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Ghosts, witches, and family curses aren’t subjects normally found in nineteenth-century romances. And yet, all are present in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s eerie second novel, The House of the Seven Gables. In it, Hawthorne introduces the Pyncheons, a self-righteous, greedy, and slothful people whose destructive hereditary traits arouse the revenge of the humble Maules. In turn, the Pyncheons blame the Maules’ revenge—and, particularly, the ancient curse of accused wizard Matthew Maule—for each misfortune in their life. But it was really their overbearing greed which caused the Pyncheons poverty, depression, and death—not the Maule curse, which was another result of these traits. Though Colonel Pyncheon, the earliest mentioned member of the Pyncheon family, established a wealth that should have left “future generations fixed on a stable basis…for centuries to come” (Hawthorne, 19), the succeeding Pyncheons quickly underwent poverty. This was due in part to an obstinate pride inherited from their colonel ancestor, and in another part to a conditioned laziness rooted in the aforesaid pride. Hawthorne describes the Pyncheons as possessing a “delusion of family importance” which caused “sluggishness and dependence” as well as a neglect of “all self-effort” (20). This proud laziness is what eventually landed the elderly Hepzibah Pyncheon, a member of the last generation of Pyncheons, in dire poverty. But even amidst this calamity, she was still blind to her faults, not realizing that her…

and New York State Population. I use the pivot table or chart to get the observations. At the first, I use the pivot table to analyze the total capacity. From the Observation 1 Table 1, we can figure out that each county has ration beds allowed. Total capacity Certified means that total number of Adult Care Facility beds allowed. Total Capacity…

City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…

the User-Friendly Budget may not create further citizen engagement based upon the research. Research has shown that by studying the budget process in all 50 states, we ended up with a wide variety of requirements. The only similarity that appears through this study was that state governments are primarily only concerned with the first step of informing the public. There is no requirement or mandate beyond this to narrow the gap between government's creation of the budget document and citizen…

Types of external considerations within Rutherford County are related to natural disasters, political disasters and macroeconomic shifts, including inflation, rate of growth, and unemployment. As a measure to offset natural disasters, we have relationships with other counties across the state coordinate efforts with our Emergency Management team. Indeed, the county 's mitigation planning efforts consist of local, state, and federal assistance. Unfortunately, there are few measures to plan for…

Haoyu Zhao PUP432 10.15.2015 Case Brief Contractors And Builders Association Of Pinellas County V. City Of Dunedin Background Context Until the 20th century, the general law in Florida stipulated that local governments could only obtain funds from public revenues as they had no authority to taxes. The local government made the realization that these funds were insufficient for running the everyday affairs of the growing county. For this reason, the county turned to private sources…

Jill started a new job as a count/verification assistant for the Johnson County Board of Elections. After completing her degree, she believed she would have the greatest chance of making a difference in her community and society as a whole. She had completed the counties required training and briefings, read and agree to the terms of the Statement of Secrecy, and she would have no problem with acting impartially at all times and respect confidentiality of material handled. Mark the senior…

The county commission is the local government in each of the fifty five counties. Fifty-four counties elect commissions that have 3 members while Jefferson County has a five-member. There are many different roles they do in Braxton County and many different people are in evolved in helping are county out. The county clerk has a big role in helping are county. Each county elects a county clerk whose responsibilities include the management of records of the county commission and election…

1. What are the three (3) most pressing issues facing Metcalfe County in the next four years? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? A. Jobs – We have industry in Metcalfe with available positions. We also need new industry, but we have to have people for those jobs. I feel we need to work with the school system on vocational training for industrial jobs. The more trained people we have the better our chances are to receive new businesses and industry. My plan would be to work…

In the case McNabb v. Bay Village Club Condominium Assoc. The plaintiff argues that there was hydraulic oil outside the elevator doors that he did not see. After he fell he saw that the oil was seeping from under the door of a machine next to the elevator. The puddle of oil was about four or five feet wide . Two witnesses said they saw the oil there, and one of the witnesses reported it to the maintenance man. Another witness didn’t notice any footprints in the oil. Lastly the elevator was…