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    The Crucible, Giles Corey makes the mistake of bringing suspicion to his wife’s name which in turn leads to his death and shows the court systems where blind with fear. During Act I, when Hale enters the scene and starts talking about signs of people being witches, Giles accidentally brings suspicion to his wife’s name. While Hale talks about all the signs,…

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    accepted. I therefore know my boundaries and I also encourage others to live by the values. In this way I am also helping in preserving my community culture. Globalization has also led to a huge change in our cultural tradition today. Long ago, when people got sick they were to only seek traditional medicine regardless of whether there was a cure or not. Due to globalization and improved healthcare systems this has greatly changed. Today, when one is sick, we visit the hospital and there is…

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    something worse. Elie was in a position where he could risk his life for his father but that would be very risk for him. Another example from a different source is that the Syria Refugee, When the Janjaweed people would come in the villages and destroy everything then the men's try to help to the people but they knew that there was less chances of them surviving because the Janjaweed would kill them when they try to defend their self for their family. These two evidence show that sometimes we…

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    child like this father does in this poem is a complete monster. But, at the same time I feel like maybe the father has some traumas of his childhood and thinks this is the only way for a movie to show love. I think the father is a poor man that needs people to feel sorry…

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    In the story, Okonkwo has to face cultural collision with his family. He watches his family and the people around him fall apart and finds out he is not respected like he was at the start of the novel. The first reason Okonkwo’s sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of Western ideas because of Nwoye leaving his father to convert to christianity. We see evidence from the text when “Nwoye did not fully understand. But he was happy to leave his father. He would return later to his…

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    Grovenger 1 Society judges the individual by their good and bad decisions are how others see and judge someone. It doesn’t matter what the intentions of their actions are, it is the results that people judge them by. John Steinbeck, in his novel, East of Eden, uncovered and explored this concept. This idea is revealed through his unique writing style and character development. Using characterization and metaphors, John Steinbeck reveals that no matter what you believe, choices are what…

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    Who is to Blame? I think that Doodle’s brother is to blame for his death. Brother’s actions prove that he did wrong and that it’s his fault. Doodle probably would have lived if it wasn’t for him. First of all, Brother was embarrassed of Doodle. Doodle did have problems and looked different than anyone else, but you shouldn’t be ashamed of your own brother. Brother should be held responsible because he was older and should have been there for Doodle. It’s important to have one anothers…

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    The Benin Empire

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    1180-1897 C.E. the fall of the Empire is the result of the British Empire coming in and burning down the empire after the King of the empire grew suspicious of the British forces intentions. The people of the Benin Empire were the Edo Peoples who spoke Edo. They called the land they lived on Igdodomigolo. The Edo peoples followed an indigenous belief system that has one higher power and many deities…

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    Confirmation Commission Objection Assurance Sign Brother Christophe, one of the younger brothers in the movie, displays signs of weakness and strength in his faith with God. You see him at his lowest and his highest as he decides whether or not he made the right decision. Fully embracing his calling, Brother Christophe actively displays the tension of a faith-lived life, redefining his religious calling as a Trappist monk through the five elements of the prophetic call. Brother…

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    Portezuela Research Paper

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    Location The society of of Portezuela is located in Northern Brazil and southern Colombia and Venezuela. A higher concentration of people live in the Amazon Basin. Due to the location of the Portezuelians they speak Spanish with a mix of Portuguese, which neighbouring societies can understand. The Portezuelians have a very strong Spanish influence in their culture because of Fransisco de Orellana. In honour of female tribe leaders and warriors he encountered on his voyage that resembled…

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