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    the country was only eighteen years old. Was created from a rebellion against Great Britain. Jefferson couldn't figure out of a way that the U.S could govern a whole continent without rebellion because the distance was far too great. He also used Lewis and Clark to describe how majority Americans felt about slaves and Indians. Next I’ll talk about the language.…

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    Sacajawea Research Paper

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    828,000 square miles of land just west of the Mississippi river, this was called the Louisiana purchase. President Thomas Jefferson secretly arranged a expedition to explore the unchartered land. Lewis & Clark were chosen to be the calm, courageous captions of this intriguing expedition. Their task was to find men who could hunt, build forts, boats, and be able to handle horses. President Jefferson also wanted records of the trip, so he asked them…

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    Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1952. It takes place in Salem, Massachusetts when a group of girls go dancing with a black girl named Tituba. The minister, Reverend Parris, caught the girls dancing around a fire. When they noticed they got caught, Parris’s daughter Betty, fell into a coma. The town’s people started saying the girls were committing witchcraft. But the girls insisted that they were just simply dancing. John Proctor had an affair in the past with one of the girls, Abigail, and…

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    His planning helped him to describe everything and anything thoroughly. Jefferson was very pleased with his notes because he had the most and the explanations helped everyone to understand the territory. Also, Clark's positive attitude helped to keep everyone's worries under control and keep everyone focused. This attitude remained because he was a soldier. Being a soldier taught him how to not only respect others, but earn respect. Clark helped our country better itself by leading everyone…

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    The Crucible Title Essay

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    English proves to be a difficult language because numerous words have more than one meaning to them. Some of those include run, call, and even quail. The context of the story or sentence helps the audience figure out which meaning best fits that situation. A title such as The Crucible can give the reader an insight to what the play will be about. Miller gives The Crucible this title because of the parallelism with its meaning to what happens in the story. His title displays this from the…

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    Drake Research Paper

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    Did you know the rapper Drake's real name is Aubrey? He also grew up with divorced parents. Drake, the rapper, Singer, Music Producer, Comedian, Composer, and Child Actor, had to grow up with faith and trust in others due to a challenging past. You might know him from his most recent song God's Plan and that's not all. He has sold over 10 million albums only in the US. Drake's early life has been just the start of his career. Born October 24, 1986, his childhood was split between two avenues of…

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    The Crucible Essay 19 people accused, 400 in jail, and 72 hanged.. but almost all were innocent. The crucible in the salem village showed many different themes. Arthur Miller in the crucible uses courage, weakness, and truth as thematic concepts to help the reader relate to the struggles of the characters. Weakness came about for the poor, John Proctor showed much courage throughout the book, and truths were to be made in court. To begin with, weakness was shown as a thematic concept in the book…

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor is the protagonist because of his drastic change from being selfish and deceptive to being selfless and benevolent towards the end of the story. In act II of the story, through Elizabeth’s words and suspicions the reader is informed on Proctors cowardness in going to the court to prove Abigail's illegitimacy. He is afraid to confront Abigail and the court because he will be tried for lechery as well. When Elizabeth confronts Proctor about her…

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    Almost everyone in the world has at least did one bad thing, and they were judged for it. This is exactly what happened to John Proctor. John did some bad but he came back from it. A lot of people have done things they regret and still come off as bad. John felt the same but he fixed himself for the ones he loves. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, he used vivid imagery and detailed diction to reveal that man can overcome even the greatest mistakes by simply caring for others. John Proctor has…

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    Who’s Arthur miller Created by Tiffany Carvalho of Dubiski Career high school Who is Arthur Miller and why should you care? Well first he was considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. Born in Harlem, New York in 1915 later died at the age of 89 in 2005 without delay Arthur had a writing career of 70 years. His first great success was “Death of Salesman”. It opened on Broadway in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize and to mention many Tonys. Likewise with “All my…

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