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    Hysteria in The Crucible Hysteria is a prominent theme In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Hysteria is the underlying cause for everything that happens in the play; it is what moves the story along and urges the reader to think critically about the character’s actions and choices or rather their lack of critical thinking and choice. While there are many factors that potentially contributed to the hysteria in Salem, what is depicted in The Crucible is something man-made and perpetuated through…

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    entitled to the enjoyment of all Civil Rights. John Locke, the “Father of Classical Liberalism,” and James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution,” though both influential figures in American history, did not agree on the best way to construct the foundation of the United States’ government. Locke and Madison had contrasting perspectives regarding American citizenship including their views on human nature, and political and economic systems. John Locke’s view point in regards to human nature…

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    Election Day: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Every four years, Americans may develop some fear for who the next President of the United States may be. Politicians tend to lie about what they plan to do just, so they can attract voters and become elected. Hopefully some Americans have faith in the President for accomplishing their goals. For instance, George W. Bush and President Barack Obama in both their first term elections, claim that they would improve America with…

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    Today, most families are faced with hardships, but Jeannette Walls and John Steinbeck wrote some of the best examples of endurance in their novels The Glass Castle and The Grapes of Wrath. In The Glass Castle, Walls wrote about her childhood and problems that were unique to her family. Steinbeck wrote about a very common issue that tenant farmers faced during the dust bowl and Great Depression of the 1930’s. He wrote of a fictional family, the Joads. The Walls and Joad family both lived their…

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    Literature means many different things to many different people. It can be an escape from reality, to gaining knowledge by reading the Encyclopedia. Books, or literature, could be anything with words that have meaning, but to critic Roland Barthes 'literature is the questions minus the answer, ' he means that within each piece of literature there are questions that the book leaves with you. Although, many times you must read between the lines or look deeper into the text itself. Many books…

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    Old Testament, but the best description of his works and being are described in the Gospel of John. In this paper I will examine the being of the Holy Spirit and his works as it is explained within the Gospel of John. The works of the Holy Spirit will contain passages from John chapters 1, 4, 6, 7, and the final message in chapters 14 through 16 as well as the giving of the Holy Spirit which is found in John chapter 20. This paper will express how the being of the Holy Spirit should be grasped…

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    Carl Marx was, and currently remains one of the most influential philosophers in the modern world. Marx was a revolutionary communist whose works boasted great influence in the formation of the modern world through inspiring the foundation of many communist regimes in the twentieth century; perhaps most notably, the Soviet Union. Among the many facets of life Marx philosophized, he placed a great sum of interest and influence on the very concept of private property ownership on behalf of a…

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    Paul Keating was Australia’s SOMETHINGTH Prime Minister, holding office from December of 1991 to March of 1996. His time in the role lead to many accomplishments as well as many failures. He made great strides in the recognition of lands right for Indigenous people, some of which were under subsequent governments, not followed through with. Of his notable legislative contributions, The Native Title Act 1993 which nationally recognised and protected native title, a result of the Mabo v…

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    Question 1: Arthur Dimmesdale’s guilt controlled the rest of his life throughout his remaining years of life; He would have been unable to escape society and flee to Europe because he had not been ostracized from it, unlike Hester. Dimmesdale is characterized by being cowardly, secretly suffering from his guilt and dying by the hands of Chillingworth. While some may state that Dimmesdale was a strong character because he was able to carry his guilt for seven years, he is a very weak, cowardly…

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    Daddy Poem Analysis

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    Series of Reconstruction Life is a series of reconstruction. People will face many hardships in their life - hardships that will break them down and bring them to the abyss of despair. Despite this cruel reality, there is beauty, for these events present the opportunity for growth: the chance to put themselves back together and learn from the experience. Not everyone will be able to conquer these challenges, however, for countless are maimed from the adversities of life and left…

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