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    Tituba also knew that if Betty did not get well soon, she would be blamed for her illness. While Rev. Parris was sitting on the bed with Betty, guests started arriving at his house. Among the guests were Rebecca Nurse, Corey, John Proctor, Ann Putnam, and Thomas Putnam. These guests had come to Parris home because rumors started to spread around concerning Betty’s condition and some people of the town said that her condition was caused by witchcraft. As Tituba welcomed the guests, she hoped…

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    Overdosing on any of these stimulants can rev up the central nervous system and affect a person physically and behaviorally. Stimulants that are taken in doses other than those prescribed by doctors can lead to an increase of dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain. An increase of dopamine and…

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    rights movement in the United States. The same day that she was convicted many black leaders in her community formed a bus boycott which was led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa parks had become a symbol of strength for all activists that followed after her. She was completely conscious of what she was doing and did not regret refusing to give up her seat because she was not going to stand for segregation, and racism any longer. To continue this revolution was Martin Luther King Jr. who…

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    projects’ on some historical people of color; without a doubt, the two most commonly celebrated activists were Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (often abbreviated as MLK) and Rosa Parks. There was almost as many MLK projects as there were Rosa Parks projects, so perhaps there is some form of equity growing in modern society towards gender equality. Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on the Montgomery bus and the government who so strongly opposed this at the time, now commemorates…

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    controls can be determined by using NIST Special Publication 800-53A: Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Building Effective Assessment Plans as a guide along with NIST Special Publication 800-30, Rev-1, Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments (NIST SP 30-1, 800-53A). To truly understand this publication is prohibitive to fully explain; however, this step is critical and will impact your intranet dramatically. To simplify: you cannot always…

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    Zealotry In The Crucible

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    example of fear is when Elizabeth was getting scared of hanging for being a “witch”. Fear is a very human idea, but it destroys lives and reputations, by fueling a fear of the unknown. "In an ordinary crime, how does one defend the accused? One calls up witnesses to prove his innocence. But witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not? Therefore, who may possibly be witness to it? The witch and…

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    someone was. Also, Abigail uses her manipulative ways to make it seem like Rev. Parrish is confused. Another example of this is when Elizabeth sent a claim to Judge Danforth stating that she was pregnant (Miller 181) and when Abigail says, “I never sold myself! I’m a good girl! I’m a proper girl” (Miller 156)! When Elizabeth tells Judge Danforth that she is pregnant, she is not lying, but when Abigail tells her uncle, Rev. Parrish, that she is a honorable and proper girl, readers know that is a…

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    another race, before long most of the players start to learn that there really isn't much different about each others except their skin tones. Which before now, only a small hand full of players such as Ethan Suplee's Lewis Lastik, and Craig Kirkwood's “Rev” Harris, as well as the late arrival of Ronnie “Sunshine” Bass (Kip Pardue). It's not until where the unofficial leaders of both the white and black players Gerry Bertier (Ryan Hurst) Julius Campbell (Wood Harris) start to get along everyone…

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    The Code of Hammurabi was a code of laws written for Ancient Sumeria. The code followed an eye for an eye code that was strictly enforced. Many of the laws written relate to today's law, but also have many differences. For example two laws that can relate would be code 234, “If a boatman has built a boat of sixty GUR for a man, he shall pay him a fee of two shekels of silver,” and code 236, “If a man has let his boat to a boatman and the boatman has been careless and the boat has been sunk or…

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    Tituba Salem Witch Trial

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    witches by using insufficient evidence from only one source; the sayings of the slave Tituba. Such evidence is unwarrantable and inaccurate. In Tituba’s defense, she was compelled to make the erroneous accusations from the diabolical, monstrous, Rev. Samuel Parris, the local minister. As one reads the document, he/ she can infer that Parris must have had a central…

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