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    The court operates under the faulty logic or faulty assumptions. Towards the middle of Act Ⅲ, Francis desperately attempting to save the people that signed to declare their good opinion of Rebecca, Elizabeth Proctor, and Martha Corey- who are been accused of being witches- ,from being arrested is interrupted mid- sentence by Mr. Danforth to say “ ...a person[s]...with the court or… against…”(43). Mr. Danforth is letting Francis know that every person has a choice. They can agree with what the…

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    What I liked and disliked about some of the characters In the book The Impossible Quest, I liked Sebastian’s character because he was the most experienced character in the book. He was the only one who knew how to fight and could handle the bagged men, unlike the other characters who had struggled to fight the bog-men. I disliked how Tom was the one leading the team when he didn’t have any special skills and was the one who had caused more problems for their team. I also liked Quinn’s…

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    Mary Warren is one of the characters that change the most throughout the text due to the specific events that occur around her. At the beginning, she accepts being whipped because they knew that witchery was a hanging error but Abigail’s threats and throwing blame around eventually causes Mary Warren and the other girls to join in on the blame. Mary Warren, however, tries to remain objective to her service family, which is seen when she denies the conviction claims of Elizabeth Proctor, shown…

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    Nathanial Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter is Nathanial Hawthorne’s most famous work. The book tells the tale of Hester Prynne, a woman who is shunned by the Puritan Community of Massachusetts and forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” to identify herself as an adulterer. In the process of writing the book, Hawthorne creates a social community on the Puritan Community which he felt was hypocritical and repressive. An aspect of the religious community that contributed to the accusations of witch craft…

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    Forbidden Legacy is the second book in the Forbidden series. If you enjoy fast-paced, exciting adventure, witches and vampires, and a steamy love story, then pick up your copy of the latest in this paranormal series. A stubborn witch is forced to team up with an obstinate vampire in their quest to find the stolen Book of Spells that could destroy the witches. When Logan’s grandfather is brutally murdered by a rogue vampire he must find the killer before the stolen Book of Spells leads him to…

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    The Newberry award winning novel The Giver is placed in a very messed up future where love, feelings, colors, and much more have been removed. Jonas a 12 year old boy is given the job Receiver to pursue in his community. In this job your are meant to hold all the memory's of the past, which puts a lot of stress and pressure on you. The Receiver is chosen every couple years, in order to keep the community in sameness. While working Jonas learns and experiences many things, which ends up giving…

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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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    Everyone faces their own set of dilemmas and sometimes those dilemmas we have are shared between those in the literature we see everyday. Sometimes maybe our personal dilemmas may have negative outcomes so it is good every once in awhile to see how fictional characters in literature handle your same problem so maybe you can reflect their actions and possibly have the same outcome. Moral Dilemma is seen through “The Dark Knight”, “The Crucible”, and “Of Mice and Men” by explaining the challenges…

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    propositions by bombarding her with indirect acquisitions with further questioning. He evidently accepts the accusers' allegations, but refuses to take into consideration Bishop's statements. For instance, in the midst of Bishop's questioning an accuser, Mercy Lewes, intervenes stating how she had came to their home late at night. John indirectly justifies her supposed accusation saying "tell us the truth in this matter how comes these persons to be thus tormented and to charge you with doing,"…

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    Bill Cosby could be in bigger trouble in the sexual assault case, according to Radar Online, Jan. 13, 2016. A “secret police file” has been uncovered where he said damaging comments and Bill is trying to keep those documents and statements in the dark. The documents in they want to keep hidden comes from seven women who filed the civil defamation lawsuit against the comedian. The women claim that Bill sexually assaulted them by drugging them and rendering them unable to tell him no in his…

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