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    For instance, when Mr. Nurse confronts Mr. Hale when he discovers that Goody Nurse, a well respected wise old woman, has been accused of witch craft. Mr. Hale responds claiming “The Devil is alive in Salem, and we dare not quail to follow wherever the accusing finger points!” (The Crucible 69). The panic that the idea of witch craft has brought to the village is causing people, even scientists such as Hale to act irrationally. Hale states that he is willing to follow any and…

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    described that they found a dead grumpus (dolphin) from a storm. They ate the grumpus and harvest the blubber for lanterns. The natives, they found had a small groups scattered across the land they notice they had dogs. The Pilgrims ate venison, fish, quail, corn, and grumpus. In the “Of Plymouth Plantation” they use weapons to defend themselves or to hunt The Indians started to fire arrows at them, so they fired their guns at them. In Balboa, he brings his musket and warns the Spaniards that…

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    Romanticism Vs. Naturalism I think that Cather’s view that she personally adheres happens as Romanticism because she chose to use Romantic emotions and gestures through the characters in the story. She also added extra descriptions on events from a Romantic point of view. I believe Cather viewed her writing from the Romantic side more than the Naturalistic side for a few reasons. In spite of the Romantic point of view, Cather showed a Naturalistic point of view too. For example, in chapter two…

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    The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County has many similarities between the play and the story, but there is also quite a few differences. I would like to start off by naming the similarities and differences in the plot. One major difference that I noticed right away was that there was no story within a story during the play. In the story Mark Twain approaches Simon Wheeler about Leonidas W. Smiley, but instead he is told a story about Jim…

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    about two miles, there is a little valley or rather lap of land among high hills, which is one of the quietest places in the whole world. A small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquility.” When one reads this, they can picture this valley in their head because it is so specific of the location. The Headless…

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    3.4 - Heavens Historians Good afternoon gentlemen and welcome to Heavens Historians for September of 1681. I hope that you are all enjoying your deliciously cooked meals of orange salad, smoked tongue, and roast quail. You can thank Plato for the meal, he thought of this meal and therefore, it exists now in our stomachs! Anyway, this week we have a very special speaker. I am sure you have heard of this man, I mean who hasn’t? I’ll give you a hint, he is often called “the founder of modern…

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    In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Hale pleads to Mr. Nurse about Rebecca Nurse’s arrest and states how important it is to believe the “Puritan” people who are blaming and pointing fingers at others with association to witchcraft. Hale believes the devil is in Salem due to what he has seen in court, which causes him to wonder why God has striken this Puritan town with such a punishment when speaking to Proctor. Arthur Miller’s purpose is to satirize the Puritan society by showing how…

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    Culture/history (Elliot) The culture of the rocky mountain region is very diverse. There are many festivals, art shows, eateries, theater, and concerts are some of the things you can do in this culture filled region. Culture and religion Wildlife/Physical Features (Everyone) Common animals are Elks, Bighorn sheeps, moose, cougars, bobcats, bears. The Rocky Mountains are teeming with aquatic and aerial life forms. Fishing is a major lifestyle in the Rocky…

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    The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is about a small group of girls who accuses most of the adults in village on the account of witchcraft. The witch trials took place in a small town called Salem, Massachusetts, in the year of 1692. In the book you can choose a number of people who are responsible for the witchcraft trails that took placed, but the character that stands out the most is John Proctor. Arthur Miller demonstrates to the world that because of John’s characters flaws of Stubbornness,…

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    The only person who sees everything, is the lord. Sometimes one’s actions do not have to be approved by anyone, just from God. In the early years of Puritanism, chaos erupted through the village of Salem, Massachusetts. Throughout Salem, commoners and judges found there to be countless accusations of witchcraft. This led to trials in court and in extreme cases death. The Crucible, summarizes the minds of the girls, judges, and the accused. A noble farmer,John Proctor, experiences the worst of…

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