, Kate is widely reputed throughout Padua to be a shrew. She is sharp-tongued and foul-tempered. Kate constantly insults and degrades people, and is prone to wild displays of anger, even going as far as physically attacking people. Justin Bieber has a very similar story. In the course of his late teenage years he has done a multitude of stupid things…

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    How Is King Arthur Real

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    Since you are here, I assume you want to know the truth. Good. The last time we spoke, I told you a little about our "characters", however I have not yet told you about Arthur. I know I said he was a servant, but I did not reveal much more. I decided that today I will start with him, do not worry, when this narrative is finished, when there is nothing else to explain, I will give you proof that all I am saying is true. The first thing you should know is that magic is real. There are sorcerers,…

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    Hair Synthesis Essay

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    There once was a witch who had long, ratty, black hair that she always keeps stowed away underneath her witch’s hat. Until one night when she takes off her hat and lets her hair down. She started working on one of her magical potions when some of her hair falls into the pot. It immediately bursts into flames and she becomes bald. When her hair grew back she decided that she wanted to be the first witch with blonde hair. So she gets some blonde hair dye and dyes her hair. She’s about to leave to…

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    ways that make them look evil, but actually they are good that really tick me off about them is that they want to rule the community making them be formed in the bad life that means sadness for the children fight ringing them or threaten them of witchcraft. That made things worse for them in the process. I really don’t understand why they act like the big police force if they don’t care about as they did with their parents that bring them the point of accusing but they…

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    This brief will explore the authorities in this case, Judge Danforth, Judge Hathorne, Reverend Parris, and Reverend Hale. The writer is interested in these proceedings as to shed some light on the entire case, and to make sure there are no innocent persons held accountable for something that they did not do. The writer is against the proceedings of this case, as you cannot convict someone of a crime when there is no legible proof for its happening. The writer argues that the opinion of teenage…

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    Joseph Hillstrom King was born on the 4th of June, 1972 in Hermon, Maine. He has elected to go by the pen name Joe Hill and has released all his books under this alias. Hill writes horror and gothic fiction with all of his novels fitting into this category. His most prominent works are: Heart-shaped box, Horns, and NOS4A2. Joe was given worldwide recognition for Horns which was released in 2010 with it being made into a cinematic movie in 2013, starring Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role. Horns…

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