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    Judge Danforth is one of the leading judicial figures in the book, The Crucible. He is in charge of making decisions at the witch trials. He is arrogant and feels superior to everyone else in Salem, although likes to think of himself as fair-minded and an honest man. He is determined to rid Salem of witches and Devil worshippers. Although, he describes himself as a Utopian, and sees the town of Salem as a society with bugs that need to be weeded out. He refuses to see the role that witchcraft…

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    In The Crucible it is a play that takes place in Salem Massachusetts. The Crucible was written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. The Crucible is about the witch trails that happened in salem around 1692-1693. In the first act John Proctor did not have a sense of goodness. John Proctor did not have a good sense of goodness because he committed a terrible sin which the sin was adultery. John Proctor also doesn't have a good sense because he doesn't tell his wife or the court that he has committed a crime…

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    Brian Robeson is an intellectual person. He had dramatic and traumatizing experiences in the wilderness. He gained intelligence, courage, and confidence during these experiences. He learned information that an average person wouldn’t know. He knows what to do in a time of trouble. He is not afraid to do the right thing. He knowns that plans are going to work out. Brian is a very intelligent person. When Brian and Derek first arrived Brian knew it was going to rain in six and a half hours just…

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    In The Crucible, some say John Proctor was a hero for giving up his life and some say he was a fool. I say he was a hero, there are many reasons why he was a fool but many reasons why he was also a hero. John was honest, he was brave, he was also understanding. John was honest because he, after signed the paper, admitted that he had nothing to do with witchcraft and didn’t need anyone to hang his name up on the church board. John also was honest to his wife about the affair with Abigail…

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    Finally, Lewis uses his Biblical understanding of Heaven to signify that Heaven is immeasurably more important when in comparison to either Earth or Hell. The substance of Heaven is truer and the reality of Heaven much deeper than the temporal substance of Earth. Lewis demonstrates this through his description of Heaven and the corresponding description of Hell. He writes; I had the sense of being in a larger space, perhaps even a larger sort of space, than I had ever known before: as if the sky…

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    Lies caused a big problem for John Proctor and the other in Act lll. John went to the court and was gonna have Mary Warren confess that the girls were lying and that they were fake. But as the story went on John was fed up of Abigail’s lies. He confessed that he had an affair with Abigail. The judges wanted to bring out Elizabeth because John claimed that she knew about the affair. As Elizabeth came in the room and was questioned she lied to protect John's name and that caused John to get…

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    the glory and fame it would bring. Many people around me asked of my adventures or my viewpoint on my comrades. So I've channeled all of my findings into this paper. I'm sure Lewis had already spread around all the exotic new animals and plants, but perhaps it'd be better to hear from a fresh perspective. Meriwether Lewis, probably the brains of this whole operation. From recording…

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    The Lewis and Clark Expedition Throughout time, Lewis and Clark have been one of the most famous American explorers. The reasons Lewis and Clark were some of the greatest American explorers were that they found a way to the west coast, mapped the land past the Appalachian mountains, and they overcame many challenges and dangers along the way including bad weather, geographical, animals, insects, and native Americans. Lewis and Clark weren't always known as America's great explorers. Lewis was…

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    Brown, M. (2014). In New York. N.p.: Alfred A, Knopf. This book explores through New York City and the many things that you can find there. The book starts off giving a history of New York when it was called New Amsterdam. It shows how different things were back then and how it is now a much more populated and frequently visited city. The book gives details of the many different attraction that that this city holds, such as, The Empire State Building, the subway, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis…

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    Mary Warren is an important character in The Crucible by Authur Miller. However, Mary has very little power. She is a lower class servant who is bossed around by John Proctor. Yet when Mary is chosen to be a court official, she gets a little taste of power and suddenly develops a backbone. Over the course of the play, Mary Warren changes from an innocent and weak will girl to someone who is very bold and is not afraid to say what she feels. In the beginning of the play . Mary is characterized…

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